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Got a 160GB Seagate 2.5" Internal Notebook Ultra ATA/100 HDD, 5400 RPM
with 8MB Cache and mounted it in a CompUSA 2.5" enclosure. Intended
to create an image of XP PRO on this new drive and install it as the
new internal HDD in an R51 Thinkpad.
Plugged the enclosure in (it uses two USB slots - 1 provides power)
and booted XP Pro. Since its a new unformatted drive, I did not
expect to see it in My Computer or Win Explorer. I wasn't
disappointed, it wasn't there. Wasn't shown in Device Manager either.
Following the enclosure's install instructions for formatting the
drive under XP, I right clicked My Computer, selected Manage and got
the Computer Management Screen. Selected Disk Management and there it
was as Drive 1. (The existing internal HDD was Drive 0). Both were
shown as Healthy, with a notation for the new drive 'Healthy [EISA
Configuration]'. When I right clicked on that drive's Status screen
(as instructed), the 'New Partition' option in the pop-up window was
grayed out. With that, my formatting effort came to a screeching
halt.
Called Seagate for some guidance and was told Seagate does not support
using internal drives in external enclosures. Tried CompUSA tech
support, but no response. Suspect they are all busy packing up.
OK, so here I am. What is preventing me from formatting this drive?
A BIOS setting perhaps? How do I proceed? If this is old hat, point
me at something to read.
Speaking of settings, are there 'jumpers' on a 2.5" notebook internal
HDD? If so, does one have to reset these 'jumpers' when the drive is
being used in an external enclosure? If so, where does one find and
how does one set these jumpers?
Thanks in advance for any guidance provided.
A last question (for now), which may need to be asked elsewhere, if
this drive is formatted in FAT32, would I be able to connect this
drive to a Win98SE system via the USB and see / use it?
with 8MB Cache and mounted it in a CompUSA 2.5" enclosure. Intended
to create an image of XP PRO on this new drive and install it as the
new internal HDD in an R51 Thinkpad.
Plugged the enclosure in (it uses two USB slots - 1 provides power)
and booted XP Pro. Since its a new unformatted drive, I did not
expect to see it in My Computer or Win Explorer. I wasn't
disappointed, it wasn't there. Wasn't shown in Device Manager either.
Following the enclosure's install instructions for formatting the
drive under XP, I right clicked My Computer, selected Manage and got
the Computer Management Screen. Selected Disk Management and there it
was as Drive 1. (The existing internal HDD was Drive 0). Both were
shown as Healthy, with a notation for the new drive 'Healthy [EISA
Configuration]'. When I right clicked on that drive's Status screen
(as instructed), the 'New Partition' option in the pop-up window was
grayed out. With that, my formatting effort came to a screeching
halt.
Called Seagate for some guidance and was told Seagate does not support
using internal drives in external enclosures. Tried CompUSA tech
support, but no response. Suspect they are all busy packing up.
OK, so here I am. What is preventing me from formatting this drive?
A BIOS setting perhaps? How do I proceed? If this is old hat, point
me at something to read.
Speaking of settings, are there 'jumpers' on a 2.5" notebook internal
HDD? If so, does one have to reset these 'jumpers' when the drive is
being used in an external enclosure? If so, where does one find and
how does one set these jumpers?
Thanks in advance for any guidance provided.
A last question (for now), which may need to be asked elsewhere, if
this drive is formatted in FAT32, would I be able to connect this
drive to a Win98SE system via the USB and see / use it?