20 Most Recent LaCie 250GB Ext/Firewire 7200 250 GB Hard Drive Questions & Answers

I solved the problem. It was a power supply problem. It seems after searching boards on the net, this is a common problem with the lacie hard drives. Just replace the power if your hard drive is clicking and not mounting. I think many people must be throwing the drives away thinking they are lost when it is just the power supply. Try this first before trashing it or spending a lot of money on data recovery programs/

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conect your harddisk to computer whch has windows xp.
Then go to start emnu then type in run 'cmd"

then you can see command propmt.
Then go to your external drive letter like f:
then type 'chkdsk /r"
then pres "y'
then it fix error on hardisk.
Aslo you can format it .
Just take backup of data which you need then right clik on drive licon and format it.then it works fine.

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Does the LaCie drive stay plugged into the computer all the time? Have you ever disconnected it from the computer, unplugged its own power supply, or switched it off without first unmounting it from the desktop, and received a "The device you removed was not properly put away" error message? If so, did its failure to mount begin after that?
Have you tried connecting the drive directly to your computer, omitting the hub and leaving all other FW devices disconnected? If that doesn't cause the drive to mount, try another FW device on your Tibook's FW port to make sure the port isn't bad. Then try using a different FW cable with the LaCied rive, in case the cable is bad, and test the LaCie drive's cable with a different device. If the port and cable both work OK with other devices, boot to a Mac OS installer disc, connect the LaCie drive, and see whether it is recognized by Disk Utility, running from the startup CD or DVD. If it is, there's a software problem on your hard drive that is preventing detection of the drive. If your port and cable are proven good, but DU doesn't see the drive even when the Mac is booted to an OS installer disc, It would appear there's a hardware or very low-level software problem with the LaCie drive itself, and you should consult LaCie about it.
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This is a pretty old thread, but I just figured out the work-around for my Lacie drive with the same symptoms. I took the Lacie case apart to find a pretty standard 3.5" Seagate Barracuda drive inside the case. If you pull the actual hard drive out of the box, you can either purchase a new external hard drive adapter box ($30-80) or install it into a tower computer. I installed it into an older G3 tower and it mounted right up. I decided it wasn't worth investing in a six year old hard drive, so I will be purchasing a new drive and pulling the data off the old one.

Not without a clean sterile environment. Exposing the drive to room temperture and environment can damage the internal platters. i am willing to bet it the drive as well, but the clicking sounds like a bad drive arm, and continual attempts to use it may make the drive arm tear into the platters.

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1. Disconnect all cables from the device.
2. Press and hold the "reset" button (located on the rear panel) for about 10 seconds.
3. Wait for the device to restart and initialize. This may take several minutes.
4. Reconnect the cables to the device and try accessing it again.

Note: It's recommended to backup all data stored on the device before performing a factory reset, as all data will be lost during the reset process.

Please check the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhHzRDaXik

Check the data recovery programme used for an idea or start again now you have your data back by re initialising and formatting the drive as a new one.

Depending on your OS, use your disc utility and see if it has been initialised or not. If not initialise it and then you can format and use it as normal.

Did you get it fix ? Have the same drive and forget the password!! Need help

U should test for power at the connector that goes into the lacie with a voltmeter to make sure power supply and its wire are OK. If no voltmeter then use a automobile brake or turn signal bulb to see if it has power.

Just an idea. When you set pass words or any important information write all information in a note book and keep it in a drawer someplace where you will not lose it. When things change write the new ones down and cross out the old ones. I save a lot of head aches that way.

Pushing in the paperclip should unlock it, but if still jammed, may have to wreck drive by pulling off front of drive drawer thing. Maybe try putty knife to push cd down some of that's holding it from opening.

Replace perhaps, but repair is most difficult. The electronics are miniature and it takes special tools to do repairs.

Two ways this can go. If you are talking about the entire hard drive pulling it out and plugging the whole drive into another pc. Then you're fine If you are talking about disassembling the hard drive and moving the disks inside. This is not something you can do. This is what you will need. 1) a certified clean room surgical grade 2) tape 3) A matching drive/ hd board down to revision number 4) presision screw tools. 5) patience. Or you will need to contact a professional data recover company.