From the day this drive was new it produced a very loud clicking - almost constantly and the drive was really slow. Watch this video for how to fix it yourself. To this date, Seagate maintains there is no problem with these drives, but the web says otherwise.
This fix may work for other drives in the series.
you may want to try replacing the external enclosure, i got a 1tb seagate that is completely fine after swapping it out, and i bought a second enclosure for my 1.5tb that was clicking and swirling like mad to see if that helps.
ShitWrangler 2 weeks ago
I had to return my 1.5TB expansion drive to Maplins and they replaced but now the 2nd unit is showing signs of the same problem, loud clicking noises and taking ages to respond..........BUT I have just discovered that if you turn the unit upside down then it works perfectly! No more clicking sounds! Could it be that the units have been manufactured internally upside down??
Anthony
ajskilton 4 weeks ago
For what you use the electrical tape?
Pablo17F 1 month ago
It worked perfectly, first time i bent down the tab kept clicking, tried a second time and wrapped the USB with tape now works totally perfect. THANKS!!!
josegsvw 1 month ago
OK as crazy as this sounds, this fix just fixed my 2GB Seagate Expansion drive that's been clicking for over a year now. It was driving me nuts. Many thanks n9jcv!
toogood134 3 months ago
@styles234 yeah, it's a quite usual problem :)) anyway we could not fix the hd :)) too many bad sectors... not even recognized by computer
freakcsongi 4 months ago
@freakcsongi really? about half volume on my laptop and I heard it fine... Quite odd.
styles234 4 months ago
THANK YOU!!! THIS 100% WORKS. After following the guide step by step I felt skeptical that some tape and paper would fix the clicking but it totally did. One tip is don't be shy with the tape this didn't work for me at first so I applied more tape and it worked. Five star.
Sims3Fallout3 6 months ago
CANT HEAR ANYTHING YOU SAY!!!!!!
freakcsongi 6 months ago 2
no more clicking! quick, simple, effective! thanks very much for saving my drive!!! i was really worried, but it just... works!
guiguisb 8 months ago