Need driver help for HD

[rebeccagiunio]

Hi

I took an old HD out of a laptop and put it into an external enclosure.
It's a Hitachi travelstar 80GB 2.5" SATA drive and it fits nicely in its new home.

However the Laptop doesn't recognise it at all and I can't understand which
of the many drivers on the disc to install...

Here is a screenshot (Hopefully..) of what I see on the disc, I would really appreciate your help.



Thanks Bex

 

[Evolv]

You will more than likely have to reformat it.

 

[rebeccagiunio]

Yes I have already reformatted the HD, I connected it to a 3.5" SATA ext. enc. to do this but now it's in this little 2.5" ext.enc. my laptop won't pick it up.

 

[KurrentEweser]

What model enclosure are you using? Some drive/enclosure combos won't run on just USB power alone. You may need to have an additional 5v power source.

 

[rebeccagiunio]

Here is the link to the full specs and pics of the HDD enclosure...

USB2.0 2.5" EXTERNAL SATA HARD DRIVE HDD ENCLOSURE CASE on eBay, also, Hard Drive Caddies Enclosures, Drives Storage, Computing (end time 24-Aug-08 19:08:00 BST)

I really am appreciating all your help btw!

x

 

[KurrentEweser]

I see now. They supplied a dual port cable. You'll need 2 free USB ports to power the enclosure. Plug the cable into both USB ports first. Then plug in the drive. Windows should load a driver right away. You should feel the drive spin up after plugging it in.

 

[rebeccagiunio]

Hi KurrentEweser!

I plugged both USBs in (Although I do get the green light with only one USB) and... nothing.
No sound no spinning, when I click on "Computer" no other drive appears.
I know it's not the drive because when I attatch the HD to the larger 3.5 SATA ext enc I have it recognises it right away....

 

[KurrentEweser]

Your drive isn't spinning up. I was afraid of that. Does the enclosure have jack for a 5v ac adapter? You'll need a 5v source connected to it first before plugging in the USB plug. I have a similar enclosure and the drive won't spin up with just USB power alone. I have other brands enclosures and they don't have this problem.

 

[rebeccagiunio]

Hi KE

No there is no power source apart from the USB....

Does that mean it's faulty or have I bought the wrong kinda thingy?

 

[KurrentEweser]

Are you sure the drive is any good?