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I need controller for (English please) in a computer,. or DVR or what, where does this HDD go? Medalist 4310 (ST34310A) built in 1999 (20 years old ) why use any drive this old. why? it's useless. my wild guess, is this you have a PC and ustated PC has SATA only ports (modern) and this old old HDD is PATA drive, with ribbon cable wide. and you think it can run on modern PC. well they do sell cards (PCI-e) that fit and work. 4.31GB is the size , holds about 1 top movie . are you going to boot from this drive, if yes, very complex answer I will skip here. (ask maker of card , if it can) newegg.com has them all, any thing you can dream of , is there. if you look. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UB8ZU9127&Description=pci-e%2c%20pata%20IDE%20card&cm_re=pci-e%2c_pata_IDE_card-_-17Z-0007-00AF2-_-Product again, no PC stated, no OS stated. nor of booting is needed to the PATA relic drive. from 1999.

unfortunately it appears that the internals are shot if the funny noise is a clicking sound or squeal then the repair is a new hd unit as they are generally not repairable.

Tutorial to recover data from dead Seagate external hard drive

Step 1: Download & install iBoysoft Data Recovery on your computer. Step 2: Connect the dead Seagate external hard drive to your computer. Step 3: Launch iBoysoft Data Recovery and choose the dead Seagate external hard drive. Step 4: Click "Next" to search for lost files on the dead Seagate external hard drive. Step 5: Preview the searching results. After that, select the lost data and click the "Recover" button to get them back. Step 6: Have a check to ensure all lost data have been recovered.

Could be a lost boot sector. Download Testdisk and use it to recreate the boot sector.

Hi, Format the drive in Windows and the MAC will read it fine ..

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".

Expansion Portable Guided Troubleshooter Seagate Support

This sounds most likely like there is media/platter damage occurring if you feel the motor turning. Nothing you can fix on your own, you need a professional with a clean room to examine the issue.

Just format it.

Try testdisk to see if you can repair the boot sector

Connect HD in another computer as a slave drive.