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    1. 09-02-2006 07:17 PM #1
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      I have some External Hard Drive problems.

      First of all, the drive we're talking about here is a Maxtor OneTouch External 200GB HDD, connected through Firewire. It worked perfectly fine. I just pulled out the plug of the power, took the hard drive upstairs, and forgot the power plug. So I went downstairs again, but there were SO many adapters .. So I didn't know which one it was. So I tried multiple ones. But none of them makes it turn on >__> And I'm sure these are all I have.
      It doesn't make some kind of weird beep going "OMG BROKEN" or something, and it hasn't fallen or been shaken (not really). The drive looks like this:

      The difference is that mine also has firewire support.
      Anyways, usually when you turn it on, the OneTouch button (see front) shines a nice blue light. Not anymore when I turn it on. Could be the power unit, could be the drive.. That's what I'm asking you

      The power unit is supposed to look like this:

      I can't seem to find it and I'm nearly 100% sure I've been using another power unit, but it worked just fine until I plugged it out.

      Any ideas would be appreciated. What's up? What should I do?
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    2. 09-03-2006 11:50 AM #2
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      on the back of the disk, there should be some writing next to the AC socket
      this will tell you all the info you need
      voltage, current & polarity

      just find the adaptor that matches

      hard disks are normally 12V, 1.5a
      polarity shouldn't be a problem for modern electronics, but check just in case
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    3. 09-03-2006 11:56 AM #3
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      Yeah I got the right adapter now :/ But the thing still won't turn on..
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    4. 09-03-2006 02:29 PM #4
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      plug 'er in!
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    5. 09-03-2006 03:35 PM #5
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      Have you hit it against a hard surface yet? Because I heard that helps.
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    6. 09-03-2006 10:34 PM #6
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      Fuck you all. It's probably fried. I'm just going to call Maxtor and go "LOLZ HI. IT JUST BROKE DOWN OUT OF NOWHERE. I WASN'T DRUNK WHEN I PLUGGED IN THE WRONG ADAPTERS THAT PROBABLY HAD TOO HIGH OF A VOLTAGE!".

      Yes, I'm going to say that. In full caps. And spell it.
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