That's a USB "driver"problem.
"Mark Rae" <mark@markNOSPAMrae.com> wrote in message
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> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
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>> That just does not sound right.
>
> I know!
>
>> Check with the manufacturer of the enclosure.
>
> I will do. FWIW, the USB hard disk enclosure also works perfectly when
> connected to my Mac Mini...
>
>> I know a lot of the recent boards have PATA turned off in the BIOS.
>> Check your board manual or the website for the right settings and give it
>> a try. But I still don't see how anything IDE on the board could matter.
>> I don't care whether the connector in the enclosure is for an IDE or SATA
>> drive, if you are using the usb connector on the enclosure you are
>> connecting to the usb bus on the computer.
>
> PATA isn't turned off.
>
>> A puzzler.
>
> You're telling me! This is an example of what I'm seeing:
> http://www.markrae.com/USBHD.jpg
>
> Obviously, that's a WinXP machine, but it's the same sort of thing in
> Vista.
>