I have a Mac Pro (all four internal slots are filled with a software RAID 1+0 array of 4X1 TB HD's for my main volume) with the Newer Tech eSata extension. Connected to the eSata ports, I have OWC mercury Elite Pro enclosure (2 eSata ports and 2 drive bays). I have two HD's in those bays.
The connection has been sporadic (sometimes one drive appears, sometimes the other, rarely both, rarely none). A few days ago, neither would appear even after rebooting multiple times.
This comes at a crucial time (I'm changing the main volume from a 1+0 to a 0+1, which I should have done initially) and I need those drives working.
I took both drives and wiped them (internally on an older computer) and they worked fine. Now, not only does it not mount (in the eSata enclosure), but Disc Utility won't even recognize anything is connected. When I boot, the computer says something like, "the disk you inserted could not be read by Mac OS X" with and option to initialize, ignore, or eject. I've tried all three options, nothing happens.
I year ago, the enclosure was acting up and I called OWC, they said it was a faulty power brick, as evident by an audibly buzzing sound. The brick is not buzzing now, but could it be a similar problem?
Please help me fix this.
Ben
The connection has been sporadic (sometimes one drive appears, sometimes the other, rarely both, rarely none). A few days ago, neither would appear even after rebooting multiple times.
This comes at a crucial time (I'm changing the main volume from a 1+0 to a 0+1, which I should have done initially) and I need those drives working.
I took both drives and wiped them (internally on an older computer) and they worked fine. Now, not only does it not mount (in the eSata enclosure), but Disc Utility won't even recognize anything is connected. When I boot, the computer says something like, "the disk you inserted could not be read by Mac OS X" with and option to initialize, ignore, or eject. I've tried all three options, nothing happens.
I year ago, the enclosure was acting up and I called OWC, they said it was a faulty power brick, as evident by an audibly buzzing sound. The brick is not buzzing now, but could it be a similar problem?
Please help me fix this.
Ben