Just bought a portable hard drive enclosure and USB2 connection cable. The cable has two large USB connectors at one end - the second of which has a much shorter and skinnier cable; and a mini connector at the enclosure end. My not-very-portable storage of similar type, but big, has only one USB connector per end of its cable. I infer from this that the only one of the connectors at the pooter end should be (need be?) plugged in? The 500 GB HDD in the enclosure is SATA, as is the 160 GB one in the notebook. (because I had thought of installing things on the big one and puting it in the notebook...) Anyway, I can't poke it into life. I get the rude message: /Unable to mount location/ and underneath that: /Can't mount file./ Where is the fault? Hardware? Me? (I had meant to bring it along to the Norwich meet last night, but ) -- Tony http://www.girolle.co.uk/
On Fri, 15 May 2015 13:43:25 +0100 Anthony Anson <tony.anson@girolle.co.uk> wrote:
Just bought a portable hard drive enclosure and USB2 connection cable. The cable has two large USB connectors at one end - the second of which has a much shorter and skinnier cable; and a mini connector at the enclosure end.
That will be for power.
My not-very-portable storage of similar type, but big, has only one USB connector per end of its cable.
I infer from this that the only one of the connectors at the pooter end should be (need be?) plugged in?
I don't think so.
The 500 GB HDD in the enclosure is SATA, as is the 160 GB one in the notebook. (because I had thought of installing things on the big one and puting it in the notebook...)
Anyway, I can't poke it into life. I get the rude message:
/Unable to mount location/
and underneath that:
/Can't mount file./
Where is the fault? Hardware? Me?
Take your pick ;-) Plug both connectors in, the power one first, wait a couple of seconds and then plug in the USB data connector. Is it recognised now? -- __ __| |_ __ __ .----------------------------------------------. / _/ _` \ V V / | mailto:alug_cdw@the-walker-household.co.uk | \__\__,_|\_/\_/ |______________________________________________|
On 15/05/15 14:02, Chris Walker wrote:
On Fri, 15 May 2015 13:43:25 +0100 Anthony Anson <tony.anson@girolle.co.uk> wrote:
Just bought a portable hard drive enclosure and USB2 connection cable. The cable has two large USB connectors at one end - the second of which has a much shorter and skinnier cable; and a mini connector at the enclosure end.
That will be for power.
My not-very-portable storage of similar type, but big, has only one USB connector per end of its cable.
I infer from this that the only one of the connectors at the pooter end should be (need be?) plugged in?
I don't think so.
The 500 GB HDD in the enclosure is SATA, as is the 160 GB one in the notebook. (because I had thought of installing things on the big one and puting it in the notebook...)
Anyway, I can't poke it into life. I get the rude message:
/Unable to mount location/
and underneath that:
/Can't mount file./
Where is the fault? Hardware? Me?
Take your pick ;-)
Plug both connectors in, the power one first, wait a couple of seconds and then plug in the USB data connector. Is it recognised now?
That's easy - tried it the other day: exactly the same error tile. -- Tony http://www.girolle.co.uk/
On 15/05/15 14:07, Anthony Anson wrote:
On 15/05/15 14:02, Chris Walker wrote:
On Fri, 15 May 2015 13:43:25 +0100 Anthony Anson <tony.anson@girolle.co.uk> wrote:
Just bought a portable hard drive enclosure and USB2 connection cable. The cable has two large USB connectors at one end - the second of which has a much shorter and skinnier cable; and a mini connector at the enclosure end.
That will be for power.
My not-very-portable storage of similar type, but big, has only one USB connector per end of its cable.
I infer from this that the only one of the connectors at the pooter end should be (need be?) plugged in?
I don't think so.
The 500 GB HDD in the enclosure is SATA, as is the 160 GB one in the notebook. (because I had thought of installing things on the big one and puting it in the notebook...)
Anyway, I can't poke it into life. I get the rude message:
/Unable to mount location/
and underneath that:
/Can't mount file./
Where is the fault? Hardware? Me?
Take your pick ;-)
Plug both connectors in, the power one first, wait a couple of seconds and then plug in the USB data connector. Is it recognised now?
That's easy - tried it the other day: exactly the same error tile.
