will that fix the problem ? I want to make sure before i go and purchase one
of those..
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
Quote:
> Why don't you use usb external drive enclosures? Those are designed for
> what you want to do.
>
> "Ehab" <Ehab@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:EA13711D-4323-4851-92BC-C38E0873ADA7@xxxxxx Quote:
> >i am trying to connect two old seagate ide 80 gb hard drives ( barracuda
> > 7200.7 and ST380020A ) to my dell inspiron 1300 laptop with windows vista
> > home premium. i am using an ide to usb cable. first thing that happens
> > when i
> > connect either is that 'safely remove hardware' icon pops up in the system
> > tray and then disappears after a few seconds. i managed to double-click it
> > a
> > few times before it disappears and go into the properties of the 'USB Mass
> > Storage device' and at first it says this device is working properly, then
> > the mouse pointer turns into an hour sign and the following msg replaces
> > that
> > : Currently, this hardware device is not connected to the computer. (Code
> > 45)
> >
> > To fix this problem, reconnect this hardware device to the computer.
> >
> > Click 'Check for solutions' to send data about this device to Microsoft
> > and
> > to see if there is a solution available.
> >
> > it then disappears also from the Safely Remove Hardware popup box all
> > together. the drives do not appear in my computer, device manager or
> > computer
> > management. i have rebooted many times, tried all the different jumper
> > settings, and even deleted the INFCACHE1.inf file as mentioned in one of
> > the
> > newsgroups fixes i found after hours of googling. still i cannot seem to
> > access the drives at all. any pointers to what im doing wrong ?? thanks in
> > advance..
>