seagate freeagent pro 750gb.
it used to work properly.
usb connector in drive fell off cicuit board.
worked around using esata cable plus esata to usb dongle (lack esata port on pc). was working fine under this config.
dongle beginning to fall apart, but restored to proper working order.
one day drive fails to recognize. tried with on another pc with esata port (no dongle), nothing whatsoever. dongle still works okay, so ordered new esata cable.
with new cable and old dongle, shows removable drive with no media (formerly/normally showed freeagent pro h: as a connected hard drive).
drive has a letter, but no media present, but better than before the new cable was bought when it did nothing whenever i plugged the dongle/cable in.
99.5% sure dongle is not the cause of the failure, but then it must be the drive? is it corrupted or dead?
unfortunately there’s no pc to try the new cable on, but that is what i must do, and after that can i assume the drive is broken (or the esata is now fallen off the circuit board too)? and if the drive is corrupted/dead, how can i fix it? if i torrent a recovery program, but how do i start using it when the drive is not recognized by the pc? or am i going to lose approx half a terabyte no matter what now, save calling in a professional?
probably buying a new hard drive anyway on boxing day, so can i mirror/clone the data from the old to new or is it still going to be messed up in that situation (ie corrupt data/table)?
thanks a lot guys. i am a nit, but this is why there’s the internet, so l33ts can mentor n00bs. please advise. and merry christmas!