Could it be that the SATA drive has not yet been formatted? Does the enclosure have/need a power connector as well as the USB connector. Nev
On 15/05/15 19:09, Nev Young wrote:
On 15/05/15 14:07, Anthony Anson wrote:
On 15/05/15 14:02, Chris Walker wrote:
On Fri, 15 May 2015 13:43:25 +0100 Anthony Anson <tony.anson@girolle.co.uk> wrote:
Just bought a portable hard drive enclosure and USB2 connection cable. The cable has two large USB connectors at one end - the second of which has a much shorter and skinnier cable; and a mini connector at the enclosure end.
That will be for power.
My not-very-portable storage of similar type, but big, has only one USB connector per end of its cable.
I infer from this that the only one of the connectors at the pooter end should be (need be?) plugged in?
I don't think so.
The 500 GB HDD in the enclosure is SATA, as is the 160 GB one in the notebook. (because I had thought of installing things on the big one and puting it in the notebook...)
Anyway, I can't poke it into life. I get the rude message:
/Unable to mount location/
and underneath that:
/Can't mount file./
Where is the fault? Hardware? Me?
Take your pick ;-)
Plug both connectors in, the power one first, wait a couple of seconds and then plug in the USB data connector. Is it recognised now?
That's easy - tried it the other day: exactly the same error tile.
Could it be that the SATA drive has not yet been formatted?
Shouldn't matter - you need access to format it.
Does the enclosure have/need a power connector as well as the USB connector.
No. -- Tony http://www.girolle.co.uk/
On 19/05/15 13:48, Anthony Anson wrote:
On 15/05/15 19:09, Nev Young wrote:
On 15/05/15 14:07, Anthony Anson wrote:
On 15/05/15 14:02, Chris Walker wrote:
On Fri, 15 May 2015 13:43:25 +0100 Anthony Anson <tony.anson@girolle.co.uk> wrote:
Just bought a portable hard drive enclosure and USB2 connection cable. The cable has two large USB connectors at one end - the second of which has a much shorter and skinnier cable; and a mini connector at the enclosure end.
That will be for power.
My not-very-portable storage of similar type, but big, has only one USB connector per end of its cable.
I infer from this that the only one of the connectors at the pooter end should be (need be?) plugged in?
I don't think so.
The 500 GB HDD in the enclosure is SATA, as is the 160 GB one in the notebook. (because I had thought of installing things on the big one and puting it in the notebook...)
Anyway, I can't poke it into life. I get the rude message:
/Unable to mount location/
and underneath that:
/Can't mount file./
Where is the fault? Hardware? Me?
Take your pick ;-)
Plug both connectors in, the power one first, wait a couple of seconds and then plug in the USB data connector. Is it recognised now?
That's easy - tried it the other day: exactly the same error tile.
Could it be that the SATA drive has not yet been formatted?
Shouldn't matter - you need access to format it. Indeed, and it appears that you have access as it is recognised. However, you need a partition to mount it. GParted would be your friend if you had it.
Next time you're near my hovel why not drop in with the drive and I'll check it out on my PC.
Does the enclosure have/need a power connector as well as the USB connector.
No.
Ah that's not the problem then.
On 19/05/15 21:54, Nev Young wrote:
On 19/05/15 13:48, Anthony Anson wrote:
Could it be that the SATA drive has not yet been formatted?
Shouldn't matter - you need access to format it.
Indeed, and it appears that you have access as it is recognised. However, you need a partition to mount it. GParted would be your friend if you had it.
I seem to have it amongst Mint
Next time you're near my hovel why not drop in with the drive and I'll check it out on my PC.
Indeed: why not? Thanks - wilco.
Does the enclosure have/need a power connector as well as the USB connector.
No.
Ah that's not the problem then.
Just about to pour 32-bit Mint into a USB thingy. When I fire-up this box it goes straight into Grub, and it's pretty likely that Grub will find the 32-bit Mint 17 - after all, it found the 64-bit one innit. -- Tony http://www.girolle.co.uk/
On 15/05/15 13:43, Anthony Anson wrote:
My not-very-portable storage of similar type, but big, has only one USB connector per end of its cable.
I infer from this that the only one of the connectors at the pooter end should be (need be?) plugged in?
Late to the party I know and this has been addressed a bit, but... I have an external USB drive caddy. It has a cable as you describe. The destruction manual that comes with it says, the USB connected to the chunky cable bit goes on the PC, the thin end on the drive. If the drive draws more power from USB port than it can supply on one USB port, then you plug in the second USB connector into a second USB port on the the PC. So, you must plug in the chunky USB port. The second can be used if required. Regards Steve
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