On 10 Nov 2008, at 09:00, Virginia wrote: > I have a LaCie external disk (160 gb - hardly used) which has been > sitting in a drawer for about 2 years. Today I wanted to use it but > it does not appear to be working : it does not show up on the > desktop : I have tried connecting it with firewire and also USB. I > have plugged it in and the red light is on but nothing else seems > to be happening. Can inactivity kill these things? Or does it just > need time to recharge?
Can you hear it spinning up ? If not then try giving it a gentle shake - sometimes stiction can prevent a drive from spinning up, especially if it's been sitting idle for a long time. Paul --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
