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Plextor PX-716A drive shows up but not Media (External, Windows 10)
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 11:11 am
by user7
Hey guys I've got two Plextor PX-716A drives that show up when plugged in under "My Computer" but PSX or PS2 discs are not appearing and Windows says the drive has no media.
I have the drives hooked up via a IDE > USB Adapter (including a power supply). On a laptop with Windows 10 64bit edition. I've tried "updating drivers" via Device Manager but says Windows has the latest drivers installed. I've already manually assigned a drive letter.
Anyone have experience with an external Plextor drive on Windows 10 that can shine some light or confirm they had no issues with a similar setup?
Re: Plextor PX-716A drive shows up but not Media (External, Windows 10)
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:35 pm
by retaliator
user7 wrote:Hey guys I've got two Plextor PX-716A drives that show up when plugged in under "My Computer" but PSX or PS2 discs are not appearing and Windows says the drive has no media.
I have the drives hooked up via a IDE > USB Adapter (including a power supply). On a laptop with Windows 10 64bit edition. I've tried "updating drivers" via Device Manager but says Windows has the latest drivers installed. I've already manually assigned a drive letter.
Anyone have experience with an external Plextor drive on Windows 10 that can shine some light or confirm they had no issues with a similar setup?
I'm using a similar configuration without problem, maybe it's a fault of the usb-adapter:
Windows 10
UGreen USB IDE Adapter (
https://www.amazon.de/UGREEN-Adapter-Ko … er+usb+3.0)
Plextor PX-716A
Done most of my dumps with it, works fine.
Re: Plextor PX-716A drive shows up but not Media (External, Windows 10)
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:44 pm
by user7
Thanks for the info. My original adapter was a Cheap chinese one from Amazon with many good ratings.
I ordered this one earlier today to test
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000U … &psc=1
Next I will try that one if these this new one doesn't work.
I also tried on my second Windows 10 laptop similar results.
Re: Plextor PX-716A drive shows up but not Media (External, Windows 10)
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:49 pm
by retaliator
I also used
https://www.amazon.de/Inateck-Universal … de+adapter
works fine with IDE, but had problems with SATA drives, so I sent it back.
Re: Plextor PX-716A drive shows up but not Media (External, Windows 10)
Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 12:30 pm
by user7
Here's my follow up solution.
Despite high reviews, my first adapter did not read discs:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BI … &psc=1
My second order did not work for the first few times, but has worked consistently since:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000U … &psc=1
My third order worked perfectly:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AW … &psc=1
Assigning a permanent driver letter has been recommended as a fix on the internet, however this did not help my first adapter. It may have helped later on though, here's how to assign a permanent drive letter:
https://www.groovypost.com/howto/assign … e-windows/