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Extra power
Hi Leon. This might be a total waste of time, but has worked for me in the past. I work in a computer electronics workshop and see many dead drives. In most cases it's not the drive but the electronics (board) that fails, and often it relates to the voltage side of things. I have often got them to work by using a cable that has two USB plugs on one end and the other plugs into the external drive. I then plug each USB plug into the computer. If the USB sockets are in pairs choose one socket from a diff pair. This often works. The other thing you can try is to plug the drive into a USB hub that is externally powered. This often helps provide stronger voltage an has worked on some drives in the past.
Good luck
Regards
Mardy
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