(SOLVED) SATA HDD not showing via USB…URGENT!

Hi all,
I have a weird problem – I have a 1TB SATA internal drive that when plugged into the PC internally works and shows up fine…
but…
I removed it to put it into an enclosure for movies and now it won’t show up via USB? I’ve tried two different controllers – nothing.
Nothing in DISK MANAGEMENT or ACRONIS etc.
I even took it back out of the enclosure and it works in the PC??!
It’s formatted currently to NTFS, but I tried FAT32 and nothing.
Any help would be good as it;s for my son’s Christmas prezzie (along with a media player)…
Happy Christmas – here’s hoping you can help!
Answer #1
2.5″ or 3.5″ drive
got a link to either or both enclosures ?
you try them on a diff/2nd PC
if a 2.5″ drive try going in device mgr and under all “USB Root Hub” entries try disabling power saving
Answer #2
edwoodweb replied: 2.5" or 3.5" drive
got a link to either or both enclosures ?
you try them on a diff/2nd PC
if a 2.5" drive try going in device mgr and under all "USB Root Hub" entries try disabling power saving
Ahhh Ed – very nice to hear from you!
It’s a 3.5 mate, I don’t have another PC/Laptop and the enclosure is a WD 2TB HDD – I took it apart, put the 2TB into my PC and removed a 1TB and placed it in the HDD. So it’s basically a HDD with a small circuit board controller.
Both controllers work with other drives….
Answer #3
Both controllers work with other drives....
after trying the 1TB and reconnecting ?
what model is the 1TB
the lights on the enclosure come on with the 1TB
it seem to be spinning just not reading ?
Answer #4
Plug the 1TB into the PC direct – works.

Plug it in via USB, lights up, spins up – shows nothing on the PC.
Tried all 16 USB ports – they work with everything else.
I have 2 x 1TB HDD’s and 2 x 2TB HDD’s – all the same – WD Caviar Green WD10EADS.
Answer #5
Do you realize that you need external power supply to power the 7200rpm drives? Give us a picture of how are connecting the 3.5″ externally.
Answer #6
Have you connected another drive apart from the original to that enclosure? It MIGHT be possible that it only works with the original drive.
Answer #7
Hi,
Thanks for the input – as said in the first post – I’ve tried two different controllers buddy, powered of course
Have you connected another drive apart from the original to that enclosure? It MIGHT be possible that it only works with the original drive.
Yep
Answer #8
the cord end of the drives, any jumpers or whatever, they all look the same ?
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/981#satadesktopjump
try a jumper setup 3rd down on the 1st pic (5+6)
have you/can you swap the data cord on the enclosure ?
Answer #9
Guys – I’ve tried so many things, I’m just going to buy another one and put the 1TB into the PC (it works in there).
Thanks for the support and info – I thought it would be something simple!
I hope you all have a great Christmas!!!!
Answer #10
pommy replied: Any help would be good as it;s for my son's Christmas prezzie (along with a media player)...
Is it a media player with an enclosure (tried putting the hdd in that) or is it a small one that you need to connect an external to ?
I had a problem with an enclosure like that once – eventually got it working using a Y USB cable (ie two USB plugs into the pc and one to the enclosure) weird as it’s externally powered anyway.