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    External Enclosure Question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sa_ill, Mar 25, 2007.

  1. sa_ill

    sa_ill Notebook Deity

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    Does anyone know from where I can get a guide or something that can help me configure a 3.5 inch HDD with a USB External Enclosure??
     
    sa_ill, Mar 25, 2007
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    Perhaps this guide will be helpful.
     
    jetstar, Mar 25, 2007
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It's quite easy, where are you stuck?
     
    coriolis, Mar 25, 2007
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  4. sa_ill

    sa_ill Notebook Deity

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    I cant copy files into my HDD. I can only copy files from it!!!!
     
    sa_ill, Mar 25, 2007
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  5. hydra

    hydra Breaks Laptops

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    Any errors, ie. write protect? Could be cable, power supply or drive configured wrong as in master, slave or cable select. Normally drive will have no jumpers installed; see case manual. It may be easy just to buy case locally then return one when problem found, if not drive.
     
    hydra, Mar 26, 2007
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  6. sa_ill

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    No errors. The jumper is put in Cable Select. I tried all configurations. What is write protection??
     
    sa_ill, Mar 26, 2007
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    The jumper is in cable select? Never seen that configuration in an external drive, you might want to recheck your drive case manual. None of mine use the jumpers...

    Sorry, I meant delayed write failure error. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330174 ..which never helped my USB drive problems ;)
     
    hydra, Mar 27, 2007
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  8. Gator

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    Have you tried reformatting your external HDD to NTFS?
     
    Gator, Mar 28, 2007
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  9. sa_ill

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    Yeah done all that...........still no help
     
    sa_ill, Mar 28, 2007
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    What is your enclosure model, some enclosures have funny problems with some of the Hard Drives.It might be it.If you can post the specification - or a link - of the enclosure.
     
    mujtaba, Mar 28, 2007
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    Its an Intex 3.5 inch External Hard Disk Enclosure. There is no model or anything written on it. It cost me about $13.
     
    sa_ill, Mar 28, 2007
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