Look in dmesg output after plugging it in: dmesg -T (provides decoded timestamps)
You can also run "smartctl -i /dev/sda" (etc) to get the model and serial numbers to make sure you are talking to the right thing. On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 2:28 PM Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> wrote: > This desktop has an internal SATA hdd (/dev/sdb/) with bad sectors on one > partition. I've purchased a Seagate FireCuda 4T SATA hdd to replace it. > > Connected a USB3.0 adapter (powered by a wall wart) to the drive, and the > drive to a USB3.1 port on the front of the case and turned it on. > > fdisk -l recognizes the two internal and 4 external drives (/dev/sda/ > through /dev/sdf/) but not the new drive. I don't recall this happening in > the past with an external naked hard drive. > > What might I be missing? > > TIA, > > Rich > >
