External HD has died
Some strange things were happening to my Mac Pro recently. Trying to open files would end up in a restart. Then when using a mouse or a tablet the buttons wouldn't respond. I could move the cursor around but the dock wouldn't pop up. It was driving me crazy.
Then I notice my Lacie ext fw HD hadn't appeared on the desktop. So I gave it a reboot as you do. As if by magic it appeared. I started thinking about creating a new account and deleting my current one thinking that it would solve the problems I was having.
Then it dawned on me, maybe the Lacie HD is having a fit and rubbing off on the OS. So I needed to get all the stuff off the HD quick.
It was too late the ext Lacie fw HD was dead.
Can anyone recommend a good data recovery firm here in the UK?
Thanks
Mark
Thanks for all the advice, gives me a little hope.
I have decided that before I throw my money away I'm going give the Mac OS DVD a try. But before I do that I'm going to try a couple of other things.
I'm going to try a different FireWire cable. Could a faulty FW cable cause these types of issues?
Try a different power supply.
Try OS DVD
I have found that when the HD isn't connected to a computer it will start up. However after 15 seconds it shuts down. So it's not completely dead.
Thanks again for all your feedback.
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