Re: Cannot mount 2.5" drive in USB 2.0 case!!
- From: "Nell" <Nell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:48:19 -0700
"Anna" wrote:
>
> "Nell" <Nell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:6C1DADAB-47F1-46D8-B02F-F5F6768C6336@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > "StephenB" wrote:
> >
> >> "Nell" <Nell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hi all, running XP Pro SP2. Have a 2.5" HDD from a Toshiba Laptop (XP
> >> >Home
> >> >SP1 / FAT32) that I have in a USB case. The case plugs into the USB port
> >> >of
> >> >Desktop computer and hey presto... should be able to access the drive.
> >> >However...
> >> >
> >> >Cannot see the drive in Windows Explorer. Have gone into disk manager
> >> >and
> >> >the drive is showing but there is no drive letter assigned and no way of
> >> > >> >doing so. Option is greyed out on right-click over drive. I have
> >> >tried
> >> >changing the drive letter of the cd/dvd drive. I have no mapped drives
> >> >that
> >> >could complicate matters. Have tried re-scanning drives... no joy. Have
> >> >even
> >> >tried uninstalling Enhanced USB2 Host... no joy.
> >> >
> >> >Anybody have any ideas?
> >> >
> >> >Much appreciated
> >> >
> >> >Nell
> >> In Administrative Tools/Disk Management, I believe you will need to
> >> create a
> >> partition and format it before you can see it in Windows Explorer unless
> >> the
> >> drive was previously partitioned and formatted.
> >> Can you try that and let us know how you make out?
> >> -steve
> >>
> >> --
> >> Stephen Boots
> >> MVP MSN.COM
> >> sboots@xxxxxxxx
> >>
> > 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.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> (And he later adds...)
> 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
>
> Nell:
> If I correctly understand your query, you *were* having problems with that
> Toshiba drive when it was installed as a working HD in your laptop in that
> it wouldn't boot to a Desktop and you could only boot into Safe mode. So
> there's a problem with that drive notwithstanding the USB issue. Its failure
> to properly boot most likely explains your present problem using that drive
> as a USB external HD.
>
> I'm assuming from your query that there's no data on that Toshiba drive that
> you want (or need) to access. Assuming that's so, then perhaps the simplest
> approach would be to see if you could re:format the disk (using Disk
> Management) while it's connected as an internal HD in your desktop computer.
> Since it's a 2 1/2" drive you'll need a 2 1/2" to 3 1/2" adapter to do this.
> Of course if you can accomplish the formatting while the drive is installed
> in its USB enclosure, then obviously that would be the way to go.
>
> If it's not possible to use your desktop's DM utility per the above, another
> possible scenario would be to reinstall the drive back into your laptop and
> format it (FAT32) with your Win9x/Me Startup floppy disk. (I'm assuming you
> were previously running Win9x/Me in your laptop).
>
> The obvious point in all this is to clear what possibly is a corrupt system
> files situation that prevents the drive from being properly recognized by
> your desktop's computer OS.
>
> It (nearly) goes without saying that all this assumes that the Toshiba drive
> is mechanically/electronically sound and that there's no problem involving
> the USB enclosure. I don't get the impression from your posting that there
> may be a hardware defect involved here, but it may be wise to run a
> diagnostic on the drive.
> Anna
>
>
Hi Anna, thanks for the reply. Still can only boot into safe with the
Toshiba drive. There is data on there that I desperately need, was the real
reason I was trying to access from seperate machine to backup. Have not
discounted a faulty drive completely, have run a few diagnostics and all have
come back as negative so will have to conduct further tests on that. I have
now managed to perform a repair install on the OS (curremtly running
actually). Initial attempts booting from XP Home cd gave no 'repair Install'
option. Took some figuring out. Anyway, I will see what results the repair
install gives me and go from there. Many thanks for your input.
Nell
>
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