Is a Loud Buzzing External Hard Drive About to Fail?
My 12-year-old Seagate ST3500414CS external hard drive has suddenly started making a loud, clearly audible buzzing noise whenever it is powered on. The sound stops completely when the…
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New Seagate HDD Showing as Unknown Device in BIOS and Device Manager, But Not in Disk Management
I just purchased a new 2TB Seagate Barracuda hard drive for additional storage, alongside my main 2TB SSD. The drive powers on and is detected in both the…
Why Isn't My Seagate Portable Drive Showing Up in Windows?
I have a 1.5TB Seagate Portable Expansion Drive that was working great until recently when my PC had some power supply issues, causing it to crash and freeze…
Why Is My New External HDD Slowing Down My PC Performance?
I recently bought a 26TB Seagate external hard drive. Strangely, just having it plugged in seems to make my PC almost unusable. It freezes when I try to…
How can I get my old Xbox One 2TB hard drive to work with my PC?
I'm trying to use the 2TB hard drive from my old Xbox One (model 720) with my computer, but I'm having trouble. The light on the drive doesn't…
Help with Seagate Exos 30TB Drive Not Working
I'm fairly new to high-capacity HDDs; my last purchase was an 8TB Ironwolf, which I thought would take much longer to fill. Recently, I decided to buy a…
Is the Seagate Constellation ES.3 4TB Hard Drive Good for Gaming?
I'm considering purchasing the Seagate Constellation ES.3 4TB 7200RPM SATA 3.0 hard drive for my game and movie collection. It seems to fit my budget, but I want…
Can I Replace a Failed 12TB Drive in RAID with a Slightly Smaller One?
I have a TerraMaster D5-300 RAID setup, and recently one of my 12TB Enterprise Seagate hard drives failed. I replaced it with a 12TB Seagate Ironwolf drive, but…
Why is my 1TB external hard drive only showing 465GB after formatting?
I recently bought a Seagate 1TB external hard drive, which I learned has about 931GB usable space. The drive came formatted in exFAT, which works on both Windows…
Why is my external hard drive beeping?
I have a Seagate 2 TB external hard drive that I'm trying to use with my laptop, but it keeps making a beeping sound. I'm not sure what's…
Best 3.5" HDD Recommendations for Home Archive and Media
I'm looking to upgrade from my old desktop to a new system, and I need some advice on choosing a 3.5" HDD. My current setup has about 4TB…
Why is my HDD making clicking noises and what can I do about it?
Hey everyone! I've recently acquired several hard drives, but I'm noticing that almost all of them make clicking sounds, at times more frequent than others. One of them…
Why isn't my Seagate Exos X18 drive showing up in my OS?
I'm having trouble with one of my Seagate Exos X18 14TB drives. It spins up normally for a couple of seconds, but then powers off and is no…
Help! My 20TB Seagate External Hard Drive Isn't Showing Up
I recently got a 20TB Seagate external hard drive to store my photos, and it was working perfectly until a few days ago. Now, it won't show up…
Which HDD Should I Trust More: Hitachi or Seagate?
I've got two old laptop HDDs that haven't been used much lately, and I'm trying to figure out which one is in better condition to use for storing…
Should I be worried about sketchy SMART attributes in my new external HDD?
I just bought a Seagate 24TB Expansion external HDD and I'm seeing some concerning SMART attributes when I checked it with CrystalDiskInfo right after plugging it into my…
Why is my Seagate Barracuda 2TB hard drive not showing up in BIOS but visible in Windows Device Manager?
I'm having a frustrating problem with my Seagate Barracuda 2TB hard drive. It doesn't appear in the BIOS, but it is recognized in Windows Device Manager. I've tried…
Is it safe to format my Seagate external hard drive, and do I need to keep the factory files?
I have a Seagate 5 TB One Touch external hard drive, and I'm wondering if it's safe to format it since I've heard it might remove the factory…
How can I format my hard drive to exFAT on Linux Mint?
I'm planning to switch to Linux Mint from Windows and I think I've done my homework on the process. I want to format my internal hard drive to…
Is My Hard Drive Failing?
I've got a Seagate 2TB 7200rpm Barracuda hard drive that's over 6 years old, and lately it's been making a ticking noise. I haven't noticed any crashes, no…