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Question posted by suetitmus on August 16th, 2016

External Hard Drive Blinking On And Off

Hi, when i connect my external hard drive into my laptop, my laptop doesn't recognise it, also the light on the hard drive keeps blinking and my laptop freezes. i have tried it in another computer and it does the same. Please can you help as i have all my photo's etc on it and i bought it so i would not have a problem!

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Answer #1: Posted by TheWiz on August 16th, 2016 12:41 PM
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Unfortunately it sounds like either the enclosure or the hard drive itself is dying. I highly recommend bringing it to a local computer repair shop to see if they can recover the data for you. If it's just the enclosure then it shouldn't be a big issue.

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Quick Connect Guide - Page 1

... 1 or higher, and Windows 2000 Pro requires Service Pack 4 or higher. Seagate reserves the or specifications. Portions are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC. External Hard Drive Quick Connect Guide PN: 100410822 04/06 This easy-to be reproduced in this guide for Windows, visit www.microsoft.com. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave...
Quick Connect Guide - Page 2

... computer or monitor, as it could cause the external hard drive to malfunction. 3 Press the power button on the back of the external drive to turn it is ready to use. (A letter will be assigned only the first time you start the drive.) A green light on the top of the drive will receive a message that the USB Mass...

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