HELP! My external 160gb IDE HDD not detected

[dexterdal]

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I don't understand what you're trying to point out. Too technical for my feeble brain to handle.
Where do i find the Jumper? What's a BIOS? Where do i find the Master and Slave?

This is getting too frustrating... I don't know what to do, i can't even understand the terms and names, all too technical for me.

I do appreciate your help sir, thanks a bunch. But i think it's time for me to seek professional help, someone who can really take a look at this IDE HDD personally and fix it.

Anyone here know how much would it cost me to have this repaired?

naa murag small black plastic sa back sa HD mao nay jumper. i will look for a pic for u.

example of a jumper setting







bue depende ang settings unsa naka indicate sa imong HD

[Bangkilan]

last resort

Method 1

- start then click Run type Devmgmt.msc enter

- Right click my computer then click Scan for hardware changes

RESTART


Method 2

- start then click Run type Devmgmt.msc enter

- find Universal Serial Bus controllers click down

- USB Root Hub right.click Properties

- go to Power Management and uncheck

"Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power"

- finally right click USB Root Hub / properties / click Scan for hardware changes

RESTART

" naglibog ko kung unsaon nako pag explaind this may sounds more confusing to you "


thnkx

[herp_doctor]

Here's a photo refference i took:

The 160gb IDE HDD, showing the pin connectors-





The 160gb IDE & 200gb IDE (the 200gb IDE is the one attached to the open enclosure)-



My Computer page showing the 200gb IDE detected by my notebook (shown as herphermits_2(G, with screenshot of the Computer Management page, as what francoise07 suggested i checked )-





My Computer page, this time with the 160gb IDE attached to the enclosure. And not being detected by my notebook (also with a screenshot of the Computer Management page showing the 160gb IDE HDD not being detected)-





@ dexterdal - i don't see any jumper in my 160gb IDE connector pins

@ bankilan - i did as what you instructed, without any result

[Bangkilan]

Give a try on other PC

if same issue will not resolve

*Then the last line of your post#9 will find its way to resolve this issue*

ty


" plz give a hand..anyone?"

[bakwakkwak]

it will be much easier and time saving if you just go to pcex and let someone look at it.
kay basin musamot na ang problema kong imo ayoayohon man dili kau ka kabalo.

[dexterdal]

bai basin na wala ang jumper sa imo 160gig kay mao mani ang settings sa IDE seagate




seagate hard disk jumpers unplugged

[Sempron Guy]

wala kay desktop computer? or sa amigo nimo nga pwede masulayn? mas maau if masulayan sa computer, if wala ghapon possible faulty ang hdd.

[gaspar_73]

bring your drive to your friend nga naay desktop and try to plug it directly sa ide cable to your mobo's ide port and see if your bios can recognize your harddrive......

[coolnezz]

well there's your problem... you don't have the jumper there...
set it to SLAVE and that should fix your problem...

[herp_doctor]

bai basin na wala ang jumper sa imo 160gig kay mao mani ang settings sa IDE seagate




seagate hard disk jumpers unplugged

As you suggested i do:
I have already tried to set the 160gb IDE drive to slave mode (i assume this would be the normal setting for an externa HDD). As what the illustration shows, setting the IDE HDD to slave mode setting requires to have no jumpers on the connector pins. Tried it this way and it doesn't work.

Tried it with the jumpers on the connector pins set to master settings and whaddayaknow, IT BLOODY WORKED! YES!!!


@ dexterdal - THANKS MATE, YOU REALLY ARE A GREAT HELP!
THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE IN ASSISTING ME WITH MY PROBLEM AND FINALLY SOLVING IT IN THE END.
++100 TO YOU...

CheerS!!!


PROBLEM SOLVED. THANKS TO DEXTERDAL..