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Posted by Guy Kornetzki on November 5, 2005, 12:09 am
Please log in for more thread options Sorry, forgot to mention that I CAN hear HD spinning inside the enclosure,
so I guess this means it's at least powering up and working.
More soon.
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GuyKo.
> Wow, first of all let me say it's great to know there are people out there
> who are willing to lend a hand in such an unselfish way - thanks everyone.
>
> To satisfy Lars' (justified) thirst for knowledge :) here are more details
> about the case:
>
> > HD brand is Fujitsu I believe
> > I don't know the spin speed but it was taken out of a rather old Gericom
> laptop
> >Guess USB enclosure receives power from USB ports using two plugs (as
Barry
> said; I had no idea why there are two plugs!)
> >Enclosure was plugged into two different laptops: a Dell and a Fujitsu
> Siemens.
> >Both laptops are running Win XP (Fuji runs Home version and Dell runs
Prof)
> >Both laptops have had no problems with USB devices
> >Both laptops enjoy USB2.0
>
> Ok, seems like there are two things to check now: 1) the enclosure 2) the
> HD. As the enclosure is brand new, I doubt it's faulty (although it is
> possible of course), so the next step is indeed to test the HD itself. In
> the current situation I can only do this by physically connecting the HD
to
> a laptop's IDE. If needs be I would be inclined to follow Barry's
suggestion
> of running the HD inside one of the "good" laptops as a HD, whilst using a
> recovery CD as backup when things go crazy.
>
> As it's quite late in the UK now, I'll probably to this tomorrow; also,
need
> to update my friend, the owner of this HD, and get his permission to dive
> deeper. So if there are any further thoughts/advices until than they are
> very welcome.
>
> Once again, I really appreciate it everyone.
>
> ~ ~ ~
> GuyKo.
>
> > My instructions don't involve a second laptop at all. From your note,
you
> > are not even getting the USB device detected pop-up which could indicate
> > several problems most of which point to USB problems, not necessarily
the
> > hard drive itself.
> >
> > Like Barry said before, your best bet is to place the drive directly
onto
> > the IDE channel. The best way to do that (and copy the files off) is to
> > place it in another machine as a second hard drive.
> >
> > That's what my instructions indicated. If you don't have the tools to
do
> > that (desktop, 2.5 to 3.5 convertor, etc) then you will have to get the
> USB
> > working properly.
> > --
> > Thanks,
> > TheBurgerMan
> > at
> > gmail.com
> > --
> > > Hi Peter: what driver do I need?! Thought it was plug'n'play through
the
> > > USB
> > > port? What do you mean by "swap controller", you mean USB port? Have
> tried
> > > connecting enclosure to two separate laptops and the HD wasn't
> recognised
> > > by
> > > any of them.
> > >
> > > Hi BurgerMan: unless I misunderstood you, seems like you may have
> > > misunderstood me: am using a laptop NOT a desktop to access the HD.
Have
> > > taken the 2.5" HD from the damaged laptop and inserted it into a
USB2.0
> > > External Enclosure (making it into an external HD with a USB2.0
> > > connection).
> > > Can't see what you mean than by your instructions.
> > >
> > > What do you think everyone?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > ~ ~ ~
> > > GuyKo.
> > >
> > >> > Well I got the enclosure, popped-in the HD, connected it to the
other
> > > laptop
> > >> > and.......nothing.
> > >>
> > >> You need a driver first! Check that you have one.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > Any ideas? Does this mean the HD may be faulty? How can I check
this
> at
> > > home
> > >> > without a PC lab?
> > >>
> > >> Swap with a different HD, or controller.
> > >>
> > >> Peter
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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