Cannot setup my LaCie USB 2.0 Harddrive

is the scratchy sound coming from inside your lacie or outside ??

it might be a power problem trying to connect to your lacie but unable to find the device or a dirty hard drive the reader arm skipping across the platters you could give your lacie a firm tap on the side to free up the reader arm

click start control panel administrive tools ,computer management ,device manager look through all of your devices if you see a yellow question mark?or exclamation mark ! or red x
right click to reinstall drivers or
if you can see your usb but its not working
ports(com&lpt)right click update driver
sometimes the wires inside the cable will be damaged due to bending or stretching or placing heavy equipment upon the cable,
just replace the cable of the hard disk, when you plugged the external disk drive you got that windows could recognize the USB device change the cable everything should work fine again,

check the USB leads that attach to the motherboard usually red-white-green-black make sure they are securely seated and have no dust build up on them dust will cause static and a lot of unforeseen problems also make sure the computers Ram and Cmos battery are securely seated
if this fails to fix the problem
you might have to install a usb 2 or 3 card they are cheap and easy to install you can buy these on Ebay very cheap
hope this helps

if your computer came with a motherboard disc the drivers could be on it
click start control panel administrive tools ,computer management ,device manager look through all of your devices if you see a yellow question mark?or exclamation mark ! or red x
right click to reinstall drivers or
if you can see your usb but its not working
ports(com&lpt)right click update driver
just replace the cable of the hard disk, when you plugged the external disk drive you got that windows could recognize the USB device change the cable everything should work fine again, sometimes the wires inside the cable will be damaged due to bending or stretching or placing heavy equipment upon the cable,
check the USB leads that attach to the motherboard usually red-white-green-black make sure they are securely seated and have no dust build up on them dust will cause static and a lot of unforeseen problems hope this helps

1. Make sure the USB cable is snug and tight on both sides of the harddrive. 2. If the harddrive has an external power source, make sure that it is plugged in a grounded wall outlet. 3. Ensure that the proper Win7 driver is loaded for the device. Go to support.wdc.com/download and search out the proper device and driver for your operating system. If enclosed in a .exe file, continue to install the proper driver. If the problem isn't solved continue forward. 4. If in Win7, press the start button, right click on my computer, and select manage. 5. A new window will open, select device manager tab. 6. Find the harddrive if it is connected and right click. Select update driver. 7. Should all else fail contact technical support listed at the site listed above.

First make sure usb cable connected to harddrive is working fine. try it in different usb ports. Press windows key +R key so you can see run then type in run "devmgmt.msc" then press ok so you can see device manager uninstall all usb drivers then it automatic install usb drivers. then check. Also you need to change registry for that type in run "regedit" then press ok then you can see registry editor then locate below key. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11 CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} And remove upper filter and lower filter.Then restart computer then check. Also locate the below key and make sure it's value is 3 not 4. HKLM\system\currentcontrolset\services\usbstor make sure start value is 3 not 4. Let me know if you need further assistance. Thanks for using FixYa

Hello, please follow the step,
Toshiba System Restore Vista Step 1 - "Initiating the HDD recovery procedure"
1. Switch on the computer and press "F8" key while Toshiba logo appears. You will see the following screen.
Choose the entry "Repair your Computer" and press "Enter":

2. Wait till the following screen appears, choose the keyboard layout which matches the language of your keyboard and click on "Next".
If unsure, just click on "Next".

3. the following screen a window with your username appears.
Type your windows password as you would log on to your account and press "OK":

4. The next screen offers several options to repair or diagnose your computer system.
To start the recovery, click on "Toshiba HDD Recovery":

Step 2 - Performing the HDD recovery
1. After passing the previous screen, you will be asked if a backup of your important data is already made.
You can continue with the recovery process by clicking on "Next"

2. Confirm the following screen also by clicking on "Next"

3. You will be asked again if you want to recover your machine (and delete all files on your harddrive).
There are no additional options regarding the harddrive, which can be set. Click on "Yes" to start the recovery.

