Seagate External HDD problems


  1. Posts : 77
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7600 Multiprocessor Free
       #1

    Seagate External HDD problems


    Greetings,
    I am back to try again and fix my old Seagate 1tb external Harddrive. It has been broken for many years and I want to give it another try.

    So the problem is that I can plug it in and the light on the HDD comes on and i hear it spinning (no clicking or loud odd sounds) and it shows up in the device manager, but does NOT show up in my disk management.
    I tried plugging it into a different usb port and tried to update the driver and uninstall the device. I cant uninstall the device because it just endlessly hangs in the uninstall screen.

    I believe last time I used a separate program to find the HDD and showed as Unallocated. But that was many years ago so Im sure there are different programs to try now.

    I have not opened it up yet. But if its an actual hardware problem, i would be willing to open it and try fixing it myself.
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 3,615
    Win 10 x64, Linux Lite, Win 7 x64, BlackArch, & Kali
       #2

    Hi Takaaaa,

    Have you tried running SeaTools on your drive?
    Seagate USB External drive diagnostics
      My Computer


 

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