Trying to put Seagate Barracuda in External Enclosure

[Chunkee]

xp wont recognize it no matter what jumpers settings i set


is there a secret?

JC

 

[Porter21]

Do you have any other hd's?

 

[Chunkee]

Originally posted by: Porter21
Do you have any other hd's?

yes, tried wd 120 gb

fired right up

ready to format

dont know what the deal is. even tried another enclosure...maybe seagates need to be formatted?

JC

 

[Chunkee]

uuugh

nothing on their site either

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: Chunkee
xp wont recognize it no matter what jumpers settings i set


is there a secret?

JC

I usually format as a slave in regular ide in a system then move to the enclosure..

 

[Chunkee]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon

Originally posted by: Chunkee
xp wont recognize it no matter what jumpers settings i set


is there a secret?

JC

I usually format as a slave in regular ide in a system then move to the enclosure..

I just did that.

I just dont understand it. I put a WD in there...and sees it fine. I put a new Seagate 200 in there, NOPE, and even a new Seagate 80..nope. In each enclosure, with every friggin jumper configuration.

jOIFU_#($*)#$*#@)(@WDIFJ)_*#)_*_$*I#@ $#@$

JC

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: Chunkee

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon

Originally posted by: Chunkee
xp wont recognize it no matter what jumpers settings i set


is there a secret?

JC

I usually format as a slave in regular ide in a system then move to the enclosure..

I just did that.

I just dont understand it. I put a WD in there...and sees it fine. I put a new Seagate 200 in there, NOPE, and even a new Seagate 80..nope. In each enclosure, with every friggin jumper configuration.

jOIFU_#($*)#$*#@)(@WDIFJ)_*#)_*_$*I#@ $#@$

JC

so..now its the question of.."enclosure made by" ..? very strange..

 

[Chunkee]

one is bytecc..i have used many of them

the other is system request

arrrrgh

JC

 

[sohcrates]

I have the EXACT same problem with my Bytecc enclosure and a Seagate BArracuda drive.

Anyone have any new ideas??

THanks

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: sohcrates
I have the EXACT same problem with my Bytecc enclosure and a Seagate BArracuda drive.

Anyone have any new ideas??

THanks

/makes note to not buy bytecc enclosures for backup drives

 

[sohcrates]

Originally posted by: CraigRT

Originally posted by: sohcrates
I have the EXACT same problem with my Bytecc enclosure and a Seagate BArracuda drive.

Anyone have any new ideas??

THanks

/makes note to not buy bytecc enclosures for backup drives

Grrrr

Let's just say the Bytecc tech support is about as good as their products....