I recently got a freeagent desk external drive (TB) and installed it on my WIN XP computer. i put my WOW on it and then did a system recovery on the computer so i can re install everything. My computer sees the external hard drive, its in the device manager and the disk management area. but i open my computer and it has not been assigned a drive letter. is there a way i can assign a drive letter to it? how about access it with out a drive letter? thank you for your help in advance Sam:)

Does the drive work with a computer? This is an important test to determine if the drive is bad, or if it is an interface problem. Check the satellite receiver instructions for using external USB devices. Many times, these types of devices do not have interfaces with drivers for external hard drives.

AUTO PLAY DIALOGUE IS OFF IN YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM
ENABLE AUTO PLAY
WHAT OS YOU ARE USING
OR CHECK BELOW LINKS
Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003,or Windows XP
Fix it for meTo disable or enable Autorun automatically, click the appropriate Fix this problem link. Then, click Run in the File Downloaddialog box and follow the steps in this wizard.

Disable AutorunEnable Autorun
Fix this problem



Fix this problem

go here
And download for windows. You see most companies like you to download the software from their website for older operating systems for your computer to recognize it.
Thanks, Cody

It is probably not a problem with the Seagate. It is more likely the computer has turned off the USB port to save energy. This article is from HP but it should apply to your situation, follow the instructions. HP and Compaq PCs USB Devices Quit Working Unexpectedly Windows XP HP...

if your computer came with a motherboard disc the drivers could be on it
click start control panel administrive tools ,computer management ,device manager look through all of your devices if you see a yellow question mark?or exclamation mark ! or red x
right click to reinstall drivers or
if you can see your usb but its not working
ports(com&lpt)right click update driver
sometimes the wires inside the cable will be damaged due to bending or stretching or placing heavy equipment upon the cable,
just replace the cable of the hard disk, when you plugged the external disk drive you got that windows could recognize the USB device change the cable everything should work fine again,
check the USB leads that attach to the motherboard usually red-white-green-black make sure they are securely seated and have no dust build up on them dust will cause static and a lot of unforeseen problems also make sure the computers Ram and Cmos battery are securely seated
hope this helps

ok i backed up some files and now im trying to put them on my other compatible computer and pull the file off but no luck on sync

other thing is how do i open the files up that i back up to see what i have on this gadget


my email is [email protected] j-bonz thanks

http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=freeagent-downloads&vgnextoid=3723b5b59b7d5110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD try this straight from manufacturer hope this works and please vote

Connect it to your old computer, to see if the backup-copy can be accessed and verified.

As you know,the Seagate sometimes has the firmware problems,so it seems that this firmware designed only valid in XP or Vista system,you may find the firmware update from the seagate official website

Somehow i tried to format and it was formatted. took pretty long time as 1 terabyte. i thought all is ok as the drive was accessible. Just to double check, i scanned the drive thorugh the seagate manager and it got stuck on 10% for few seconds and then said that the hard disk is faulty and should be immediately returned if under warranty. and to confirm it also gave me read errors http://www.dtidata.com/resourcecenter/2007/05/15/how-to-tell-hard-drive-physical-damage/

so i'm giving it to seagate service centre as it probably has physical faults, bad sectors. and someone told me that 1TB hard drives are not stable.