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Storage: USB Adapter für MZ-JPV1280/0A4

Sun, 18 Dec 2022 02:02:10 -0700

Hallo zusammen,

gibt es einen Adapter um meinen alten Flashspeicher aus dem MacBook Pro 2015 per USB an den Computer anzuschließen ?

Danke im vorraus

Gruß

Maggi.lp

⟐ Commented Dezember 18, 2022 at 2:02 GMT-7

Imation Superdisk USB Drive: Wie lade ich das Programm auf den Mac

Sun, 08 May 2022 09:05:28 -0700

habe eine Superdisc möchte diese wieder aktivieren wo finde ich das passende Programm?

⟐ Commented Mai 08, 2022 at 9:05 GMT-7

Hard Drive: Zusätzlicher Zugriff auf die Festplatte eines HDD-Recorders möglich?

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 08:19:43 -0700

Hallo zusammen,

ich besitze einen HDD-Recorder, der aufgenommene Inhalte auf DVD brennen kann. Leider ist das ziemlich umständlich und das Laufwerk war auch schon kaputt. Mittels eines IDE/USB-Adapters ist es aber möglich, direkt auf die Inhalte der Festplatte zuzugreifen und diese zu kopieren/verschieben.

Hierzu ist es allerdings immer notwendig, den Festplattenrecorder aufzuschrauben, das IDE-Anschlusskabel von der Festplatte zu trennen und stattdessen den Adapter anzuschließen, um dann die Festplatte mit dem Ziel-PC zu verbinden. Nun habe ich mich gefragt, ob man irgendwie eine fixe Verbindung nach außen legen könnte.

Allerdings wäre es hierfür ja notwendig, dass die Festplatte sowohl mit dem Recorder verbunden bleibt, damit weiterhin Aufnahmen möglich wären, als auch mit dem nach außen führenden Kabel/Adapter. Von der Festplatte müsste dann ja irgendwie ein Split-Anschlussadapter abgehen. Gibt es sowas bzw. ist sowas überhaupt möglich oder gibt es doch andere Optionen?

Würde mich freuen, falls ihr mir weiterhelfen könntet.

⟐ Answer edited Januar 09, 2021 at 8:19 GMT-7

Western Digital External Storage: One WD 12tb Won't Turn Off, Even on Shutown

Sat, 09 May 2026 18:29:23 -0700

I have two 12tb WD external hard drives connected to my computer. When I shut the computer down or put it into sleep mode, only one drive powers down. The other keeps humming as if it's connected/as if the computer is powered on.

Full shutdown of the computer doesn't make it stop, nor does ejecting the disc.
The other drive doesn't have this problem. It shuts off when the computer is in sleep mode or shut down. The drives are the exact same make.
Nothing appears to be accessing the drive (nothing could be accessing it if the computer is shut down fully and disconnected from the internet, as far as I'm aware).
I have changed the USB port, and it doesn't seem to matter which port it's plugged into. The power remains on regardless. This includes extra ports, as I have a USB plug extender with an extra four USB plugs. I have swapped the main plug for this as well as not plugging the WD into it at all. I've tried just about every USB port on the computer at this point.

Looking this up online I have found some discussion about entering the BIOS and changing settings, but I don't understand why it would only effect only one WD, and not both, especially when the USB port it's plugged into doesn't seem to fix the problem. I also don't have power running into any other USB devices (art tablet, for example) when the computer is shut down, regardless of port.

⟐ Commented Mai 09, 2026 at 18:29 GMT-7

1.8" Toshiba Hard Drive: My hard drive is corrupted

Sat, 02 May 2026 10:53:18 -0700

When I connected a hard drive in my laptop my laptop performance is very slow. What can I do to fix it and recover my data?

⟐ Commented Mai 02, 2026 at 10:53 GMT-7

hard drive: Recommendations for where to shred a hard drive?

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:38:07 -0700

I have a small stack of dead hard drives I'd like to have shredded. I've found a few places online that provide that service, but the best quote I got was $10 a drive. I'm curious if anyone has any recommendation of anyone who provides the same service for a cheaper price.

(And I know I could just drill some holes in the drives, which is what I may end up doing, but I like the idea of total information destruction that shredding provides and I like the idea that they'll recycle the remains properly afterwards.)

⟐ Commented April 28, 2026 at 8:38 GMT-7

Solid State Drive: Apple 2016/17 Apple Blade SSD 5GA 34+22 Pins NVMe Converter / adapter

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:26:12 -0700

Hi I am looking for a adapter that allows me to plug in a 2016/2017 non touch bar ssd drive to usb or usb-c to read and test drives externally. I cant find anything online

Apple Blade SSD 5GA 34+22 Pins NVMe

⟐ Commented April 26, 2026 at 16:26 GMT-7

Other Hard Drive: Dell inspirion 700 m series hard drive

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:33:28 -0700

Give me solution for dst failure

⟐ Answered April 21, 2026 at 21:33 GMT-7

2.5" Toshiba SATA Hard Drive: Why is the hard drive inaccessible after I have accessed it initially

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:42:16 -0700

My hard drive was extracted from my laptop after my laptop couldn't start. Upon extracting I used an external drive holder to access files. After some time I couldnt open it because I may have entered password wrongly and now it is giving notification of inaccessible.

⟐ Answered April 19, 2026 at 21:42 GMT-7

Seagate Technology Hard Drive: Title: Accidentally plugged 25V Roborock H7 charger into 12V Seagate O

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:49:04 -0700

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Device: Seagate One Touch (Hub version)

The Issue: I accidentally used the power adapter from my Roborock H7 Handheld Vacuum to power my Seagate One Touch external desktop drive.

