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Posted by Frank346 on December 25, 2005, 4:48 pm
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> Pat wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Just got a new laptop (Dell Inspiron 6000), and I'm trying to connect
> > my Western Digital hard drive from my old desktop to the laptop via a
> > generic USB 3.5" converter, and it's not working. The converter
> > recognizes the drive, but when I connect it to the computer via the USB
> > cable, the light goes from green to orange. When I look in the device
> > manager, it sees the USB Mass Storage Device, but it has an error (code
> > 10: the device cannot start).
> >
> > I tried the converter with another HDD (not a western digital), and
> > it worked just fine.
> >
> >
> > Any suggestions as to how I can fix it? I've scoured the net and the
> > WD website, but can't find any answers/updated drivers.
> >
> > Thanks for the help!
> >
> > -Pawt
> >
> Does your USB drive have an auxillary power input? USB doesn't have a
> lot of power available and the amount varies in different
> implementations. When your system recognizes the drive but reports it
> can't start, it is most likely a power issue.
>
> Some drives have a separate wall socket power supply. Or yours might
> have a ps2 port power input.
If it's a 3.5" drive, there has to be an external power supply since 12
volts is needed for the drive motor. Check the hard drive jumper to be sure
it is set for master, not cable select or slave.
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