Western Digital Passport 320GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive "keeps asking format" Questions

Tried installing hdd from cctv dvr to save it's contents..... I removed the 160 GB hard drive from a generic model 4 channel cctv dvr and tried installing it into my PC. BIOS detects drive, and shows ...

Need instructions on setup & config for an external hard drive First I must admit that although I have pretty good knowledge about computers and PC Repair. It is mostly all in hardware and ...

...keeps asking me to format the disk when i plug in the usb drive to my computer (win vista) it ask me to format the usb drive but when i try to format it..the windows said cannot complete the format ...

keeps asking me to format Hi, Got this external hard rive. It was working fine until both my computers crashed. I bought a new one and was able to salvage the other one. Tried plugging it again to the

...keeps asking to format it when i recently pluged it into a new computer to transfer data to and it said that the driver didnt install correctly. since then it keeps asking to forma I have 300 GB ...

...keeps on asking format but windows cannot format it. If possible get partion manager s/w and format it,it's better you have partio magice bootable CD with you and format with it,even after using ...

...asking me to format it Check on your usb port, it is the one causing the problem. To test, try plugging the flash drive into another usb port. If it did not ask you to reformat, then it was your USB ...

keeps asking to be formatted. I am unable to open the drive or reformat. What can I do?? I have a lot of files on this drive. Hi, If you format the drive you will erase everything on it including 

...keeps asking you to format before any access? If so, do not worry! Such flash drive not formatted error problems do not indicate drive corruption all the time. Merely go recover pen drive information ...

...keeps asking me to format it, which I have no problems doing so because have recently just formatted it. I set it on quick format on the properties page, then click on ok to format, seconds later, ...