how can i install a GPT hdd in win7

[jamessr54]

iomega nas drive is gpt, i want to replace it, it has alot of invaluable data. removed drive from nas installed in win7 box but it wont read it, it wants to format it, but this is out of the question, help

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Windows 7 can read GPT disks unless the drive has failed, so that's probably what has happened to it.
You shouldn't have stored valuable data on it without backing it up to a separate storage device.

I am constantly warning people about the importance of keeping their data backed up.
It's so easy to backup to various types of media these days but alas many PC users seem to think that a hard drive lasts forever.

 

[jamessr54]

I have been warning Management about having a proper backup system for four years, however until now it has not been done