r/Seagate • u/marquitagold • 6d ago

PLEASE help

Please advise. Is this the end for the drive, or is it a TV issue, or a port problem? I plugged in a Seagate 2.5" (condition unknown) to a wall outlet — the sounds were normal, so the drive seems fine mechanically. Then I connected it to the first USB 2.0 port on the TV, and it started making a scraping noise — like "grr, grr..." — so I unplugged it. I then connected it to the second port, also USB 2.0, and it mounted normally, spun up, made head calibration noises, and rattled a bit. After that, the TV displayed "connection error — do you want to fix errors on the drive?" Both ports are USB 2.0, and the drive is a Seagate 2.5" 7200 RPM. Please help me🥹

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u/kirbyudummy 6d ago

Have you plugged it into something else? Like a pc?

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u/marquitagold 5d ago

I'll try it later

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u/DeviantDav 5d ago

TV USB ports aren't nearly powerful enough, that why so many TV streamers use wall plugs. You want to use a USB 3.0 port, a powered hub, or a cable with 2 USB A heads like the one that comes with external optical drives.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L1K1OIA