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Why doesn't my SATA cased HD work on my asus Eee Pc?

Asked by Anatelostaxus (1428points) December 3rd, 2010
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I’ve tried connecting it with a shorter usb cable,
I’ve tried setting it up as sole boot option..
I don’t know what else to do..

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Odysseus's avatar

Does your sata external hdd come with a special cable that splits into two usb jacks, one for power one for data ? it should

“link” www.circuit-finder.com/categories/pc-related/usb-devices/726/usb-power-injector-for-external-hard-drives

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IchtheosaurusRex's avatar

Is your drive bus-powered or line powered, i.e., does it have an external power supply, or does it derive all of its power from the USB? If it’s the latter, see @Odysseus answer. If your PC will not recognize it, but another PC does, there may be a problem with the port.

jerv's avatar

Ditto here. I have issues with my external CD burner when I decide to be lazy and only plug in one of the USB cables, thus starving it of power.

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