Worcester - request for hard drive power supply loan

[Mark Hoy]

Does anyone local to Worcester have a Lacie power supply I could borrow for a day? Mine has packed up and I want to copy the data from the hard drive.

The hard drive connector looks like this:

Thanks

 

[Pete Sykes]

Does anyone local to Worcester have a Lacie power supply I could borrow for a day? Mine has packed up and I want to copy the data from the hard drive.

The hard drive connector looks like this: View attachment 4060

Thanks

Hi Mark ........... I'll take a look at work on monday............ We have a huge box of all manner of power supply leads (probably more than the Joddrell bank Telescope............. I'll see what I can dig up. If not, at a push, if you get nowt else from anyone........

........ You could send it down to me and I'll get our techies to jury rig a power supply so you can power it up.

I'll let you know what happens Monday.

 

[Mark Hoy]

Cheers Normally I'd take the drive out and put it in another caddy but it has some odd connectors (this is code for: I took a quick look and thought "that's not SATA" and gave up).

 

[Hamish Gill]

... That's what I was going to suggest ...
ide probably?

http://www.laptopparts101.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/sata-ide-laptop-hard-drive.jpg

This one looks to do both so you could upgrade the hdd after I you liked?

Best Value 3.5" IDE & SATA HDD Enclosure Aluminium USB 2.0 (USB-HD3.5SI-1-A) - dabs.com

else we have a few LaCie drives at the office, and I have a feeling I recognise that connector ... Ill have a look tomorrow

 

[Pete Askew]

The plug is the same as the old PS/2 type of affair. If you can't find one please let me know and I'll bring one back from Germany next time as there are a few in the studio there. I'll check at ISML as well as I think the Lacie external CD drive used the same connector.

 

[Mark Hoy]

I'll see if I can find a local PS2 owner unless Hamish has any luck (would be useful to work out if it's the drive or the PSU that is dead). I didn't have time over the weekend to remove it from the caddy but will try tomorrow. Thanks for the help & suggestions

 

[Hamish Gill]

I forgot to look ... ive added it to my list for tomorrow

 

[Pete Askew]

I'll see if I can find a local PS2 owner unless Hamish has any luck (would be useful to work out if it's the drive or the PSU that is dead). I didn't have time over the weekend to remove it from the caddy but will try tomorrow. Thanks for the help & suggestions

I think we might be talking about different PS2s. IBM PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector. Lacie used the same profile for their power leads.

 

[Hamish Gill]

no joy Mark .. looking at them now mine dont look any thing like that ... sorry buddy

 

[Pete Askew]

The external CD one is different also (and different from the HDD ones in Germany I'm sure).

I guess you could take the HDD out of the case and cable it directly into a spare connector in your PC.

 

[Mark Hoy]

Thanks for help & suggestions, I ordered an IDE/ SATA docking station

 

[Hamish Gill]

... A good plan! Future proofed for next time it happens too then!