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IOGear external FireWire HD

When I try to save a picture to the HD, the drive motor continues to run, but the blue pilot light goes out and I get shut out. email: [email protected]

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You may take out the drive and connect it directly to your computer using it's IDE cable to check if the HDD still work. This will help you check if the problem was caused by the enclosure or if the HDD is already defective.

Posted on Jun 24, 2009

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