Usb 2.0 ports can’t provide enough.

Seagate light not turning on. Update the hard drive driver. Press the windows + x key simultaneously and select device manager. Connect the not working seagate external hard disk to pc.

Is this a “portable” drive, or one with a separate power block? No lights 1tb seagate external hard drive not recognized light.seagate backup plus 3.0 2tb not turning on.my seagate backup plus 1tb doesn't detect anymore. The led light has a solid white color, the led illumination depends on the activity of the drive, exactly what is mentioned in the link you sent, expect on my drive the led won't turn.

Step 3 on the left side, go to: An outdated hard drive driver is also responsible for seagate external hard drive light blinking but not detecting. Once the device manager opens, expand disk drives.

Step 2 back up your registry by going to file and then click on export. Right click on your external drive listed under disk drives. You have to be careful about which ports you plug a “portable” drive into.

I have a seagate external hard drive 1500 gbytes and it used to be in a case. Here are the detailed steps to do so: Depending on the number of hard disks on your.

The guys have given you some pretty good advice, but i'd recommend that you test the drive with the manufacturer's diagnostic tool. I had the same thing happen to mine. Quick and easy fix on a seagate drive that is not responding.