Re: Cannot mount 2.5" drive in USB 2.0 case!!

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"StephenB" wrote:

> "Nell" <Nell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >Hi Stephen, thanks for the reply. The disk was perviously formatted and
> >partitioned. It is basically form a Toshiba laptop running XP Home (FAT32).
> >The only partition is the system partition. When the drive is in the laptop I
> >keep getting a BSOD on boot, I think on the kernal load or initialization
> >sequence, just before login. I can only boot into safe (have tried all
> >options). What i wanted to do was attach the drive to another system and
> >backup the whole disk. Hence the usb IDE interface case. However, XP on the
> >computer that I have attached the disk to is not recognising the existing
> >partition for some reason, just the disk.
>
> Ah, okay. In the original laptop, is the drive functioning correctly or is this
> where only Safe Mode works? When in the USB case, is the USB case powered
> externally or from the USB port? If the latter, see if applying power via an AC
> adapter helps. I have a 2.5 inch case that needs to be powered via adapter on
> some PCs in order to be recognized and works fine just from USB on others.
> -steve
> --
> Stephen Boots
> MVP MSN.COM
> sboots@xxxxxxxx
>
drive functions fine in laptop, can only boot into safe mode though. The usb
case is powered by default from the usb port, however there is a power input
on the case that you can attach to another usb port to increase the power.
Have attached power, still no change.

Nell
.

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