Buffalo HD-LBU2 External hard drive

[Tanky15]

Hi, been using this hard drive for many months now for backing up files etc. One day I turned on my PC and the light on the front of the Buffalo didn't come on, it's been dead since. I have replaced the power supply and tried the drive on another PC, nothing. If possible I would like to at least copy some of the stuff off the drive onto another, any suggestions please?

 

[Digerati]

There is a good chance the problem is the enclosure, not the actual drive. You might be able to open the enclosure and remove the drive, then install the drive in another enclosure, or into your PC as a secondary drive (NOT boot drive), and copy, or continue to use the drive from there.

The only issue becomes the connections on the actual drive used in the enclosure. Many enclosures use standard EIDE or SATA drives and will not be a problem. But sadly some external drive makers permanently attach proprietary interfaces to the drives that directly support the USB interface and may not easily be used as an internal drive. They may allow you to use an adapter, but may not. The only way to tell is to open the enclosure and have a look at the back of the drive.

 

[Tanky15]

There is a good chance the problem is the enclosure, not the actual drive. You might be able to open the enclosure and remove the drive, then install the drive in another enclosure, or into your PC as a secondary drive (NOT boot drive), and copy, or continue to use the drive from there.

The only issue becomes the connections on the actual drive used in the enclosure. Many enclosures use standard EIDE or SATA drives and will not be a problem. But sadly some external drive makers permanently attach proprietary interfaces to the drives that directly support the USB interface and may not easily be used as an internal drive. They may allow you to use an adapter, but may not. The only way to tell is to open the enclosure and have a look at the back of the drive.

Thank for your suggestion. I have removed the external connection circuit board and exposed the drive connections. I'm not sure what cable I will need to connect the drive to the SATA socket on the motherboard. The power connection shouldn't be a problem I have spare connectors from my PSU. I have taken pictures of the drive connections and the part I took off just for information. Please see here:
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?res...7&authkey=!AGjmQEs2N0Olzg4&ithint=folder,.jpg

If you know of a cable could you please post a link

thank you for your help

Martin

 

[Digerati]

Yeah, that is not standard but rather looks like a the type used for some notebook drives. See these images. When you hover over then, you should get a description you can then search for to purchase.