Getting my 100gb to work as an external HDD

[xenlab]

[originally posted in periphials, and someone suggested posting it here]

Hi all,

I have a generic USB 2.0 external HDD kit. I also bought a 100gb HDD at the same time, (it's not labeled, but i think it's a maxtor refurb or something).

I have two 40gb Western Digitals in my case.

Thing is, no matter what i try I can't get the 100gb to pull up in the HDD.

The USB 2.0 card is working (verified it with my pen drive).

I want to use the 100gb in the external, as I store music on it, and need to be able to bring it with me as I DJ regularly with my laptop, and need to be able to share this 100gb of music between both systems (laptop is only used for gigs, while my desktop is my 'studio' machine)

What i have tried doing is switching the jumper cable to Cable Select / Slave / Master... as well as not putting the jumper on at all.

The real kicker is that if i switch out the 100gb for my 40gb slave, all three work fine. that is, the 40gb with the jumper on slave in the external kit is instantly recognized by windows and loads a drive in my computer... and the 100gb is picked up too. the other way, the 100gb is not recogized in the hdd kit, but the 40gb (obviously) is recognized from inside the case....

What do you think is causing this, and how can i get the 100gb to work in my exnternal HDD?

My eternal thanks to all how can help me.

 

[AristoV300]

They make USB external enclosure for regular IDE hard drives. You just put the 3.5" hd in the enclosure and it has it own power outlet. Since it USB it is hot swappable so you just plug it in when you need it. Pretty much any online computer vendor carries them, just make sure it is USB 2.0.

 

[xenlab]

yeah, that's what i have. thing is the 100gb isn't recognized when it's in the enclosure. but if i switch it out with a 40gb it is.

 

[LTC8K6]

Firmware limitation on the external case? Just a guess.

 

[Jeff7]

Is this in Win2k or XP? Does the drive show up in Disk Management? Maybe it's just not partitioned, though I don't think this would affect anything.
What brand is the 100GB hard drive?

 

[biostud]

does the 100Gb work in your computer?

 

[xenlab]

LTC8K6:
it might be a limitation of the firmware. it was a $30 enclosure i got off pricewatch, and it didn't come with any documentation, outside of a small assembly plan.

Jeff7:
I'm using XP. It does show up in my computer, it's been formatted, and there is already data on it (i used it for a while in my computer, with a 40gb in the enclosure, i recently migrated to a new box and am trying to set it up as I intended to in the begining)

biostud666:
yes it works perfectly as a slave in my computer, just not in the enclosure.