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by: Bro'Man October 29, 2006 5:19 PM PST

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Help!! LaCie External Hard Drive 2.0 USB (80 gb) stopped

by Bro'Man - 10/29/06 5:19 PM

Hello: Without warning, my LaCie external hard drive has stopped working. The orange power light is on but there is no sound. No spinning. Quiet. Nada. What do I do? My entire computer life (including many personal photos and scans) and backups were moved to that drive a few months ago in preparation for a computer upgrade.I took it with me on a business trip and it worked fine, but after a couple days in my travel bag it appears to be dead. sad


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Try the drive in a new case or a desktop.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 10/29/06 5:24 PM

In Reply to: Help!! LaCie External Hard Drive 2.0 USB (80 gb) stopped by Bro'Man

That's the usual test.

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Thanks, Bob

by Bro'Man - 11/12/06 8:18 PM

In Reply to: Try the drive in a new case or a desktop. by R. Proffitt Moderator

I'll try it with my desktop. I think I've only tried to use it with my laptop. I've also tried a different power supply as I have another La Cie external drive. But the weird thing is that I get a power light but no other signs of life. When you say try a new case, do you mean buy another La Cie drive and swap it out?

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Probably means another external enclosure .... in

by VAPCMD - 11/13/06 5:21 AM

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the event the enclosure electronics have failed.

Enclosure doesn't have to be LaCie either. If it's not spinning when attached to power ...like in a a desktop PC ... might weigh your options.


Still under warranty ?

VAPCMD


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