Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/20

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Subject: [Leica] I'm Back again - and an URGENT tech question
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Thu Dec 20 01:00:39 2007
References: <47691428.3000103@summaventures.com> <47691F7E.27690.1A28442@leica.rcmckee.com> <D5EE9FD59FDC8D441486F035@scarborough.isc.org> <476926E9.7977.1BF7DDC@leica.rcmckee.com> <581082C2-660F-481E-8706-5C8246D5DB16@aotera.org> <4769A4FE.8070002@summaventures.com> <D6C5F548-2845-4DE2-B968-44ED3CD6AA30@aotera.org>

SPencer,

thanks. It is an external disk anyway amd it doesn't look that easy to 
dismount
from its case, to the point where I feel that the risk of actually damaging 
it
in the operation probably outweighs the chances of getting it back alive. I 
have
most of the originals on CDs anyway - it's just going to be hugely tedious
getting that many images off them.

I'm off to buy another Seagate. I reckon that they are about the best, I've 
been
using them for about twenty years one way and another - I was just seduced 
bya
bargain offer.

Peter

Spencer Cheng wrote:
> Hi Peter,
> 
> Try a different computer first.
> 
> After that take the HD out of the enclosure and install it in an
> external enclosure. I use Vantec but there are plenty other brands.
> 
> Beyond that, you can try installing it into your PC directly.
> 
> If that doesn't work, then your disk may indeed be fried. Depends on the
> value of the data, you may want to go for professional assistance at
> that point.
> 
> By the way, is your equipment plugged into an UPS?
> 
> Regards,
> Spencer
> 
> On Dec 19, 2007, at 18:10, Peter Dzwig wrote:
> 
>> Dear Spencer, Brian, Nathan, R. Clayton etc,
>>
>> I think its a timing issue too...the USB has sat in the same socket
>> for months
>> (its a "direct" connection to the mother board not an external hub. It
>> has been
>> turned on and off - but not disconnected a few dozen times, but
>> nothing like
>> 1500. I broke out a fresh USB cable (from a sealed packet) but no good...
>>
>> Unless I can sort out the timing (any suggestions welcome)I think its
>> SNAFU'd.
>>
>> Thanks for the help, I knew that all I hads tro do was ask the LUG!
>>
> 
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