Ide To Usb Adapter Driver Download
Several years ago I purchased a set of 'USB to IDE or SATA adapter cables' made by StarTech.com. I used them several time on my old Windows XP computer but I never tried them on my Windows 7 computer until now. They still work fine when I connect an internal IDE hard drive using these cable through my USB port but when I attempted to connect an SATA internal hard drive I got an error telling me that Windows 7 could not find a driver. I went to StarTech.com web site looking for a driver for Windows 7 but when you go to their download section there is no driver to download. I tried contacting them by email well over a week ago and got no response even though when i completed there form to send the email it said I would get a reply within 48 hours.
Does anyone know where I can get a driver for this set of cables that will make it work on Windows 7. I know that I can just open my computer and connect it internally but the reason I purchased these cables in the first place is so I will not have to do that. The driver cd that came with these cables does not have a driver that will work for Windows 7.
LarrySr,found this from some feedback another user / owner of this device left.quote'Here's how to install it so it will work for you:Have the drive turned on and running when you plug it into your (running) computer's USB. If you get a 'Found New Hardware' message, you're good. If not, click Start, and right click on My Computer, go to Device Manager, right click on Disk Drives and click Scan For Hardware Changes. After the scan, see if the drive shows up. If it doesn't, just reboot and it should show up. After the drive has been detected once, it will behave like a flash drive. Just always remember to use the 'Safely Remove Hardware' feature when you unplug the USB, and always be sure the drive is running when you plug in the USB.'
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Note: For more information on how to detect an IDE hard drive, visit.Older IDE drives are not supported by current StarTech.com products. Typically, these drives were made earlier than the mid-to-late 1990s and are smaller than 1 Gigabyte in size.There are a number of reasons that older IDE drives may not be detected, including the following:.The drive uses PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode and not DMA (Direct Memory Access).The drive is non-ATA or is using an ATA mode that predates the chipset's compatibility (usually older than ATA-4).The sector size is not 512 bytes.Unfortunately there is no workaround in these situations. An older system or an older IDE controller card must be used to access older IDE drives.
Ide To Usb Adapter Driver
Note: If you are using an IDE hard drive 1 Gigabyte in size or smaller, refer to the following FAQ:If you are unable to detect your IDE (PATA) drive using a StarTech.com product, you may need to change the jumper settings on your drive. The jumpers switch the drive between Master, Slave, and Cable Select for most drives.
A jumper is a small plastic piece that slides on top of two pins to electrically short them together.When it does not mention what IDE drive configuration is required or if there is only one drive in the setup, the drive should be configured as Master. If Master is not working, try using the drive in Cable Select.There is no standard position for the jumpers on IDE drives. On some drives, the jumper diagram is on the label that is on the top of the drive. On other drives, there are markings on the circuit board for CS, MA, and SL, which means a jumper shorts the pins vertically in that position. For more information, refer to the documentation provided by the manufacturer. California Proposition 65 WarningWarning: Cancer and reproductive harm — Safety Measures.
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