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USB TO IDE CASING/ENCLOSURE - FRUSTRATED...ABOUT TO GIVE UP...!!!!
Respected Tech gurus (and USB gurus) and dear fellow forum members...
Ok here goes the situation:
WHAT I DID:
I have recently purchased a frontech 3.5 " HDD Enclosure/Casing.
I also purchased one Hard disk seagate PATA 80 GB.
I initially connected the above seagate 80 GB PATA Hard disk internally in my desktop PC IDE and installed windows xp (without any service packs). ALso saved some data. Now disconnected this hard disk and put inside
the above frontech 3.5 " HDD Enclosure/Casing.
Now I have already one Seagate SATA 120 GB internally having windows xp installed (without any service packs).
WHAT IS HAPPENING:
Now when I plug in the USB cable from external enclosure to either USB 1.1 or USB 2.0....The 80 GB PATA hard disk (inside the enclosure) is not getting detected. Also the mouse cursor is temporarily every now and then
vanishing and then returning of itw own.
The driver CD that came along with the frontech enclosure has driver only for windows 98. So i presume windows xp or windws 2000 server should recognize it by default.
Also under "Disk management" there is no such external hard disk getting detected.
However when i see "device mangare" NOT under "disk drives" but rather under "USB Controllers" an icon is appearing saying USB Mass storage Device with a yellow Exclamation mark.
WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR:
All i want is that i should be able to
1. access data on such external hard disk 0f 80 Gb in external casing
2. eventually be able to directly boot from such external hard disk in external casing
FEW QUESTIONS:
1. am I MISSING SOMETHING OR DOING SOMETHING WRONGLY...?????
2. HAVE I COMMITTED A MISTAKE BY PURCHASING FRONTECH'S EXTERNAL CASING....?????
IS THERE ANY BETTER COMPANY AVAILABLE WHOSE EXTERNAL CASING S MORE RELIABLE AND THE PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE IN INDIA...????
3. IS WINDOWS HAVING NO DRIVER INBUILT FOR SUCH IDE TO USB DEVICE...????
ANy help/suggestion/guidance will be deeply appreciated...
Please reply in detail indicating what should i do....
thanks in advance for ur help and suggestions....
regards
sunando
sunandoghosh (at) redifmail (dot) com
India
p.s. by the way i am using intel motherboard D865GBF
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Respected Tech gurus (and USB gurus) and dear fellow forum members...
Ok here goes the situation:
WHAT I DID:
I have recently purchased a frontech 3.5 " HDD Enclosure/Casing.
I also purchased one Hard disk seagate PATA 80 GB.
I initially connected the above seagate 80 GB PATA Hard disk internally in my desktop PC IDE and installed windows xp (without any service packs). ALso saved some data. Now disconnected this hard disk and put inside
the above frontech 3.5 " HDD Enclosure/Casing.
Now I have already one Seagate SATA 120 GB internally having windows xp installed (without any service packs).
WHAT IS HAPPENING:
Now when I plug in the USB cable from external enclosure to either USB 1.1 or USB 2.0....The 80 GB PATA hard disk (inside the enclosure) is not getting detected. Also the mouse cursor is temporarily every now and then
vanishing and then returning of itw own.
The driver CD that came along with the frontech enclosure has driver only for windows 98. So i presume windows xp or windws 2000 server should recognize it by default.
Also under "Disk management" there is no such external hard disk getting detected.
However when i see "device mangare" NOT under "disk drives" but rather under "USB Controllers" an icon is appearing saying USB Mass storage Device with a yellow Exclamation mark.
WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR:
All i want is that i should be able to
1. access data on such external hard disk 0f 80 Gb in external casing
2. eventually be able to directly boot from such external hard disk in external casing
FEW QUESTIONS:
1. am I MISSING SOMETHING OR DOING SOMETHING WRONGLY...?????
2. HAVE I COMMITTED A MISTAKE BY PURCHASING FRONTECH'S EXTERNAL CASING....?????
IS THERE ANY BETTER COMPANY AVAILABLE WHOSE EXTERNAL CASING S MORE RELIABLE AND THE PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE IN INDIA...????
3. IS WINDOWS HAVING NO DRIVER INBUILT FOR SUCH IDE TO USB DEVICE...????
ANy help/suggestion/guidance will be deeply appreciated...
Please reply in detail indicating what should i do....
thanks in advance for ur help and suggestions....
regards
sunando
sunandoghosh (at) redifmail (dot) com
India
p.s. by the way i am using intel motherboard D865GBF
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