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  1. T

    Question Seagate HDD keeps giving "Need to Format" error ?

    TL;DR - I have two internal 8TB HDD's that I insert into a USB dock and plug into my computer to transfer files and now it's reading as corrupted after I disconnected the dock. ------------------------------------------------------------------- I have two internal Seagate Barracuda 8TB HDD's I...
  2. djxgam1ng

    Question External Wall Powered HDD’s will not power up (spinning or nothing). Haven’t been used in a very long time and haven’t moved much. #nottechsavvy

    So I used to DJ quite a bit back in the day….I have two Seagate Wall Powered External Harddrives and Two LaCie Wall Powered External Harddrives These drives haven’t been on for at least 8 years. I try to plug them in and nothing. They don’t power on or anything. Tried different cables...
  3. Boxer_Santaros

    Question Multiple Seagate External Drives Not Working(Windows+Mac)

    I have a 3T Seagate Backup Plus external drive that I use for my desktop PC (Windows), that very suddenly stopped working (was fine this afternoon, but coming back to it this evening it's out the blue not), light no longer comes on, no longer showing up in File Explorer, though when I plug and...
  4. O

    Question HELP ME GET MY EXTERNAL HDD WORKING AGAIN

    I was working on my laptop on my lap with my HDD connected. I stood up and the HDD fell. I plugged it back and it continued working with no issues. Then I stood up again and then the cord shaked. I plugged it back and the drive is not working again. its telling me to format before I can use it...
  5. C

    [SOLVED] How to Recover Data from a RAID System on Seagate NAS – BlackArmor 440-420?

    My Seagate NAS – BlackArmor system don’t turn on, it may be out of order. I’ve got a NAS device with four disks combined into a RAID 5 system. What should I you do with all the data that’s still on the disks? There is no way to access the files by just connecting the disks to the computer. I can...
  6. M

    Question Dropped Harddisk

    Hello, a shared harddrive was dropped while running, and probably the headers are broken as it makes clicking sounds, the drive spins fine. Can this fixed by replacing headers? Does not have to be 60% recovery of data. If its possible can anyone recommend a service provider? I thinking about...
  7. M

    [SOLVED] which one of these SSDs is better?

    Hi, I'm searching for a 500GB SSD (NVMe of course) to plug into the 2nd M.2 slot of the Asrock B550M Steel Legend motherboard that I'll be buying soon, and that slot is PCIe Gen 3 x4 if I remember correctly, so I don't necessarily need a Gen 4 SSD. HOWEVER, if the one Gen 4 SSD that I will be...
  8. DesperateinTexas

    Question Seagate HDD on Win 10 write protected

    Can anyone please help me resolve a troubling issue with my Seagate HDD, which had been running with Windows 10 on board? One day the PC booted up just fine. The next day it wouldn't boot up the system at all. I've made the ultimate arse of myself by not having the backup I should have been...
  9. A

    Question Using Seagate Toolkit for Backup on Expansion Portable Drive

    I want to purchase the Seagate 4TB Expansion portable STKM4000400 and want to use it as a backup drive. This model does not come with software according to Seagates website (2nd link below). Not sure if this is the toolkit software that some models include or not. But I see in the 1st link below...
  10. curly23

    Question Seagate FireCuda HDD or IronWolf Pro for Desktop-PC with RAID1 ?

    Hi, for my Desktop-PC / daily work data (RAID1) I need more space: Seagate FireCuda HDD - ST8000DX001 Seagate IronWolf Pro - ST8000NT001 No games, no programs and no system on this partition. Any suggestions which one would fit better for the use-case? Any Pro and Cons? Which one would you...
  11. M

    Question Seagate 3TB HDD spinning up but not recognized by computer

    I have a 3TB Seagate internal drive that was theoretically mirrored to an identical drive. The mirror apparently broke somehow and neither drive appears in Windows explorer. The previously appeared as the "V" drive, ie, behaving as a mirror should as one drive. Now there is no mirror and...
  12. K

    Question Seagate Barracuda 4tb is making a weird noise

    Hi! So my new hard drive, a Seagate Barracuda 4tb, has been making a noise I am not familiar with. I have looked around online, and not found a similar sounding one. Was wondering if it was the "Click of death", but I don't think it is. It only happens once in while, maybe 4-5 max in a minute...
  13. PhilZockt

    Question Can someone tell me if those Seagate Smart Values are good?

    Hello everyone, I'm considering getting a Seagate HDD (ST4000VN006) and found an offer that also provides smart values, but unfortunately I don't know if they're good. I would be very grateful if someone could tell me if this is the case. HDD 1 HDD 2
  14. AvgGmr_21

    Question Can't rename my 2TB Seagate Expansion HDD, and speed drop ?

