WD External Drive

tommy4162 · 05-06-2009, 09:24 AM

A few months ago I installed a Maxtor external drive 1 TB. It was factory set up so that it would back up a internal drive. At the time I must have installed the software that came with it. The prob i'am having is i dont need it to back up any files. i need it as addtional storage. I tried formating that drive and ended up screwing the drive to the point its unuseable. I then when out and bought a new wd drive sata 1 Tb to be used with blac x stand. I formated the drive no prob. then out of no where it tired to back up my drive. but it gives me a "delayed write failed" I tried looking up any software listed in the add- remove windows app but there is nothing listed for WD. i also did a search for anything WD. But nothing stood out. does anyone know how to put a stop so that the drive does not try to back up.

Wndows xp pro sp2

Tommy

**raptor_pa** · 05-06-2009, 09:46 AM

Check the services tab, the backup software from the Maxtor was definitely installed if you were backing up, and may be running as a service. On external drives it is always a good idea to disable delayed writes on the properties dialog of the disk - accessible from device manager

05-06-2009, 09:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
tommy4162 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1 OS: xp sp2	WD External Drive A few months ago I installed a Maxtor external drive 1 TB. It was factory set up so that it would back up a internal drive. At the time I must have installed the software that came with it. The prob i'am having is i dont need it to back up any files. i need it as addtional storage. I tried formating that drive and ended up screwing the drive to the point its unuseable. I then when out and bought a new wd drive sata 1 Tb to be used with blac x stand. I formated the drive no prob. then out of no where it tired to back up my drive. but it gives me a "delayed write failed" I tried looking up any software listed in the add- remove windows app but there is nothing listed for WD. i also did a search for anything WD. But nothing stood out. does anyone know how to put a stop so that the drive does not try to back up. Wndows xp pro sp2 Tommy Last edited by tommy4162; 05-06-2009 at 09:25 AM.

05-06-2009, 09:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,916 OS: XP	Re: WD External Drive Check the services tab, the backup software from the Maxtor was definitely installed if you were backing up, and may be running as a service. On external drives it is always a good idea to disable delayed writes on the properties dialog of the disk - accessible from device manager __________________