Re: Dead Seagate
On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 10:45 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote: > > Seagate 9SL154-302 ST31000528AS Barracuda 7200.12 - 1 TB SATA II > . . . > One morning... NOTHING. Suddenly, drive is not recognized at all. > Until you can do something which PROVES that the drive is dead, do not assume that it is. It is best to approach these things as methodically as our fallible humanity allows. Does the drive spin up? If so, is it clicking? If the drive comes up without smoke and is not making "weird" sounds, then try the USB 2.0 connection. I've had enclosures on which the firewire failed but the USB port still worked. If the only computer you have is only USB 1.1, try it anyway. You are not going to use this connection to move large amounts of data, just to see if you can access the drive via the USB port. If both Firewire & USB fail to work, pull the drive from the enclosure. If possible test it by connecting it to the SATA port of (another) computer, otherwise try a different enclosure as suggested. As for "I sort of presumed one might see some sort of weirdness or gradual malfunction", yes, that is what the SMART data is for. Unfortunately, I don't think you'll be able to access a drives SMART values using the Newer Tech Mini Stack. I believe it has to either be directly connected to a computer via SATA or you need to use an enclosure with a more recent USB chipset. -irrational john -- -- 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.
Re: Dead Seagate
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.
Dead Seagate
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 Not that it matters, but running 10.4.11 as a Mini external boot drive to run PPC apps. One morning... NOTHING. Suddenly, drive is not recognized at all. I lost some files as I'm not too diligent about backup but not a disaster. 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. Cliff -- -- 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.
