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08-04-2017, 05:43 PM
hi, 2 hdds from an old HP. will not initialize when using a sata to usb connector on two different Pc's. they do work when reinstalled in the HP. get a "not accessible request failed due to fatal device hardware error" when i try to initialize them. both appear in disc management as not initalized. thanks in advance. tom
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If the drives work fine when installed in the PC's, I would try another SATA to USB adapter... Sounds like the controller on the adapter is no good.
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And i should have read the problem over better my bad. Like lary said the controller sounds bad. Is it possible for you to give us a model # or maybe a picture of the sata to usb setup?
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2 week old Sabrent USB 3.0 to SSD / 2.5-Inch SATA Hard Drive Adapter [Optimized For SSD, Support UASP SATA III] (EC-SSHD) that i used to image a win10 hhd to ssd. thanks
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Tom is giving the specs of the adapter, and that he used it to Image a drive. The adapter is just a link between the PC and Hard Drive...not a storage device.
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08-05-2017, 11:32 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-05-2017, 11:34 PM by Double clutch.)
I second the vote on replacing or trying a different SATA adapter the common factor trying to get these hard drives to initialize is the adapter.
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