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usb portable hard disc box

  • 28-05-2007 7:24pm
    #1
    tag1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭


    I have just purchased a usb portable hard disc drive. I thought it would be easy enough to use but its not working. Any advice?

    It has two usb connectors at the end of the lead and I have plugged these in to the back of the computer and connected the other part of the cable in tto the usb portable hard disc unit.

    I am using windows XP


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  • #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Is there a power supply with it? What is the make/model of the drive? It should just pop up when the computer starts that it has been detected and show up under My Computer.


  • #3
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    tag1 wrote:
    I have just purchased a usb portable hard disc drive. I thought it would be easy enough to use but its not working. Any advice?

    It has two usb connectors at the end of the lead and I have plugged these in to the back of the computer and connected the other part of the cable in tto the usb portable hard disc unit.

    I am using windows XP


    Two USB connectors at the end of the lead? :confused: What's with that?
    Have you tried connecting just one of them?

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #4
    Soundman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    gadgetman496 wrote:
    Two USB connectors at the end of the lead? :confused: What's with that?
    Have you tried connecting just one of them?

    Sounds like it's a 2.5" caddy. There are supposed to be two USB cables. One for power from the USB hub, the other is for the transfer of the data.

    Is it being recognised as an HDD in Disk Management?

    Right click My Computer > Manage > Disk Management (listed under storage)

    If it is recognised by Windows, it will be listed in the top or bottom right section of the window. Labeled something like "Disk 2". It will say what type of formatting is on it if any. If it isn't formatted or partitioned, then that is where your problem lies.


  • #5
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Soundman wrote:
    Sounds like it's a 2.5" caddy. There are supposed to be two USB cables. One for power from the USB hub, the other is for the transfer of the data.

    Well there you go, you learn something new every day, I never used a 2.5" caddy so didn't know about the two USB connections.

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #6
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    Soundman wrote:
    Sounds like it's a 2.5" caddy. There are supposed to be two USB cables. One for power from the USB hub, the other is for the transfer of the data.
    Actually, they draw power from both connectors simultaneously, as the current drain requirements are higher than what could be drawn from just one USB connector. Only one is used for data transfer though.


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