Lacie drive

[mickscrill]

Hi i have an empty Lacie FW 800 i wanted to use for my itunes storage i Haven't used it for a couple of years as my audio interface likes to be the only thing on the FW anyway i thought i would use it over usb 2 although it shows and works on the FW it wont show up in anything over the usb .
any ideas thanks
Mac pro os x 10.6

 

[TomTomTuning]

Hi i have an empty Lacie FW 800 i wanted to use for my itunes storage i Haven't used it for a couple of years as my audio interface likes to be the only thing on the FW anyway i thought i would use it over usb 2 although it shows and works on the FW it wont show up in anything over the usb .
any ideas thanks
Mac pro os x 10.6

Tried a different USB port?

Try the drive on a different computer.

If USB doesnt work on a different computer perhaps the USB controller from the enclosure is shot.

 

[DanielCoffey]

Is it still under warranty? Maybe you should ask LaCie Support for help with it too.

 

[mickscrill]

Hi folks .
Yes i tried it on a macbook pro no joy.
The drive was bought about 2006 but i never used it over usb till now. i got it for my G5 originally and though the drivers may have been out of date but there doesn't seem to be any updates anywhere for intel or wouldn't it matter?
Thanks Ronny

 

[LaCieTech]

Hi folks .
Yes i tried it on a macbook pro no joy.
The drive was bought about 2006 but i never used it over usb till now. i got it for my G5 originally and though the drivers may have been out of date but there doesn't seem to be any updates anywhere for intel or wouldn't it matter?
Thanks Ronny

Hi,

It is possible for the USB to be defective but not the FireWire. Boards with multiple interfaces have different controller chipsets. It sounds like you've narrowed this down already and confirmed that only the USB is broken.

If its from 2006 the warranty has expired. Most drives made that year had a 1 year warranty with a few that had a 2 year warranty. You can contact our support team to see if there are other options or get some more information on the drive itself at 503.844.4500 (USA) or www.lacie.com/mystuff.

~mn, LaCie

 

[mickscrill]

No worries folks thanks for replies.
very expensive when new but will find a use for it (to keep door open etc))