external hdd enclosure problem

i recently had a problem with my old computer and decided it was time to replace. the power supply shorted and wont turn on.i removed the hard drive and put it in a usb enclosure.i would like to get files off of it. the old computer was xp. the new computer is vista. i moved the jumper on the old drive to cable select. when i try to access it in any way through my computer or through file transfer wizard whatever program i use freezes.
is it an issue between xp and vista or something else?


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If the drive is in a USB enclosure it probably has to be in Master mode
since the connector in the enclosure probably does not support the
connection of 2 HDD.

"don treat" wrote in message news:2009101019532treat71@msn.com...
> i recently had a problem with my old computer and decided it was time to
> replace. the power supply shorted and wont turn on.i removed the hard
> drive and put it in a usb enclosure.i would like to get files off of it.
> the old computer was xp. the new computer is vista. i moved the jumper on
> the old drive to cable select. when i try to access it in any way through
> my computer or through file transfer wizard whatever program i use
> freezes.
> is it an issue between xp and vista or something else?
>
>
> EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
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> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...-to-deskt.aspx

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"don treat" wrote in message news:2009101019532treat71@msn.com...
> i recently had a problem with my old computer and decided it was time to
> replace. the power supply shorted and wont turn on.i removed the hard
> drive and put it in a usb enclosure.i would like to get files off of it.
> the old computer was xp. the new computer is vista. i moved the jumper on
> the old drive to cable select. when i try to access it in any way through
> my computer or through file transfer wizard whatever program i use
> freezes.
> is it an issue between xp and vista or something else?
>
>
> EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
> Send Mouse Click To Desktop Thru Transparent Form
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...-to-deskt.aspx


Run a surface scan of the hard drive.

Start Command Prompt as Administrator

CHKDSK F: /R /X /V

F: - change to the drive letter of the hard drive on USB
/R - run a surface scan and file integrity check, /F is implied (attempt to
fix all errors found)
/X - take drive offline for scanning
/V - verbose output

don treat wrote:
> i recently had a problem with my old computer and decided it was time to replace. the power supply shorted and wont turn on.i removed the hard drive and put it in a usb enclosure.i would like to get files off of it. the old computer was xp. the new computer is vista. i moved the jumper on the old drive to cable select. when i try to access it in any way through my computer or through file transfer wizard whatever program i use freezes.
> is it an issue between xp and vista or something else?
>
>
> EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
> Send Mouse Click To Desktop Thru Transparent Form
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...-to-deskt.aspx


Cable select might not be the right configuration (no matter what the
instructions say)

try master and/or slave too

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[quote=Tae Song;1579026]"don treat" wrote in message news:2009101019532treat71@msn.com...[color=blue]
> i recently had a problem with my old computer and decided it was time to
> replace. the power supply shorted and wont turn on.i removed the hard
> drive and put it in a usb enclosure.i would like to get files off of it.
> the old computer was xp. the new computer is vista. i moved the jumper on
> the old drive to cable select. when i try to access it in any way through
> my computer or through file transfer wizard whatever program i use
> freezes.
> is it an issue between xp and vista or something else?
>
>

i put the drive back to master setting and it seemed to make no difference.
i also noticed if i restarted with the drive powered on windows explorer will not respond. i have to pull up task manager and restart with it off. if i turn it on at that point anything i do to try to access it just sits there not responding and i have to close it with task manager.

disbled the HDD device from your BIOS


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[treatddt]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jblim1980

disbled the HDD device from your BIOS


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if you are asking me if i did? no i didn't disable it.