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WD Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS & Vista ??

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Mr Malcolm   04-27-2008 at 02:35:30 AM

So i got a WD Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS (500Gb) today got home, hooked it up and......nothing.

Funny thing is it shows up in my device Manager and says I have the most current driver, but it does not show up in the "My Computer" area or anywhere else. I am running Vista Ultimate 64. Is there a compatibility issue or something? The box says its "Vista Ready" but the software with it won't install because it's "only compatible with 2000, Server, & XP.

WD site only had the same software that's on the CD available for download. And of course the CS Dept is closed at this time.

Thanks in advance for any info!!


Message edited by Mr Malcolm on 04-27-2008 at 02:37:01 AM
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roadrunner197069   04-27-2008 at 02:54:06 AM
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It needs formatted. You can format it with a windows disk or just go into disk management and format it there.

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Mr Malcolm   04-27-2008 at 03:02:59 AM
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thanks man i just was about to post i got it going. ...i thought drives usually show up in my computer and you format them there or in disk management. I assumed since it wasn't in my computer then it wouldn't be in DM either.

Anywho...thanks!

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rswenson   11-10-2008 at 01:04:58 PM
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I am trying this too but I keep getting the message "The operation cannot be completed because the disk is not initialized." I thought that is what I was trying to do. How do I initialize the hard disk so I can then format it?

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chookman   11-11-2008 at 12:13:51 AM
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Same way... Disk management right click on the disk and click initialize... you may need to reboot after doing this.

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