After reading the “Big Enclosures Thread”, I ordered a Plumax PM-525C2=PPB enclosure. It was delivered today and I installed my NEC 3500 into it. I first tried to use the 1394 Firewire connection, but windows didn’t even acknowledge that a new device had been plugged in.(I see in the forums that I will have to update the firmware to fix the firewire) So I then try and use USB2, and windows says “USB Device Not Recognized”. I look in device manager and see that I have a new device under USB devices called “Unknown Device”.(see below)
I have uninstalled the device and tried re-connecting, and I get the same thing. I have also uninstalled it (removed “Unknown Device” from Device Manager), and then tried shutting the PC down and rebooting so that it will find it when Windows loads. I get the same message. The only other USB Devices installed are my mouse and keyboard, in case your curious.
I have to get this thing working on USB2 in order to flash it with a newer firmware so that hopefully the firewire connection will work. Or is there a way to flash the device without the device being installed in Windows? (ie. DOS, etc…) Anyone know what I should do or try? Help.
BTW, here are my system specs:
Asus P4C800-E DLX with P4 3.0C
BFG 6800GT OC
1 Gig Corsair Xtreme XMS 2-2-2
Windows XP Pro w/SP2
74 GB Raptor (SATA)
250 GB WD (SATA)