Re: Any Reason SDX2-520C Will Not Power Up?

Yes, USB is powered on. With hard drives in the same enclosure, however,
the disk spins on when the power switch on the enclosure is powered on, and
before the USB 2.0 cable is attached.

--
Will


"Rob Turk" <_wipe_me_r.turk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Will" <westes-usc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >I have a Sony SDX2-520C AIT-2 drive with IDE interface installed into a
USB
> > 2.0 to IDE enclosure. When powering up the enclosure, the tape drive
> > does
> > not come alive. Other devices attached to the same power plug
> > immediately
> > come alive when power is turned on.
> >
> > Does the SDX2-520C require some specific command to come in via the IDE
> > before it will turn itself on, or should it power on just when power
alone
> > is present?
> >
> > --
> > Will
>
> Did you also plug the USB side in? Maybe the USB<->IDE interface gets
> powered from the USB side, or keeps the reset line active if there's no
USB
> connector attached.


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