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  1. SAURUMON
    saurumon Win User

    Cant intialize disk. fatal device hardware error


    Cant intialize disk. fatal device hardware error [​IMG]
    what does this mean

    :)
     
    saurumon, Aug 17, 2016
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  2. 6A27B4C8-CC35-41EE-877A-D2E6419F87CA
    6a27b4c8-cc35-41ee-877a-d2e6419f87ca Win User

    Fatal device hardware error in local disk D

    The fatal hardware error is associated with hardware issue. It does not have anything to do with an account.

    Try to plug in your hard drive to other computer (not tablet), and see if the problem is the same.

    Or if you can hear a clicking sound on it when you plugged it in to any computer, then you definitely need to contact Seagate.

    Most hard disk issues are caused by unexpected loss of power when it is still busy writing/reading a data.

    Also check these websites. These will be be useful. Download and run their tools:

    Seagate USB External drive diagnostics | Seagate Support

    How to use SeaTools for Windows | Seagate Support
     
    6a27b4c8-cc35-41ee-877a-d2e6419f87ca, Aug 17, 2016
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  3. MELITON DEC
    Meliton Dec Win User
    Fatal device hardware error in local disk D

    Hi Phyl,

    To isolate your issue, may we know if you already tried using another USB port, and other USB cable? Have you tried connecting your hard disk to another computer?

    If your device is still not working after trying all those troubleshooting steps, try to contact your hard drive manufacturer to see if this is a hardware failure.

    Regards.
     
    Meliton Dec, Aug 17, 2016
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  4. TOPGUNDCP
    topgundcp Win User

    Cant intialize disk. fatal device hardware error

    Open the Admin Command (Win+X->Command Prompt (Admin)) and type:
    diskpart
    select disk 1
    clean
    exit

    Open Disk Management again and try to initialize. If not working then you might have a bad HD.
     
    topgundcp, Aug 17, 2016
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  5. SAURUMON
    saurumon Win User
    how do i check if its corrupt
     
    saurumon, Aug 18, 2016
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  6. ADALWAR
    Adalwar Win User
    To see if the Drive is Physically damaged, open Disk Management and look on the upper Pane to the "Status". If it is not marked as "Healthy" then probably there is a problem with HDD.
    Download the Test Utility from Manufacturer and Run it on Drive.

    Pay attention, that Command "Clean" will Delete all format information of HDD, will likely reset it to Factory state, restore any information it contained is likely impossible.
    If the Drive is OK and you can assign a letter to it, you can use the CHKDSK X: /R to check Disk
     
    Adalwar, Aug 18, 2016
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  7. SAURUMON
    saurumon Win User
    it doesnt come up as adrive its unallocated and unintialized like it doesnt have gud or master partion
     
    saurumon, Aug 18, 2016
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  8. ADALWAR
    Adalwar Win User

    Cant intialize disk. fatal device hardware error

    Did you check the "Status" of Drive?
    Please, post a Screen Shot of the entire Disk Management Screen.
    I believe people here will not be able to answer you, if don´t give more details.
     
    Adalwar, Apr 5, 2018
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