Re: Problems with USB caddy

A caddy is used to transport the device: HD or DVD to another enclosure.
The enclosure (not the caddy) may be external, or internal and accessible at
the front of the PC. Are we talking the same language?

Most USB2 hard drive enclosures require the inserted HD to be set as master.

Are you using a certified high-speed USB (USB2) cable?

Have you tried any other USB device on the USB port?

Most likely, the onboard USB chip is NEC. Do you know who makes it?

"der" <der@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:D5D8CA03-44C4-4C34-BBE1-2287EE80309D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks for your input.
>
> It has its own power supplyincorporated into the mains plug; the enclosure
> has a built-in fan; the USB hub is enhanced; and the caddy is external
with
> the USB cable the only connection to my PC.
>
> Since previous postings, I have downloaded the latest drivers from VIA
> Technologies, installed them, and removed the Microsoft USB drivers.There
> does not seem to be any difference, but in any case, when I restart my
> machine, Windows reinstalls the Root Hub using its own drivers.
>
> Hope this info is of use.
>
> Regards and best wishes
>
> "Lil' Dave" wrote:
>
> > Does it have its own onboard power supply, or is it sucking power from
the
> > USB port?
> >
> > Is the enclosure ventilated?
> >
> > Is the USB port used USB 2.0?
> >
> > Is this a removable caddy in an external case?
> >
> > "der" <der@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:83DD6919-518C-483B-9151-6550CCA3E345@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Please can someone help?
> > > I'm using a USB enclosure to add a 160Gb HDD to my computer.
Sometimes,
> > the
> > > drive is not recognised at all, but even when I can get Windows XPHome
to
> > > eventually show the drive in My Computer, I can only access it for
about
> > ten
> > > minutes. After this time I get a Write Failed error message, if I try
to
> > save
> > > anything to it.
> > > I have tried the drive (a Maxtor DiamondMax) as master, slave, or
cable
> > > select, but no luck.
> > > Looking through this help group, I found one recommendation to delete
the
> > > USB ports and reinstal them. How do I do this, please?
> > >
> > > My machine has AMD 2400+ 2Gb with 1024Mb RAM. Hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Thanks in anticipation.
> >
> >
> >


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