http://www.microsoft.com/communities... dware_devices


I have a new eMachine D620-5133, Model No. MS2257, which is made by Acer.
The operating system is Window Vista Home Basic SP-1 and it has a 32-bit
operating system. I am trying to connect the hard drive from my old Dell
with Windows 98 to my new computer. The old hard drive is made by Western
Digital and does not have a jumper setting. I bought an Airlink101 3.5� USB
2.0 SATA/IDE HDD Enclosure, Model AEN-U35SE to accomplish the connection.
The salesman told me not to worry about the jumper setting. Everything went
fine, but nothing shows up under “My Computer.� The instructions from
Airlink said if this happens, I should go to Control Panel / Administrative
Tools / Disk Management and right click on the unallocated disk and select
“New Partition.� The old hard drive shows up as a new unallocated disk,
which is exactly what is suppose to happen. Everything looks like the
example, except that when I right click on the unallocated disk the option of
“New Partition� does not show up, so I’m dead in the water. I’m guessing I
need to set up a “new partition.� Does anybody have any idea how to do that?
Or does anybody have any idea how to solve my problem?

Are you trying to see data on the old drive or are you wishing to format it
to use as a spare disk?

"Jim in Spokane" wrote in message
...
http://www.microsoft.com/communities... dware_devices


I have a new eMachine D620-5133, Model No. MS2257, which is made by Acer.
The operating system is Window Vista Home Basic SP-1 and it has a 32-bit
operating system. I am trying to connect the hard drive from my old Dell
with Windows 98 to my new computer. The old hard drive is made by Western
Digital and does not have a jumper setting. I bought an Airlink101 3.5"
USB
2.0 SATA/IDE HDD Enclosure, Model AEN-U35SE to accomplish the connection.
The salesman told me not to worry about the jumper setting. Everything
went
fine, but nothing shows up under "My Computer." The instructions from
Airlink said if this happens, I should go to Control Panel /
Administrative
Tools / Disk Management and right click on the unallocated disk and select
"New Partition." The old hard drive shows up as a new unallocated disk,
which is exactly what is suppose to happen. Everything looks like the
example, except that when I right click on the unallocated disk the option
of
"New Partition" does not show up, so I'm dead in the water. I'm guessing
I
need to set up a "new partition." Does anybody have any idea how to do
that?
Or does anybody have any idea how to solve my problem?

Here is a link that may help you with your old files. Link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
--
Computer/Software Tech.

Make it a great day!

Charles Richmond




"Jim in Spokane" wrote:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities... dware_devices


I have a new eMachine D620-5133, Model No. MS2257, which is made by Acer.
The operating system is Window Vista Home Basic SP-1 and it has a 32-bit
operating system. I am trying to connect the hard drive from my old Dell
with Windows 98 to my new computer. The old hard drive is made by Western
Digital and does not have a jumper setting. I bought an Airlink101 3.5� USB
2.0 SATA/IDE HDD Enclosure, Model AEN-U35SE to accomplish the connection.
The salesman told me not to worry about the jumper setting. Everything went
fine, but nothing shows up under “My Computer.� The instructions from
Airlink said if this happens, I should go to Control Panel / Administrative
Tools / Disk Management and right click on the unallocated disk and select
“New Partition.� The old hard drive shows up as a new unallocated disk,
which is exactly what is suppose to happen. Everything looks like the
example, except that when I right click on the unallocated disk the option of
“New Partition� does not show up, so I’m dead in the water. I’m guessing I
need to set up a “new partition.� Does anybody have any idea how to do that?
Or does anybody have any idea how to solve my problem?

THE C. [MSFT MVP] wrote:

Here is a link that may help you with your old files. Link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

So on the newsgroups where you aren't moderated you pretend to be an MVP and
on the forums where you are moderated you pretend to work for Microsoft.
Very slick. Perhaps you should talk to your doctor about changing your
meds. The current level isn't working.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

And what good is that if the disk is not visible?

"THE C. [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message
...
Here is a link that may help you with your old files. Link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
--
Computer/Software Tech.

Make it a great day!

Charles Richmond




"Jim in Spokane" wrote:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities... dware_devices


I have a new eMachine D620-5133, Model No. MS2257, which is made by
Acer.
The operating system is Window Vista Home Basic SP-1 and it has a 32-bit
operating system. I am trying to connect the hard drive from my old Dell
with Windows 98 to my new computer. The old hard drive is made by
Western
Digital and does not have a jumper setting. I bought an Airlink101 3.5"
USB
2.0 SATA/IDE HDD Enclosure, Model AEN-U35SE to accomplish the connection.
The salesman told me not to worry about the jumper setting. Everything
went
fine, but nothing shows up under "My Computer." The instructions from
Airlink said if this happens, I should go to Control Panel /
Administrative
Tools / Disk Management and right click on the unallocated disk and
select
"New Partition." The old hard drive shows up as a new unallocated disk,
which is exactly what is suppose to happen. Everything looks like the
example, except that when I right click on the unallocated disk the
option of
"New Partition" does not show up, so I'm dead in the water. I'm guessing
I
need to set up a "new partition." Does anybody have any idea how to do
that?
Or does anybody have any idea how to solve my problem?

