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2.5" SATA External Hard Drive Recognition Issues
I bought the above subject external hard drive through Ebay and when I
connect it using the USB cable, the computer does not seem to recognize it. The hard drive came by itself. no instructions. Is there a drive I need to download to make this work? I have Windows XP and a Dell Dimension E310 computer. It is a 40GB USB 2.0 hard drive. |
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2.5" SATA External Hard Drive Recognition Issues
"K-Bob" wrote in message ... I bought the above subject external hard drive through Ebay and when I connect it using the USB cable, the computer does not seem to recognize it. The hard drive came by itself. no instructions. Is there a drive I need to download to make this work? I have Windows XP and a Dell Dimension E310 computer. It is a 40GB USB 2.0 hard drive. If this is a brand new drive, it probably needs formatting. And assigning a drive letter. Right click on My Computer/Manage/Disk Management. Format, and give it a drive letter, then it will be seen by your system HTH bw.. |
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2.5" SATA External Hard Drive Recognition Issues
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"K-Bob" wrote in message ... I bought the above subject external hard drive through Ebay and when I connect it using the USB cable, the computer does not seem to recognize it. The hard drive came by itself. no instructions. Is there a drive I need to download to make this work? I have Windows XP and a Dell Dimension E310 computer. It is a 40GB USB 2.0 hard drive. If this is a brand new drive, it probably needs formatting. And assigning a drive letter. Right click on My Computer/Manage/Disk Management. Format, and give it a drive letter, then it will be seen by your system HTH bw.. And if you cannot see it in Disk Management, the problem may be that the drive needs more power than a 5V @ 500mA USB port can provide. They make a "cheater cord", which has a second USB connector, and on the second connector, only the power pins are connected. That provides more current, in cases where the USB port cuts off due to overload. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=3617625 Some 2.5" drives, have a power plug hole on the drive, in which case, you'd need to find a 5V adapter to fit it. That would be an option, if the USB Y cable scheme didn't work out. Not all 2.5" drives have that barrel connector though. And there are modern 2.5" hard drive mechanisms, that function perfectly well, without any assistance, staying within the power limitations of a USB2 port. But if there is stock of older hard drives around, those may require more power, and a workaround. The USB Mass Storage driver, that comes in WinXP, should be enough to make it work. If you've kept your OS up to date, you should be ready to go. Paul |
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2.5" SATA External Hard Drive Recognition Issues
"meerkat" wrote: "K-Bob" wrote in message ... I bought the above subject external hard drive through Ebay and when I connect it using the USB cable, the computer does not seem to recognize it. The hard drive came by itself. no instructions. Is there a drive I need to download to make this work? I have Windows XP and a Dell Dimension E310 computer. It is a 40GB USB 2.0 hard drive. If this is a brand new drive, it probably needs formatting. And assigning a drive letter. Right click on My Computer/Manage/Disk Management. Format, and give it a drive letter, then it will be seen by your system HTH bw.. A great big THANK YOU for helping me out. That was exactly what it took to get the hard drive working properly. |
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2.5" SATA External Hard Drive Recognition Issues
"K-Bob" wrote in message ... "meerkat" wrote: "K-Bob" wrote in message ... I bought the above subject external hard drive through Ebay and when I connect it using the USB cable, the computer does not seem to recognize it. The hard drive came by itself. no instructions. Is there a drive I need to download to make this work? I have Windows XP and a Dell Dimension E310 computer. It is a 40GB USB 2.0 hard drive. If this is a brand new drive, it probably needs formatting. And assigning a drive letter. Right click on My Computer/Manage/Disk Management. Format, and give it a drive letter, then it will be seen by your system HTH bw.. A great big THANK YOU for helping me out. That was exactly what it took to get the hard drive working properly. Always glad to help % ). bw.. |
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