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Hi all, I have purchased 3 x Seagate Constellation ES ST32000444SS 2TB. I would like to connect it to my SATA port on my motherboard (MSI H61-m-s2p-b3). From what I read I should be able to use this item...

Apologies for reviving this old thread, but I recently experienced this problem. Hope this helps somebody in the future. 1. I updated BIOS to latest version 2. Unplugged power cable 3. Reset CMOS by removing battery, touching those 2 pins with a piece of metal 4. Hit the power on button on...

Here's something new... I'm running the computer (using it right now to write this post) and the system fan (not CPU fan) is running at 65%!! That's never happened before. Any clues to help narrow down the problem?

Hi all, I'm having a string of problems with my computer and cannot pinpoint the problem. HEre's the story so far: - Yesterday: put it to standby, tried to turn it on, got 3 Beeps and then no display nothing. - Replaced RAM with brand new 4GB stick. Same problem, got 3 Beeps, no display...

Thanks for that lonewolf7, will try to give it a go. Still trying with SpinRite now but odd problem comes up... The drive is now on SATA but *sometimes* BIOS doesn't detect it and other times it does... I tried different ports and and all but same problem - occasional moments of malfunction.

I recently ran into some trouble with my 2TB WD Caviar Green. It was an external drive but the enclosure broke so I hooked it up straight to SATA on my mobo. But now I have run to a few problems. Here's a summary: 1- Win7 "cannot format this drive". 2- Virtual Disk Manager, "I/O device...

Just a follow-up question: I have a large amount of important data on my current primary external HD. Would it be prudent to invest in several 2TB or 1TB hard drives to back it up rather than 1 big 3TB or 4TB hard drive? I know the logical answer is yes but there's the matter of cost that is...

I have been trying (with no success) to format and use my old 2 TB WD Caviar Green hard drive. I have tried... - Quick format ("Windows cannot format the drive") - Full format (Same as above) - Format through Disk Management (same as above) - Full Scan Disk and THEN tried Full format...

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