I moved the drive from the left usb port to the right port and was able to mount the drive.
Thanks Lee. Thursday, September 11, 20089:59 PMLee [EMAIL PROTECTED] >On Sep 11, 2008, at 9:01 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > >> I have removed my 2.5 ATA hard drive from the dead iBook. I don't >> understand how the adaptor works. >> >> Do I need the power brick? If so, how does it connect? > >Some of the 2.5 inch drives get their power from the USB bus. > >> I can con the adaptor to the drive and when I plug the usb cable into >> the usb port the red light on the adaptor lights up. I can hear the >> drive mechanism but the drive never mounts on the desk top. > > >It sounds like the drive is spinning up. It should mount. There are >some things you can try like plugging into the other USB port on your >machine, using a powered hub in case your ports don't supply enough >power or bonging the machine with the thing plugged in. > >--- >Lee Larson 502-339-8758 > > > >_______________________________________________ >The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >be September 23 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >Posting address: [email protected] >Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be September 23 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
