i have a hitachi 60gig 2.5" laptop drive in an external usb 2.0 case that doesn't load properly.

i know this drive worked @ one time because i copied all my music files to it for someone to borrow. now, when i plug it up, i get the "found new hardware" & the "safely remove hardware" icon comes up down by the clock (forget what this area is called LOL)

when i goto device manager, it shows up in disk drives as "disk drive" & says it is loaded properly, but doesn't show in my computer as an available drive.

now i also have a 100gig 3.5" hdd in 5.25" external case that loads properly, shows in device manager & my computer & works just fine.

so what am i missing??? like i said....i know it worked @ one time, so trying to figure out if it is a defective usb case, hard drive, or just a pc glitch.

any help would be appreciated

 

hook it up to the desktop internally and format, then reinsert in portable case

 

i have a.......2.5" laptop drive......

 

I have a similiar hard drive and I notice that when i connect the device to my USB hub it doesnt work properly as if there isnt enough power coming from the hub to get it running. It lights up and everything but it just wont work.
Once I connect it directly to my USB ports on the motherboard it works fine.

 

tried port on front of pc & mobo port. cable also has a dual-plug end like a master/slave ide cable for using on a laptop when can't provide enough power in 1 end.......still no go

it's enough to make me pull me pull my hair out :hsughr: