[SOLVED] Seagate Personal Cloud without internal HDD ?

[h0va4life]

Will the personal cloud work without an HDD inside?

I found an enclosure used without hdd - prior owner said the HDD failed inside it so I'm hesitant in putting one inside, instead hoping to just connect external drive to cloud via usb.

I've powered it on and flashing white for a while. It won't let me do a hard reset.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

From what I've read, If the original HDD inside the Seagate Personal Cloud enclosure has failed, the entire unit is useless as the original HDD is not swappable.

 

[fzabkar]

I believe that the HDD in similar devices often has a Linux based file system that is necessary for booting and operating the device.

 

[h0va4life]

I believe that the HDD in similar devices often has a Linux based file system that is necessary for booting and operating the device.

How would I "install" those files on my new drive? Maybe also setup a "boot from usb" in drive ?bios?