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Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)?

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.periphs.hdd, comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage, comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage
Subject	Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)?
Date	2023-04-07 07:56 +1000
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On Fri, 07 Apr 2023 04:40:26 +1000, Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>  
wrote:

> On 4/6/2023 2:32 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Char Jackson <none@none.invalid>  
>> wrote:
>>> On Wed, 05 Apr 2023 22:01:41 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>>>
>>>> It seems like my Seagate 5 TB portable backup HDD (Model:
>>> SRD0NF1; P/N: 2N1AP8-500; 2020; 3 partitions [encrypted APFS
>>> + exFAT + encrypted old HFS+(journal)) just died. My 4
>>> computers (2 MBPs (2012 Mojave & 2020's Big Sur) + 2 PCs
>>> [Linux/Debian bullseye and 64-bit Windows 10]) don't see the
>>> drive anymore.
>>>
>>> I would attempt to remove the drive from its enclosure so that I could
>>> test the drive by itself, just on the possibility that the problem lies
>>> with the enclosure rather than the drive.
>>  That's certainly what I'd do. It could even just be the USB
>> connector on the drive if it's been yanked about a bit by the
>> cable.
>>  I'd also check "lsusb -v" in Linux to confirm it really doesn't
>> see the drive anymore. If it's not detected at all then something
>> like a broken USB connector or interface board is quite possible,
>> but the latter might be part of the drive's own circuit board
>> depending on the model.
>>  Oh and of course try another USB cable too.
>
> It is always the cables.

Bullshit. With the one of a mate of mine that I checked by
removing the physical drive from the housing, it was the
drive itself. It wouldnt spin up in the drive docking station.

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Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-05 22:01 +0000
  Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2023-04-05 19:52 -0500
    Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-06 00:56 +0000
      Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-06 00:57 +0000
  Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2023-04-05 20:24 -0500
    Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2023-04-05 22:33 -0400
      Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-09 07:10 +0000
    Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-06 03:14 +0000
      Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2023-04-05 23:26 -0400
        Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-06 04:32 +0000
          Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2023-04-06 09:51 -0400
            Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-06 20:33 +0000
              Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2023-04-07 08:25 -0400
                Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-07 16:24 +0000
                Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-09 07:11 +0000
          Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-04-07 04:39 +1000
    Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2023-04-06 17:32 +1000
      Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2023-04-06 13:40 -0500
        Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-04-07 07:56 +1000
        Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-09 07:11 +0000
      Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-06 21:32 +0000
        Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2023-04-07 08:10 +1000
          Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-09 07:12 +0000

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