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LaCie D2 Extreme 300 GB Hard Drive - Page 4 Questions & Answers
When I plug my Lacie drive into my computer it flashes a message that I need to format my lacie. How do I get it to stop?
If you have not formatted the drive for use previously, you need to format it. However, if you have already done so and it is still flashing, chances are that the drive inside the external enclosure has gone bad and needs to be replaced. If you have stored any data on it that is irreplaceable (such as your only copy of family photos), then before you replace the drive (especially before sending it in for warranty service), you should consider how important that data is to you and whether you wish to spend the money on a reputable data recovery service such as Ontrack (found at
Kroll Ontrack recognized leader in legal technologies and data recovery...). Be aware that such services tend to cost around $1000. Fortunately, if you tell the service what data is most important to you and they are unable to get that (even if they can get everything else), many services will not charge you for said recovery but will provide you with what they were able to recover.
I hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Delete lacie files
Please specific what OS you are using. Also is the drive internal or external.
How do i recover data from my old LaCie 320gb External Hard Drive?
You MAY POSSIBLY be able to take the raw hard drive out of the case and connect it directly inside a desktop computer; it may be a standard ATA or SATA drive. If you can do that, transfer all the data to another hard drive (internal or external or network) directly.
Crackling noise when idle
Any sounds other than a light humming or hearing that arm move lightly back and forth is usually a sign of the hard drive failure beginning.
Does the computer have a S.M.A.R.T.S. system on it in the bios. What model of computer is it? You need to get in the bios by tapping F10 or DEL key a few times when it shows the first screen on the monitor.
Once you get in bios, go through each tab and see if you can locate a smarts option and make sure it is enabled.
Scandisk is only good if there is actually bad sectors or bad headers on the platters of a hard drive, corrupt data and such, thus it gives you the software physical side of the hard drive, but the smarts is a self monitoring system. It detects abnormality in the hard drive itself and warns you ahead of time of a catastrophic failure due to the way the drive is not acting correctly.
Here is more info about smarts. Hope this helps.
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Blue light not staying on
You understand the drive does nothing by itself? It is your computer that uses the drive. If the computer is not connected properly then nothing can happen. Check the cable (substitute a different cable), try a different connector on the computer.
If all else fails you can take it to the store you bought it from (or a store that sells your product) and have a technician test your drive.
1T lacie cannot upgrade to 2T?
It is possible that 2T drive has different technology, so it may not upgradeable. You need to contact Lacie tech support.
Spinning wheel death
a new computer? how old is the computer your using and how old is the external hard drive? chances are either the computers pulling every gram of memory out in an attempt to search the hard drive for what you want leaving nothing for you to do other work with. might be upgrade time if its getting on in age.
if the hard drives ageing your going to be better off turning your external drive back into an internal one if you have a tower. you should have room to mount at least 2 drives into the tower. just buy a new hard drive connector and plug it up. the older USB drives work a good bit faster directly connected to the system.
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