From: dragonsclaw@NOTmindspring.com   
      
   On Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:10:16 -0500, Pfsszxt@aol.com wrote:   
      
   >On Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:48:55 -0500, Grinder    
   > mI'm sorry about clogging this group, buyt I'm out of ideas.   
   >I didn't "fry" the drive after all.   
   >  My problem.   
   >   
   > I have an old (1992 vintage) hard drive from which I want to retreive   
   >some old games.   
   > The drive was a working drive when the monitor on the old system   
   >died leaving no access to the drive.   
   >  S0, I removed it and placed it into a container which presumably   
   >makes it a USB drive. The indications are that it's properly into the   
   >box. Then I plug it into an unused USB port on my XPPro laptop.   
   >  XP Pro didn't recognize the addition when I plugged it in, and a   
   >"new hardware" search doesn't find it.   
   >   I need some help regarding how to get the XP Pro machine to   
   >use it.   
   >  Thanks much.   
   If the drive "Never becomes Ready", windows will not see it.   
   Wrong Jumpers, Bent pins, Weak power, Bad drive all can cause "Not Ready"   
      
      
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   Note: A previous Failure, may have caused the Device Manager to mark the drive   
   (enclosure) as "Unknown"   
      
   Open the Device Manager and look for Yellow (Unknown or malfunctioning) items.   
   Right-click and Remove them. Let Windows re-discover them   
      
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