Hi.
My external drive (connected to my home network via ethernet cable) will not power up. The blue power light flickers but that is it. No sound comes from the drive.
We recently had a power outage, if that helps.
The green light on the LaCie power supply comes on so I know the power is on.
Any help is MUCH appreciated.
Sound very much like ypur disk is fried. Slim to zero chance of recovery.
SOURCE: Unable to locate Lacie Ethernet Disk Mini on the network
Lacie's out to lunch..you may be experiencing the old drivers are shot issues..get em from the main site, and reinstall, ok?
SOURCE: external hard drive
500Gb Lacie D2 Quadra with the same problem of flashing led and not
mounting on the desktop (Mac G4 Mirror), traced to the power supply
(57w) going down on power, both 12v and 5v supplies are available but
the main power to run the drive drops to below an adequate output,
hence the clicking and whirring evident from the drive with
simultaneous flashing led.
Testing with another Lacie power supply (250Gb D2) this time a 34w unit
got the drive up and running, however, and this is the reason for this
post, this lower power PSU failed a week later whilst waiting for a
warranty replacement from Lacie (5 weeks and still waiting for the new
PSU from them. they have no stock)
Message for all Lacie D2 users, check the power supplies first, test
with another Lacie PSU, do not run the drive on a lower rating (34w)
PSU it will fry it and leave you with another failed power supply.
If you are in a tight spot use the temporary power supply to move your
data to another drive and get the correct 57w power supply before
running the drive again.
Don't do as I did assume any Lacie power supply will run any Lacie hard
drive, they won't, fortunately I had a second back up, but am 2 drives
down and no new PSU's available to buy anywhere.
Try and purchase another spare 57w power supply, something all D2 users
should do for long term security, as these do not seem to be very
reliable and getting warranty support from Lacie on these is currently
impossible.
The lack of 57w power supplies from Lacie and its distributors across the world is surely a warning to be noted!!!!!!
Buyers beware!
SOURCE: What power supply does Lacie 160GB external hard drive use?
Although not sold at Best Buy™, there are available adapters/cables to
make this transfer possible. I recommend using a search engine to find
"firewire to usb." Hopefully this will give you the results you need.
Rhiecksboy
SOURCE: I cant see my external lacie hard drive
Just contact www.lacie.com great support. their answer for my drive was to upgrade the drive version and to reboot the drive. Maybe the last thing is enough. For me it worked.
If necessary update driver http://www.lacie.com/nl/support/drivers/driver.htm?id=10156
Follow the procedure below to reset the Network Space to factory defaults:
If the light flashes quickly, the unit is resetting itself. Attempt to connect to the drive again after about 1 minute using the default username and password (by default, they are both admin.)
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My suggestion would be to try replacing the power supply, even though it seems to be working. I have had a number of similar problems with LaCie and Maxtor external drives, and it's always turned out to be a bad power supply.
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