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03/22/2007 06:39:39 AM · #1 |
Ok so before I transferred to Okinawa I was in a computer store (CompUSA) and saw a device that allowed you to take an old hard drive and convert it to one that could be plugged into your USB. They had many types but I just grabbed a cheap one.
The one I got has the ability to go USB or firewire (thats the 1394 right?). It even came with this cable. My Vaio 420 desktop pc (win xp) has the same connector on the back and a 4 pin connector in the front.
I plug the hard drive in with the USB and it works but it is so slow it errors out. I have tried like crazy to connect the hard drive via the connector on the back but it will not do anything. I've checked the hardware devices and show no errors on the 1394 bus host controller and the one listed under Network adapters. I've tried driver updates to no avail. I've disabled the device, reset the computer then plugged it in and still nothing. I even checked the bios and there is an option for the 1394 to be on or off...it is on.
So what am I doing wrong? Am I using the wrong cable? I know my local store has the 6-4 pin cable but I didn't want to buy it if that's not what I need. Can anyone help me find out this problem?
Thank you in advance |
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03/22/2007 06:47:22 AM · #2 |
| I doubt the hard drive would work with the 4-pin firewire port as it does not supply power to the device like the 6-pin port does. |
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03/22/2007 06:56:46 AM · #3 |
| ok I should have mentinoed...the hard drive does have it's own power cord...does that help? |
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03/22/2007 07:13:13 AM · #4 |
Check to make sure the firewire card is securely attached to the motherboard. My guess is that it is a PCI card. Push down on it to make sure it is plugged all the way in. Just be careful not to bend it back and forth.
Edit: but if it is soldered onto the motherboard then that probably isn't the problem.
Is there a switch on the hard drive case to change it from USB to Firewire?
Message edited by author 2007-03-22 07:14:53. |
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03/22/2007 07:36:48 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by skylercall:
Check to make sure the firewire card is securely attached to the motherboard. My guess is that it is a PCI card. Push down on it to make sure it is plugged all the way in. Just be careful not to bend it back and forth.
Edit: but if it is soldered onto the motherboard then that probably isn't the problem.
Is there a switch on the hard drive case to change it from USB to Firewire? |
it is hardwired to the motherboard, and nope no switch this is the one I have. I did just notice that this says it is 1394a so I wonder if that could be it. Looking on their website for support... |
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03/22/2007 07:44:36 AM · #6 |
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03/22/2007 07:52:25 AM · #7 |
xp home v2002 service pack2
btw..I really appreciate the help. |
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03/22/2007 07:58:00 AM · #8 |
I was going to also suggest checking that the port is actually soldered to the motherboard. I went through a similar problem last year. I enabled 1394 in BIOS, made sure I had the right cable and drivers. And nothing.
When I took the case off I discovered the firewire port cable wasn't soldered to the motherboard! So I ended up buying a firewire card for the PC instead. They're about $10 on ebay. |
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03/22/2007 09:06:02 AM · #9 |
well I sort of got it working...thank you skylercall and jhonan for your assistance.
I read something about IRQ conflicts and remembered from years past that sometimes adding cards to your system could cause this, since I didn't know how to change the IRQ settings on the computer I just simply removed the wireless modem card (didn't ever use it anyway) and rebooted. Well now it shows up in the Hardware Device Manager but give me an error 43. I went under admin services and disk management and it shows up there too but won't let me do anything with it.
So at least I'm a wee bit closer.
Again, thanks for your patience and help.
Message edited by author 2007-03-22 09:06:28. |
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