07-13-2011, 12:34 AM
I pulled the 2.5" 5200 Hitachi 100GB SATA drive from an old Sony laptop that a friend was junking. I tried in in two different self powered enclosures and neither would mount it. Then I tried it in my SATA > USB adapter and it mounts fine. I have to believe the old Sony provided more power to the drive internally than even my double lead cable provides off the USB ports on my Mac Mini. I also tried it, in one enclosure, on my old Dell Dimension 4600 using both front USB ports with no joy. Or maybe the drive is getting a bit run down and needs more oomph to get going than my Mini or the old Dell provides.
For reference, my old Mac laptop drives (from newer models than the Sony, which I suspect is a good 6 years old) mount just fine in the same enclosures using just one USB plug at the computer.
For reference, my old Mac laptop drives (from newer models than the Sony, which I suspect is a good 6 years old) mount just fine in the same enclosures using just one USB plug at the computer.