Seagate BarraCuda, 2TB, Internal Hard Drive, 3.5 Inch, SATA 6GB/s, 7.200 RPM, 64MB Cache, for Computer Desktop PC, FFP (ST2000DM008)

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After you install a device or update a driver for a device, Windows Vista or Windows 7 may not start

Switch power cables with a device like a CDROM or DVDROM drive so that you are using a known-good power cable. If the drive is detected there and the colored bar to the right is still dark blue (see figure), follow the steps to Reset the Drive Letter .Please remember that these third-party programs do not have proprietary access to Seagate hard disk information, and therefore often provide inconsistent and inaccurate results. SeaTools is more consistent and more accurate and is the standard Seagate uses to determine hard drive failure. Disconnect all external storage devices such as external USB, Firewire, and eSATA drives, jump/thumb/flash drives, cameras, and printers before proceeding with a Windows repair or recovery. Failure to disconnect such devices could result in serious data corruption.

If the drive is detected properly, add the disconnected devices one by one until you find the one that is causing the problem.If you are simply going to install a new copy of Windows (the operating system), you first need to format and partition the drive, and then install Windows: Then insert the Windows CD/DVD in the CD/DVD drive and then reboot the computer. You should be able to install Windows as if from scratch. See also Document ID: 196169 for more information on installing drives and Document ID: 188411 about the proper drivers in Windows. For Barracuda 7200.11 drives and older, as well as certain Barracuda 7200.12 models) You can place a jumper on the drive to slow it down to 1.5 Gbits/sec, so older motherboards can support it. First, please see Document ID: 196169 for more information on installing drives and Document ID: 188411 about the proper drivers in Windows (though if your computer's boot drive is SATA, there should be no need for additional drivers).

The simplest way to reinstall the operating system (and probably erase the data, though that does not happen every time) is to insert the Windows CD/DVD in the CD/DVD drive and then reboot the computer. The option to repair Windows should appear as well as an option to reinstall Windows. Since the repair has failed, simply choose to reinstall Windows. If your drive is otherwise displaying a lower capacity than you believe was advertised, please see Document ID: 172191 for all relevant information. Windows-systemen met een verouderd BIOS die Extended Capacity Managergebruiken, hebben twee partities nodig op de opstartschijf om de volledige capaciteit te benutten. Windows Vista en nieuwerNative ondersteuning voor niet-opstartschijven van 3 TB vindt plaats met GPT-partities, wat beschikbaar is op alle systemen. I am attempting a new installation of a bootable Serial ATA drive in my PC and it is not detected correctlyMost new computers will automatically detect devices through the system setup program (CMOS or BIOS). As the system starts, the auto-detect feature may display the drive model number on screen. Seagate drive model numbers begin with the letters "ST". Some Serial ATA BIOS have a system setup that is not contained within the normal motherboard BIOS. If this is the case, the Serial ATA drive will only be displayed in this Serial ATA BIOS message. Please consult the motherboard or Serial ATA controller documentation for assistance with entering into the Serial ATA BIOS setup. Disconnect all external storage devices such as USB, Firewire, and eSATA drives, jump/thumb/flash drives, cameras, and printers before proceeding with a Windows repair or recovery. Failure to disconnect such devices could result in serious data corruption. Het opstartproces is vertraagd op een computer waarin een grote harde schijf is geïnstalleerd en waarop Windows 7 of Windows Server 2008 R2 draait

Once you connect a new Serial ATA drive in your computer as additional storage, there remains more to do to get your drive working. Obtain an add-on controller card that can support more modern drives and connect the drive to that card.Once it is complete, it will most probably ask you to remove the CD/DVD and reboot the computer. Once this is done, you should be able to boot into Windows, and the install is complete. Once you connect a new Serial ATA drive in your computer, there remains more to do to get your drive working.