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Question posted by steveroyal on December 12th, 2013

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Hi I was wondering if you could tell me if the seagate momentus xt 750gb is compatabile with the dell xps 720, im trying to install one and my pc doesnt seem to recognise it Thanks very much Steve

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Answer #1: Posted by TheWiz on December 12th, 2013 4:10 PM

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Compatiblity shouldn't be an issue. I would check to make sure you installed it correctly. If it still doesn't work then the drive may be defective.

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