Lacie 500 GB 7200 RPM USB 2.0 (300637)

Rating:
Summary: Lacie 500gb Big Disk
Review: We purchased the BigDisk in December 2003 to act as a secondary backup for our office.
For the first few days it worked perfectly, install was quick and easy and the back up of data was very fast. Then without warning the drive letter was gone, and looking up the "computer management" tool reported the BigDisk as "unformatted". Er, not a good sign. All our data was lost. We've since had to reformat the drive at least 4 times - and we are at the final straw.
I've just written to Lacie to request a fix, as there was nothing relevant in their FAQs. Lets hope they come back with some clue as to what's wrong with the unit. I should point out that the Disk becomes extremely hot with use.

Rating:
Summary: Lacie 500gb Big Disk
Review: We purchased the BigDisk in December 2003 to act as a secondary backup for our office.
For the first few days it worked perfectly, install was quick and easy and the back up of data was very fast. Then without warning the drive letter was gone, and looking up the "computer management" tool reported the BigDisk as "unformatted". Er, not a good sign. All our data was lost. We've since had to reformat the drive at least 4 times - and we are at the final straw.
I've just written to Lacie to request a fix, as there was nothing relevant in their FAQs. Lets hope they come back with some clue as to what's wrong with the unit. I should point out that the Disk becomes extremely hot with use.