I put a TOSHIBA HDD2091 (removed from a SONY laptop) to this case but I got an error message - " F: drive is not accessible"
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Try This: Go to Control Panel-> System and Security -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk Management -> Select the F: Drive by click it (If F: Drive is shown, otherwise the drive is not good)-> Click "Action" MENU -> Move mouse to "All Tasks" and Select "Format"
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Hard to tell, but if the drive was working fine before putting it in the enclosure, then there's a good chance the enclosure is defective. The quality is pretty bad, unfortunately... Same thing happened to me. I complained and got a replacement. Any chance you can put your drive in a different enclosure, to test it?
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You have to fomat of reformat your hdd and than give it a letter so your pc can recongnize it.
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It's not so hard to remove the drive as Dante suggests. However, inerting the blade or screwdriver here and there will mark the case enough to prevent returns. Once inside the base, it can be removed and that allows you to crack the main case. Not much chance of getting it back unmarked though. Then you get the drive out. it is encased in a tin box. The rubber "feet" are actually screws. Remove them and you can probably get the drive out with the tinwork intact. Dunno. I had gone too far at that stage. Anyway, the drive is now running as an SATA drive in my mac, and since the box is USB 2, who cares if it does not work any more? Overall, the drive is probably less bought at a discount store than one bought at trade price as a bare drive. The difference is the warranty. The markings on the drive say clearly it is an OEM drive and has to be returned to the OEMer. HTH
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It wasn't viewable in any OS I tried all three,But the last solution here worked as I had to make new partition and quick format it and in this way it also gave it a drive letter.I did this on an XP machine and Now it worked.
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Its a laptop, where do you plan on putting another drive? If you're asking about an external drive, i.e. a USB HD, they yeah sure it will see it just fine.
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If you open the case (which I had to fix the drive after it had jammed and would not be recognized), you can see that the internal drive is a Samsung ST1000LM024. I Googled this and found the following description on another site:SAMSUNG Spinpoint M8 ST1000LM024 1TB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
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I removed the cover today on mine to replace the HDD with an SSD and add another mSATA. BE FOREWARNED: To remove the case you have to break a "Warranty Void" sticker. Once inside you will find *nothing* can be upgraded replaced without having to completely disassemble the system; I decided to not attempt it. I've been building/upgrading systems for 20 years and the internal design of this system was complex enough to scare me off. The only thing that appears to accessible is the HDD but I could figure out how it was mounted and wasn;tabout to tinker about and make a $2K paperweight :)
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That would be correct since you modified the drive by removing it from its case. If you bought the drive separately then a warranty would apply.
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No the hard drive doesn't work anymore and it's less than a years time. Also wd would not rma the product for me.
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Looks like they are using Hitachi. One of my enclosures stopped working so I opened up the case to remove the drive and installed in my computer as an additional internal drive. The drive itself is still working perfectly fine some 4+ years later.
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I put mine in a NAS. The NAS auto-formatted it. Sounds like a bad drive. Try connecting to another system if you can. Try removing it from the case (which could defective) and re-connect.
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I don't know. The hard drive I bought was brand new. You could contact them and ask.
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The drive should be compatible with your laptop. Hopefully, your existing drive isn't totally gone and you have the means to transfer your existing info to the new drive.
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No mention of user-accessibility in the ASUS Manual (other than disassembly will void the product warranty) and no way for me to tell absent attempting to take my unit apart. There is an E-SATA + USB 2.0 Combo port to connect to an external Serial-ATA hard disk drive or other devices, including external HDDs. To be sure, I would recommend contacting ASUS Tech Support prior to purchasing.
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I believe your hard drive is 2.5 inch. Check the specification of the cable wether it is a ZIF type or PATA/etc.
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call the company....they are very helpful or email them. I own two of their drives and have been very happy
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If you have recovery disk,just replace hard drive ,put disk recovery computer.do not have disk ask toshiba for it
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You shouldn't have to. Try a different port. And also wait up to 60 seconds for the drive to be recognized.