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lacloss
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You could try freezing them for a few days if you need any data. 
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Nick
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:36 pm
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Location: Portsmouth
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I heard that if you take a dead drive and stroke it with the feather of an eagle at an altitude of 8743ft you can get your data off fine.
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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+1, I shall be more careful in future! 
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EddArmitage
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Never underestimate cats!
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John_Vella
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Location: Manchester.
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ChurchCat
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Well time flies. I have had the expensive external drive 3 years and two weeks. I may try fitting a new HDD to it if you guy think it may be worth the effort. The enclosure is a LaCie d2 Firewire 400/800/usb type. There are two screws protected by seals on the back. Looks like this but without the Esata http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Desktop-I ... B000NPH6HM_________________A Mac user 
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Nick
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Location: Portsmouth
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Go for it. If you can, replace it with the same model drive to make sure it will work.
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JJW009
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
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Location: behind the sofa
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Does this look like yours: http://www.init6tech.com/apple/lacie-d2 ... eplacementBe sure to check it's definitely SATA before you buy a new drive, because the earlier ones were PATA. I suspect yours is the earlier one, hence the lack of eSATA port. You may as well at least take it to bits and have a look, since you have nothing to lose except maybe the screws. _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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ChurchCat
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That is a useful link JJ thanks. I will wait till I have a quite hour and give it a go. If it does not work then the drive will come in handy if I do get a Drobo.  _________________A Mac user
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saspro
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Drobo's aren't very fast, just to warn you.
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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It's also going to be SATA, and I suspect CC's is not so the same drive would not fit.
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ChurchCat
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This is what it looks like. There is no clue on the label if it is SATA or PATA.   Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch_________________A Mac user
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saspro
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It's PATA. That's an IDE cable
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ChurchCat
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Thanks for that. Now all I have to do is figure out how to take it apart.  (no easy task with paws) _________________A Mac user
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ChurchCat
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Hmm, not many big PATA drives for sale.
Am I right in saying this is OLD technology and maybe I would be better just saving for a new drive?
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