Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage Subject: Re: External HD won't mount Date: 24 Aug 2017 22:43:13 GMT Lines: 35 Message-ID: References: <2PqdnV-vP4Rp8wDEnZ2dnUU7-VnNnZ2d@earthlink.com> <230820171003042267%nospam@nospam.invalid> <230820171231447433%nospam@nospam.invalid> <-didnVZKavC6LgDEnZ2dnUU7-WXNnZ2d@earthlink.com> <240820171456168244%nospam@nospam.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net Njdlyk23HFHvEbagF92kuAkX/eNF/+V2m6YPjH5w+y9yYgLqSy Cancel-Lock: sha1:eU3z0SH+lGzKxB6Q+sxc7QTJ5vc= sha1:4C2M6I/PKgKjh0aoRSj6Q2ml9FI= User-Agent: NewsTap/5.2.6 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage:1579 nospam wrote: > In article , Jolly Roger > wrote: > >>>>>> without seeing the drive it's impossible to tell, but based on your >>>>>> description, it sounds like the drive has failed. >>>>>> >>>>> When I listen to it, there is a whirring sound, I can feel a vibration. >>>>> Does that change anything? >>>> >>>> When you initially power up the drive, can you hear the head move at >>>> all? Is there a repetitive pattern to the sound? >>>> >>> I just hear a whirring or spinning sound that doesn't change. >>> Disk Utility, when the drive is plugged in, just says it is searching >>> for disks and continues to search for 6 minutes one time until I gave >>> up. If I turn the computer off and restart it w/ the HD plugged in I get >>> the internal HD on the computer and the thumb drive on the other port. >> >> What make and model hard drive enclosure is this? > > In article <2PqdnV-vP4Rp8wDEnZ2dnUU7-VnNnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Kurt V. > Ullman wrote: >> I have a 2T My Passport for Mac that worked fine yesterday... Thanks for the reminder. So it looks like this drive doesn't come with a power cable, nor does it have a power cable port. So the only way to test the drive itself outside of the enclosure seems to be to remove it from the enclosure. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR