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

From	Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@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	2023-04-06 13:40 -0500
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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.

Lynn

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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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