Path: csiph.com!1.us.feeder.erje.net!3.us.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!news.misty.com!border-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-1.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 03:14:45 +0000 From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) Subject: Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.hdd,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage References: User-Agent: tin/2.6.2-20221225 ("Pittyvaich") (Linux/6.0.14-300.fc37.x86_64 (x86_64)) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 03:14:45 +0000 Lines: 20 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 47.180.143.226 X-Trace: sv3-zxzBGIrN08VZqtvOZfEAnJ6R8oQET9oiBYzfthEt6msnsknpNcKQ8WIdIy/BL1lW033lczxUhimssCN!/p6WyKzMJfbRUVL3wXZpDSIG/NhR4fihmdUW3vrTmwxfgJZhkhvA+AnRL6kbWjyXitHhQgxp2llf!ZZ6Cz8DkGv5pfBb0bZMjYhCzQU+uCwmc X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.periphs.hdd:98 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage:8343 comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage:1676 In alt.comp.periphs.hdd Char Jackson wrote: > On Wed, 05 Apr 2023 22:01:41 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote: > >Hello, > > > >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. What's the best way to open it? I see no screws. :( -- "I call to God, and the LORD saves me. Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice." --Psalm 55:16-17. Annual Passover (should I C Ridley Scott's bad 2.5 hrs. Exodus: Gods & Kings?), (Qingming / Ching Ming) Festival, & ST's 1st Contact on a slammy techy Holy hump day! Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://aqfl.net & http://antfarm.home.dhs.org. / /\ /\ \ Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail. | |o o| | \ _ / ( )