I have two working drives that were working in a USB cradle. One is a Seagate EXOS X24 - ST24000NM002H - 24 TB (FW SE05) (the other is described in a separate thread).

In Windows, the drives appear as unallocated space. I can't initialize the drive or create partitions.
Using Viktoria, I can't read the S.M.A.R.T. itself; I only see S.M.A.R.T. logs.




The data in this case is irrelevant (I only stored binary copies there, which I made a new copy of).

Answer hidden inside your USB cradle

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I tried another USB adapter, and I also connected it directly via SATA. Unfortunately, I’m still experiencing the same issue.

Can you read the data? If you can't access the SMART attributes via SATA, that would suggest a firmware problem.

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A backup a day keeps DR away.

The data is not accessible. I have MRT — is there a chance to recover the drive after unlocking the ROM?

You may start with posting terminal output.

Which original USB adaptor it was?

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orignal im use this
https://www.amazon.pl/Unitek-Stacja-klo ... 054&sr=8-9

I have seen several USB top load boxes but some older models might have problems with larger capacity disks. This is why I have so many models of various single 3.5" disk enclosures in case one works.

The headache is getting past possible firmware issues is the cost of a large disk for a duplicate. The ST24000NM002H is a lot of data.

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USB 3.5" enclosures are $19 USD postage paid from China, I own several