The only company that has been able to consistently avoid firmware updates is Unfortunately, recently LaCie has had some hard drive interface converters which have not caught up with spec changes in the operating system, meaning their external drives sometimes need a firmware update. You should be able to open the drive, and insert it inside another inexpensive hard drive case that is known to be compatible such as those by Secondly, the lower RAM slot of these machines was extremely hard to properly align the RAM right in the slot, making it easy to misplace the RAM during the installation process, thus short or damage teh slot.
Lower RAM slot failure is a common issue not because of software issues, but rather because memory is unaware of bus slewing issues with energy saver power requirements. I want the data, but not enough to pay for an expensive data recovery service.įirst off, software can not cause hardware to fail. Or, should I try putting it in the freezer overnight, as some online forums recommend as a last resort fix attempt for dead HDs? If not, should I open the drive up and attempt to repair/replace this controller mechanism? If so, can anyone direct me to tutorials or instructions on how I could do that?
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So, does anyone think the 10.5.6 update could have caused this problem? Any fix ideas? (That happened immediately after the upgrade.) Now I know that theoretically software updates shouldn't damage hardware, but I believe installing Leopard in the first place caused my lower RAM slot to fail.
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You should be able to install a new hard drive mechanism in the enclosure and be ready to go again." Lacie CS continued to say DiskWarrior etc will not help. It is reading the control board information. Lacie customer support says the drive has suffered a "controller failure." Says Lacie, "The controller on the hard drive mechanism can not obtain the volume information on the hard drive and can not gain access. I don't want to erase the disk and reformat it because I want the data. Not sure if that was the cause, but afterward when the drive is connected by FireWire, it makes exciting new loud buzzing and grinding noises, and then I get an alert that reads "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer." Apple Disk Utility shows it as a Maxtor Calypso drive now with a capacity of 2TB, even though it's a 160GB (a FireWire only, Porsche model). So I repaired permissions and ran Repair Disk from my original 10.3 Panther disk. Hi all, a couple days after I updated Leopard to 10.5.6, my Lacie external drive no longer worked with TimeMachine.
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