Removable disk

[gsg]

I have a removable hard disk that went dead. How can I recover the data from it. The hard disk is: LaCie d2 Quadra, 30111OU, SN180501643

 

[EvanDavis]

When you say " went dead " is it spinning up at all ?are you able to see it in " Computer Management " ?
If not the only way you could get data back is to send it off to a professional and see if they can recover anything.


Welcome to the forum

 

[gsg]

Yes it is spinning but cannot see it in Computer Management. Thanks for the quick reply.

 

[alow]

My first instinct would be to rip it out of the case and try to put it in a computer tower, but that's only if you're sure it is a newer hard drive (SATA) and you have a computer with open SATA ports and cables that you can connect it to.

 

[Abarbarian]

If you can take the drive out of the LaCie enclosure and connect it to a pc you may have some luck seeing the drive from a linux live cd. It all depends on what is wrong with the drive.
Most pc's have IDE and SATA connections these days so you should find a connection to suit.