As mentioned, the drive is not reporting to the BIOS.
I've tried it on 2 different computers, as direct SATA connections, AND via 2 different SATA/USB adapters.
The drive is not reporting to the BIOS, I've tried it on 2 different computers and via 2 different SATA/USB adapters.
It does however power up fine hence why I think this is a PCB fault.
A warranty would only swap the drive for a replacement, no data recovery.
I have no intention of opening the...
It would be good to get it back but it's not the end of the world if I can't, hence I don't want to pay for a recovery service.
I would be up for buying another drive and swapping the PCB though if it had a chance of working.
I have a 2TB Seagate media drive that, after a power cut, is no longer reporting to the OS.
It powers up OK and doesn't make any bad noises so I'm wondering if it's just the board that's gone.
Any thoughts on the chance that if I buy another drive the same and swap the boards over then I could...
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