IDE-to-USB enclosure. Why isn’t it working?
Basically I set the jumper to master, and nothing is happening.The computer recognizes it’s a hard drive, but it’s not showing under my computer. After going into Computer Management, it showed that it’s Unknown and Unreadable. What’s going on?
@ Wiaam T: I didn’t format it, but I don’t know how. I’m using Vista now, and the steps for XP are different. Can you please tell me where to format it on Vista?
Also, is it possible to not format it? Because if I do format it, won’t I lose all my data on there?
Hi there!
Your hard drive has been setup and formatted right?
I remember that i used to have problems like that with the casings i sold.
IIRC the jumper does not need to be in any specific place. IE master, slave or CS, cause it will be used as external USB hdd.
Tell me, what hdd do you have?
And (excuse me for asking) are you sure the jumper is not perhaps on limit drive to 32gigs after it has been formatted?
Check on that for me plz.
Good luck!
Vista might just see it as a foreign device, that it does not like. The hdd might be damaged. A scan disk could sort it out, hopefully.
But check out the things i mailed you about.
September 29th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Plugged a power supply in? If you haven’t, most desktop disk drives pull more power than USB can deliver so you need an external powerr supply running off the mains.
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September 29th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Hi there!
Your hard drive has been setup and formatted right?
I remember that i used to have problems like that with the casings i sold.
IIRC the jumper does not need to be in any specific place. IE master, slave or CS, cause it will be used as external USB hdd.
Tell me, what hdd do you have?
And (excuse me for asking) are you sure the jumper is not perhaps on limit drive to 32gigs after it has been formatted?
Check on that for me plz.
Good luck!
Vista might just see it as a foreign device, that it does not like. The hdd might be damaged. A scan disk could sort it out, hopefully.
But check out the things i mailed you about.
References :
September 29th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
1) the jumper on the hdd sould be set to slave .
2) try seeing ur both the hdd through cmos if both are getting detected that means that the problem is with the hdd.
try pluging it after the computer starts and wait for 1 min. to plug in.
3)then scan for hard ware changes in compmgmt.msc
4) if that also does n’t work then thereis some pfoblem with the usb male of female jaket.
i suppose…
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