Rehousing the drive from a Lacie enclosure!

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  1. wowseruk

    wowseruk Member

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    My Lacie Porsche 298gb drive blew up recently - smoke came out the bottom - can I rehouse the drive in a new enclosure?

    If so where do I get a compatible enclosure?

    Annette
     
  2. JST1946

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    Most computer stores sell external enclosures.The Lacie should be a 2.5 inch drive.You just need to make sure the drive itself is still good before buying a new one.Here are a few places that sell them in the USA.It would be best to take the drive with you so you get the correct one.Some drives are Sata and some are Ide/Pata and have different connectors.
    http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=92&name=External-Enclosures
    http://www.compusa.com/applications/Category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=2777&srkey=external enclosures
    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=2781
     

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