On Sep 7, 2013, at 7:45 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote: > Have a Seagate 9SL154-302 ST31000528AS Barracuda 7200.12 - 1 TB SATA II in a > Newer Tech Mini Stack v 2.5 I/O 1394A+USB2.0+HUB > > One morning... NOTHING. Suddenly, drive is not recognized at all. > > This is my first HD failure. I sort of presumed one might see some sort of > weirdness or gradual malfunction. > Should I disassemble the Mini Stack and check for connections? > > I did reverse and then swap fireware cable but did not change power brick as > it fires up, makes usual startup wine, light comes on, i.e. makes familiar > noises. > > Recommendations and commiserations welcome.
My commiserations: Do not assume the demise of the Seagate drive, yet. The NewerTech/OWC miniStack enclosures can be very problematic. If you have another external drive enclosure, or a drive docking station, or a USB drive adapter, or another Mac, into which you can install the Seagate drive without too much work, check it out. Several years ago, I had three consecutive bad miniStack enclosures within weeks from OWC Customer Service, and ended up contacting Larry O'Conner, the OWC owner, for recourse. Earlier this year, when NewerTech/OWC came out with the new miniStack Classic, I ordered one to see whether they had improved design/quality. It lasted about 20 minutes before the power connection/switch gave out. Fabian -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
