Solved can I resuscitate my expansion hdd.

gervaise

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I have had a seagate 500gb expansion drive for two years and never had a problem, then yesterday I turned it on, the led indicator lit for a second and the disc started and continued spinning but with no sign of it in file explorer, after several more efforts the same result, I tried other usb sockets then a friends laptop with the same results I am puzzled the way the green LED lights up but for only 0.5 of a second, that together with the seemingly intact rotation of the platter gives me hope but then I know nothing of IT hardware therefore I’m hoping that someone can advise me either way whether I may be able to get a quick and (cheapish) repair or if my doom monger friend is correct by suggesting a professional retrieval can be eye-wateringly expensive regardless of the amount of data saved. Again a pre-emptive Thank you to any prospective.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer aspire E1-571
    CPU
    i5 3230m
    Memory
    4gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Onboard Intel HD4000
    Internet Speed
    Up to 50MB if you believe Usain Bolt & Dick Branson.
If it just the enclosure that has failed you may be able to remove the drive and slave it in your PC. It's probably a laptop SATA drive.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
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    PC/Desktop
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    Asus
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    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
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    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
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    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
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    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Yeah, looks like the controller went south. The disk is probably still ok.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Vista and Win7
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    2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
    Hard Drives
    5 SSDs and 12 HDs
A belated thankyou people, two positive answers great.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer aspire E1-571
    CPU
    i5 3230m
    Memory
    4gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Onboard Intel HD4000
    Internet Speed
    Up to 50MB if you believe Usain Bolt & Dick Branson.
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