Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


Forums › Microsoft Windows › Asus Ultrabook running Windows 7 not recognising Lacie external harddisk drive
Tigrepower

16 posts

Geek


#113668 23-Jan-2013 19:25
Send private message

My Asus Ultrabook ssd is not recognising my Lacie hard disk drive. Does anyone know why this is happening and how I can get the laptop to recognise the external drive?

Create new topic
freitasm
BDFL - Memuneh
80652 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 41040

Administrator
ID Verified
Trusted
Geekzone
Lifetime subscriber

  #749797 23-Jan-2013 20:05
Send private message

Have you checked the drive working in other laptops since it stopped working on this ASUS?




Referral links: Quic Broadband (free setup code: R587125ERQ6VE) | Samsung | AliExpress | Wise | Sharesies 

 

Support Geekzone by subscribing (browse ads-free), or making a one-off or recurring donation through PressPatron.

 



Tigrepower

16 posts

Geek


  #749801 23-Jan-2013 20:09
Send private message

Yes it was working on my colleague's laptop, I have read it is a Window 7 issue, the Lacie is a few years old. The Lacie website doesn't have any useful drivers to download.

Tigrepower

16 posts

Geek


  #749808 23-Jan-2013 20:23
Send private message

I found these instructions on updating the controllers, however my computer has a AHCI controller, not a  OHCI host controller:

http://www.lacie.com/intl/support/support_manifest.htm?id=10177&article=1333



freitasm
BDFL - Memuneh
80652 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 41040

Administrator
ID Verified
Trusted
Geekzone
Lifetime subscriber

  #749813 23-Jan-2013 20:26
Send private message

Is your drive Firewire or USB?




Referral links: Quic Broadband (free setup code: R587125ERQ6VE) | Samsung | AliExpress | Wise | Sharesies 

 

Support Geekzone by subscribing (browse ads-free), or making a one-off or recurring donation through PressPatron.

 

Tigrepower

16 posts

Geek


  #749816 23-Jan-2013 20:29
Send private message

It is a firewire

Tigrepower

16 posts

Geek


  #749821 23-Jan-2013 20:43
Send private message

In case it helps
Computer = Asus i5 ssd running windows home premium

Hard disk drive = LaCie rugged hard disk 500g
FireWire at drive end USB at laptop end.

 
 
 
 

Move to New Zealand's best fibre broadband service (affiliate link). Free setup code: R587125ERQ6VE. Note that to use Quic Broadband you must be comfortable with configuring your own router.
freitasm
BDFL - Memuneh
80652 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 41040

Administrator
ID Verified
Trusted
Geekzone
Lifetime subscriber

  #749822 23-Jan-2013 20:44
Send private message

Hmmm? How can one be a Firewire in one side and USB on the other? Those are two different types and I don't remember the ASUS ultrabook having a firewire port.




Referral links: Quic Broadband (free setup code: R587125ERQ6VE) | Samsung | AliExpress | Wise | Sharesies 

 

Support Geekzone by subscribing (browse ads-free), or making a one-off or recurring donation through PressPatron.

 

Tigrepower

16 posts

Geek


  #749824 23-Jan-2013 20:47
Send private message

LOL
All I mean is there is a USB at my laptop's end but the port on the external hard drive is a firewire (square plug and deeper).

freitasm
BDFL - Memuneh
80652 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 41040

Administrator
ID Verified
Trusted
Geekzone
Lifetime subscriber

  #749825 23-Jan-2013 20:48
Send private message

Sure, but if the drive is Firewire and the laptop has no Firewire port how do you get it to work?

Those LaCie have Firewire and USB ports, don't they? Or is this drive Firewire only?




Referral links: Quic Broadband (free setup code: R587125ERQ6VE) | Samsung | AliExpress | Wise | Sharesies 

 

Support Geekzone by subscribing (browse ads-free), or making a one-off or recurring donation through PressPatron.

 

Tigrepower

16 posts

Geek


  #749826 23-Jan-2013 20:52
Send private message

The LaCie rugged only has a firewire port. It comes with a cable that is firewire at one end and USB at the other.

Tigrepower

16 posts

Geek


  #750172 24-Jan-2013 13:16
Send private message

I have had confirmation that it is a USB, as a USB runs in to my laptop.
Does anyone have any idea what the problem and solution could be?

Create new topic








Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.


Updates »

Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.








RSS feeds
Main feed
Forums feed
Copyright
©2002-2026 Geekzone®
Site features
Geekzone BI dashboard
Geekzone Badges
Geekzone Status Page

 

Site Information
Subscribe to Geekzone
Privacy Statement
Forum Usage Guidelines (FUG)
Advertising
Trademark and copyright