USB HDD Help please!

[encorp]

I've got a 2.5" HDD I put into an external enclosure that uses dual USB for power/data that was once working but now is not. Vista 64 is reporting every time I the device that it's not recognized. This happens on all computers I plug the HDD into.

In device manager under the usb menu I can see the unknown device. Does anyone have any experience figuring out what the issue may be. I've got a spare HDD+Enclosure on it's way from NCIX to test with this one to see if it's the enclosure or the HDD but for now I think it's actually the drive.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Jon_di2]

Originally Posted by encorp

I've got a 2.5" HDD I put into an external enclosure that uses dual USB for power/data that was once working but now is not. Vista 64 is reporting every time I the device that it's not recognized. This happens on all computers I plug the HDD into.

In device manager under the usb menu I can see the unknown device. Does anyone have any experience figuring out what the issue may be. I've got a spare HDD+Enclosure on it's way from NCIX to test with this one to see if it's the enclosure or the HDD but for now I think it's actually the drive.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Sounds more the the enclosure then the drive. What is the enclosure, and are there drivers for it?

[Jack Rabbit]

Did you take it apart and make sure the drive is still properly connected? Does the drive make any funny new noises? Does it spin up at all?

Some of those bus powered enclosures also have a connector for power. Can you power it with a wall wart? Alternately, do you have an iPod power adapter; one of the ones that is mains powered and has a USB plug that provides 5V? They typically are able to provide much more current than a mainboard.

[encorp]

Originally Posted by Jon_di2

Sounds more the the enclosure then the drive. What is the enclosure, and are there drivers for it?

It didn't come with drivers, but I'll check the website. I figured since it worked before and dosn't now it didn't need them - but maybe it does!

Originally Posted by Jack Rabbit

Did you take it apart and make sure the drive is still properly connected? Does the drive make any funny new noises? Does it spin up at all?

Some of those bus powered enclosures also have a connector for power. Can you power it with a wall wart? Alternately, do you have an iPod power adapter; one of the ones that is mains powered and has a USB plug that provides 5V? They typically are able to provide much more current than a mainboard.

I have some spare universal Wall Warts, I don't have an ipod power adapter but I can try the Wal Wart and maybe I'll put the HDD into a spare laptop i have here.