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External hard disk not working in windows 8

I am unable to access my external hard disk of seagate in windows 8. It is a company laptop and i am logging from admin account. Model: HP (Elite Book 8470P) I can see both drives when ever i plug ...
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Seagate External USB 3.0 HDD doesn't register when connected?

I've got a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 2TB External USB 3.0/2.0 Hard Drive that I use for backups. I previously had issues with USB ports not supplying sufficient power to the drive, but that was ...
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What tests can you do on a hard drive that was recently bumped to see if it is ok?

What tests can you do on an external hard drive that was recently bumped to see if it is ok? A SMART check perhaps? Filesystem check (Linux fsck)? Is there anything further you might suggest? ...
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Drive not detected in Windows 7 but Ubuntu detects it

I recently bought a Seagate Expansion 3TB (STBV3000300) external hard drive and tried running it on my computer with Windows 7 installed on it. It is not being detected by the computer. I tried ...
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Repair BAD Sectors or Buy a new HDD? [closed]

I have a Seagate internal hard disk drive. I recently opened up my laptop [Dell Inspiron N5010] [Warranty has expired], cleaned it and it worked normally after waking up from hibernation. However, ...
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My “Seagate FreeAgent Desktop USB Hard Dive” does not appear on “computer” [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Why my “Seagate FreeAgent Desktop USB Hard Drive” will not appear on my computer? When I try to connect my "Seagate FreeAgent Desktop USB Hard Dive" to my PC, usually it ...
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Why my “Seagate FreeAgent Desktop USB Hard Drive” will not appear on my computer?

Just try to watch a movie on Xbox360 but the USB was not recognizable. So my brother he clicked on"configure USB Drive" and he click on "customize". Few seconds later the screen froze, restarted the ...
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Seagate FreeAgent XTreme 1.5TB - Faint Beeping but not recognised

I have a FreeAgent XTreme 1500GB (eSATA, Firewire400 and USB 2.0) external hard disk. The hard drive I have is the same as displayed in the image at ...
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Seagate drive able to work on a HP pavilion dv6 (windows 7 64bit) as a external drive?

I have 2 seagate drives both 750 GB. Is it possible, if I connected a Dual Power ESATA USB 2.0 combo male to 22Pin female SATA extension (which costs around 5 dollers) and connected it to my laptop ...
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SEAGATE Barracuda 7200.11 HDD not running

After a huge research, I'm stuck at the beggining of getting my HDD data back. Whats happening to me is that in the moment when I plug the power wire to my external 1TB SEAGATE Barracuda 7200.11 ...
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New Seagate GoFlex external hard drive reporting temperature 50C and higher--defective or normal?

I have a brand-new Seagate GoFlex hard drive, and my SMART diagnostics program (CrystalDiskInfo) is warnings me that the drive is running too hot. The lowest reported temperature I've seen it is 48C, ...
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mounting 3TB hard disk

I have a 3TB Seagate Barracuda disk (model no. st3000dm001). The disk contains data and uses ext3. I am using an external SATA enclouser via USB. I am trying to mount the disk using my ubuntu machine. ...
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Seagate Barracuda model st3000dm001 [closed]

I wonder what is the best external enclosure for a 3TB SATA Seagate Barracuda disk model no.: st3000dm001. Thanks,
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How do I gain access to my new Seagate HD?

I've got a new Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Home external HD. I connected it a few days ago, and it seemed to be fine. Then, it seemed to no longer be assessible from any PC. So I thought I would ...
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Something went wrong with external hard-drive, can I get my data back?

I have Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex External Hard Drive (500GB) and today when I plugged it to the laptop, it wasn't detected, and the indicator also remained off, however, I noticed a beep sound at ...
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What is the Seagate GO Flex External HDD standard and how does it differ from USB? [closed]

I am looking at the specs for seagate 1 TB 2.5" external hdds. I see there are two variants of external hdd. One says USB expansion another is Go Flex. What are the technical differences between these ...
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Where did my backup folder go on my external drive?

I've been successfully using a Seagate FreeAgent Go to backup my files for some time now. Last night I moved a folder to this drive and may have unplugged it before safely ejecting it from Windows. ...
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What exactly is Seagate's GoFlex product line and its advantages and disadvantages?

I read a lot about Seagate's GoFlex, see some videos, see the product listings, but to be honest, its not ever clear to me what exactly they are trying to sell me. So, is this simply external drives ...
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External USB harddrive going unresponsive after a few hours of use

I mount my Seagate FreeAgent Pro external harddrive to my Fedora box via USB. I use it as storage for my backups. Recently, it's been giving me some problems. I attempted to contact Seagate and they ...
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How avoid my external HD regularly disconnecting and reconnecting automatically?

I have a Seagate Expansion Drive 1.5TB external HD connected on my PC with Windows 7 ultimate. The problem is the HD is regularly disconnecting and reconnecting automatically when the HD is idle? ...
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Can External Hard Drives be Permanently Mounted for Routine Backing Up?

I have a couple external hard drives I use for backing up data. The way I use them is simply keep them stored until needed, and then I plug them in, let them get recognized and then backup data... I ...
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Use Seagate hard drive for both Mac and Windows

I recently bought a Seagate for Mac 1 TB external hard drive. When I connect to my MacBook through the FireWire it works fine, but I also have media on my Dell laptop which is running Windows Vista. ...