Hi, I have an old 160GB External HDD by Seagate with a push in/out power switch.
Each time I plug in the hard drive to my computer and connect the power to a socket and turn it on, I can hear the drive spin noise through the speakers. This has only started happening around this year (but I used this drive in the past very scarcely, and now it's my time machine backup).
My first guess is a grounding issue, but I don't know how I'd fix it. Also, is it still safe to use if it is a problem with grounding?
Thanks.
Each time I plug in the hard drive to my computer and connect the power to a socket and turn it on, I can hear the drive spin noise through the speakers. This has only started happening around this year (but I used this drive in the past very scarcely, and now it's my time machine backup).
My first guess is a grounding issue, but I don't know how I'd fix it. Also, is it still safe to use if it is a problem with grounding?
Thanks.