Q: i have a 80gb seagtae hard disk. I buy an external cable to make it sa the external hardisk(ide to usb cable with power supplier). My OS is win xp sp2. The problems is when i plug the usb cable my computer can't detect the hard disk. it shows that there are usb storage detected but can't find appropriate driver for it. what should i do additional info: -USB 2.0 (PCI slot) _via mainboard -1.8gb processor -768 RAM i already tested with my friend's laptop(OS vista but still same results, the computer didn't detect the drives.
A: Did the harddrive come with a CD that had the drivers on it? If not, you'll have to download them from the official site. http://seagate.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/seagate.cfg/php/enduser/popup_adp.php?p_faqid=4652 Find your harddrive on the list, then read under the last column, "Software Available for Download", and see if it has the correct software. Hope this helps!