WD2500 in USB enclosure failing?

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Hi folks - anyone had problems with WD2500 250gig EIDE drives not
working in external USB enclosures? I have 2 of these drives I'm
pulling from a working server, and would like to attach them via USB
enclosure to my desktop machine (running linuxon both boxes).

The USB enclosure is working fine - it's externally powered, patched
into the front panel of the PC. I have a 20gig drive I used for
testing in the enclosure, it spins up fine and mounts perfectly.

When I put either of the WD2500 drives in the enclosure and power up,
I get no completed initialization on the Linux side, and the drive
will 'reset' every 30 seconds or so (click, whirr).

I can't find anything via google that suggests this drive won't work
in a USB enclosure (in fact, many comments to the contrary). Am I
missing something?

Thanks in advance...
 
Hi folks - anyone had problems with WD2500 250gig EIDE drives not
working in external USB enclosures? I have 2 of these drives I'm
pulling from a working server, and would like to attach them via USB
enclosure to my desktop machine (running linuxon both boxes).

The USB enclosure is working fine - it's externally powered, patched
into the front panel of the PC. I have a 20gig drive I used for
testing in the enclosure, it spins up fine and mounts perfectly.

When I put either of the WD2500 drives in the enclosure and power up,
I get no completed initialization on the Linux side, and the drive
will 'reset' every 30 seconds or so (click, whirr).

I can't find anything via google that suggests this drive won't work
in a USB enclosure (in fact, many comments to the contrary). Am I
missing something?

Thanks in advance...
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it may be the enclosure.............looking at some makes they actually
state only good for 200, 250 or 300 etc drives. Check out the enclosure
manufacturers data.
 
it may be the enclosure.............looking at some makes they actually
state only good for 200, 250 or 300 etc drives. Check out the enclosure
manufacturers data.
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Unfortunately, the manufacturer's information is pretty sketchy. It's
a CompUSA external 'plastic' enclosure. I have 6-7 of these now, and
they've been quite good, this is the first time I've had a problem.

The manufacturer link is here:
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=312100

Not a lot of content, unfortunately.
 
many of the USB external enclosures need the jumpers on the drive set to
'master'.
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I've tried it with a master jumper and without. Both don't
initialize :( :(

Thanks though :(
 
Hi folks - anyone had problems with WD2500 250gig EIDE drives not
working in external USB enclosures? I have 2 of these drives I'm
pulling from a working server, and would like to attach them via USB
enclosure to my desktop machine (running linuxon both boxes).

The USB enclosure is working fine - it's externally powered, patched
into the front panel of the PC. I have a 20gig drive I used for
testing in the enclosure, it spins up fine and mounts perfectly.

When I put either of the WD2500 drives in the enclosure and power up,
I get no completed initialization on the Linux side, and the drive
will 'reset' every 30 seconds or so (click, whirr).

I can't find anything via google that suggests this drive won't work
in a USB enclosure (in fact, many comments to the contrary). Am I
missing something?

Thanks in advance...
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Check the USB enclosure for cooling ventilation. The larger and faster
WD drives can get pretty hot. If feasible, test by running the drive
with just the enclosure's electronics section attached to the header
end.
 
Check the USB enclosure for cooling ventilation. The larger and faster
WD drives can get pretty hot. If feasible, test by running the drive
with just the enclosure's electronics section attached to the header
end.
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It's running open-face now. I never even get the drive to 'warm'
stage, since it doesn't come online with the enclosure at all. Other
drives in the same enclosure -do- work.

-dbs
 
take it out and put it in the rig internally.


It's running open-face now. I never even get the drive to 'warm'
stage, since it doesn't come online with the enclosure at all. Other
drives in the same enclosure -do- work.

-dbs
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