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From OP: Re My Post On Thin Silver Strip Inside FreeAgent Case
Hi Guys,
Much thanks for help; really appreciate it. I had trouble appending to my original Post (will blame it on old age now) so will start a new Post. Hope this doesn't violate and Group protocols. ( Please refer back to it for my original concerns) a. I thought also that the thin silver strip might be a light, but no light ever came out of the case to show when on. Of course, the light may have been defective ? What do you think about the possibility of it being a thermal sensor ? The numbers on the strip a 8051 and 6000000010EE b. The label on the bottom of the plastic case itself says: Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 750 GB P/N 9NK2A6-510 c. I am not really familiar with SATA connectors. Was very surprised to see just how thin and small they really are on the drive board. I want to be sure that I buy the right cable(s) to connect from these SATA connectors to a USB plug that will plug into my regular PC's USB Port. Question: Are these likely the "standard" SATA connectors ? They sure are thin and small. One connector has a multitude of small thin slots (perhaps 16 or so), and the other one right next to it seems to have about 7 or so slots (for the power ?). BTW: if I get a SATA data cable, do I have to also power the HD thru the SATA power connector, or can I still use the dc wart/power-plug that normally powered the unit ? Again, thanks so much for the help, Bob |
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From OP: Re My Post On Thin Silver Strip Inside FreeAgent Case
wrote in message ... Hi Guys, Much thanks for help; really appreciate it. I had trouble appending to my original Post (will blame it on old age now) so will start a new Post. Hope this doesn't violate and Group protocols. ( Please refer back to it for my original concerns) a. I thought also that the thin silver strip might be a light, but no light ever came out of the case to show when on. Of course, the light may have been defective ? What do you think about the possibility of it being a thermal sensor ? The numbers on the strip a 8051 and 6000000010EE b. The label on the bottom of the plastic case itself says: Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 750 GB P/N 9NK2A6-510 c. I am not really familiar with SATA connectors. Was very surprised to see just how thin and small they really are on the drive board. I want to be sure that I buy the right cable(s) to connect from these SATA connectors to a USB plug that will plug into my regular PC's USB Port. Question: Are these likely the "standard" SATA connectors ? They sure are thin and small. One connector has a multitude of small thin slots (perhaps 16 or so), and the other one right next to it seems to have about 7 or so slots (for the power ?). BTW: if I get a SATA data cable, do I have to also power the HD thru the SATA power connector, or can I still use the dc wart/power-plug that normally powered the unit ? Again, thanks so much for the help, Bob The 7-pin connector is data; the larger one is power. Why did you take it apart (you haven't said in either post)? Is the interface defective, but you're looking to use the drive anyhow as a USB backup drive? If so, there are a number of inexpensive devices that will allow you to do just that. I have one of these that I use for various reasons: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VS4HDM/ref=wms_ohs_product That one has a SATA data connector and the power connector. Here's another type of SATA connector with the power connector: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812186155&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-SATA+%2f+eSATA+Cables-_-N82E16812186155&gclid=COf6i5-79LQCFQUFnQodhxQA7g Of course, you'd have to open your PC to access the PC's power connectors. I'm not too sure how you'd use the FreeAgent's power to run the drive without it being connected to the internal FreeAgent board. I doubt that there's an adapter that would go from the wart to the drive without going through the internal (case) connectors first. I would have thought the strip was the status lights also, but I can't swear to it. Does your case look like this one: http://www.buy.com/prod/seagate-freeagent-desktop-500gb-usb-2-0-external-hard-drive-seagate/204110102.html?listingId=243844792 According to the video, the orange strip lights up when there's power to it. Is that about where the strip is located? -- SC Tom |
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