I have a Seagate external hard drive 1500 Gbytes and it used to be in a case. The other day I noticed the power button wouldn't come on, even after switching cables etc. So I removed it from the case and tried to hook it up to my computer. After I hooked it up I noticed my computer wouldn't turn on. So I removed the drive and my computer came back on. So I tried another computer same thing. Ok so today tried it with a docking station and again while the harddrive is connected the power will not come on but as soon as I take it out the power on the dock returns. What could be the issue?
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Seagate external hard drive not powering on
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Dead Drive !!
you can Verify the Enclosure is ok by testing with a known good replacement Drive ( size does not matter ).
you can Verify the Enclosure is ok by testing with a known good replacement Drive ( size does not matter ).
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No i suggested replacing the whole Drive
the thing your holding (in its entirety ).
the thing your holding (in its entirety ).
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yes Replace the whole drive.
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yes that's what i suggested earlier
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DO NOT CHANGE THE CIRCUT BOARDS
They wont be compatable with drive parameters/firmware
They wont be compatable with drive parameters/firmware
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It probably a burn out circuit board happens to my seagate too, not sure how that happen it was a perfectly working drive in storage ever since then.
If you value your data your only option left is a data recovery specialist unfortunately
DO NOT OPEN THE HDD UP. And do not swap circuit boards even for the same exact model of drive. It is not straightforward like that.
If you value your data your only option left is a data recovery specialist unfortunately
DO NOT OPEN THE HDD UP. And do not swap circuit boards even for the same exact model of drive. It is not straightforward like that.
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Why have you removed the screws from the cover?
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Entire drive is probably toast and there's nothing you can do to fix it. There is no PCB swapping or platter fixing. It's gone. That's it.
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Here is what it should look like, with screws in place.
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Those are screw holes, and there should be screws in them.
Also, the drive is dead, you can see the burnt spot on the PCB. If you want your data back, send it out to a data recovery company. Otherwise, anything you try will just make things worse.