HI, Jim.

In Disk Management, click on Help, then explore. This Help file covers all
of MMC, not just Disk Management, and it is organized as a reference, not a
tutorial, so we can't just read it like a textbook. It is loaded with good
information but we have to search for the topics we need. DM has been one
of my most-used utilities ever since it first appeared in Windows 2000, over
9 years ago. My favorite way to open it is to just press Start and type in
"diskmgmt.msc" and press Enter; this bypasses the rest of MMC and uses all
the screen real estate, after we Maximize the window. (After 9 years and
several improvements, DM still always opens up in a small window, the
columns are still too narrow, and it won't remember settings from one
session to the next.) I'm running Win7, so the text in your Vista may be
slightly different, but the basics are still the same. Also, this Help file
covers a lot more than the mundane disks that most of us deal with; we have
to "read around" all the discussions of dynamic disks, GUID partition
tables, and other topics that we may need to learn about some day don't deal
with yet.

In Help, search for "foreign", then "Move Disks to Another Computer". There
is a full page of text here telling how to "Install disks in the new
computer" and similar topics.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100

"Jim in Spokane" wrote in message
...
http://www.microsoft.com/communities... dware_devices


I have a new eMachine D620-5133, Model No. MS2257, which is made by Acer.
The operating system is Window Vista Home Basic SP-1 and it has a 32-bit
operating system. I am trying to connect the hard drive from my old Dell
with Windows 98 to my new computer. The old hard drive is made by Western
Digital and does not have a jumper setting. I bought an Airlink101 3.5�
USB
2.0 SATA/IDE HDD Enclosure, Model AEN-U35SE to accomplish the connection.
The salesman told me not to worry about the jumper setting. Everything
went
fine, but nothing shows up under “My Computer.� The instructions from
Airlink said if this happens, I should go to Control Panel /
Administrative
Tools / Disk Management and right click on the unallocated disk and select
“New Partition.� The old hard drive shows up as a new unallocated disk,
which is exactly what is suppose to happen. Everything looks like the
example, except that when I right click on the unallocated disk the option
of
“New Partition� does not show up, so I’m dead in the water. I’m guessing
I
need to set up a “new partition.� Does anybody have any idea how to do
that?
Or does anybody have any idea how to solve my problem?

I am responding to my own posting. I took the enclosure back to the store,
and the fellow there knew immediately what the problem was. In order to make
the enclosure work it is first necessary to disable Norton GoBack. As soon
as I did this, everything worked fine. Thanks to all who responded.

"Jim in Spokane" wrote:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities... dware_devices


I have a new eMachine D620-5133, Model No. MS2257, which is made by Acer.
The operating system is Window Vista Home Basic SP-1 and it has a 32-bit
operating system. I am trying to connect the hard drive from my old Dell
with Windows 98 to my new computer. The old hard drive is made by Western
Digital and does not have a jumper setting. I bought an Airlink101 3.5� USB
2.0 SATA/IDE HDD Enclosure, Model AEN-U35SE to accomplish the connection.
The salesman told me not to worry about the jumper setting. Everything went
fine, but nothing shows up under “My Computer.� The instructions from
Airlink said if this happens, I should go to Control Panel / Administrative
Tools / Disk Management and right click on the unallocated disk and select
“New Partition.� The old hard drive shows up as a new unallocated disk,
which is exactly what is suppose to happen. Everything looks like the
example, except that when I right click on the unallocated disk the option of
“New Partition� does not show up, so I’m dead in the water. I’m guessing I
need to set up a “new partition.� Does anybody have any idea how to do that?
Or does anybody have any idea how to solve my problem?

Poor MALKELEAH widow bitch! No pretending of me anywhere. I must admit your
demeaner here suits your personality and your professonalism of which you
have none. You are a disgrace to all MVP's and to this NG. You go well here
with all the other nutheads.
--
Computer/Software Tech.

Make it a great day!

Charles Richmond




"Malke" wrote:

THE C. [MSFT MVP] wrote:

Here is a link that may help you with your old files. Link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

So on the newsgroups where you aren't moderated you pretend to be an MVP and
on the forums where you are moderated you pretend to work for Microsoft.
Very slick. Perhaps you should talk to your doctor about changing your
meds. The current level isn't working.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Hi, Malke.

Don't let "The C" get you riled. He's just jealous that he can't prove that
he's an MVP - like the rest of us "nutheads", who are proud to "go well"
with you. ;)

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100

"Malke" wrote in message
...
THE C. [MSFT MVP] wrote:

Here is a link that may help you with your old files. Link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

So on the newsgroups where you aren't moderated you pretend to be an MVP
and
on the forums where you are moderated you pretend to work for Microsoft.
Very slick. Perhaps you should talk to your doctor about changing your
meds. The current level isn't working.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_...fluence_people



"Malke" wrote in message
...
THE C. [MSFT MVP] wrote:

Here is a link that may help you with your old files. Link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

So on the newsgroups where you aren't moderated you pretend to be an MVP
and
on the forums where you are moderated you pretend to work for Microsoft.
Very slick. Perhaps you should talk to your doctor about changing your
meds. The current level isn't working.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