Mikkel L. Ellertson:
Jorge Luis wrote:
> I have a 200 MiB Maxtor HD that isn't being seen by the OS. I have it plugged
> into the system through an EIDE/USB converter hub. It appears that the drive
> isn't recognized, but the hub device is.
>
It would be handy to see the messages in /var/log/messages when you
plug the drive in. It would also help to know more about the
EIDE/USB converter. Does it have its own power supply, or is it bus
powered? Has it worked on any other machine?
If possible, power up the drive and let it spin up before plugging
in the converter.
See my previous message regarding kernel messages.
The converter has a brick power supply that provides power to IDE drives.
Separately, the converter hub is a USB 2.0 interface with two USB connectors.
One of them provides bus power to SATA drives; the other USB plug is a
straight-through connector that communicates with the hard drive that's
plugged into the hub.
You can see one of these adapters at:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_pc?url=search-alias%3Dcomputers&fie...
Thanks for your help.
JL
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