[X4U] upgrading a lacie hard drive

[Peter Krug]

On Dec 9, 2006, at 8:21 PM, alexandre wrote:

>
> i have a lacie d2 drive (250gb triple interface) that is filling up  
> rapidly.
> i'm thinking of upgrading the internal drive and keeping the case,  
> replacing the 250gb with a 500gb for example.

I did this with both of my d2 enclosures - it is very straightforward  
after you remove the screws. The only real issue I had was the  
placement of the cables around the metal bracket.  I also had a  
problem in that my 80GB case did not recognize my new 250 GB ATA/133  
HD, likely due to the bridge board being too old (I don't think you  
will have this problem).  I replaced my wife's 250 GB HD after I  
dropped it while it was backing up her computer (sounded like a  
roadrunner in slooow motion. meeep! meeep!).

Also, I was using the case that originally housed the 250GB drive to  
set up multiple replacement HDs at work.  I must have damaged  
something going back and forth plugging and unplugging the drives  
because at some point the enclosure stopped working.  Nothing obvious  
was broken that i could tell.

Hope this helps.  If you have any other questions, I have the 80GB  
enclosure sitting on my desk that I can take apart to give you more  
specific info.


Peter

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