Re: questions on 32 or 64 bit CPU etc

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Zhengguo Xu wrote:
something is wrong. the drive is not recognized by the USB-drivers (nor
by windoze)
Is the windows setup on the same computer? then try another computer

first, as your USB ports maybe faulty


the windows was setup in the same pc but on different HDD. i have 2 HDD
the 1st was for windows and the 2nd Ubuntu (/dev/sdb). i tried it in
another PC, thank god we have 3 at home, but it didn't work either.

uh-oh.

i tried disconnect all other external drivers so the power should not be
an issue (by the way, all my usb drivers have their own power supply so
i don't think they took power from usb port. i guess that will be the
case for pocket driver? ).

yes. my 2.5" enclosure actually has a power lead which i can connect to
a second usb port. i've found it is not required for most uses but
figure if i ever run into another machine with flaky usb ports i can
possibly run power to it from one machine (my laptop say) and connect it
to the other. (and pray for no static or power surges!)

the good news is i have most of my data, except the recent updated
files, burned in DVD. in case nothing worked to "rescue" this damn
driver, i have to re-format it.

good!

now the problem is: i don't even know how to do it since i cannot just
right click the icon in windows, nor mount it in ubuntu, to format it.

well sounds like you've covered all the bases and either the drive is
dead or the enclosure has problems. if you're not ready to give up on
that drive yet the last thing to do is remove it from the enclosure and
install it in a machine (laptop i guess although you can find adapter
kits to mount 2.5" drives in regular drive bays), then boot from a live
cd and see if it is recognized (and did the bios see it when the machine
was booted? is it set to autodetect the drive parameters or are they
programmed into the bios?).

argh. wish it hadn't come to this. good on you for having backups.

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