jimet

I have "inherited" several 1 TB drives that "lived" in an old video server. Every one I have tried to format comes up saying the drive is password protected and I need to enter the password (which I don't have). I tried 3 different pcs, and all display the same message. All I want to do is reformat the drives for use in other pcs. Does anyone have any ideas??? I'm runnin' out of things to try. Jim E. Drives are Seagate ST3400633AS BARRACUDA 7200 rpm or equiv.

I am transferring files from a Win XP machine to a Win 7 machine with the following columns needed to show up in Windows Explorer. Name, Subject, Title, Author, Date Modified, File size. Once they copy to the Win 7 PC the Subject, Title,& Author fields do not display, even though I have the columns set up for them. I would like to maake this work in Win 7. Any ideas??? Also, If I open a shared folder on my Win XP PC from the Win 7 PC , it will NOT show the above columns, although they show up fine in Windows Explorer in XP. Does anyone know if one of the Windows Explorer "alternatives" might accomplish this??? Thanks for your help. Jimet