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the answer is yes and no...
when I put it all together, I got nothing...
tried a different AC plug - nothing...
tried a different AC adapter and THEN it worked
My old backup drive (the same model) also worked.
But I suppose to be accurate, the answer is NO - it did not work out of box. Most of us got that wrong...
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Really surprised that the adapter failed due to age, it's usually heat from years of being plugged in that kills them.
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The question was about the Seagate Drive, not about the Power Brick
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It's like saying a new car does not work because you didn't fill it with gas.
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Interesting. A power supply failure is odd. Was this a 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch drive?
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Hey, the question was about the DRIVE, not the ADAPTER!!!
(grumble, grumble......)
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It's not like we had money on it.
I thought I saw:
As always, no wagering.
But fair point, even if it is too fine of a point.
Cheap caps could be the problem in the adapter, or it might have DOA, as earlier opined.
Otherwise it is an odd failure.
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I've had several Seagate power bricks fail in the last 5 years.
Glad you checked, saved the drive!
