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LaCie 320GB usb problem

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by malekos_spiros

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I have windows vista business with 32-bit operating system and i have just bought an external LaCie desktop hard disk of 320 Gb. As i plugged it on my pc it says:1) locate and install driver software, 2) ask me again later and 3) dont show this message again for this device. it should be plug and play but i do not know how to install it and i cannot see it in my computer...? what should i do??? pls help me!!!

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spiros malekos

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by tintoman

For example that you tried the option to install it? if you didn't I suggest you do so.
It might be that the disk has never been initialised so plug it in, go to control panel and administrative tools, select computer management and then disc management, if you disk is in list you can initialise and format it there
Then it will appear in the computer window

by malekos_spiros

first of all thnks for replying to my problem. i ve tried to install it but it is asking me for drivers.i went to the disk management but it is not there... what should i do?

by tintoman

and it clearly says there that this drive should work in vista, xp and win 2000 without installing drivers
Therefore it should be showing up as an unknown drive in disk manager with a red "no entry" sign on it.
If it does not show up there I would suggest that you try it in a different usb port on your machine, and if that fails, try it on another machine to see if it is working properly

by malekos_spiros

i have tried it on another machine and it is working perfect.when i plug it on my pc (windows vista business) it is under a category in "other devices" and it's picture is yellow with a question mark. the problem is that it was working after many hours of trying and now it stopped.

by jmorris

Hi there,
as one of the other replys pointed out, I had a similar problem with a similar lacie drive. It did work for me when I plugged it into the USB ports in the back of the PC.

by malekos_spiros

i ve tried it on both usb's that i have on my laptop and i just cannot see it on "my computer"

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