Creating laptop image to 60Gb 7200 drive

Hi,

I have a Dell 9300 with a 40Gb hard drive
I have a USB2.0 hard disc enclosure
I have 2 spare laptop hard discs (40Gb 4200 rpm and 60Gb 7200 rpm)

I've used Acronis true image in the past and have been able to successfully create a new image to the 40Gb hard drive using the USB enclosure

However I am having problems with the 60Gb hard drive
It seems as though there is not enough power to the USB enclosure when the 60Gb drive is inserted i.e Windows doesn't even recognize it as a hard disc at all

The enclosure itself was a cheap one which I purchased from Newegg.com. It also has 2 USB connections and supposedly the two cables when connected up to the laptop supply sufficient power to drive the enclosure without a power supply

However I tried both connections at the same time and the hard disc inside the enclosure is still not recognized. So I can' backup the 40Gb to my 60Gb 7200rpm drive

Has anyone noticed this also for faster hard drives and has a solution ?

The only thing I can think of to do is to just buy another enclosure that includes a power supply. But I don't know if that will solve the problem. I don't want to have to mess around with buying something, and returning it, if it doesn't work

So if someone knows of a reasonably cheap enclosure that definitely works with a power hungry hard disc, and can show me a link, that will be great

Or if there's another solution let me know

Thanks
Richard

Yes, trying to Ghost the 40Gb to the faster 60Gb

Hi,

Yes I'm trying to Ghost or image the 40Gb to the 60Gb 7200rpm drive and use the 60Gb in my laptop. Unfortunately I don't see the 60Gb as a hard disc in Windows XP in file manager. It whirrs away on bootup in the enclosure, but never quite manages to be seen in XP.

The drive I've confirmed is still working i.e I've been able to format it in the past and put in my Dell 9300

The enclosure is also working i.e I'm able to out in a different 40Gb drive and I can get TrueImage to create an image from my 9300 to this new drive, so I know that the enclosure is ok for the 40Gb drive

I'm just thinking that there's not enough power in that enclosure, and I really need to buy another enclosure that has a power supply, instead of just operating on power from the USB ports

I'm sure that other people on this forum have successfully imaged to a faster IBM 60Gb 7200 rpm drive, without issue, and I wonder what kind of setup, hardware and software wise, they've tried

Any help appreciated. I want to use that fast drive in my 9300

Thanks
Richard