4. The recovery procedure starts immediately by formatting the harddrive and copying all needed files to the harddisk

5. By pressing the "Restart" button to restart the machine, the recovery procedure is almost finished

Step 3 - Finishing the recovery process
1. After the successful completion of the recovery process and the restart of your machine, the following screen should appear.

2. The installation wizard of Windows Vista / Windows 7 will start up to guide you trough the setup for your newly installed system and to finish the installation of the operating system

FOR WIN 7 Toshiba System Restore Windows 7

How to recover a Toshiba with the HDD recovery procedure

- Operating System: Windows 7 - 32 Bit, Windows 7 - 64 Bit, Windows Vista 32 Bit, Windows Vista 64

Bit

The following guide describes how to recover a Toshiba with a preinstalled Windows windows 7 from HDD through the

"HDD recovery procedure".
Please note:
First of all, make sure you already back up your important data!

Step 1 - "Initiating the HDD recovery procedure"

1. Switch on the computer and press "F8" key while Toshiba logo appears. You will see the following screen.Choose the

entry "Repair your Computer" and press "Enter":

1. Wait till the following screen appears, choose the keyboard layout which matches the language of your keyboard and

click on "Next".
If unsure, just click on "Next".

1. In the following screen a window with your username appears.
Type your windows password as you would log on to your account and press "OK":

1. The next screen offers several options to repair or diagnose your computer system.To start the recovery, click on

"Toshiba HDD Recovery":

Step 2 - Performing the HDD recovery

1. After passing the previous screen, you will be asked if a backup of your important data is already made.You can

continue with the recovery process by clicking on "Next"

1. Confirm the following screen also by clicking on "Next"

1. You will be asked again if you want to recover your machine (and delete all files on your harddrive).There are no

additional options regarding the harddrive, which can be set. Click on "Yes" to start the recovery.

1. The recovery procedure starts immediately by formatting the harddrive and copying all needed files to the harddisk

By pressing the "Restart" button to restart the machine, the recovery procedure is almost finished

Step 3 - Finishing the recovery process

1. After the successful completion of the recovery process and the restart of your machine, the following screen should

appear.

1. The installation wizard of Windows Vista / Windows 7 will start up to guide you trough the setup for your newly

installed system and to finish the installation of the operating system
Hope this helps,


Hope this helps,

Hi there !!

Method 1: Perform a clean install of Windows XP loadTOCNode(2, 'resolution'); A clean installation consists of removing all data from your hard disk by repartitioning and reformatting your hard disk and reinstalling the operating system and programs to an empty (clean) hard disk. For more information about important things to consider before you partition and format you hard disk and how to partition and format your hard disk by using the Windows XP Setup program, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 313348 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313348/ ) How to partition and format a hard disk in Windows XP To perform a clean installation of Windows XP, follow these steps:

1. Back up all important information before you perform a clean installation of Windows XP. Save the backup to an external location, such as a CD or external hard disk.
2. Start your computer from the Windows XP CD. To do this, insert the Windows XP CD into your CD drive or DVD drive, and then restart your computer.
   
   Note To boot from your Windows XP CD, the BIOS settings on your computer must be configured to do this.
3. When you see the "Press any key to boot from CD" message, press any key to start the computer from the Windows XP CD.
4. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER to start Windows XP Setup.
5. Read the Microsoft Software License Terms, and then press F8.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen to select and format a partition where you want to install Windows XP.
7. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the Windows XP Setup.

If you have successfully installed Windows XP, you are finished. If these steps did not help you install Windows XP, go to the "Next Steps" section.

Here's the link that contains the screen shots as well:

http://www.buildeasypc.com/sw/windows_xp.htm

Try these steps & hopefully you will be able to format the Harddrive.

Regard's
Anurag Shukla

The problem that has been inherent with all LaCie external harddrives, is the interface in the case itself.

Interface:
All external harddrives have a Style of harddrive that is used in a laptop, or one that is used in a desktop computer.
Laptop harddrives are 2-1/2 inches across in width.
Desktops are 3-1/2 inches across.
Your LaCie will have a 3.5, (3-1/2) inch desktop style harddrive, inside the case.

