When you first plug it into the USB port your PC should say 'found new 
hardware' and it should show up as a Hard drive, sort of like when you 
plug in a card reader.... You shouldn't have any problems just moving or 
copying the files onto a hard drive in your computer.

I've never heard of an enclosure insisting on formatting the drive. The 
whole point is to be able to move files, and/or use the drive for back-up.

What exactly did you try? And what happened?

Mandi

jimimoore wrote:
> Hello. Using Vista Home Premium, HP Pavilion a1720n.  I just bought 
> the above mentioned item. I was wanting to use it to get some files 
> off of my old hd's using the USB utility but it doesn't seem to work. 
> In the instructions it says to reformat the drives before using which 
> of course would defeat the purpose for me. I intend to use this later 
> on as a back-up drive AFTER I get the files I need to retreive. Did I 
> buy the wrong thing or is there a way to do this?

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