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Re: Did the 12 year old Seagate Drive work? The answer is... - RAMd®d - 12-20-2024
I've had several Seagate power bricks fail in the last 5 years.
I've never had a Seagate external.
Now I never will, that that I would have otherwise.
I had bad luck with their internal HDDs awhile back, and cut them loose.
Re: Petty pedantry. - hal - 12-20-2024
A dying power supply is not an unusual issue, but it is often misdiagnosed.
Re: Did the 12 year old Seagate Drive work? The answer is... - RAMd®d - 12-20-2024
A dying power supply is not an unusual issue
I suppose not, on a global scale.
In my limited sphere of experience, it is, though.
That's to say I can't recall everyhaving a dead power supply, that I didn't kill.
Two MB supplies were killed by my tossing a jacket and sweatshirt on them, allowing heat to build up.
OWC to the rescue.
Another power supply died when I overloaded it.
That is it, over decades of electronic gadgets with power supplies, external or otherwise.
I hear of them dying in desktop computers from time to time, just not wall warts.
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but I don't get around much anymore.
Glad you checked, saved the drive!
Save the drive, save the world!