Cant get seagate turn on

[Guest]

have a seagate 1000 gb free agent hard drive. was working fine now i cant get the hard drive to turn on. power is getting to it can hear hard drive making a beeping sound

 

[r_manic]

What do you mean by it won't turn on? When you plug it into the USB? Have you tried it on different computers? With different cables?

 

[treading]

The external drive has 2 usb connectors. One is power only. He may have the cables crossed. Here are the instructions:

Drive clicks when I plug it in and does not show up in My Computer
This issue occurs if the Seagate Portable, Seagate FreeAgent Go, or Maxtor OneTouch Mini are plugged into a USB port that does not provide enough power (usually a USB 1.x port) or into an unpowered USB hub. These drives come with a special USB cable (see the figure below) that allows the drive to use additional power from another USB connector.

If the drive clicks and is not detected, attempt the following:

1.Plug in the Power + Data connector labeled #1 on the figures below.

2.Plug in the Power only connector labeled #2 on the figures below.

3.Connect the USB cable into the back of the drive (item #3 on the figures below).

I tried to insert a pic. You can go to: http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=External_Drive_Troubleshooter_-_Windows_Error_Messages_-_Common_External_Drive_Errors&vgnextoid=14d24a3cdde5c010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD To get troubleshooting info.