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| Thread ID: 145899 | 2018-02-24 22:56:00 | Seagate drive failing? | mzee (3324) | Press F1 |
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| 1446721 | 2018-02-24 22:56:00 | I have a Seagate hard drive, about 10 years old, which I use for backups. Lately it has been reluctant to connect, requiring the plug to be reinserted several times. This happens in Windows & Linux. In Windows 10 it refuses to disconnect and has to remain plugged in until shutdown. Linux does not have this problem. No unusual noise. I have backed it up and propose to reformat it. Check disc finds nothing. Any comments? |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 1446722 | 2018-02-24 22:59:00 | Try a different cord. | Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1446723 | 2018-02-24 23:00:00 | The power adapters fail often, if it's a 3.5" that is. Or is it 2.5" USB only? |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1446724 | 2018-02-24 23:06:00 | The cord is fixed (no plug) The power is fine, drive runs, but doesn't engage. When it does eventually engage you can move the cord around with no effects. I may remove the drive from the case and try it in another adaptor. Just re-plugging might sort it. |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 1446725 | 2018-02-25 01:24:00 | I have WD about that age. Runs fine on USB1 but not always on USB2. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1446726 | 2018-02-25 08:06:00 | I have WD about that age. Runs fine on USB1 but not always on USB2. Interesting. I have no USB 1. Once it is on it works fine, I will investigate further after I have backed up everything on it. |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 1446727 | 2018-02-25 19:57:00 | throw it in the bin a backup drive MUST be 100% reliable . 10 years old, so unless you want the nostalgia value, its not worth the effort . Its had a good run, time to retire it :) |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1446728 | 2018-02-26 04:05:00 | I would remove it from case and use as data drive (not for back-up or critical data), assuming it has standard SATA connections | KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1446729 | 2018-02-26 04:57:00 | Yep, that's all mine is used for now. | Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1446730 | 2018-02-26 06:08:00 | Yep, that's all mine is used for now. About 18 months ago I picked up a USB external drive box for $10 at a garage sale (labelled 'not working'). Back at home transferred the 1Tb drive to a spare external box and it's been working great ever since. It's always worth trying the simple tests. |
coldot (6847) | ||
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