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Just bought a new computer, running Win 7. Drive worked fine on Win XP. ... Windows 7 does not recognize SimpleTech 250GB external USB drive ... I find it hard to believe that a external USB 2.0 drive can't work with Win 7. There must be ...

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I was having a problem on Windows 7 with the SimpleTech 160GB drive not being recognized, went to the SimpleTech site and could not find any drivers - Went to MajorGeeks and found a driver update program - watch when you install it, do custom install so as not to get new homepage or toolbar. But it scanned and found where my drivers were deficient. Updated driver and drive is now recognized

Just plug the Simpletech in the old computer that has the songs on it. Your computer will recognize the Simpletech drive. You can copy (from your old computer) and paste your songs to the Simpletech drive. Maybe all the songs you want will be in your My Music folder under My Documents. If so, you can just copy the whole My Music folder to the Simpletech.

Once you have the songs on the Simpletech, you can now plug it into the new computer. You can copy an paste from the Simpletech to your My Music Folder on the new computer.

You can also use the drag and drop instead of copy and paste.

SimpleTech 160GB External
http://www.hardwareinreview.com/external-hard-drives/hd-specifications/simpletech-160gb-external-hard-drive-specifications
hope this helps
http://reviews.cnet.com/external-hard-drives/simpletech-simpledrive-external-hard/4507-3190_7-32411831.html

Once plugged into your computer, Automatic Update should find the drivers automatically and install them for you.

Does the drive power up? Can you hear the drive spinning? If not, you may need a new power supply. If you can, try another cable or try another computer.

Most likely it's formatted in NTFS which the Mac supports only with an addon, that you don't have.
The easiest way to fix that is to format the Simpletech in FAT32.

Check the internet for the drive, and you can find the specs for your drive.

since when did this problem start?
have you checked the cables?

Your desktop usb compatibility is not supported your 160GB. The only way to attach you 160GB is to make it secondary partition to your primary drive by opening the CPU and attach it to your IDE cable.

Don't force yourself if you cannot do it by yourself just leave it to the expert. Probable cause to damage your hard drive if it is not installed properly.

Please rate me solved if you like my solution.


Best regards,


Philip