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 Post subject: Seagate 1.5TB not being detected through SATA
PostPosted: March 28th, 2020, 20:07 
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I have an old Seagate Backup plus portable that I shucked. The model of the HDD is ST1500LM006 which is a Samsung Spinpoint drive.

When I put it into the PC with a SATA cable, its not being detected. Works fine through the USB port with the SATA to USB adapter built in. Can anyone help?

https://www.newegg.ca/seagate-model-stdr2000101-2tb/p/N82E16822178436?item=9SIA9H5ADZ2420&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googleadwordscamkpl-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwordscamkpl-pc-_-pla-aero+malls+inc.-_-hard+drives+-+portable+external-_-9SIA9H5ADZ2420&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpfHzBRCiARIsAHHzyZrbVYu6Lb7dnKu5uAcR_IzrbLH2g4MptA8_JbSO7N0DU15nGRJylc0aAhdhEALw_wcB


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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 1.5TB not being detected through SATA
PostPosted: March 29th, 2020, 1:21 
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I just tried live booting through Gparted, no luck


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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 1.5TB not being detected through SATA
PostPosted: March 30th, 2020, 18:04 
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Does it spin up?

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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 1.5TB not being detected through SATA
PostPosted: March 30th, 2020, 19:57 
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If it works fine through the Seagate USB adapter but not directly SATA connected, it's probably due to a sector size mutation that the USB adapter is doing. Good data recovery software should still be able to access the files, but to get the drive mounting again will require you to initialize and partition it again. Or just keep operating through the USB.

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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 1.5TB not being detected through SATA
PostPosted: April 2nd, 2020, 23:44 
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fzabkar wrote:
Does it spin up?

I couldnt tell this via SATA. But certainly spins up through USB.


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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 1.5TB not being detected through SATA
PostPosted: April 2nd, 2020, 23:46 
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data-medics wrote:
If it works fine through the Seagate USB adapter but not directly SATA connected, it's probably due to a sector size mutation that the USB adapter is doing. Good data recovery software should still be able to access the files, but to get the drive mounting again will require you to initialize and partition it again. Or just keep operating through the USB.


The HDD is empty, dont mind formatting. What software o you recommend on windows? and do you mean that I may need to format each time I boot?


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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 1.5TB not being detected through SATA
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I was wondering whether the drive has been configured to Power Up In Standby (PUIS).

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 Post subject: Re: Seagate 1.5TB not being detected through SATA
PostPosted: April 5th, 2020, 14:08 
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fzabkar wrote:
I was wondering whether the drive has been configured to Power Up In Standby (PUIS).


How do I check this?

data-medics wrote:
If it works fine through the Seagate USB adapter but not directly SATA connected, it's probably due to a sector size mutation that the USB adapter is doing. Good data recovery software should still be able to access the files, but to get the drive mounting again will require you to initialize and partition it again. Or just keep operating through the USB.



Can you recommend a way to partition? Whats a good software?


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