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IDE to USB Conversion but Unable to Access

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Old 27th February 2007, 06:23
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I recently took a 120 GB hardrive from a machine and put it in a "case" converting it to USB. Using disk management I can see it, it is healthy and active, also online. Still, I cannot access it? Any suggetions? No volume name or location shows.
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Old 27th February 2007, 06:28
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Can you format the drive via disk management?

I would have though Windows would have all the drivers to see the device as a USB external drive.

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If I right click I am only given the option to delete the partition, but I don't want to do this because I need files on it from the other machine. I can't seem to format it

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Was it originally a NTFS partition? You never had linux or some unix type OS installed did you?

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No. The disk came from a machine with Windows XP just like the new one. Could it be the jumper needs to change to a slave drive? I didn't think so since it is going through the USB port

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Could well be. If you put the drive back into an XP machine can you access the drive? If so then it's a problem with how it's configured for USB.

Were there no instructions with the USB enclosure? - advising on how to configure the drive?

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I had the same thing happen to me once. It was a simple fix though. Just had to assign it a drive letter. For some reason it wasn't getting a drive letter automatically. After I assigned it, I was able to access it via explorer.
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From what you're saying, sounds like the solution is in what usits said.
And don't change the jumper to Slave, most cases/converters need the HD jumpered as Master.
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And don't change the jumper to Slave, most cases/converters need the HD jumpered as Master.
I agree, my converter's manual says the same thing.
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