USB2 to IDE & SATA adaptor

keithr said:

Yes, I connect up the HDD to the adaptor, then power it up before plugging into the USB port. The disk I am currently using is SATA, so appears as master.

Regarding drivers, when I first plugged it in I got a message saying installing new device driver software.....your device is ready to use.

When looking in Device Manager, a new "USB Mass Storage Device" appears when the adaptor is plugged in, which claims to be using a Microsoft driver dated 21/06/2006, version 6.1.7601.17577. What is that?

Perhaps another clue is that when my broadband cycles on and off, I get a pop up saying ""Additional log on information may be required. When I open that up it says "Your requested host could not be reached. Click on the link below to retry

A further clue perhaps - When connected to my Win7 laptop using the same router with ethernet cable as before, it works fine with no issues.

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It requires drivers to operate but they are already in the windows driver store. Windows already has them so you don't need any additional drivers to install manually. When someone says you don't need drivers for that device, it usually means Windows already has them. I can understand your confusion though, I could have explained it better in my other post.

This is kind of a shot in the dark but try turning off AutoPlay in control panel. Then plug it in. Windows may be trying to run something in the root directory of that drive when you plug it in. Turning off AutoPlay will stop that. Like I said though this a shot in the dark, what is actually going on here has be perplexed.

Is there an OS installed to this external HDD ? ?
That would explain the hiccups.

madcratebuilder said:

Have you ever been successful at connecting this ide-sata adapter? The first adapter I purchased was defective out of the box. If you can plug in a usb stick or other usb devises and they are working then this may be a problem with the adapter and not the computer software.

Yes this device operates ok, it just that it has this peculiar effect on my broadband connection. Other USB devices work fine.

I just tried disconnecting the ethernet cable to my router, and amazingly the same effect happens. The LED's indicating broadband and internet both cycle off then on.... I just cant understand how this is possible

patio said:

Is there an OS installed to this external HDD ? ?
That would explain the hiccups.

No there is nothing on the disk.

keithr said:

madcratebuilder said:

Have you ever been successful at connecting this ide-sata adapter? The first adapter I purchased was defective out of the box. If you can plug in a usb stick or other usb devises and they are working then this may be a problem with the adapter and not the computer software.

Yes this device operates ok, it just that it has this peculiar effect on my broadband connection. Other USB devices work fine.

I just tried disconnecting the ethernet cable to my router, and amazingly the same effect happens. The LED's indicating broadband and internet both cycle off then on.... I just cant understand how this is possible

The LED's on your router cycle on and off even with the network cable disconnected? If that is true it has to be the power pack that supplied external power to the drive.

I think the best way out of this is to get another adaptor. Any recommendations?

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