Hi Anna:
Thanks so much for your timely reply.
I will create the WD Diagnostic Utility bootable CD and give it a try as
you have suggested. The reason that I have doubts are it says in the
instructions for use "You will see the following options:
a.. SELECT DRIVE - Always choose this option first, as it determines which
drive you will be working on."
If no drive is identified how can I use this utility?
No I have not tried connecting the disk on my secondary IDE channel
because I meant to ask you about this and forgot, Do you mean by this
connecting the HDD to the middle IDE connector instead of the connector on
the end? I am unfamiliar with the term "secondary IDE" so if you could
explain I would appreciate.
Last is something that I just thought about and I don't know if it makes
any difference or not. In the past I have always used the adapter kit with
laptop HHD's and when I connected the WD HHD this time I did not use a
jumper. I did not know what position, if required, to place the jumper. So
if this could possibly make a difference please advise me accordingly.
Thanks again,
Tom
"Anna" wrote in message
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Anna wrote...
Tom:
1. For the reasons I previously stated, I really don't think a
disk-cloning
operation that went awry for one reason or another would have any effect
on
the "destination" HDD not being detected when the latter is connected as a
secondary HDD and there's no problem with the "source" HDD in that it
boots
& functions without any problems. It seems to me something else is amiss
here.
2. Again, I really do think it would be prudent for you to check out the
problem disk with the HDD diagnostic utility that's freely available from
Western Digital's site. Here are the links for the files to create both
the
floppy disk & CD versions of the WD diagnostic utility...
Floppy -
http://support.wdc.com/product/downl...&sid=2&lang=en
CD -
http://support.wdc.com/product/downl...sid=30&lang=en
3. The HDD in question is a PATA (IDE) drive, not a SATA drive. I'm
assuming
you've correctly jumpered your HDDs. Again, it would be wise to connect
the
problem disk on your secondary IDE channel just to determine if the
problem
lies with the primary slave position on the primary IDE channel. I'm
assuming, of course, that your motherboard is equipped with two IDE
channels.
Anyway, let's see how it goes after you use your USB adapter to determine
if
the drive is recognized through that means. BTW, our experience with a
fairly wide variety of those type of devices has been quite negative - to
the point where we generally do not recommend them to users. We've found
them most erratic with a high incidence of failure either initially or at
some future point in their use. On the other hand a number of users have
indicated they're quite satisfied with them.
Anna
"ColTom2" wrote in message
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Hi Anna:
I used my USB to SATA/IDE cable Adapter kit and connected it to my
Toshiba
laptop, as I have done in the past with no problems using this kit.
I felt somewhat elated when I booted the laptop in that the power light
went on with the kit and I could here the HHD running. At least I knew
that
I did not have a power failure of some sort with the HDD.
Next I got the "Add Hardware" pop up indicating USB Mass Storage Device
which made me even feel better.
However, when I opened My Computer to see where it was located "Nothing"
was there. No USB Device, No Device, again nothing.
I opened Device Manager and it appears under Disk Drives as "USB
Device".
It even appears in Local Disk (C
Properties as USB Device Type Disk
Drive.
However, the Location showed "0" if that means anything to you.
In the past as I recall when I opened My Computer using the kit with a
HDD it has always appeared in My Computer and I could recover files etc if
need be, but not this time. Again....nothing, which really blows my mind.
You mentioned in your reply in paragraph 2 about using the WD Diagnostic
Utility, but if I cannot find the HDD how could I ever use it? It would in
my mind, as I mentioned previously, be like my trying to use Spinrite
which
is a bootable CD and it could not find the HHD. Spinrite not only can find
a
HHD problem, but most of the time repair or resolve it.
Again I am at a total loss, but my knowledge of HHD's is certainly
limited.
I have just never encountered or even heard of a problem like this and
hopefully some of you experts can advise me further. Could not removing
the
HHD after cloning caused some sort of internal problem with the HHD?
Again I was so glad to see you reply to my posting, as in my mind I
thought, how would I ever find you again!
Thanks for all your past and present support! Got any more "Rabbits" in
your
hat? Hope so....
Tom
Tom:
The WD links I provided above will allow you to download and create a
*bootable* floppy disk and/or a *bootable* CD on which will be installed the
WD HDD diagnostic utility program. So you'll be using one or the other (I
believe your Sony desktop PC is equipped with a floppy disk drive as well as
an optical drive) to boot to the floppy or CD while your "problem" HDD is
connected in the system. It would be a good idea to temporarily disconnect
your primary HDD (and any other storage device) at this time.
Please understand that this WD diagnostic utility will only report if the
disk is defective. It is *not* designed as a data recovery program. Do the
Quick test and if that checks out OK do the Extended test.
Did you ever try connecting the disk on your secondary IDE channel as I
suggested?
Anna