Mr.Thunderbird Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Hello fellow wincert'ers! I've just bought a new nice Seagate FreeAgent Pro USB Drive @ 1TB... I copied all my files on it (400GB+) yesterday, when I got home today it won't start up.. It just makes weak "beeeps" and won't even spin..I hope you have some tips, or other information that might help meCheers! MrT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Sounds to me like its not getting enough power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Thunderbird Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Mm, It has an external power supply (not USB supplied, but normal power), could that die? The power supply looks rather cheap anyways.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIM Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I would as for a new one immediately, along with some present of surprise, like 16-32GB USB stick, because I've lost most of my important data Try it, maybe you'll have luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Thunderbird Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 (edited) You mean go for a new power supply right?Well about the data, I got really many photos from the old times and etc.. My 2nd harddisk did a failure and I had to reformat it (another 500GB of data lost..) Edited October 22, 2008 by Mr.Thunderbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIM Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 You mean go for a new power supply right?Well about the data, I got really many photos from the old times and etc.. My 2nd harddisk did a failure and I had to reformat it (another 500GB of data lost..) I would go for the whole new disk mate..I bought Maxtor One Touch which does not have an external power supply and it works like a charm. It doesn't make any sounds, I can't even hear it while it spins.. :thumbsup_anim: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Thunderbird Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 I would go for the whole new disk mate..I bought Maxtor One Touch which does not have an external power supply and it works like a charm. It doesn't make any sounds, I can't even hear it while it spins.. :thumbsup_anim:Aaa, I see... I don't think I can trade the 1TB drive to another one though, something about warranty (I can get a new 1TB drive, but I can't get another one). Else I would have bought another one, I got a trekstor which has never failed me. (until yesterday when it failed and I needed to reformat it lol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix3650 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Aaa, I see... I don't think I can trade the 1TB drive to another one though, something about warranty (I can get a new 1TB drive, but I can't get another one). Else I would have bought another one, I got a trekstor which has never failed me. (until yesterday when it failed and I needed to reformat it lol). You're correct Seagate doesn't exchange your model for another. It gives you the same model.They did it with mine.Mine had a defective PCB and Seagate replaced it with a newer revision.Anyways I think it's the internal usb-to-sata converter that might cause the problem.Since the drive makes noises it means it gets powered (it recieves the 5v).What might be wrong I think it's the 12v rail on the internal converter (which also powers the electric motor).I suggest getting a new 2.5" external drive enclosure and putting your existing drive in it.They are pretty cheap nowadays.Here's one that costs just 14$ with free shipping:Meritline 2.5" SATA/IDE HDD External Enclosure USB 2.0 Powered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Thunderbird Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Thanks for you replies guys! But I just got a new one, just going to re-get a lot of data Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DennyMK Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 If you haven't done anything yet, try "GetDataBack". It will recover all of your data. Very nice program. It helped me when Partition Magic frozed in the middle or resizing of my 500GB HDD.Good luck and Happy Hollydays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Thunderbird Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Thanks Denny, but too late Ah well, I some of it back from backup CDs I found Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dissscount Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 OMG!!Totally the same story as my friend! Сочувствую... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DennyMK Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Thanks Denny, but too late Ah well, I some of it back from backup CDs I found It's never too late with GetDataBack. It may recover your files even now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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