We try the drive in a new enclosure first. It that fails you have the advice at the top of this forum.
I saw this model on sale for $39.99 last week so don't expect much support at these prices.
Bob
Hello,
I have a seagate 500 gb external harddrive and the other day it was on top of an entertainment center and it happened to fall. I have a lot of money invested on the harddrive and i was wondering if anyone knows how to fix it or can provide some assistance on the matter. Here is what is happening: When i plug it into a computer or an xbox it cannot be recognized; When i do plug it in it sounds like its trying to read but its a starting and stopping humming noise. It came unhooked from the xbox while i was playing and now i cant use it. Someone please help....

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