r/Seagate

Ok so given the deals that we’re either going on with or are currently still going on with Xbox Expansion Cards, I decided to buy a 2TB card to increase my storage since I was ~90% positive I had a 1TB card. Until I realized that I already had a 2TB card currently (you’d think I would have double checked that before I ordered one but it’s whatever, I’ll probably just return it soon).

However, looking at them side-by-side, I just noticed that the newer cards are bigger than the card I already have, despite both being 2TB (Left is card I’ve owned for ~2 years now while the Right is the one I just accidentally bought). However they both have the same length before the stopper.

Does anyone know or have an idea why the newer ones have a size difference compared to the ones from like 2 years ago?

Firmware’s OEM (SN02) — standard Seagate firmware update fails, won’t take it.

Tried the F3 diag route over UART. Terminal works, get the F3 T> prompt fine, but anything security-related returns Diagnostic Port Locked. Reads but won’t act — looks like it wants a signed Seagate unlock.

Before I sink more time in: has anyone actually recovered OEM-locked Exos like these? Specifically —

• Master password level high vs maximum — did --security-erase work, or was the master cap set to max?
• Any way past the locked F3 port, or is that a hard wall without Seagate?
• Bulk approach that isn’t “RMA them one at a time”?

Not after data, just want them wiped and usable. Hundreds at stake so trying to figure out if this whole lot is salvageable or if I have locked bricks.

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I’m freaking out, I have a deadline coming up on Friday and all of a sudden my hard drive stopped displaying and is making this beeping sound.
Does anyone know what this is or how to fix this? I’ve tried a new usb cable and port, resetting my computer, making sure it’s fully charged, but still nothing. If anyone knows anything I deeply appreciate the help 🙏😔
This is an Expansion Desktop 8TB External Hard Drive HDD.

First time poster here. Pretty much what the title says. Is it a good deal? Because of the price hike of all things tech nowadays, I don't know if this is a good purchase or not based on the price. Any opinion on this or suggestions for better deals that should look for? Thank you in advance!

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to determine whether my external HDD is developing a fault or whether the sound I’m hearing is normal behaviour.

Drive Information

• External drive: Apacer AC236
• Internal drive detected by SMART: Western Digital WD10SPZX
• Age: approximately 3.5–4 months old (purchased March 2026)
• Usage: very light
• SMART shows roughly 40 power-on hours
• Never intentionally dropped
• Mostly used for file storage and transferring videos

What Happened

A few months ago I transferred a large amount of data to the drive and left it running overnight. The transfer completed successfully.

When I checked the drive afterwards, I noticed an unfamiliar mechanical sound. At the time I didn’t think much of it.

Recently I started using the drive again and heard the same sound.

The sound is not constant. Sometimes it appears, sometimes it doesn’t. It is difficult to reproduce on demand.

Important Detail

I actually know what the drive sounds like when it is underpowered.

Originally I connected it through a dock to an iPhone without sufficient external power and the drive would repeatedly click/tick while failing to initialise properly.

After powering the dock correctly, that underpower-related ticking disappeared.

The sound I’m worried about is not the same sound.

Mobile Device Behaviour

The unfamiliar sound has occurred when connected to:

• iPhone
• Android phone

I have had much more difficulty reproducing it on a Windows laptop.

One time on iPhone I received a “Task Failed” message during a file operation, but the file still appeared to copy successfully and remained accessible afterwards.

Diagnostics Already Performed

CrystalDiskInfo

SMART status reports:

• Health Status: Good
• Reallocated Sector Count: 0
• Current Pending Sector Count: 0
• Uncorrectable Sector Count: 0

No obvious SMART warnings.

Temperature

Temperature appears normal (around 30–38°C depending on conditions).

Surface / Error Scans

I ran HDD diagnostics and error scans.

Result:

• No bad sectors found
• No obvious read errors reported

Transfer Testing

The drive successfully completes large file transfers, including transfers around 50 GB.

Files remain readable afterwards.

APM Testing

I disabled APM (Advanced Power Management) using CrystalDiskInfo to see whether aggressive head parking was responsible.

The sound still occurred afterwards, which seems to rule out simple APM head parking as the sole explanation.

However, I am not sure whether:

• the USB-SATA bridge inside the enclosure,
• WD firmware maintenance behaviour,
• another power-management feature,
• or something else

could still be involved.

Additional Information

Some people suggested the sound may be:

• head parking/unparking,
• firmware maintenance activity,
• preventive wear levelling,
• spin-down/spin-up transitions,
• or another normal WD behaviour.

Others suggested it resembles sounds associated with failing drives.

What confuses me is that:

• SMART is clean.
• Surface scans are clean.
• No bad sectors.
• No pending sectors.
• No uncorrectable sectors.
• Large transfers succeed.
• Files remain accessible.

So the diagnostics do not currently support an obvious mechanical failure.

My Questions

1. Has anyone heard a WD10SPZX or similar WD mobile drive make intermittent mechanical “thunk” or “clunk” sounds while otherwise passing all diagnostics?
2. Can WD firmware maintenance behaviour or enclosure power management produce a sound that resembles a single mechanical knock?
3. Does the fact that SMART and surface scans are completely clean significantly reduce the likelihood of a failing actuator/head assembly?
4. Is there any additional diagnostic test I should run beyond:
   • CrystalDiskInfo SMART checks,
   • Error scans,
   • Large file transfer testing,
   • APM testing?
5. Based on the information above, would you consider this normal behaviour, something to monitor, or grounds for a warranty claim?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Sold my Xbox series S + 2 controllers recently. Have no use for my Xbox storage in-hand.

Purchased in 2022 for Rs.32,999

Selling price - Rs.16,000 (Free shipping pan-India). Will be shipping from Tamilnadu.

Original box is available - photos attached with this post.

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Status Update: Available!

This was in the portable shell so I wanna know if I can do something to use it for my laptop internally. If it isn't possible let me know. I just wanted to make a post before making any steps.

Where do I go from here? I have a 1TB HDD externally connected using a USB cable