Re: USB connected HDs
- From: "Anna" <myname@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:26:27 -0500
"Jeff" <jeff@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I purchased a Sata/IDE to USB Adapter to work with 6 old IDE hard drives I
accumulated from other PCs over the years. I connected the included
external power adapter to the HD and the USB adapter to the USB 2 ports on
a PC running XP SP2.
These PC USB ports work perfectly with other backup external HDs I own and
with USB flash drives. But: I cannot get my old HDs to show up on the PCs
using the
adapter cable.
I tried this with 2 different PCs, both running XP SP2 and had the same
problem with ALL my old IDE hardrives (set with jumper as "MA") using the
adapter, so I do not think it is a case of the HDs being bad or the PCs
and their USB ports being
bad.
What happens in all cases is:
1) the lights light up on the adapter showing it to be connected.
2) the icon showing that a USB device is connected shows on the Windows
taskbar, and when hovered on says there is a storage drive connected.
BUT,
a) no drive shows up in "My Computer", even on repeated refresh.
b) Computer management / Disk Management / does not reveal the presence of
the USB adapter connected HD
c) Device Manager shows (under USB controllers) that a storage device is
present and enabled and working correctly.
*Do I have to do anything in XP to make My computer show the HDs attached
to the PC with the USB adapter?
Thank you.
Jeff
Jeff:
I'm assuming you're working with one of these small, "hold-in-the-palm"
adapters.
It could be the adapter itself. As a matter of fact it probably *is* the
adapter. Our experience with these type of devices has been, by & large,
quite negative. To the point where we rarely recommend them. In our
experience, we've come across too many defective adapters in that they
didn't work at all or worked fitfully. Hopefully, you have return privileges
for the device and if so, you may want to exchange it for another one -
trusting that that one will work as advertised.
Anna
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