For starters, let me say that I'm not incredibly experienced in these matters, but have a basic understanding of the issue, so...I'm not a total newbie, but I could use some expert advice.
That being said, I have no idea what information would be helpful, so I will explain my problem and go from there.
I have a LaCie 2TB external hard drive - made up of 2, 1TB SATA hard drives. I'm not sure what RAID they were in, but it used both drives to give me 2TB of storage.
Here's the bad part: I accidentally plugged a laptop adapter into the external enclosure. If I remember correctly, the laptop charger was 19V and the enclosure used 9V or so.
After that, the external hard drive would not power on (with the correct adapter plugged in).
I took the enclosure apart and pulled the drives to inspect them. No visible damage.
I did notice, however, with both hard drives plugged into the enclosure, the unit would not power on, but when I removed only the bottom hard drive, the unit would power on (the data was still inaccessible). With only the bottom hard drive plugged in (the top one removed), the unit would not power on. It seemed to me that the bottom hard drive was causing an issue with the power.
I decided to try my luck recovering the data with my computer. I plugged the top hard drive into my computer (internally) and everything powered up just fine, but the data on the hard drive was still inaccessible. It said the drive needed to be formatted (I did not format.)
I plugged the bottom hard drive into the computer and the computer would not power on. Nothing at all. When I unplugged the hard drive, the computer powered on and booted up perfectly.
I believe there is an issue with the board on the bottom drive that is preventing it from powering up.
My main issue, though, is recovering the data. I don't think I can do that without both drives.
Now, my question:
Is there anything I can do to recover the data (in a non-costly manner?) I've considered attempting to copy the data from the top drive to another drive (I still haven't figured out how to access it though), removing the board from the top drive, putting it on the bottom drive and copying that data to another drive. I've also considered ordering another board for the bottom drive, but I read that I would need to get the exact same board.
Any advice or information that might help me solve this issue?
Other than what I've provided, I have no idea what information would be helpful. I am willing to provide whatever info is necessary to help solve this issue.
Thank you so much for reading my wall of text and I appreciate any help. Approximately 2TB of data hangs in the balance.
That being said, I have no idea what information would be helpful, so I will explain my problem and go from there.
I have a LaCie 2TB external hard drive - made up of 2, 1TB SATA hard drives. I'm not sure what RAID they were in, but it used both drives to give me 2TB of storage.
Here's the bad part: I accidentally plugged a laptop adapter into the external enclosure. If I remember correctly, the laptop charger was 19V and the enclosure used 9V or so.
After that, the external hard drive would not power on (with the correct adapter plugged in).
I took the enclosure apart and pulled the drives to inspect them. No visible damage.
I did notice, however, with both hard drives plugged into the enclosure, the unit would not power on, but when I removed only the bottom hard drive, the unit would power on (the data was still inaccessible). With only the bottom hard drive plugged in (the top one removed), the unit would not power on. It seemed to me that the bottom hard drive was causing an issue with the power.
I decided to try my luck recovering the data with my computer. I plugged the top hard drive into my computer (internally) and everything powered up just fine, but the data on the hard drive was still inaccessible. It said the drive needed to be formatted (I did not format.)
I plugged the bottom hard drive into the computer and the computer would not power on. Nothing at all. When I unplugged the hard drive, the computer powered on and booted up perfectly.
I believe there is an issue with the board on the bottom drive that is preventing it from powering up.
My main issue, though, is recovering the data. I don't think I can do that without both drives.
Now, my question:
Is there anything I can do to recover the data (in a non-costly manner?) I've considered attempting to copy the data from the top drive to another drive (I still haven't figured out how to access it though), removing the board from the top drive, putting it on the bottom drive and copying that data to another drive. I've also considered ordering another board for the bottom drive, but I read that I would need to get the exact same board.
Any advice or information that might help me solve this issue?
Other than what I've provided, I have no idea what information would be helpful. I am willing to provide whatever info is necessary to help solve this issue.
Thank you so much for reading my wall of text and I appreciate any help. Approximately 2TB of data hangs in the balance.