bytecc external HDD enclosure

[sam]

does any one have this external enclosure http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...pa=1&section=1

i just got one for and extra maxtor 40 gb hdd i have laying around. to give my father i was wondering how you have it set up . i have tried the HDD in master and slave and still can not get it to show up in the MY COMPUTER it is in device manager as a USB2 mass storage device and is said to be working properly but it does not show as a removable hdd or disk 2 or at all in MY COMPUTER. i have another external hdd that is set as master and is made by bytecc , but just a different model and it did not require any drivers and it shows up in MY COMPUTER as disk 2 . this one says it does not require drivers for win xp witch is what i have. so any help is much appreaciated.

[Bovon]

I just ordered a coolmax Saturday, and should be delivered here today. I vacillated back and forth between the Bytecc and the Coolmax for two days, and read everything I could find...reviews etc. Seems like the Bytecc is a good enclosure..and I did not read of any failures.
http://secure.newegg.com/app/Custrat...tem=17-145-314

I really don't have a clue what your problem could be..obviously you have USB enabled...maybe try a different USB cable?... check the onboard PSU to see that it is working properly..be very sure the IDE cable is seated good...one of the enclosures I checked out while making up my mind said the hard drive was offset in the enclosure which pulled at the IDE connector ribbon cable.

[sam]

well i think its my HDD i just took the HDD (120 gb ) out of the external enclosure that does work and put it in the one one that did not work and walla everything is fine with this enclosure. so now i need to find out whats wrong with my 40 gb drive.

[Bovon]

Mine came in today, coolmax enclosure and a 40 gb Maxtor. I just connected everything and the machine (win98se) detected it and wanted the drivers..put the CD in and pointed the wizard to the CD drive..installed without a hitch..then the system detected the hard drive and set that up..but where?...like you, I cannot see the drive anywhere. Maybe it must be formatted first?.. like you, I have other hard drives here..older bootable drives with an OS on them..I will try one of those to see if I can access a different drive.

Well, one thing comes to mind as a possibility (maybe). I am using the onboard USB legacy connector, which is USB V1.1. This enclosure plainly says, "IDE to USB V2.0"... maybe the setup will not work properly when using USB V1.1...?