20 Most Recent Seagate (9Y7275557) 400 GB Hard Drive - Page 2 Questions & Answers

Try the following, change the usb port you are plugging it into.

whom i think youre seagate is on reading mode or not yet ready to use due to its still reading the data in the disk try the link below so you can follow there instructuions HDD External Hard Drive Corrupted and Unreadable Storage

you might have to go in and setup the drive. most new drives are not set up. you have to go in and setup the drive and format it for it to work

I usually figure 2 or 3 years for a hard drive life cycle. After that, I figure I'm on borrowed time. First try to check the disk for errors. Then try to delete the volume on the disc, then format - be sure to click "restore defaults".

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Just format it.

Try testdisk to see if you can repair the boot sector

Connect HD in another computer as a slave drive.

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Has it been formatted? Have you ever had it working? Is there a clicking sound coming from it? Please click the Comment link to respond.

Try connecting it to a different port

Go to the Seagate site and under support you should find some tools to check the condition of your hard drive. If your drive is old it may not be able to deliver the movie fast enough.