I have a Lacie 160gb external hard disk drive that does not appear to be openable, and I can’t find a video on youtube that let’s you know if it breaks when …
I have a Lacie 160gb external hard disk drive that does not appear to be openable, and I can’t find a video on youtube that let’s you know if it breaks when …
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haha nice i just upgraded.. to a 2 tb .. the enclosure looks great .. i
have it since 2007. thanks for the vid!!
do you know where to get the drivers for this HD? got mine circa 2003 –
presume its the same beast?!
great video – i have 250 gb i think it might be ide HDD , like yours :)
worked great on my 500 Gig lacie porche by the way inside was a SATA drive
I have got the plastic cover off, but after that is there any way to remove
the HDD from all the connectors without breaking the caddy?
Thanks! My drive is making this weird clicking sound and isn’t being
recognized by my computer anymore. A friend suggested to open it and I soon
replied with “This thing is built like Fort Knox. There seems to be no way
to open it!” This helped! Now I can tell the guy who will try to recover my
memory how to open it to take a peak inside.
not sure mate but i think it’s just the FA Porsche model
@deschanellove Glad i could be of help:)
Thank you for your help 🙂
thaks a lot, i was looking how to open this lacie hard disk.
@jamboni Next time you post a video – please turn down the musicscore –
could hardly hear what you where talking about with the 3 plastic things..
thanks for posting anyway.
Anyone know where to find a cheap power supply for this stupid hard
drive??? I have this thing and don’t want it anymore, but I can’t find the
power supply anywhere!!! HELP? 🙁 Or if you’ve torn yours apart and don’t
need the power supply anymore, can I have yours?!?! LOL
i have an 500gb lacie porsche hard drive and i want upgrade to 1tb, it’s
possible? thanks
@jamboni still working after 7 years mate
@thiagograzioli I am not sure. I would assume it depends on that model’s
adaptability. Best to google it 🙂
no problemo 🙂
thanks bud!
@deschanellove Check if the power adapter is hissing. If that’s the case,
then that thing is broken and your drive is fine, no need to take it apart.
Just buy a new adapter and flame LaCie for making a no-quality power
adapter.
@crazycutz wasn’t really going for the best production value, just making
the vid less boring. Will bear that advice in mind.
Any 5 volt 2 Amp supply with a f4 pin DIN plug should work. I just found a
250GB FA Porsche LaCie USB2.0 HDD for $4.95 in a thrift store. It’s power
supply was in a bag of supplies and cables for $5.95.. MINT condition, not
a scratch on the shell. the drive was still in it’s original FAT 32 DOS
format with LACIE icon. Never had been used. Not bad for 12 Bucks.
You’re welcome Alex, glad I could help you out 🙂
Thanks for posting this. Just want you to know that it helped me.
I think mine was screwed in
The power supply goes on these drives, that’s what makes the clicking sound
in most cases so before replacing it try this to make sure it’s not the
shitty power supply. Fuck Lacie!
Thanks, jamboni just what I needed.
I don’t have this design so i couldn’t say – J
no problem dude 🙂
I have a hard drive like in the video but when I opened it, it wasn’t an
ATA hard drive but a SATA…
Thanks!
I used the Buffalo enclosure of my other external hdd as I wasn’t using the
1 much.
Thanks for this. I’ve found that the power supply goes on almost any
external HD (had it happen with Verbatim and Iomega), and I’ve had to
rehouse them. Couldn’t see how to get into this one, but your video works
nicely. In future, I’ll be buying disk and housing separately or using a
dock. Your star status is assured.
@c2conditioning i am not sure what that is
can u tell em the full name or style name of the lacie cuz i need a new
charger
Thanks a lot , it works .. know I will need to figure out what is the sound
that it has because its not working 🙁
@draw2much Haha you’re welcome 🙂
you’re all welcome 🙂
Thanks man! 🙂
You’re welcome, glad I could help 🙂
thank god you were there to tell us how to do it! what an informative video!
@richardbirks thanks, i like being a star 🙂
@wazant you’re welcome 🙂
Nice video! I was just looking for it! Thanks.
@nondescriptman soz for the delayed reply, i didn’t get a notification
about this comment. You’re welcome, glad i could help 🙂
Thanks for the post, disassemble puzzle solved.
Jamboni, you star! Just what I was looking for. My Lacie just got the click
o’death, and I’m too tight to replace a perfectly serviceable external USB
enclosure 😀
well done!!!By opening the drive you broken your 2 or 3 year warranty!!
thanks for the video, GREAT HELP !
@Soul1871 i’ve had it maybe 7 years lol!
Just want to tell you that this helped me a lot! I have a model with a 40GB
IDE disk only. The case looks exactly like the one you have. I wouldn’t
have dared to open the case with violence if I would not have watch your
video. A knife is really the perfect tool to open the case.
@aleighlewis you’re welcome 🙂