This adapter will not work if I try to boot to the hard drive. It never shows up as a boot option, but works fine in Windows. Anyone know a fix?
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I have not used the Cool Gear adapter hard drive as boot up drive..., but have you adjusted your bios settings to allow boot up from a USB hard drive?
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Need more information. What kind of computer? (Model, how new?) What version of windows? (Windows 8?)
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I don't know. I am unsure if the adapter I had works properly. Your system sees something, but if you reformat, you will lose the info on the drive.
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I would check that all connections are not loose. It sounds like you have the power usb cable plugged in but check it's connection as well. I'd suggest contacting the company if you have further problems. My monitor has worked flawless since installing the adapter. Sorry to hear you are having issues.
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We had the same issue. We purchsed the adapter. We never were able to get the keyboard to work. I thought that the keyboard was faulty, so I purchased another. Same problem.
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It looks like that model of your computer has a SATA hard drive, so yes it will work. I used this video to use the adapter to recover my files: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkJAE6dVigM Good luck!
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I've had this adapter for two years with no problems. Check your USB cord, maybe not plugged in completely ?
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I'm not a techie in any way, but I have the problem with my computer's front USB port only for my external hard drive (the computer doesn't even recognize something's plugged in). When I plug into the back ports, it works fine. A pain, but it works.
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I bought this a few months back and used it with both IDE and SATA and it worked for me. I would say you may have gotten a bad one and just send it back. I'm running Win7 and only tried it only desktop. If I had more money to spend I would get one with out a power cord.
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Some USB 3.0 adapters are finicky, or dont work. YMMV. If you find something that works, stick with it.
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I am currently trying to get this to work on Windows 8 with no success yet. It seems to randomly mess up my keyboard USB because my keyboard goes AWOL and I have to unplug it and plug it back in. I've tried downloading the most recent drivers from the website, but those still seem to not work.
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I am NOT an expert. I don't think there are any parts in the adapter that can wear out. It looks to be just electrical connections. So you seem to have either a bad connection or a bad drive. I'm sure you've tried reconnecting and jiggling wires and using different USB ports. If none of that works, my best guess is your drive went bad. I wish I had more profound advice for you. Can you test the adapter with another drive to help isloate the problem? If the adapter works with another drive, then I would say your original drive is bad. Bad drives are way beyond what I can deal with.
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I am not sure if it works with ME. However, based on both my experience and other reviews I have read online, I would not recommend this adapter for any Operating System.
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You're using Windows 8! JK. It workes great on my Win 8 rig. The drivers it installs are for the HDD itself. Try using a different USB port. If that doesn't work check the Disk Management utility for your HDD and go from there.
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A friend of mine used this adapter with another computer (not Lenovo) and it works. Just remember that there isn't sound.
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Have not seen a Windows 8 Driver for this yet but it works "plug 'n play" for Windows 7 without using the driver disk. If you have already made your purchase & tried unsucessfully to install it, try this: Physically remove the device and then open up device manager & "uninstall" it. Reboot your computer and then plug the adapter back in. When the "hardware found" driver install dialogue pops up, be sure to allow it to "search online" To see if it will find a driver. I can't say if this will work with any certainty because I don't have Windows 8 and haven't tried it.
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Don't use the disk, just plug it in, and it should work. If not look online for the driver download.
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I assume you are talking about the Master Slave Jumper Pins? If you are going to use the Hard Drive as a Master then make sure the Jumper is appropriate. The Pata/IDE Hard Drive should be standard and the adapter should fit. Have you considered cloning the IDE Drive to a Sata Drive? Hope this helps!!