This is definitely a non-starter! Until you get a correct power supply,
there is no way to address this problem. It is rarely wise to substitute
power supplies, especially to devices as finicky as external hard drives.
The shop you bought from should supply the factory provided power supply.
Perhaps you can buy one from the website. The manufacturer often insists you
use their supplied USB cable as well.

Good luck


"Moogle Stiltzkin" <Moogle.Stiltzkin.30yzfc@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in
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>
> Wow.....
>
> I checked the Seagate site and it says it supports Vista as shown here
>
> 'Answer'
> ([url]http://seagate.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/seagate.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3896&p_created=1175016518&p_sid=MMk75cSi&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPSZwX3NvcnRfYnk9JnBfZ3JpZHNvcnQ9JnBfcm93X2NudD0xNDc3LDE0NzcmcF9wcm9kcz0mcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPWFuc3dlcnMuc2VhcmNoX25sJnBfcGFnZT0x&p_li=&p_topview=1[/url])
>
>
> When i bought mine from the shop it also came with a different
> country's Ac Adapter !!!! So i had to use my laptop ac adapter instead
> which i think may not be providing enough juice since the ac light seems
> to flash a bit.
>
> However it did start the HD on my vista pc, but no pop up to install
> the driver ever showed !!
>
> So i tested on my other pc next door using XP all updated. STILL DIDNT
> WORK !!
>
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> Moogle Stiltzkin[/color]