New cable for Toshiba External SuperMulti Drive, error now

Toshiba, for HP forum, OK.
ahhhhhh its and exernal hard disk drive and chassis.
mine has USB cable and Esata cable and power.
yours has 1 cable new. usb.
what HP computer is it , which one. is it model numbers on the service tag. 1000s of pCs made by HP from 1982 to now, endless list.
i cant guess ever.

500mb (tiny) external drive.
by TOShiba.
listed as obsolete at Newegg. so is not new, (NOS?)

i guess you got it for free? and now the USB cable is missing
that it?
here is one cable, this fits the tiny HDD end
and then fits all PC made, (no dont fit cell phones)
try to know there are many classes of USB connectors
(lots) my guess you lost the comes with it cable
or you PC has no standard full size USB jacks.
some super tiny thin notebooks can not have full sizes USB jacks
so need a special USB mini cable, unseen by me, no help.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Cable-Data-Cord-For-Toshiba-HDD640E04X-HDDR250E03X-HDDR500E03X-Hard-Drive-HD-/272192214668?hash=item3f5feb968c:g:~lgAAOxyaqlSToBi

Check the drivers Comes with your External DVD

It looks like your ext hdd simply doesn't work.

boot from Hirens boot liveCd , it is working from ram, copy your files from ol to new, after it restart

Yes it does matter. XP was configured for the old Toshiba and this will only work if both Toshiba laptops are exactly the same model.
To get your new Toshiba operating, put the new hard drive with the Vista operating system back in the Toshiba laptop.
To transfer your data from the old hard drive, purchase a USB adapter hard drive case and place the old hard drive inside this case. This will then be an external USB hard drive.
Plug this USB hard drive into the new Toshiba's USB port and it will detect it as an external storage/hard drive. You can then open the various folders and files and copy the data files to your new Toshiba.
To free up disk space on this USB hard drive, delete the Windows folder, Program Files folder and other folders that are no longer needed.
Use this hard drive as a backup hard drive etc.

first of all you should try it on deferent pc , if its ok then thatleads us to insufficient power provided through usb ports , try usingback usb ports not the ON-front, and if the problem still try usingdual-usb cable like thishttp://www.cooldrives.com/usb-power-cable-mini-b.htmland if the external hdd doesn't work at all it might be the usb controller board inside the hdd cage needs to be changedif you cant find a similar one you may buy a new empty cage

Thats looks like a proprietary connector, you will not find a cable that will convert that fdd to USB, sorry :|
Anyway I doubt the cable would be much cheaper than a new USB external FDD.
USB FDD on EBAY $10

Hi,
I have experience this error recently.
Normally these drive with high capacity like yours need to be installed with usb 2.0 cable and connected to a usb port that support usb2.0
Check if your motherboard support this.
Also if you are using an extension cable or a usb port hub try to bypass this and connect directly to the mainboard at the back
One thing more
At times new Hard disk need to be formatted, so go throught disk managemnent and locate your disk to create partition and format the Hard disk.
If you need more help
please revert back
I will be glad to help you for further problem.
One thing you can do is to check your Usb port with another device eg: a usb pen or usb printer.
ok
cheers
Uttam

You may have a virus causing this...OR your computer USB MIGHT not be putting out the required 1/2 amp current. That you can fix by using a powered USB hub.

Suggestions:
(best to worst)
1. Use a "Y" USB cable with that drive.
2. Use a shorter USB cable.
3. Use the new cables with the canon
4. Use a 2.0 hub

The drive should have come with a "split" USB cable (USB "Y" cable). The drive requires a "data" and a "power" connection to your computer.
Get one at Radio Shack, Best Buy, Office Depot/Max... ($10)... or Dollar store ($1.09)