win 7 incompatible with lacie hd

I have reformatted the drive using Win XP on my notebook. System indicated this action was successful. Drive still not recognized by Win 7.

If the drive is not showing in disk management you may find other drives won't work with this machine. So far there is nothing in your post that would have me other more clues such as drivers or such. That is, no make, model or story about this machine.
Bob

The drive is a Lacie Rugged XL, 1TB, product #301840U, s/n 1278905040447F. Reformatted for NTSF. Works with Win XP but not Win 7.
At this point I am lost. Can you tell me what specific info you require?
Appreciated.

But as it stands I know very little about the machine that does not work. While I've seen this happen on a Windows 7 machine, it was not the drive at fault. It was the tech that forgot some drivers. Another case it was some CD Emulator. So far if the drive works in XP, it works on 7.
Bob

So where do I get these drivers, if indeed the Lacie Rugged XL is compatible with Win 7? Lacie refuses to answer this question.

The drivers for these drives are built into Windows 7.

Just a thought. I fixed one last week. The owner had been tinkering with services and had stopped the plug and play service.

Bob

Lacie claims that as well, that the Rugged XL should work with my os. Is it possible these drivers are somehow missing from my copy of Win 7? If this is the case, where can I obtain them?
Lacie appears to be losing interest in assisting with this problem; perhaps they think I will eventually just go away.
I have not been tinkering with anything. I know enough about computers to realize that I don't know enough to tinker.

I've seen malware and system optimizers create this issue.

Here these things work if the machine is in stock form. Nothing in your posts reveals what else to check and there are NO DRIVERS to be downloaded. You will find folk hunting for them but there are none to be found.
Bob

Can you tell me how to find and eliminate 'malware' and 'system optimizers'?

Is there any hope of learning more about this machine or testing this drive on other laptops?

Grif notes some scans at 7726-6132_102-5098912.html?tag=posts;msg5099421

I think it's premature to do that given the details of this machine.
Bob

Unfortunately, the only other computer to which I have access is the malfunctioning HP Mini 110-1030ca.
I cannot believe I am having this continuing difficulty. I greatly appreciate you assistance. I still believe that the drive is defective in failing to function with Win 7. Of course, Lacie will not admit their product could be deficient.
Should I investigate 'Then Please Try This" ?
This drive was previously formatted for Mackintosh os. If the Win XP computer was malfunctioning, could the reformat to NTFS have failed, even though the drive was recognized?

I am afraid to 'tinker' with my desktop since I am medium, not expert on computers. My previous one, a Dell Dimension, cost me $250 tech fee to NOT solve the problem. Had to junk it for this HP.

I NEVER TINKER!! TOO EXPENSIVE!!!

But thanx, though.

That's tough on me to read. Ouch.

It's been over a decade but our shop had the no fix, no charge policy. It cost us a few times but folk came back even after a no fix. I thought it to be a fair policy but today I wonder how the current generation of "I want it now" folk would take this?

About the Lacie. So far I can't find one that doesn't work because of Windows 7. I have found machines with missing drivers, disconnected ports but nothing that was a 7+Lacie cause.
Bob

I believe the problem was the initial use with a mackintosh computer. My only other is an HP notebook which is malfunctioning.
I will give up on this problem, but thank you for your assistance.