 and put it in a 3rd Party USB 3.0 enclosure or a USB Dock (which will come with a power supply) and problem solved. (USB3.0 speed will be comparable to FireWire 800)
Yet another option … if all you want to do is recover the data on the drive without spending any money then remove the drive from the enclosure and connect to a Desktop PC via SATA plus the PC power, then you can access the data.
HI Joey
Thanks for replying to me email concerning the drive I can not connect to due to broken prongs .
Belo is the actual power cord supplied with the product . The other end is where you attach your power cord . .
I live in Australia I would buy a new power adaptor on eBay but the seller does not ship overseas.
You can not detach the broken 5 prong cord as it is a fixed cord unlike the other end where you attach your power cord .
I will try your other suggestions and see if that works .
This prong system is a design vault as I am not the only person to have experienced the prongs breaking off .
Thanks Andrew
I live in Australia too (Queensland)
If it’s just broken pins on a plug …i could pop down to my local Jaycar Electronics and buy a 5 Pin Line Plug for $1.65 AUD and repair/replace the plug in 5 Minutes (I used to work in a TV/Electronics Repair Shop)
Maybe see if there are any TV/Electronics repair shops in your area (even ask the guys at Jaycar) to replace the plug … it’s a dead simple fix, compared to trying replace the entire power supply.