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seagate external hard disk problem...pls help.

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ash2win
ash2win Original post #1
Aug 22, 2011 at 9:05 PM
I own seagate 500gb expansion portable hard disk for last 6 3 months.
suddenly it showed problems while copying.then when i showed RAW error.then i tried to format it in win7.it showed cant format error.
then i tried it in ubuntu.The DISK UTILITY showed DISK FAILURE IS IMMINENT in SMART.Reallocated sector count showed as failing..
need help..what to do?
mithun_mrg
Aug 23, 2011 at 7:59 AM
Backup all ur data asap & rma the drive