Posts by djtroz

I have just ran it last weekend with hesitancy being every time I try one of these registry programs, they seem to cause more harm than good and it has bricked the HD. I usually try one twice a year and have the same problem. Please note - I'm not saying that this isnt a good program as others have posted great results in other posts, but for me, I don't seem to have the greatest luck and still have the best results reformatting every 6 months for a fresh start.

At this point, I'm trying to find a way to load RegistryEasy from the command prompt (at boot-up being windows cannot load) with attempts to restore the back-up registry file.

As an updated: I pulled the drives out of the external case, connected them both to the MB to SATA2 and SATA3 (DVD Drive is in SATA1). I now a have a new drive in My Computer which shows as empty and no properties available. I'm wondering if I have to undo the JBOD settings that were set when the manufacturer created the drive so they show as two disks instead of one... just not quite sure how to do it.

Good Afternoon,

I was curious if anyone has experience with these drives. I bought it just over a year ago, didnt catch it only carries a one year warranty versus the norm of 3/5 years. Everything has worked well expect last night while transferring data over the network it stops and gives me an error to the effect of 'You must format this drive before using it'. I clicked cancel and skip but the same problem arose. I removed the UBS connection, plugged back in, it recognized the drive and the same problem again. I then tried a different computer which it didnt find the drive at all. This time when I powered on, I could hear a faint repeticious clicking almost like when a record ends. I went back to the original computer where it quickly brought up Windows Explorer of the drive but the entire folder (which is around 40Gb of pictures) shows empty. I get the knot in the stomach feeling. Powered down, waiting around 15 minutes, plugged back in and the drive is not showing.

Now, there isnt a need to format being the same drive has been functional for a year. Being this unit is no longer under warranty and being it's 2 500Gb drives stacked using JBOD, I'm thinking to try to install each directly into the PC and see if they are recongnized.

Well, it has been fixed. It is the simplest things that cause the problem. The problem.. the bridge/adapter needed a power source and the HDD needed a power source.

I have a thread like this running in a different website's forum. Someone asked if both the drive and the adapter were powered. I said no and the power cable that would normally go into the HDD is plugged into the adapter, which in turn is plugged into the HDD. They said they believe both will need power and to try it. I didnt think that would be the case since a tiny LED on the adapter was lit. Well, I connected power cable to the HDD, now the HDD and adapter have power, powered up the machine, BIOS: fine, loading: fine/quick, startup into desktop, checked My Computer... there she is!

I want to thank all of you who contributed for the time spent with me. It is very, very much appreciated!!

Sorry, I misread. No, I dont own a true SATA drive. I'm sure I'll be stopping by Best Buy tomorrow.

That's is what I've been doing, just using one converted SATA as storge with an IDE connected Boot drive.

I've had another read of your first post. This is how I now think you intend your rig to work:

1. The boot drive is always on IDE and this is BIOS enabled & prioritised for booting.

2. The other 3 drives are fitted with the SATA adapter, presumably all drives set to Master (not sure it matters but that's what I woud do).

3. A SATA cable for each IDE disk is taken to the mobo, presumably connected in low to high port number order (again not sure it matters, but that's what I'd do).

4. SATA is enabled in your BIOS.

Now, if I read you correctly, connecting the data disks to SATA allows you to hboot fully but without having the SATA connected drives recognised.

Is the above correct?

Yes.

IDE is prioirity and only boot-from selcted. I disabled everything else.

All drives are jumpered to Master.

All extra drives are connected to MoBo starting with SATA1, respectively.

SATA is enabled on in BIOS, but RAID is not.

If so, DimaYasni makes a good point in his last post.

In your position, I'd do exactly as you have done - seek help from a forum before dumping the idea of using a SATA converter.

What would my next step be? I'd buy a single SATA 2 HDD and fit that, expecting it to work. If not, then you'd need to run your mobo diagnostics (or you might have done that already) …

the way I understood it, he converted SATA to IDE, not vice versa.
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Other way: IDE -> SATA.

Doesn't your mobo have an IDE socket that can be enabled via the BIOS? Then you can hook up that way.

Something would worry me about the SATA frig that you're trying to work. Maybe one drive (Boot) would work ...

Anyway, let's hope the IDE option works. Also have you considered whether a lifted Windows from an IDE mobo with drivers established would work properly in the SATA configuration? Another reason to try the IDE socket on your mobo.

Right now, I have one IDE socket availble on my MoBo which is what I have my main IDE/Boot drive hooked up to. It works fine until I hookup the SATA plug.

those converts are real crap usually. don't you have proper sata connectors on the m/b?

I do. I have 6 SATA connectors on the MoBo but I needed the adapters to convert my IDE HDDs.

I'm going crazy and hope someone could assist. I recently bought a barebones to upgrade my existing system. My challange is to keep my main IDE as primary/boot with the existing O/S (XP Pro) and add on 3 additional IDE drives using SATA coverters. The other 3 drives have data on them and are not multi-partitioned. In addition, I would like to do this (if possible) without using a RAID setup. The main reason is that I have each drive used specifically for one thing and dont want to have all combined into one then partition. I could move all data from all drives to a 1TB external drive, create the RAID setup, partition and move back, but it seems too labor intensive. Is it even possible to achieve what I am attempting?

To keep things simple; I have disconnected my CD/DVD from slave IDE, left my main IDE (120GB) as master and tried the assembly with just one additional IDE (200GB SATA convert) for now. I have tried with and without the jumper in the 200GB, checked the BIOS each time to make sure that boot will be from 120GB and still no luck. When booting, I get past the BIOS/system check (which now takes forever), I get to the XP Loading page, the bar moves left to right but never will progress to my desktop. I cannot seem to get the BIOS to recognize the SATA drive. When I go into setup; if finds the IDE but …