LaCie (301074) 80 GB Hard Drive "fault mounting" Questions

seagate codes fault 38 device will not load to pc You mean it won't Mount? Reformat the drive & test

...then to my PC. The drive continues to click and isn't seen by by my PC. Is this this a mechanicle fault and not repairable? The clicking noise is the sound of the read/write heads going to the home ...

...noise is caused by your HDD trying to read the corrupted drive. It is a 'physical' fault and in general you cannot recover anything unless you can 'read' it: if it is the case, use a ...

...a suitable interface SATA or IDE. if you can now use the drive normally then the enclosure is at fault. If the drive cannot be used normally then the drive is at fault. If its the drive then it is ...

...a suitable interface SATA or IDE. if you can now use the drive normally then the enclosure is at fault. If the drive cannot be used normally then the drive is at fault. If its the drive then it is ...

...port is functional. This will rule out as to whether the disk or the cable and ports are at fault. The other thing you can do is go to the applications folder and then into the utilities ...

...suitable interface eg. SATA or IDE. If you can now use the drive normally then the enclosure is at fault. If the drive CANNOT be used normally then the drive is at fault. If its the drive then it is ...

...Try a replacement USB cable first, and test the MyBook on a different computer, to ensure the fault is on the external storage unit. There are two possibilities: The Mybook USB/ATA controller ...

...leads all to no avail. The other two drives are working ok, so it would suggest it is the drive at fault. Any help you could provide would be welcomed with open arms! Many thanks in advance Mike ...