On Jun 22, 2009, at 4:55 PM, John Martz wrote:
> >> As for the one I'm having troubles with: >> http://www.icydock.com/product/mb664us-1s.html >> It has esata.. and funny that you'd ask, yes it worked great via >> esata >> connection. And lastly, no, it's not under warranty. Jeff > > OK, I'm stumped and am now waiting for someone else to post the > "obvious" explanation which is escaping me. > > If the 2.5" drive works with USB, then I would think there is no > problem with USB. In other words, I'd expect the SATA->USB logic to > either work or not work. > > But if the 3.5" drive works with eSATA, then I would assume there is > no problem with the power supply provided by the enclosure to the > drive. > > So why wouldn't the 3.5" drive *also* work with USB? > > Is there a "big" difference between the capacities of the two drives? > (Maybe there USB has a capacity limit?) Was the 3.5" drive partitioned > & formatted? Did you try more than one USB connector or connecting to > another computer? Sorry, I realize that these questions aren't that > helpful, but I've got nothing else. :-( > > -irrational john > I honestly don't know why the thing works with everything "BUT" 3.5 drives using the USB interface? just strange. Jeff --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