The Specs Mismatch:

Seagate Requirement: 12V / 1.5A - 3A
Roborock H7 Charger Output: 25.6V / 1.4A
Result: I sent more than double the required voltage into the drive.

Current Status: The drive is currently unplugged. I am worried about the internal controller board or the drive motor being fried. I haven't tried plugging it into my computer yet because I’m afraid of a short circuit damaging my PC's USB ports.

My Questions for the Community:

Is there a high likelihood that the TVS (Transient Voltage Suppression) diode on the HDD's PCB sacrificed itself?
Should I attempt to "shuck" the drive (remove it from the Seagate enclosure) and try connecting the internal SATA drive directly to a PC or a different SATA-to-USB adapter?
If the PCB on the hard drive itself is burnt, is a DIY board swap possible, or does the BIOS chip need to be moved to a donor board?

Any guidance on how to test the internal drive safely without risking my computer would be greatly appreciated!

⟐ Answered April 15, 2026 at 1:49 GMT-7

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKX: I want to recover data from hard disk

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:59:11 -0700

I want to recover data from the hard disk but the problem is it can't detect in pc

⟐ Answered April 14, 2026 at 6:59 GMT-7

SanDisk Cruzer Blade: The cruzer blade is rot read by my computer and pc

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:26:10 -0700

I inject the drive in the USB socket. It shows the USB drive is there but any files of the cruzer blade do not open.

⟐ Answer edited April 13, 2026 at 9:26 GMT-7

WD 4TB My Passport Portable: My hard drive showing in my computer but unable to read data

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:55:14 -0700

My hard drive showing in my computer but unable to access it need solution to resolve it without losing data

⟐ Answered April 13, 2026 at 4:55 GMT-7

Storage: An nvme ssd suddenly became unstable out of nowhere

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:39:15 -0700

-Device: Dell Latitude E5470

-Drive: Kingmax PQ3480 512GB (72% health left and 0 Media Integrity Errors)

So I was recently playing a decently light game that requires not so much writes for the ssd then out of nowhere a YSOD(Yellow Screen of Death) flashed my screen for a sec then my laptop rebooted.
After that,it showed "No boot device found" as I remembered, it also disappeared in the UEFI/BIOS .I have to re-seat / do a cold boot in order for it to show up again tho I cant log in Window at that moment (I can sometime access the lock screen until a few secs later , a BSOD with the error code WHEA... happened . Same goes with Safe mode).
However,I can still access the drive through a rescue usb(WinPE boot environment) and do light tasks on it.But the moment I start doing some loads on it like testing its speed using Victoria , it disappeared in the eyes of WinPE.It finds it again after a restart.
I thought it might be something with the heat so I directly blowed my fan into it and it was able to boot into Safe mode and even Window,I even successfully ran a chkdsk and it found no problems.(Note that the ssd ran perfectly fine even under loads before the incident)
Sadly my laptop didnt have a built-in heatsink for the ssd and Im running on a budget rn so I cant buy a new ssd.I have backed up my files to be prepared for the worst.

(the ssd still cant log into Window without a direct fan blowing at its face,I also noticed that the ssd is quite hot after some (2) failed boots and WinRE. The power chip might be leaking? idk)

Im a student and I really need this ssd.Hope someone out there could help me with this:P

⟐ Answer accepted April 11, 2026 at 18:39 GMT-7

Western Digital My Passport: It is no longer sharing the debt that is inside of it. How do I fix th

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:03:24 -0700

It’s no longer sharing the data inside of it

⟐ Answer edited April 10, 2026 at 11:03 GMT-7

Western Digital My Passport: How do I get data off?

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:36:22 -0700

The drive shows up on my computer, I can access it, but when I try to pull it off it goes EXTREMELY slow and I get an error. I need help.

⟐ Answered April 09, 2026 at 4:36 GMT-7

Hard Drive: How do I convert my hard drive from Raw to NTFS

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:14:41 -0700

Hi guys, my harddrive is now RAW, how do i convert it back to NTFS, I have been using a software called HDD Regenerator, its been a week still regenerating. Currently it has scanned 777mb out of 320gig.. Kindly assist with a software that is fast.

⟐ Answer accepted April 08, 2026 at 13:14 GMT-7

Western Digital WD1600 External Hard Drive: The dsik can be detected but cannot read

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:18:13 -0700

Western digital external harddrive 2 Terabyte can be detected but cannot read

⟐ Answered April 07, 2026 at 23:18 GMT-7

Western Digital My Passport Ultra: Prying open hard drive

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:19:27 -0700

Hello - the actual external hard drive I have is a Western Digital easystore 2TB hard drive. The reason I chose the My Passport Ultra is because its practically the same size, form and shape as the easystore EXHD I have. Unfortunately earlier this year when I was getting my new computer all setup, I dropped this hard drive of mine on the floor as it was on top of the CPU. Now, the hard drive just makes a clicking noise every time I plug it in. I wanted to see if there was a way I can extricate the hard drive itself from the case and use a recovery reader I have . However, it seems impossible to do with no way to slither my way through the edge of the hard drive casing.

Thank you

-Jordan

⟐ Answered April 06, 2026 at 10:19 GMT-7

USB Flash Drive: Pendrive does not showing in drive

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:13:13 -0700

I have hp 16gb pendrive. When I put in my laptop, the pendrive is not showing in drive , when i tried to open it the computer give me msg " insert a disk" ,also tried to put it in tv but same it was not opened,

how can I open it ?

⟐ Commented März 31, 2026 at 23:13 GMT-7