USB 3 ports

[AEK]

Hi, I just purchased a new GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 mobo. Installed win 7 64 bit on ssd. After installing installing all drivers that came with the disc, USB 3 keeps telling me to format hard drive before it can be used. I have 2 hard drives inside an enclosure. When I plug it into a usb 2 port, no issues. I have multiple times uninstalled drivers, re downloaded drivers from Gigabyte website with no results. My bios is F6. I must add that when I plug a small portable usb3 hard drive in any of the blue ports they get detected. It's only the big enclosure that gives me issues. Has anyone encountered this before ?

Thank You


 

[dmdilks]

How big is the big enclosure? If they are over 2tb that might be the problem. Not saying that is the problem. The other thing are these enclosure setup USB 3 or USB 2? 

[AEK]

One of the hard drives in there is a Samsung 2 tb and the other a Hitachi 1tb. The enclosure is a usb3 enclosure.
Not sure if I can post a link but here is the enclosure I'm using. According to their website it supports hard drives up to 4tb per HD

http://www.mediasonic.ca/product.php?id=1357292851

Thank you

[dmdilks]

When you first set set of hard drives. Was it on the older computer with USB-2? That could be the problem. You might have to bite the bullet and re-do with the USB-3.

[AEK]

That's what I have tried to do. I moved everything over to other hard drives so I can format these. I get errors saying windows cannot format and then they disappear. I have just now tried a friends Seagate big external 2 tb usb 3 HD and it picked it up without a glitch. I have a feeling it's the enclosure after all. Sucks but I guess I have to buy a new one.

Thanks