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I am getting this popup: "You need to format the disk in drive x before you can use it".

In my case it's drive H:
I have unchecked "Use AutoPlay for all media and devices" in the Control Panel. I did this a week ago when I started getting these popups and it seemed to work till today when it all started up again. I just noticed that the popup is not appearing, but the drive is appearing and disappearing from my file manager (I use Q-dir).

What's up with this crapola? It's driving me crazy.
 

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N7AS said:
I am getting this popup: "You need to format the disk in drive x before you can use it".

In my case it's drive H:
I have unchecked "Use AutoPlay for all media and devices" in the Control Panel. I did this a week ago when I started getting these popups and it seemed to work till today when it all started up again. I just noticed that the popup is not appearing, but the drive is appearing and disappearing from my file manager (I use Q-dir).

What's up with this crapola? It's driving me crazy.
Click to expand...

Is H drive new? Are there any files on it? Is it a partition or is H drive the whole hard drive?
 

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Drive H: is an external USB drive. I do have files in it and have had it for at least 6 months or more. This drive appears and disappears every 3 or 4 seconds.
 

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AMD FX-8320 8-Core 3.50 Ghz
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Do you have a spare USB cable to test with it ?
 

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DocBrown said:
Do you have a spare USB cable to test with it ?
Click to expand...

I just changed cables and it seems to work ok now, but time will tell. I wouldn't mark this thread solved yet.
 

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Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
AMD FX-8320 8-Core 3.50 Ghz
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16GB Corsair Vengeance
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX660 2GB
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NVIDIA HD 7.1 Channel ON-Board
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DELL ST2421L
Screen Resolution
192-x1080
Hard Drives
Corsair Force GS 128GB SSD
TOSHIBA DT01ACA200 2TB
PSU
EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B 80 PLUS Bronz Modular
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Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid-Tower
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Asetek 570LX Liquid Cooling w/240mm Radiator & Dual 120mm Fa
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N7AS said:
DocBrown said:
Do you have a spare USB cable to test with it ?
Click to expand...

I just changed cables and it seems to work ok now, but time will tell. I wouldn't mark this thread solved yet.
Click to expand...


What make & model is the USB Ext HD ?

So we can watch for your update on this thread :)
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
The HD is a Seagate Expansion Portable Drive ST903204EXA101 320GB 2-1'2"
 

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Windows 7 Professional x64AMD FX-8320 8-Core 3.50 Ghz16GB Corsair VengeanceNVIDIA GeForce GTX660 2GB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
AMD FX-8320 8-Core 3.50 Ghz
Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
Memory
16GB Corsair Vengeance
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX660 2GB
Sound Card
NVIDIA HD 7.1 Channel ON-Board
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL ST2421L
Screen Resolution
192-x1080
Hard Drives
Corsair Force GS 128GB SSD
TOSHIBA DT01ACA200 2TB
PSU
EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B 80 PLUS Bronz Modular
Case
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid-Tower
Cooling
Asetek 570LX Liquid Cooling w/240mm Radiator & Dual 120mm Fa
Keyboard
Microsoft Arc Wireless
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Logitech M325 Wireless
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105 Gbits/s
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Avast
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Google Chrome
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AeroCool V12XT TouchScreen Fan Control
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