Q: "My external drive is blinking but it's not detected by my pc, is there a way to fix it?"External drives are supported by a language of lights and sounds that allow the user to know when the device is functioning correctly or to diagnose some kind of problem or anomaly th...
The external drive is not partitioned into multiple volumes (some NAS models are unable to detect multiple volumes) If the above items are all met and the disk is still not visible to the NAS, you may need to configure it via the dashboard or conduct some physical troubleshooting on your...
The external drive is not partitioned into multiple volumes (some NAS models are unable to detect multiple volumes) If the above items are all met and the disk is still not visible to the NAS, you may need to configure it via the dashboard or conduct some physical troubleshooting on your...
There are several reasons why an external hard drive may not be accessible or detected when you connect it to your computer. While it is possible that your external hard drive may have come with bundled software that may be incompatible with newer operating systems, this is typically just ‘...
There are several reasons why an external hard drive may not be accessible or detected when you connect it to your computer. While it is possible that your external hard drive may have come with bundled software that may be incompatible with newer operating systems, this is typically just ‘ba...
Quite often, the Seagate external hard disk light blinking but not being detected issue can be easily fixed by simply changing the USB port and rebooting the computer. To do this, disconnect your external hard drive from the computer. Now turn off the PC for at least 1 minute. Then ...
If using a USB hub, connect the external hard drive directly to the computer's USB port. Replace the USB cable with a new one, as cables can wear out or become damaged over time. Fix 2: Show the hidden devices Seagate HDD not detected? Well, sometimes, the external hard drive may be...
I've been using an external hard drive (Seagate Portable Drive Model number SRD0NF1) with my Macbook Air (13 inch 2018 running Sonoma 14.2.1) for quite some time. About 2 days ago, it stopped recognizing the drive. There is power going to the drive via the thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ...
Here is my issue: 1) Drive speeds: 3 Drives in expander - HGST, Seagate, PNY - speeds (smartctl output, HGST SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 1.5 Gb/s), PNY SATA Version is: SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 1.5 Gb/s), Seagate SATA Version is: SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/...
Drive is HFS+ formatted. It was working fine for about a year. Then my Mac stopped recognizing the external drive. It also failed all tests with Mac Pro. Drive is invisible in Disk Utility and it could not be detected in Apple System Profiler either. Damaged head assembly was replaced in...