drive has a hardware problem that can't be repaired?

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drive has a hardware problem that can't be repaired?

I have had a Lacie 1TB 7200RPM external drive for about 3 years now. In the last two days I got this message when I went into disk utility. "drive has a hardware problem that can't be repaired". I was able to back up all the info off of the drive.

Is this a drive problem or a hardware problem. I am using esata and an esata card. Not sure what the card is.

Any diagnostics.

I ran a verify and repair permissions and was told the drive is OK.

MacBook Pro, Other OS, Mavericks, late 2009, 4 x 2.26 GHz

Posted on Jan 12, 2015 7:05 PM

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Answer 1

Kappy

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Jan 12, 2015 7:32 PM in response to nelsonmay

Don't bother. If the SMART status is failing you need to replace the hard drive. There is no point trying to do anything more until you install a new drive.

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Answer 2

Kappy

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Jan 12, 2015 7:17 PM in response to nelsonmay

Do this:

Drive Partition and Format

1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.

2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.

3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Apply button and wait until the process has completed.

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Answer 3

nelsonmay Author

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Jan 12, 2015 7:26 PM in response to Kappy

The letters are red and SMART status says the drive is failing. I don't have any options to partition under "mfgr.'s ID and size". I can click on the name I gave the drive and I have first aid, erase, RAID and restore.

Can I erase the whole drive and start over?

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