There are two main Types of harddrives.
IDE and SATA. (There is also a newcomer. SSD. SSD isn't being used in LaCie external harddrives at the moment, to my knowledge)

Your LaCie will use a SATA harddrive inside it.
This is an example of an average SATA harddrive,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hdd.jpg
The photo of this harddrive is tilted at an angle, that doesn't readily show the interface connection, but it helps to explain.

At the bottom of this harddrive in the photo, and to the left, is the interface area.

Viewing the harddrive, look at the four metal pins on the extreme right of the harddrive. To the left of these pins is the Jumper pin area. (Has a white jumper on two of those pins)

To the left of the Jumper area is an opening, and to the left of that, is a long slot. The first small slot area is for the 7-pin Interface cable.
(Data cable) The next slot to the left, is for the 15-pin power cable.

This 7-pin Interface mates up to socket holes in a connector, of the case of the LaCie external harddrive.

It is this interface connector, inside the LaCie external harddrive case, that is the problem.
Solution?
Buy a quality, in-expensive External Enclosure, take the harddrive out of the LaCie, and install it in this enclosure.

Examples of 3.5 Sata External Enclosures,
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=2780&name=3.5-eSATA-enclosure&Nav=|c:2778|&Sort=0&Recs=10
(From $15 to $35, is a good range for a decent external enclosure)

There have been problems plaguing the LaCie external harddrives, for quite some time now.

The issue directly relates to the interface, inside the external enclosure. I don't know if you are acquainted with harddrive designs, or the interface that they plug into. If you are, disregard the following.

This is an average example of an IDE harddrive, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hard_drive-en.svg
Looking at this illustration, note where it points to -> IDE Connector. The illustration isn't very good, but those dots are metal pins.
The connection inside your external harddrive,
that connects to the harddrive itself, is called an Interface. This is a plug that has socket holes, to match those metal pins.

Now we go a little deeper. There are two types of harddrives. One is an IDE harddrive, the other type is a SATA harddrive. Your LaCie
will have a SATA harddrive inside.
Instead of the 40 pins that an IDE harddrive has, the interface for a SATA harddrive has 7.
(It has 15 pins for the power connection)

Now my solution:
Should you wish to save data that is on your LaCie external harddrive right now, I suggest you buy an external enclosure, (SATA), take out the hardrdive thats in your LaCie, and install it in the enclosure.

Since, the dimensions of the, LaCie design by Porsche 160GB external harddrive are:
Height -> 1.4 inches, (About 1-1/2 inches)
Width -> 4.4 inches, (About 4-1/2 inches)
Length -> 7.4 inches, (About 7-1/2 inches),
I'm willing to bet the harddrive inside is a desktop harddrive size. (3.5 inches across in width)
http://www.lacie.com/download/datasheet/porsche_hd_en.pdf

These are examples of 3.5 inch SATA external enclosures,
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=2780&name=3.5-eSATA-enclosure&Nav=|c:2778|&Sort=0&Recs=10
(A $25 or $35 unit will work just fine)

That's pretty bad. ntoskrnl.exe is the main engine of Windows. It actually is the NT OS Kernel. You can use a repair installation doing the following:

1. Put your Windows XP CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2. Reboot computer.
3. When it asks to, start from CD-ROM.
4. When it gives you the options screen. Do not use Recovery Console but normal install.

5. It will ask you for repair installation, choose R. Follow on screen instructions.

If it doesn't cancel the install for it will overwrite everything.

6. Allow it to install, at a sudden point it wil reboot.(after copying files to your harddrive) This time don't boot from CD but let it go to your harddrive. Setup will continue from there.

7. Finish set-up. If done correctly everything is restored and your programs, files and settings remain unharmed.

Note: if you don't get the Repair option, you'll need to back up your files first. Since you can't logon you'll need a CD such as Winternals ERD Commander in order to get to your files.

The repair should do the trick though.

if you are using (sata)harddrive dont install windows 98.i have a solution now before connecting your harddrive change the jumper to the slave (for single harddrive and single cd-rom or combo drive).it will work.plz install windows xp (service pack 2) or windows vista these are good versions for all!