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USB MAss Storage Question / Problem

  • 06-11-2004 10:46AM
    #1
    maxheadroom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    Just a quick question. Does anyone know if its possible to use an NTFS formatted drive in an external USB drive case? I've got a 2.5' one to use during a laptop HD swap, but Windows XP Pro doesn't seem to like it. It loads the usb mass storage driver and then doesn't find a disk attached.

    Thanks,

    MH


Comments

  • #2
    hulhi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 378 ✭✭hulhi


    try going into start->control panel->administrative tools->computer management-> from right hand column select -> disk management -> check if any unknown drives are listed there (usually lists NTFS formatted dynamic disks as "foreign disk"), -> if there's one right click on it and select import disk. try it.


  • #3
    BigEejit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,738 ✭✭✭BigEejit


    Wot he said

    I have two NTFS formatted USB hard disks and both have no problem on any Xp or win2000 machine I connect them to.

    It may be a problem with the USB case for the HD


  • #4
    maxheadroom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭maxheadroom


    Thanks for the replies lads - turned out to be a loose connector in the USB case. Need to get the superglue out... :rolleyes:


  • #5
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,259 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    I have two USB 3.5 caddies. One is formatted fat32 (so that Windows 98 systems can see it) and the other NTFS. Doesn't seem to make much difference from my experience.


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