So my big external hard drive that I use for storing all my shows / movies / etc... had been buzzing and sounding generally worn out for a while, but it still functioned just perfectly. However, I lent it to my sister and when I got it back the USB port on the hard drive had become loose and wobbly. So much so that when I plugged the hard drive in, it wouldn't work at all.
I took it to a reliable local computer repair shop who said that all it needed was a case change and that the hard drive itself was probably fine, so one new case and 30 mins later, the HDD has a new home with a new USB cord and power cable. I get home and plug it into the TV: nothing. I try it on my computer and it says that it needs to be formatted before being used.
What happened? I was led to believe that a case change wouldn't have affected the actual drive or its contents. Is there a fix? Or at the very least a workaround? It's a seagate product if that is of any use to you.
I took it to a reliable local computer repair shop who said that all it needed was a case change and that the hard drive itself was probably fine, so one new case and 30 mins later, the HDD has a new home with a new USB cord and power cable. I get home and plug it into the TV: nothing. I try it on my computer and it says that it needs to be formatted before being used.
What happened? I was led to believe that a case change wouldn't have affected the actual drive or its contents. Is there a fix? Or at the very least a workaround? It's a seagate product if that is of any use to you.