Lacie 250GB Drive

My Mac cannot see the Lacie 250GB Drive anymore. It doesn't show anything!! It sounds like it's working, but that's about all it does. No icon anywhere, no nothing... I've tried all the connections (Firewires/USB) and even tried other powerbooks and MacBooks. No warranty here, I am in Greece and I need the Data (it was a back). Any ideas? Thanx guys!

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My only option to you is get file recover software for mac an recover data if no luck e-mail me on [email protected]

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