Dented Seagate Hard Drive

[kayakjak]

Hello,

I put a dent in my Seagate external hard drive today. It gives a series of beeps but will not start up. Is there a way to fix it?

 

[COLGeek]

Well, not all dents are created equally. A small dent is likely cosmetic. However, the shock of a fall or a blow may have damaged the internal workings of the drive itself or dislodged an internal connection. Most external drives are just an enclosure surrounding a "normal" SATA internal drive.

If under warranty, I suggest you RMA (return) the drive. If not under warranty, I would take apart to ensure that both the power and data connectors are firmly connected.

Good luck!

 

[fzabkar]

Depending on how hard you hit it, the drive may have a stiction fault (heads stuck to platters), or a seized spindle bearing.

Sometimes a little "percussive maintenance" can resolve a stiction issue ...