Mounting External Drive?

[MM07]

After I upgraded my 160 gb hard drive I put it in an enclosure. When I plug it into my MacBook it doesn't mount.

Do I have to use the software that came with the enclosure?

 

[logana]

USB or Firewire ?

Is it getting power - should mount and no software required !!!

 

[MM07]

It does have AC power and it is USB.

 

[riscy]

Is it the right kind of enclosure - ie SATA?

 

[logana]

It does have AC power and it is USB.

So this is a USB2 enclosure for the 2.5 inch SATA disk that you took out of your MacBook ?

It is unusual for 2.5 inch USB enclosures to be AC powered usually they get their power from the USB port.

If it is getting power - is the disk starting up and not mounting - can you hear/feel the disk powering up ?

 

[MM07]

It is a SATA enclosure. This is the one I bought from newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817106099

 

[logana]

It is a SATA enclosure. This is the one I bought from newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817106099

ok - pull the ac adaptor out of the enclosure and plug the usb lead it into one of the usb ports on the MacBook (no hubs !)

What happens now ?

 

[MM07]

ok - pull the ac adaptor out of the enclosure and plug the usb lead it into one of the usb ports on the MacBook (no hubs !)

What happens now ?

The unit turns on, I can hear and feel the drive moving, but no mounting.

 

[logana]

The unit turns on, I can hear and feel the drive moving, but no mounting.

odd - can you open disk utility (Applications>Utilities) and let it scan for disks - does your 120GB disc show in the left pane ?

If it does click on it and see what info it shows.

 

[MM07]

After some plugging and unplugging it mounted!!

Thanks for your help.

 

[logana]

No problem - it should "just work" !!!

No doubt it will be fine from now on too.