Mikkel L. Ellertson: > Jorge Luis wrote: > > I have a 200 MiB Maxtor HD that isn't being seen by the OS. I have it plugged > > into the system through an EIDE/USB converter hub. It appears that the drive > > isn't recognized, but the hub device is. > > > It would be handy to see the messages in /var/log/messages when you > plug the drive in. It would also help to know more about the > EIDE/USB converter. Does it have its own power supply, or is it bus > powered? Has it worked on any other machine? > > If possible, power up the drive and let it spin up before plugging > in the converter. See my previous message regarding kernel messages. The converter has a brick power supply that provides power to IDE drives. Separately, the converter hub is a USB 2.0 interface with two USB connectors. One of them provides bus power to SATA drives; the other USB plug is a straight-through connector that communicates with the hard drive that's plugged into the hub. You can see one of these adapters at: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_pc?url=search-alias%3Dcomputers&field-keywords=coolmax+ide+sata&x=0&y=0 Thanks for your help. JL -- JL <lists@xxxxxxxx> Mad, bad, and dangerous to know. --Caroline Lamb on Lord Byron -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
