Re: USB external drive (enclosure)


Well, in my case, the new one DOES work on other computers, just not
mine.

Pegasus \(MVP\) Wrote:
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> I have a Metal Gear Box drive enclosure (USB2) that I use just fine.
> Recently, I bought another one that looks the same on the outside,
> but
> the circuit board is totally different (appears to be two different
> companies).
>
> My WinXP Pro SP2 system doesn't recognize the new enclosure at all,
> no
> 'new hardware detected' bubble pops up. I then borrowed a different
> brand USB enclosure from work, and had the exact same issue.
>
> Neither new enclosures show up in Disk Management. At work, I can
> use
> all three just fine on a WinXP Pro SP2 box.
>
> Tried using Device Manager to remove (uninstall) the USB entries, but
> system still won't recognize the other enclosures.
>
> Tried Update Drivers for for the USB entries under the USB section of
> Device Manager, but none new found.
>
> Have not yet tried having working enclosure connected, then trying to
> update its driver in Device Manager.
>
> I'm sure a fresh install of Windows would fix it, I really don't want
> to reinstall all my software etc just to fix this USB drive issue.
> It
> somehow should be fixable without a reinstall.
>
> I think I even tried setting the drive in the enclosure from Cable
> Select to Master, no luck.
>
> Most annoying.
>
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> I recently bought two identical such enclosures. One worked fine,
> the other showed up as a USB device but did not show the disk
> itself (even when using the disk from the first device). I tried it
> on several PCs - no joy, then asked the dealer for a replacement.
> Problem solved.


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