20 Most Recent SimpleTech SimpleDrive Pininfarina 500GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive - Onyx Questions & Answers

Question edited for clarity, turn question around and toss in CAPS. Question moved from Motorcycles category. Duplicate question deleted, Refresh page to see your question. They all work to the same theme, here is a manual. https://www.scribd.com/document/69354719/Simple-Tech-Ext-HD-500GB-User-Guide-for-Windows https://www.google.com/search?q=Simpletech+96300-41001-160+manual It's not a 'charging lead' as the unit has no battery. It is a Power Adapter that delivers 12 volts to run the HD Motor the same as if it was in a computer. You can get them on Amazon for around $15. https://www.google.com/search?q=Simpletech+Simpledrive+500gb+96300-41001-160+external+hard+drive+Power+Lead ..

reformat it again and unclick the write protect box

I THINK THERE IS NO POWER ADAPTER COMES WITH THIS DIVICE IT ACTUALLY PULLS IN POWER FROM USB U JUST NEED TO FIND THE POWEWR CABLE FROM THE USB .

I have the same devise. The AC Adapter has this description on it: MODEL S120S150A3; INPUT: 100V-240V ac 50/60Hz 450mA Max; OUTPUT: 12V 1. 5A

Downloading a program or information for an external drive should not affect anything! Windows 8 is the latest operating system and does have many quirks about it, but nothing will be upgraded or updated without your permission. If you are still worried, I would advise you to learn as much about windows 8 as you possibly can. I am still learning this new operating system, but I prefer windows 7.

open the hard disk casing remove the drive check it on some other casing

I don't know what you're asking about but if you need a power adapter you can find them cheaply online by searching google or yahoo etc. for the particular brand you need. There are tons of dealers out there with quality reconfigured, rebuilt and even new adaptors for very low prices. Good luck!

I purchased a SimpleTech SimpleDrive Pininfarina 500GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive - Onyx for my Vista machine and all was well. Then I purchased a Windows 7 machine. It would not recognize the devise. I contacted SimpleTech only to be told my model cannot be used on machines newer that the Vista. Recently I purchased a Windows 8.1, did a little research, plugged the SimpleTech into the 8.1 and reformatted it using the Windows feature. The SimpleTech is alive and well on my 8.1.

It should. You may have to Format it.