Hello, I have a Iomega ldhd-up (prestige) 1TB external hard drive which I have owned for about 3-4 years. The enclosure case of the hard drive is very poorly designed and the port for the USB cable does not fit the cable tightly. Over the years I often would have to turn off the hard drive and adjust the cord so it would appear on my computer.
However, as of a couple weeks ago it is no longer appearing at all no matter what I do. (not on the desktop, or disk utility, or anywhere). It is making the same sounds and the light on the external is showing up as if should be working though.
I believe it the port chip needs to be replaced. I took it out of the case and it says ec02-015_10 on the chip.
I looked everywhere for a replacement chip but it just isn't sold or if it is it's going for 200$ bucks which is whack, since I could just buy a whole new external for like 90 bucks.
Is there another piece that I could use instead of the ec02-015_10? What type of connection does this chip have to the hard drive? What should I do to fix this?
However, as of a couple weeks ago it is no longer appearing at all no matter what I do. (not on the desktop, or disk utility, or anywhere). It is making the same sounds and the light on the external is showing up as if should be working though.
I believe it the port chip needs to be replaced. I took it out of the case and it says ec02-015_10 on the chip.
I looked everywhere for a replacement chip but it just isn't sold or if it is it's going for 200$ bucks which is whack, since I could just buy a whole new external for like 90 bucks.
Is there another piece that I could use instead of the ec02-015_10? What type of connection does this chip have to the hard drive? What should I do to fix this?
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