External USB HD Not Re-Booting!

Greetings All!

I recently purchased a Seagate 80 GB internal hard drive which I converted to an external drive using an IDE to USB adapter kit. Initially, the drive installed fine. I was able to format and partition it with no problems. I even moved some files from my onboard HD to the new HD.

However, now when I shut down or restart my system, it fails to recognize the new drive. After the last restart, I unplugged the USB cable, waited a minute or so, plugged it back in, and I got a message that said "New Hardware Was Found/USB to IDE Adapter", but the drive failed to install.

What should I do the fix this problem? Is there a way I can set my system to always recognize the new drive? Your help is greatly appreciated! My system specs are listed below.

Thanks!
Jeff G.
El Paso, TX


HP Pavilion 513n
Windows XP Home/SP 1
Intel Celeron 1.8 GHz processor
512 MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM
53 GB Onboard HD
Seagate 80 GB External USB 2.0 HD

 

Check out if you logical disk management service is switched on.
control pane>adminstative tools>services

 

hey, thanks for the tip! that fixed the re-boot problem! now I think I have a power supply problem... time to break out the duck tape!!!!!