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Problem with a hdd enclosure
I just bought a hdd enclosure which uses usb2.0. But it works on usb 1.1 too. But i have a problem is that when i switch on the hdd enclosure. The computer recognise that something is plug into the usb port and it start to install the hardware. Sometimes, it installed succussful, sometimes it doesn't. Most of the times when i go to the device manager, there is a exclamation mark beside the usb hardware section. Sometimes when it install succcessfully, there are no exclamation mark but the drive does not appear in the my computer there at all. I am sure that the enclosure is alrite because i tested it on other computers. Does anyone have a solution for it?
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so wat should i do to make it work. i tried using on my frens computer and they work.Will purchasing a pcmcia usb 2.0 card work?
I suggest uninstalling the USB driver in device manager and letting it reinstall after rebooting. Another thing you can try is a powered USB hub, which will act as a buffer to smooth out the USB signal.
You could try.There are simply some systems where the external cases will always be flakey ,regardless of what you do.
I have had 3 different manufacturers of external enclosures and some worked fine on some ,others no.
You may need to mix and match.
I have had 3 different manufacturers of external enclosures and some worked fine on some ,others no.
You may need to mix and match.
One thing, if you are connecting the usb case first and then turning on power .... I would turn on the power and let the drive spin up before connecting the USB cable. The device may be momentarily unstable as power is being turned on, and this could temporarily "hose you" on that system, until everything was disconnected and powered down.
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hey watzman i tried using the method you just said and it works. but the second time i use this method again it doesn't. There an exclamation error again under the device manager there
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watzman, like what u just said i should not unplug in that way and i did it. so i had just restart my com and wait till the hdd has run for sometimes before plugging in the usb cable. The drive did appear in my computer but when i double click to access it i got this error: "F:/ is not accessible. The file or directory is corrupted and readable"
That's a different problem, but you may have either a defective enclosure (it happens, and it's happened to me) or one that is, for whatever reason, incompatible with the USB ports in your computer.
It depends on the system.
External USB drive converters are very tempermental.
Try to stick with name brands.ADS is allright,the Syba's suck.
I have even had issues with Sony's.