Question Seagate Barracuda ST3300831A

[openskies2009]

I need a replacement for a Seagate Barracuda ST3300831A external hard drive. Specs are below
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8
Firmware 2.04
300Gbyte
ST3300831A Model
Anyone have any idea where I could look for a full replacement (case and packaging, or parts just enough to plug into a computer)?

 

[USAFRet]

Seagate 1TB, $45
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Portable-External-Hard-Drive/dp/B07CRG7BBH

Toshiba 1TB, $49
https://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-HDTB410XK3AA-Canvio-Portable-External/dp/B079D359S6

Seagate 2TB, $59
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Backup-External-Drive-Portable/dp/B07MY44GDG

 

[openskies2009]

I need the exact firmware, size and model. Not a replacement upgrade.

 

[USAFRet]

I need the exact firmware, size and model. Not a replacement upgrade.

Are you looking for a replacement drive, or a replacement enclosure?
And why this specific one? What problem are you trying to solve?

 

[openskies2009]

I had this drive back fifteen years ago, alot of home videos on it. Since, then I have lost the plate and enclosed board to hook up to a power supply and USB. I took it to a local shop and they said I could order an exact model, and use it for parts that the current one I have is missing.

 

[USAFRet]

I had this drive back fifteen years ago, alot of home videos on it. Since, then I have lost the plate and enclosed board to hook up to a power supply and USB. I took it to a local shop and they said I could order an exact model, and use it for parts that the current one I have is missing.

"the plate"
You mean the printed circuit board from the actual drive?

Or do you mean parts of the unnamed external enclosure?

Replacement drive:
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16822148061

 

[openskies2009]

"the plate"
You mean the printed circuit board from the actual drive?

Or do you mean parts of the unnamed external enclosure?

Replacement drive:
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16822148061

I've got part of the physical drive, I'm missing the printed circuitboard . I need the enclosed, and the printed circuit as well. So all of it

 

[USAFRet]

We can't suggest a replacement enclosure, because we don't know what enclosure you had.

That is a replacement drive, but also the firmware must match. Unknown if it does.

 

[openskies2009]

Thank you for your quick responses!

I don't have the ac power cable as well. encloser or anything even a Sara drive reader.. But first I need the circuit board which seems to be the product in the Newegg link posted.. If I get this, would just need a reader??

 

[USAFRet]

Possibly something like this dock:
https://www.newegg.com/rosewill-rx234-dock/p/N82E16817182145

 

[openskies2009]

Possibly something like this dock:
https://www.newegg.com/rosewill-rx234-dock/p/N82E16817182145

Great! Now, the product on the Newegg site, would I still need to be conserned with the firmware matching?

 

[USAFRet]

Great! Now, the product on the Newegg site, would I still need to be conserned with the firmware matching?

Yes.

 

[openskies2009]

OK I found the board to the hard drive, it was in another box. I looked teh numbers up and it narrows down to this https://www.walmart.com/ip/ST3250823A-9Y7283-301-3-03-100335769-G1-Seagate-IDE-3-5-PCB/514740652

would I still need the same dock?

 

[USAFRet]

OK I found the board to the hard drive, it was in another box. I looked teh numbers up and it narrows down to this https://www.walmart.com/ip/ST3250823A-9Y7283-301-3-03-100335769-G1-Seagate-IDE-3-5-PCB/514740652

would I still need the same dock?

No, not that same dock.
If you have the actual PCB for that drive, that is an IDE drive.

You need a dock like this:
https://www.newegg.com/p/0VN-00CH-00001