Installing LaCie Mobile USB disk killed my Windows 2000 server

Your best bet is to contact LaCie and request a replacement CD-ROM for the setup utilities and an OS image for the server software. The alternative is to download the USB drivers (which model has an external SATA port?) and roll your own server. Most recent distros of Linux or FreeBSD should support the hardware, if you can figure out what CPU it needs to run on.

Good luck, and try to have fun with it. ;)

check your hdd on some other system also

What are the system requirements for using this printer? A: PC Compatible Requirements
- An IBM (r) compatible PC with at least a 486/66 MHz (for Windows 98) or Pentium (r) 133 MHz (for Windows 2000) processor (Pentium or higher processor recommended)
- Microsoft (r) Windows 98 or Windows 2000
- At least 16MB (for Windows 98) or 32MB (for Windows 2000) of RAM (32MB for Windows 98 or 64MB for Windows 2000 recommended)
- 50MB of free hard disk space (100MB or more recommended)
- VGA or better display adapter and monitor
- CD-ROM or DVD drive for installing the printer software
- USB connection: a computer running Windows 98 or Windows 2000, with a Windows-compliant USB port and a shielded USB "AB" cable up to 6.5 feet (2 meters) long. Using an improperly shielded USB cable-especially a cable more than 6.5 feet (2 meters) long-may cause the printer to malfunction. Apple Macintosh Requirements
- An Apple (r) iMac (tm) series or Power Macintosh (r) G3 or G4 with USB port
- For iMac: Mac (r) OS 8.5 or later (Mac OS 8.5.1 or later recommended)
- For Power Macintosh G3 or later: Mac OS 8.5.1 or later If your iMac is running OS 8.1, you need to upgrade your operating system before installing your printer software. To find out which operating system your iMac is running, select About This Computer from the Apple menu. If you're running OS 8.5 or 8.5.1 on your iMac, Apple recommends that you install iMac Update 1.1. Download the update for your system from Apple at http://asu.info.apple.com. Contact Apple if you have problems installing an update.
- 16MB of available RAM (more recommended)
- 50MB of free hard disk space (100MB recommended)
- VGA display or better
- CD-ROM or DVD drive for installing the printer software
- A shielded USB "AB" cable up to 6.5 feet (2 meters) long. Using an improperly shielded USB cable-especially a cable more than 6.5 feet (2 meters) long-may cause the printer to malfunction.

It must be some driver problem.Try updating drivers through windows update or you can also try installing latest service pack for Windows 2003 Server.It will definitely solve your problem.

scary option
move all data off the d drive to x

then change d drive letter to Y:
then when d letter is free change the drive x to D
its dirty but it will work. might need restart but not sure .
if you have loads of data then its more difficult

Method 1 :
  Installed Operating system with an external usb CD or DVD Rom drive.Set your laptop to boot from USB CD ROM in your BIOS.

Method 2 :
  Yoou need an PC with windows server 2000/2003 with RIS (Remote Installation server Set up plus DHCP (Dynamic Host configuration protocol) server ).Change your laptop BIOS Boot setting to boot from Network and installed as if you are installing through  normal procedure.

For more information on setting up RIS Server and DHCP.

here is the link

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298750

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Setting-Up-DHCP-Server-Organization.html

I have the same issue, however with my verbatim 500g its ok. i believe it is because the lacie is a desktop external and therefore is compatable with windows xp and 7 alone.
Verbatim is a "portable" external hard drive which makes it compatible with several different systems. I would suggest returning it, I just formatted my old verbatim harddrive and set up mediaasharing. Through my router. You can actually route the lacie harddrive by going to my computer and right click the icon. Next go to share with; advanced settings and allow all. Then when you turn your ps3 on search for media servers... I would suggest to google media server for ps3 to get it all seet up. GOOD LUCK

Here you go to download APPS.INF
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raycrean, Windows 2000 service pack includes drivers for USB 2.0.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/819332


How do you know its not operating like 2.0?

Solution described here:
http://forums.techguy.org/networking/502748-solved-cannot-map-network-drive.html

Info on IRPStackSize here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285089