turbo+ wrote:
once it put it inter the external enclosure i have to format it
That isn't normal - you should be able to use the old HDD from your notebook in a USB enclosure without having to re-format it, and the reason could be ...
turbo+ wrote:
The HD in the notebook has the pin set to master and the external to slave.
Did the instructions for your specific USB enclosure definitely state to set the HDD to slave? I've never seen that be needed by a normal one-drive USB enclosure. I suggest putting the jumper on the HDD inside the USB enclosure back to master, and re-test.
Good luck
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