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

On 4/6/2023 2:32 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Char Jackson <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Wed, 05 Apr 2023 22:01:41 +0000, [email protected] (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