![]() So again separating the drive and enclosure should allow you to pinpoint this.Ī blown TVS diode can be 'fixed' often by simply removing the diode. Note that for 3.5" drives you'd need one with an external power adapter.Īgain the cause can be the enclosure (not providing power to the drive) or the drive itself for example due to a blown TVS diode. If it doesn't, you'd need to separate the drive and the enclosure and see if the drive powers up either connected using it's native interface (SATA port for example) or by using a different SATA > USB adapter. Often with problem drives, the drive is detected as a mass storage device because the enclosure tells Windows it is a mass storage device, this however tells nothing about the state of the drive inside the enclosure.įirst diagnostic step could be: Use your ears and listen if you can actually hear the drive spin up when you connect it. ![]() See references to a similar question being asked, I see the need forĮxternal USB drives are sort of a different area. Refusing to recognize on windows after plugging into mac. ![]() device management sees theĭrive and its controller but disk management cannot see it nor canĭiskpart.) although my problem arises from a seagate BUP suddenly I have the same issue (same symptoms i.e. ![]()
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