external hard drive not spinnig and not detected by windows.just blinking

behfar

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yesterday i turned on my computer and i noticed that my external hard drive(seagate 1tb backup plus portable drive (6-8 month old)) was blinking. i didn't do any thing .today i realize that there is no icon for it in my computer and disk management doesn't show it and windows doesn't recognize it at all. i reconnect it for several times but it doesn't work.
when i connect it to my computer there is no spinning at all and there is beeping sound for about 7-9 sec then it stops beeping and starts blinking.i have personal data on it so i can't trust anyone to fix it.
i don't have another cable to see if problem remains.i tested usb port with my mobile.it perfectly worked with it.i am very sad right now cuz i have 600 gb of important information
 
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Sorry buddy but you've probably just lost all your data, unless you can get a professional to get it back for you. You'll want to contact Seagate to see what can be done at this point. You may be able to get permission to open the drive and not void the warranty. If you open it, you may be able to fix the issue, but get written permission from them first before doing so or your warranty will be void!

Reference: http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Backup-Plus-and-Seagate-Slim/Backup-Plus-Portable-Beeping-and-Flashing-Light/td-p/188296

Pallimud

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Sorry buddy but you've probably just lost all your data, unless you can get a professional to get it back for you. You'll want to contact Seagate to see what can be done at this point. You may be able to get permission to open the drive and not void the warranty. If you open it, you may be able to fix the issue, but get written permission from them first before doing so or your warranty will be void!

Reference: http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Backup-Plus-and-Seagate-Slim/Backup-Plus-Portable-Beeping-and-Flashing-Light/td-p/188296
 
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