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64 home premium and WD10eacs 1 tb esata drive difficulties - HELP PLEASE



 
 
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Old February 18th 09, 02:35 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
BBTrekkie
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Default 64 home premium and WD10eacs 1 tb esata drive difficulties - HELP PLEASE


I bought the western digital wd10eacs 1 tb drive and the proper esata
enclosure.

Vista finds it as a USB - but only can see it in device manager - I
cannot see it in my computer to format it. BUT the properties in DM say
it is working properly.

When I Plug it in using the eSata I get the same thing.

I can see it using device manager but I cannot access it - or see it
from my computer so I can format it.

can anyone help?


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Old February 18th 09, 03:17 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
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Default 64 home premium and WD10eacs 1 tb esata drive difficulties - HELP PLEASE

Windows explorer will only show valid disk partitions. Use Disk
Management to partition the drive.

On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:35:38 -0600, BBTrekkie
wrote:


I bought the western digital wd10eacs 1 tb drive and the proper esata
enclosure.

Vista finds it as a USB - but only can see it in device manager - I
cannot see it in my computer to format it. BUT the properties in DM say
it is working properly.

When I Plug it in using the eSata I get the same thing.

I can see it using device manager but I cannot access it - or see it
from my computer so I can format it.

can anyone help?

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Old February 18th 09, 03:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
R. C. White
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Default 64 home premium and WD10eacs 1 tb esata drive difficulties - HELP PLEASE

Hi, BBTrekkie.

Ever since it first appeared in Windows 2000, Disk Management has been THE
tool to use to manage hard disks (and anything else that can get a "drive"
letter, like optical drives, USB flash drives, etc.), including creating and
formatting partitions. Microsoft buried Disk Management so deeply under
multiple mouse-clicks that many users (even many Windows veterans) have not
found it yet, 9 years later. :(

The quickest way to Disk Management in Vista is just to press the Start key,
type diskmgmt.msc, and press Enter.

RC
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I bought the western digital wd10eacs 1 tb drive and the proper esata
enclosure.

Vista finds it as a USB - but only can see it in device manager - I
cannot see it in my computer to format it. BUT the properties in DM say
it is working properly.

When I Plug it in using the eSata I get the same thing.

I can see it using device manager but I cannot access it - or see it
from my computer so I can format it.

can anyone help?


--
BBTrekkie


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Old May 24th 09, 10:59 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Dave76
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Default 64 home premium and WD10eacs 1 tb esata drive difficulties - HELP PLEASE


I know this is an old thread, but thought someone searching for help
with this problem might find this answer helpful.

Try finding it in:
Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Storage
- Disk Management.

If you can see it in there you can format and partition it, assign a
drive letter, then you should see it in 'My Computer'.

Hope this helps,
Good Luck


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