On 26 Oct 2011 13:14:34 GMT, Steph wrote:

"Mark Zacharias" wrote:
"Ninho" wrote in message
So, a 6/7 years old 80-gigabyte disk in an external USB 2.0
enclosure has failed me. I suspect the drive itself could be OK
but the USB interface or other electronics/connectics of the case
might have fail (it had been acting weird sometimes)

Does it utilize an external power supply adaptor? My Western
Digital MyBook developed bad caps in the power supply.


It does indeed - the possibility of a bad power supply hadn't even
traversed my mind ! The PS connects to the main unit using a DIN plug,
which to this layman seems a non standard arrangement and I don't know
where to find a spare.

What is the make and model of the drive (not the drive itself, but the
whole assembly)?
I've had to replace the power supplies for two of my external drives,
one Iomega and one Western Digital. It's not too difficult to find
replacement power supplies. I found very reasonable power supplies on
Amazon. I bought Hootoo Laptop Battery Chargers, which seem to work
well and have been reliable for over a year. Hootoo makes power
supplies for many makes and models.

Cheers,
Dave M