Re: USB connected HDs

Anna wrote:
"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

Yes I am. Actually it is a Vantec SATA/IDE to USB Adapter I picked up at
MicroCenter for $29. There was another one also sold at MicroCenter for the
same price made by a different manufacturer that I could try. I just have a
sneaky feeling the problem is not with the adapter but with my jumper
settings.

I can easily return it but I am only using it to access these old HDs from
long gone PCs that I want to be able to wipe clean so I can safely throw
them out. Using an IDE-USB adapter seemed to be the only easy way I could
get to wipe these old HDs.

Jeff


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