    I have a 2TB Seagate Expansion external HDD and lately I noticed its name changed to Local Disk (F:) and I can’t change it even after restarting and trying rename, properties and disk management (though the rename did stick in disk management just not everywhere else). I also noticed some speed...
  15. Z

    Question Seagate BarraCuda / BarraCuda pro alternatives

    Hello, So i was looking for Seagate BarraCuda pro 14 to 18 Tb HDD but i can't find it here in Canada or any decent size (10 Tb or above) Seagate BarraCuda pro. I heard that Seagate discontinued the Barracuda series and I don't think Seagate Ironwolf (NAS) or Exos (for Servers/data centers) will...
  16. Y

    [SOLVED] HDD from external drive is showing strange partitions

    Hi Experts, I have an old 2TB HDD that I pulled out of an external case a long time ago. I recently hooked it up and I am stuck with the following: image of computer management I have a 233.88Gb RAW partition followed by 1630.14Gb Unallocated I am sure this is wrong - it would have been...
  17. Y

    [SOLVED] Old HDD Remaining Lifetime is 82 Days

    My PC is still running with an old Seagate drive (ST31000524AS) that I have been using since 2013 as the main storage drive. I have been monitoring the health of my drives using HDSentinel, particularly the old 1TB drive, and it has reached the point where its estimated remaining lifetime is now...
  18. Dillonsw

    Question Internal SSD/HDD suddenly running slow - Performance stuck at 100%

    I recently installed a new SSD (Seagate BarraCuda 2TB) and PSU (MSI MPG A1000G). On my SSD, I am dual booting Ubuntu and Windows. At the beginning everything was running perfectly fine, but then all of a sudden after about 2 weeks or so my computer has drastically slowed down. I took at look and...
  19. InTakeYT1

    Question HDD shows up in BIOS but not in Windows ?

    I have my windows installed on my NVMe SSD and my HDD doesn't show up in Windows (disk management, device manager, etc) but does show in BIOS. To get my HDD to show in Windows I have to boot into BIOS and exit out and then my HDD shows in Windows (file explorer, etc). Normal boot up without...
  20. cryptocorneruk

    Question MSI-X470 Gaming plus max - Seagate 2TB HDD not showing

    Pretty much as the title says, Ill start with my specs. OS Name Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Version 10.0.22621 Build 22621 System Model MS-7B79 BaseBoard Product X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) Processor AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor, 4700 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical...
  21. D

    Question WD black HDD or Seagate Exos HDD

    Okay I’m looking at getting a new HDD to store games on and I’m torn between getting another Exos HDD or getting a WD Black HDD Currently have a Exos HDD for my main storage and a Samsung 970 evo M.2 for OS and frequently used programs Is there any advantages over one or the other? The WD...
  22. G

    Question Seagate Barracuda 8TB vs Seagate Firecuda 8TB

    Hi, I'm starting a You-Tube channel, and I'm trying to decide on a HDD to store my video footage on. I've managed to narrow it down to these two drives, but before I purchased anything, I wanted to ask what the difference between these two drives would be in terms of storage, reliability, etc...
  23. S

    Question Which hdd I should go for?

    Hi. I have a 1tb samsung ssd and I'm running out of storage. I only need a drive to run single player games on it. I don't care about loading time though I do care if it's gonna continuesly load mid game and cause stutters. I can't afford a WD black (They're currently hard to find in my country...
  24. D

    Question Seagate External drives not working on Win11

    Having a problem: Win11 Pro 64bit (v.10.0.22000); have been using Seagate 2TB external (3F4AP8--501) for months as backup. Since anything can fail, I added Seagate 5Tb (3EDAP4-500) to use as backup to backup. When both drives attached to USB 3.2 ports on Gigabyte B550 AORUS, it will not boot...
  25. L

    Question Problem with Seagate expansion 5TB external HDD.

    So i got a new external HDD in my mail yesterday. Ever since i first plugged it into my computer it's been giving me problems... It's 50/50 if it pops up or not, it loses connection with my computer after a short while every time it actually shows up, trying to use a different cable doesn't...
  26. S

    [SOLVED] Seagate HDD beeps then quits

    Hello, I hope you all doing alright. I'm having an issue with my internal Seagate HDD that I bought less than two months ago, it was working completely fine no weird noises or clicks or even slow or simply any signs of a dying hard drive. Last time I shut off my PC everything was normal...
  27. K

    Question Seagate 8TB One touch with HUB (USB 3.0 and UCB C) extremely slow write speeds

    updated on: 07/07/2022 I am using a brand new Seagate 8TB One touch with HUB (USB 3.0 and UCB C) with extremely slow write speeds I have observed extremely slow data access write speeds. I am importing and processing image files from 5 MB to about 30 MB. The speeds are very slow unlike my...
  28. M

    [SOLVED] 4TB vs 2TB M.2 PCle SSD // What's the best 4TB SSD?

