I have an external USB drive (LACIE 60GB Designed by FA Porche), that was working fine up until last week. Now when I connect the USB cable to my laptop, nothing happens on the laptop side of things (no usb device detected at all). There is power to the drive however, as the light on the front of the drive comes on and resorts to flashing red and orange.
I have tried a new USB cable, and also tried it on other PCs, but no joy. I can hear the drive trying to do something whilst it's plugged in, but doesn't get anywhere.
Does anyone know if there is still a chance of accessing the data without having to go to a data recovery service? Is there something simple that might set it back in action? Can the actual drives in these things be taken out and housed in another adapter to be recognised?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks..
I have tried a new USB cable, and also tried it on other PCs, but no joy. I can hear the drive trying to do something whilst it's plugged in, but doesn't get anywhere.
Does anyone know if there is still a chance of accessing the data without having to go to a data recovery service? Is there something simple that might set it back in action? Can the actual drives in these things be taken out and housed in another adapter to be recognised?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks..