USB to IDE cable

northwoodsice · 07-22-2005, 09:58 PM

Today I bought a usb to ide cable and I am having trouble getting the drivers to work. I have win98 and there are drivers for it on the cd but in the system config when the cpu serches for drivers none are found. Any help would be great.

**The_Other_One** · 07-22-2005, 10:02 PM

Sometimes windows can be a pain when it searches for other drivers... Try using the advanced search and directing it to the folder that contains the drivers.

northwoodsice · 07-22-2005, 10:08 PM

I know what you mean and I tried that a few times and still nothing. I followed all the directions for the thing(limited i might say) and it still says no driver found. hmmmmmmm.

northwoodsice · 07-22-2005, 10:21 PM

so i was looking closer and I see that the adapter takes win98se and i have win 98. could that be the problem?

**The_Other_One** · 07-22-2005, 10:35 PM

That could be just because 98 in genreal doesn't have the best USB drivers... First Edition couldn't be that great, but I don't think it would really matter.

Other than trying other USB ports, you can also sort of force the driver to install. I assume that would be some sort of storage device... You can go though COntrol Pannel, then Add/Remove hardware, then go though the add hardware wizard. I don't remember the exact steps, but you want to go where you see a list of items to select from(like display addaptors and such, NOT things already installed on your computer) After that you should get a list of items. Choose have disk and find your drivers. Sometimes this will work, or sometimes it won't find anything.

I guess you could also try and get new drivers for your USB... But then again, windows 98 just plain isn't good with drivers. One of my old computers that had 98 on it, the front USB port would just die for no reason and seemingly nothing could get it working again untill I reloaded the machine! It was fine with Windows 2000 on it...

northwoodsice · 07-22-2005, 10:46 PM

So I tried what the last post said and still nothing. I am about ready to take the thing back but i want it to use it with a hardrive for backing up. I have found that the usb to ide is the best option for me so i really would like this to work. I just cant beleive that windows98 is so bad about this. Now the post said that they had upgraded to win2000, The machine i am doing this on is a compaq, would win2000 or even win98se work on here?

**The_Other_One** · 07-22-2005, 11:01 PM

One thought as I'm personally out of ideas, the harddrive IS powered up, right? All should be detected even without the HD spinning, but I just wnated to be sure.

And just because your system's a compaq doesn't tell me anything about it's actual specs. My guess is that it would run 2000, 98se for sure(no requirement differences between 98 and 98se) You need a Pentium 166 for 2000 if I remember correctly, and 32M RAM.

northwoodsice · 07-22-2005, 11:19 PM

Thank though, i hat it when its something stupid, but this time it think windows is goofed up. So where do i get an upgrade cd for win98se or 2000, question might not fit here but any direction would be great.

Hairy_Lee · 07-23-2005, 02:13 AM

if you have a fairly new motherboard it might offer some options in the bios for usb legacy support or something like that... try enabling the options that allow for storage devices, see if that works

northwoodsice · 07-23-2005, 02:21 AM

I am a rookie at bios so a little walk through would be nice if you dont mind. I really would like this to work and if i learn something in the process that would be great.

07-22-2005, 09:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
northwoodsice Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 37	USB to IDE cable Today I bought a usb to ide cable and I am having trouble getting the drivers to work. I have win98 and there are drivers for it on the cd but in the system config when the cpu serches for drivers none are found. Any help would be great.

07-22-2005, 10:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	Sometimes windows can be a pain when it searches for other drivers... Try using the advanced search and directing it to the folder that contains the drivers. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

07-22-2005, 10:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
northwoodsice Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 37	I tried that I know what you mean and I tried that a few times and still nothing. I followed all the directions for the thing(limited i might say) and it still says no driver found. hmmmmmmm.

07-22-2005, 10:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
northwoodsice Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 37	oh no! so i was looking closer and I see that the adapter takes win98se and i have win 98. could that be the problem?

07-22-2005, 10:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	That could be just because 98 in genreal doesn't have the best USB drivers... First Edition couldn't be that great, but I don't think it would really matter. Other than trying other USB ports, you can also sort of force the driver to install. I assume that would be some sort of storage device... You can go though COntrol Pannel, then Add/Remove hardware, then go though the add hardware wizard. I don't remember the exact steps, but you want to go where you see a list of items to select from(like display addaptors and such, NOT things already installed on your computer) After that you should get a list of items. Choose have disk and find your drivers. Sometimes this will work, or sometimes it won't find anything. I guess you could also try and get new drivers for your USB... But then again, windows 98 just plain isn't good with drivers. One of my old computers that had 98 on it, the front USB port would just die for no reason and seemingly nothing could get it working again untill I reloaded the machine! It was fine with Windows 2000 on it... __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

07-22-2005, 10:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
northwoodsice Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 37	I see... So I tried what the last post said and still nothing. I am about ready to take the thing back but i want it to use it with a hardrive for backing up. I have found that the usb to ide is the best option for me so i really would like this to work. I just cant beleive that windows98 is so bad about this. Now the post said that they had upgraded to win2000, The machine i am doing this on is a compaq, would win2000 or even win98se work on here?

07-22-2005, 11:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	One thought as I'm personally out of ideas, the harddrive IS powered up, right? All should be detected even without the HD spinning, but I just wnated to be sure. And just because your system's a compaq doesn't tell me anything about it's actual specs. My guess is that it would run 2000, 98se for sure(no requirement differences between 98 and 98se) You need a Pentium 166 for 2000 if I remember correctly, and 32M RAM. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

07-22-2005, 11:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
northwoodsice Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 37	yeah its powered up Thank though, i hat it when its something stupid, but this time it think windows is goofed up. So where do i get an upgrade cd for win98se or 2000, question might not fit here but any direction would be great.

07-23-2005, 02:13 AM	#9 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	if you have a fairly new motherboard it might offer some options in the bios for usb legacy support or something like that... try enabling the options that allow for storage devices, see if that works __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

07-23-2005, 02:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
northwoodsice Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 37	I am a rookie... I am a rookie at bios so a little walk through would be nice if you dont mind. I really would like this to work and if i learn something in the process that would be great.

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