On Feb 8, 2011, at 12:11 PM, John Callahan wrote: > Thanks Bruce, > This particular model of LaCie appears to be in a sealed case with no access > to drive jumpers. Any suggestions? Have replugged cables. Drive is about > three years old.
I completely misunderstood. I thought you said you had put another drive in the case. If it's the original drive and Disk Utility doesn't see it at all, something is either wrong with the enclosure or the hard drive. They have to be tested separately; get one of these; they are the best tool we have in the kit: <http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=2020&cpc=SCH> Best $13 I've ever spent for computer gear, has saved our butts more times than we can count. Numerous guides to disassembling these things exist: <http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosp/sets/72157607583604785/> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax390l2A-AY&hd=1> <http://pressworthly.wordpress.com/2007/11/03/lacie-fa-porsche-edition-500gb-disassembled/> <http://tinyurl.com/6caas33> for many more. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
