Lacie 2Big Quadra = Red HAL 9000 death at DVinfo.net

Jeff Krepner · September 21st, 2010, 07:40 PM

It appears my few month old Lacie 2big Quadra drive has died. Most recent backup was over a week ago so I lost a few days worth of work on the device which was in RAID 0 for speed.

Has anyone else had this happen? The blue light turned red (so now it really looks like HAL) during an edit session. Manual says red means a drive failed....I was hoping that I could buy another and swap drives with the hopes that perhaps something in the case went bad.

Any thoughts appreciated as always.

Thanks

William Hohauser · September 22nd, 2010, 09:00 AM

Is it worth the time and cost to have a qualified tech take it apart? I would contact LaCie first and see if they have a replacement program.

Mike Flynn · September 22nd, 2010, 09:32 AM

Have you tried running Disk Warrior or using OSX's Disk Utility to attempt to repair the disk? If you don't have Disk Warrior I would recommend getting a copy...it has saved me countless times - usually with LaCie drives that inevitably die. I won't ever buy a LaCie drive again.

Jeff Krepner · September 22nd, 2010, 02:07 PM

Thanks Guys. Today I'm redoing the most pressing work first and I'll call Lacie tomorrow to see if they can help recover anything from the crashed drive.

Mike, I don't see it in Disk Utility so I'm guessing the problem is internal.

Thanks

Charlie Branham · September 22nd, 2010, 07:00 PM

Jeff, if Lacie will not help. I had several Lacie's to die as well. I would take drive out of case and with kit from granite digital ( emergency kit) I think? It has a power source lead and a sata connection so you can bypass original case.And earlier mention of disc warrior is a must! Most times will save your butt!!!! I have a another program great for finding info, I'll look. probably the best of pulling data from a bad drive. I have found lacie to have a lot of bad power sources. Just my 2 cents.

Charlie

David Hardy · September 24th, 2010, 01:56 AM

Charlie Branham makes a good point. On the four occasions my LaCie's have given up the ghost it has been the power adapter every time - the media and data have always been fine. One thing to avoid is de-fragging the disc, which creates too much constant heat for the power box.

September 21st, 2010, 07:40 PM	#1
Jeff Krepner Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Timonium, MD Posts: 142	Lacie 2Big Quadra = Red HAL 9000 death It appears my few month old Lacie 2big Quadra drive has died. Most recent backup was over a week ago so I lost a few days worth of work on the device which was in RAID 0 for speed. Has anyone else had this happen? The blue light turned red (so now it really looks like HAL) during an edit session. Manual says red means a drive failed....I was hoping that I could buy another and swap drives with the hopes that perhaps something in the case went bad. Any thoughts appreciated as always. Thanks

September 22nd, 2010, 09:00 AM	#2
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Is it worth the time and cost to have a qualified tech take it apart? I would contact LaCie first and see if they have a replacement program. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

September 22nd, 2010, 07:00 PM	#5
Charlie Branham Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lexington SC Posts: 76	drive Jeff, if Lacie will not help. I had several Lacie's to die as well. I would take drive out of case and with kit from granite digital ( emergency kit) I think? It has a power source lead and a sata connection so you can bypass original case.And earlier mention of disc warrior is a must! Most times will save your butt!!!! I have a another program great for finding info, I'll look. probably the best of pulling data from a bad drive. I have found lacie to have a lot of bad power sources. Just my 2 cents. Charlie

September 22nd, 2010, 09:32 AM	#3
Mike Flynn Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 94	Have you tried running Disk Warrior or using OSX's Disk Utility to attempt to repair the disk? If you don't have Disk Warrior I would recommend getting a copy...it has saved me countless times - usually with LaCie drives that inevitably die. I won't ever buy a LaCie drive again.

September 22nd, 2010, 02:07 PM	#4
Jeff Krepner Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Timonium, MD Posts: 142	Thanks Guys. Today I'm redoing the most pressing work first and I'll call Lacie tomorrow to see if they can help recover anything from the crashed drive. Mike, I don't see it in Disk Utility so I'm guessing the problem is internal. Thanks

September 24th, 2010, 01:56 AM	#6
David Hardy New Boot Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Basel, Switzerland Posts: 18	Charlie Branham makes a good point. On the four occasions my LaCie's have given up the ghost it has been the power adapter every time - the media and data have always been fine. One thing to avoid is de-fragging the disc, which creates too much constant heat for the power box.