When I connect my hard drive to my laptop, it just beeps and will not connect. What do I need to do to get it to connect and show up? I have Windows 10.
Seagate External Hard Drive Is Beeping
#1
Posted 15 December 2020 - 03:44 PM
#2
Posted 15 December 2020 - 06:20 PM
Hello yoursangoma,
Most commonly, a beeping noise is caused by internal components of a hard drive being unable to move as usual. It is not a programmed “beep” that you hear but is rather the sound of stuck parts inside the device trying to move. Some of the causes of a beeping hard drive include:Stuck Actuator Arm
Stiction of the stacked heads under the parking ramp or on the platter
Stiction is the friction that prevents surfaces that are stationary from being set into motion
Broken or Seized Motor or Spindle
This prevents the platters from spinning
Shorted Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
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#3
Posted 27 December 2020 - 03:32 AM
- Check if dust placed on the drive, if it is there then clear it
- Replace SATA cable and see if drive starts recognized by system
- Plug drive into another port, might be you are plugging drive into non compatible port
- Connect external drive to another computer and see if drive behaves same
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