    I already have 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD. But I am considering a bigger SSD because I am running out of space. 1. Are 4TB M.2 PCle SSD better than 2TB ones in terms of specs other than storage volume? 2. What's the best 4TB SSD? This is a simple table I assembled. Sabrent Seagate...
  29. G

    Question HDD Seagate Barracuda weird sound

    Hi everyone! Just 2 days ago I bought new Seagate Barracuda 2TB drive (ST2000DM008). I plugged it in, set it up and everything was fine till I found out that this disk make weird noise while under load (for example launching and playing a game which is installed on this disk). It makes some...
  30. alanvatrox

    [SOLVED] External Disk reporting different SMART values

    Hello. I have a 2TB Seagate Expansion+, bought 3-4 years ago, and recently I noticed through Acronis Drive Monitor that it had a bunch of bad sectors, 80 to be precise and 40 for both Pending Sector and Uncorrectable Sectors. Another day passes and the bad sector count jumps to 192 and the...
  31. vikaskumar2299

    Question Does it mean my external hard disk is internally damaged/corrupted?

    I bought a new Seagate Expansion 2 TB hard disk yesterday. I used it and copied 200 GB data on it. Which copied successfully. Then I copied some more data but during that I lifted my laptop to place it somewhere else but I forgot that my hard disk is attached to it with USB. So the hard drive...
  32. taghiramzi

    Question Can I replace a Seagate PCB with identical Maxtor one ?

    Hi everyone I have a faulty seagate 320gb (ST3320613AS, pcb number 100504364 REV B) which is undetectable to bios, and has some needed data in it. In search of doner pcb, I came across a maxtor 160gb with almost identical label (except the logo) and same pcb number. So I'm wondering, can I use...
  33. M

    [SOLVED] Different Exos hard drives?

    The information might be buried somewhere on Seagate's site but I can't find it. I've tried any number of Internet searches, looked for YouTube videos for the information and have come up blank. Seagate doesn't seem too interested in answering questions so maybe someone here can help me. I'm...
  34. A

    [SOLVED] Seagate External Hard Drive not working - Tried to Troubleshoot - No Luck - Can you help?

    I have an external hard drive, Model # SDR00F1, from Seagate that I was using, and it suddenly stopped working. I transferred data to it and it went to the drive at a good rate (20 MB/sec). After a little bit, the drive started lagging and I couldn't open anything on the drive. I removed the...
  35. Nitrox8760

    [SOLVED] New HDD with varying proformance

    Hey All, I just received a new Seagate HDD for Christmas, which I was planning to use for game archiving. I formatted the drive and then tried transferring all my steam games over to it, performance seemed good to begin with, speeds were >100MB/s, however after a few games had been transferred...
  36. P

    [SOLVED] Just bough a new harddrive, makes weird noise

    Hi, i bought a seagate 4tb ironwolf pro 7200 rpm nas drive, put it into my system, and whenever the drive is working hard, i hear subtle "banging". I suspect its the read/write head? Its super annoying. Or could it be a sign of malfunction?
  37. K

    [SOLVED] HELP Hard Disk Unknown and Not Initialized

    Hi Everyone, I have 3TB Seagate baracuda 7200 RPM, it was fine until yesterday. Yesterday the system still can read the HDD, but sometimes it's missing, and then shows up again in windows explorer. Today the HDD is not showing in windows explorer at all. So I check on the disk management, it...
  38. Danvic

    Question CDI result Command Timeout 4. Is this something to worry about?

    Please look at my Seagate external HDD CDI report about Command Timeout. Thanks. https://share.icloud.com/photos/0DzMDtnZpHa0jPBhc1cYZblVA#Meycauayan_City_-_Pandayan
  39. M

    [SOLVED] Seagate 5TB HDD not recognized by PC

    I have a 5TB Backup Plus Desktop Drive that worked fine in 2017 but haven't used since then. Today, trying to access the HD, my PCs/laptop won't recognize this HD. Can it be a firmware corruption or a PCB issue? When I try to turn it on, it makes two clicking noise. Is the sound normal? Any...
  40. S

    [SOLVED] Seagate SSHD 320gb I/O device error and easyUsdate recovery cant find it.

    Please can anyone help? I have a Seagate SSHD 320gb that is not working, it comes up with I/O device error in dsk mgt and easyUs data recovery cant find it. I have checked connections etc and tried alternatives. I can hear the drive do something on start up in a caddy but thats where it ends...