I have a Nexxtech hard drive enclosure that I used to take the files off my last broken laptop hard-drive. I'm trying to put my most recent laptop hard-drive into the enclosure to get those files

SOURCE: Problem setting up Enclosure

Please check if your jamper of the hardrive must be set to primary settings. Or possible your usb connector having lost contact problem.

Hope this will be helpful to you.

SOURCE: external hard drive enclosure

I too purchased a Nexxtech Hard Disk Enclosure and my Vista-based computer keeps telling me to try a USB 2.0 setup...the USB's ARE 2.0...did you try the setup disk that came with your unit?...I tried on mine but still a no go...I may have to return it to Best Buy & try somrthing different.

SOURCE: using nexxtech 2.5

that hard drive may not be compatible with the new computer..the parameters may be wrong and wont allow it to use or trasnfer data from it onto the new computer.trying to interchange drives depends on compatibility issues and it sounds as though the one you are trying to use is simply not compatible to the new system

SOURCE: HARD DRIVE ENCLOSURE RECOGNITION BY MY PC PROBLEM

Had the same problem today. I finally noticed that the pin bay on the enclosure was large enough to allow the pins to be offset by one pin set. The open pins were hidden by wires. Once I carefully aligned the pins, everything worked fine.

Robert

SOURCE: Nexxtech 3.5" Hard Drive Enclosure (NHDE35)

I'm not saying this will solve all problems, but it solved it for me. I am running Vista and got this to work following someone's instructions from another forum.

The slot in the enclosure that you plug the hard drive into has one set of holes fewer than the hard drive has pins. This means you can plug the hard drive in two ways "left" and "right" if you will. I had to plug my hard drive in so that the unused pins were farthest from the power cable that plugs into the hard drive.

Incidentally this made the screw holes line up better, too.