Seagate Expansion Hard Drive (Portable) is not recognized By Windows!
My Seagate Expansion Hard Drive is not recognized by windows. When I connect it to the computer I do not see "Mass Storage Device" Under "Universal Serial Bus Controller". I already check the troubleshoot and test for everything (Cable is OK, I checked in another computer, etc)
It happen after I connect the Hard Drive to another computer which then I realized it's USB Port was corrupted and problematic.
Is there a way I can fix this Hard Drive? Or any utility which can access this hard disk? When I connect Hard Disk, it turned On (The Light become green) and it start vibrating.
P.S: I check my drive again SeaTools, but SeaTools cannot recognize it too.
Solution 1:
You can always crack the enclosure and yank the hard drive to place it inside the actual tower (they're just ide/sata drives connected to an adapter connected to usb).
From Mani: Actually it is not SATA hard drive. It's a completely Laptop external Hard Drive. It's lot smaller and there is no easy way to open it.
Then it's a laptop hard-drive. Not really a weird form factor. I have done this personally as well. Laptop IDE and SATA adapters are commercially available in comments direct experience
Multiple instances as data recovery for various owners. This is where I go first (it isn't worth the time to half-way try it...if the drive is truly failing jumping to the last step first is more effective and safer. i have had a drive read one and the heads refuse to un-park on the next mount...this is even more the case on laptop form factor. disassembly of desktop hd's is simple enough, but i tend to fatfinger the laptop HDs). I appreciate your concern, but it's just an HD dude. Slave it, copy it, fix it.
Solution 2:
Some manufacturers do use proprietary hard drive connectors, here is a WD proprietary drive out of a usb enclosure on the left, standard is on the right.
So don't open it unless it is a last resort.
Do you see the device in Disk Management when it is connected?
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