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Cannot initialize discs in Windows 7

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Mar 15, 20261916 views

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I have a brand new Dell with Windows 7. I have four external hard drives. Windows 7 recognized one of them but will not let me initialize the others. One of them is a brand new Western Digital which I used for a few hours on my XP. The device manager recognizes the disc and says it is working prope…

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I read that this is a Driver issue. Go to Dell Support and download all of the necessary drivers specific to your hardware

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Cannot initialize discs in Windows 7

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