Seagate STEB4000300 Extenal HDD

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ADKM

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#195486 21-Apr-2016 14:24

Have just bought one of these and hooked it up.. I see a setup.exe file in the root diretory

along with some other Seagate stuff. Anyone know what this is ? I'd prefer to just repartition it

and use it as is.

Thanks.

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#1537509 21-Apr-2016 14:42

Its probably be an encryption tool for the drive, or partitioning etc... just format the drive as you want it.

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#1537527 21-Apr-2016 15:03

I just format the drive and get rid of the extra stuff. You don't need it.

Make sure you buy a Western Digital for that Seagate though lol. You'll need a reliable backup. :P

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#1537531 21-Apr-2016 15:08

Thanks... tracked it down via Google eventually and it's just a registration tool.

All formatted and copying nicely 92.5MB/s. First time I've had a USB3 device !

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#1537533 21-Apr-2016 15:11

DravidDavid:

I just format the drive and get rid of the extra stuff. You don't need it.

Make sure you buy a Western Digital for that Seagate though lol. You'll need a reliable backup. :P

Haha.. you never can tell. It's replacing a 2TD WD that hangs the comp when being written to... can copy from it OK though.

Not sure how old.. certainly not old enough lol... Mr Seagate promises 3 yr warranty...