SATA III 7200RPM to USB3 not being picked up in Windows

[Buu]

Hello I have a SATA III HDD I am looking to pull data from and transfer to my laptop via a Sata/usb cable, it worked on my SSD no problem but won't work on my spin up (which has all the stuff I need on).

Any suggestions?

 

[Boogieman_WD]

Hey there, Buu.

Is the drive powered up properly? If it's a 3.5" HDD the power it gets from a single USB port would probably not be sufficient enough. If this is not the case and the drive is indeed powered up properly and you feel it spin etc., then you could take a look if it's recognized in the Disk Management and if it is, you just might need to assign it a new letter. Here's how to do that: How to change the drive letter assignment in Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2000

Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD

 

[Buu]

Thank you for your reply, no I cannot feel the drive spin up and it is a 3.5" HDD so what would I need to sufficiently power it?

 

[USAFRet]

Thank you for your reply, no I cannot feel the drive spin up and it is a 3.5" HDD so what would I need to sufficiently power it?

A 3.5" drive can not be powered from only a USB port.

You need a USB dock or cable.

 

[Buu]

Thank you for your reply, no I cannot feel the drive spin up and it is a 3.5" HDD so what would I need to sufficiently power it?

A 3.5" drive can not be powered from only a USB port.

You need a USB dock or cable.

Could you point me in the right direction?

 

[Boogieman_WD]

Thank you for your reply, no I cannot feel the drive spin up and it is a 3.5" HDD so what would I need to sufficiently power it?

You're welcome. Well you'll have to try a docking station as @USAFRet suggested or an external enclosure for a 3.5" drive.

 

[USAFRet]

Thank you for your reply, no I cannot feel the drive spin up and it is a 3.5" HDD so what would I need to sufficiently power it?

A 3.5" drive can not be powered from only a USB port.

You need a USB dock or cable.

Could you point me in the right direction?

A USB dock:
http://www.amazon.com/2-5-SATA-Docking-Station-Clone/dp/B005VMIOAK

A USB cable adapter:
http://www.amazon.com/Vantec-CB-ISATAU2-Supports-2-5-Inch-5-25-Inch/dp/B000J01I1G
I have a similar one. Very, very useful for getting off random drives.

 

[Buu]

I imagine this would suffice then: http://www.amazon.co.uk/TeckNet-Docking-Including-External-Comaptible/dp/B00IS7Y96I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1429883430&sr=8-2&keywords=hard+drive+docking+stations ?

 

[USAFRet]

I imagine this would suffice then: http://www.amazon.co.uk/TeckNet-Docking-Including-External-Comaptible/dp/B00IS7Y96I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1429883430&sr=8-2&keywords=hard+drive+docking+stations ?

Yes, that would work.

 

[sora]

I imagine this would suffice then: http://www.amazon.co.uk/TeckNet-Docking-Including-External-Comaptible/dp/B00IS7Y96I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1429883430&sr=8-2&keywords=hard+drive+docking+stations ?

That should definitely suffice!