[Query] Seagate Freeagent Go 500 GB RMA procedure

[powerhoney]

Hey guys,
My erstwhile Seagate Freeagent Go 500 GB bought a couple of years back started malfunctioning... All it does if I connect it is blink... Now, the LEDs blinking suggest an error according to the Freeagent GO manual... I tried connecting it to some other PCs too but to no avail... Sometimes, the disk momentarily spins for about two to three seconds but then it stops spinning again...
I think that the drive is dying/dead and would like to know the RMA procedure or if RMAing an Seagate drive is worth it...
Please provide your feedback/opinion...

 

[Phenomenal]

All the best bro!You need it
Check out my thread.

 

[powerhoney]

All the best bro!You need it
Check out my thread.

Thanks... Hope the RMA is headache free...
Btw, how did you pack your HDD before returning it??? Any special material???

 

[Phenomenal]

Sure.
I used the anti-static cover of that drive itself.I was surprised to find that I still had it after 42 months!
@rest : Mumbai RMA is pathetic...read my thread.Might be useful for you.
If anybody did an RMA recently,do share your experience.

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[arvindrao15]

Seagate is known for loose connection so you need to work some way around it

 

[powerhoney]

Thanks guys for the heads-up and info... Submitted my drive for RMA... Gonna report back after a couple of weeks with my experience!!! Hoping for the best!!!

 

[powerhoney]

Update:

Okay, guys... Got my drive replaced by RMA and Seagate were kind enough to give me a spanking new (Well, technically, it's still a refurb!!! Lol!!! ) Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 500 GB USB 3.0 HDD...
And, the interesting part is that my old drive was in warranty till somewhere around mid-2014 while this is in warranty till August 2015!!!

Also, on a little shady note, is it possible to go on defecting HDDs whilst under warranty and receiving new refurbished ones with extended warranty for ever??? Kinda like a loophole!!!

 

[rijinpk1]

Update:

Okay, guys... Got my drive replaced by RMA and Seagate were kind enough to give me a spanking new (Well, technically, it's still a refurb!!! Lol!!! ) Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 500 GB USB 3.0 HDD...
And, the interesting part is that my old drive was in warranty till somewhere around mid-2014 while this is in warranty till August 2015!!!

Also, on a little shady note, is it possible to go on defecting HDDs whilst under warranty and receiving new refurbished ones with extended warranty for ever??? Kinda like a loophole!!!

that's good from seagate.

 

[powerhoney]

Update:

Okay, guys... Got my drive replaced by RMA and Seagate were kind enough to give me a spanking new (Well, technically, it's still a refurb!!! Lol!!! ) Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 500 GB USB 3.0 HDD...
And, the interesting part is that my old drive was in warranty till somewhere around mid-2014 while this is in warranty till August 2015!!!

Also, on a little shady note, is it possible to go on defecting HDDs whilst under warranty and receiving new refurbished ones with extended warranty for ever??? Kinda like a loophole!!!

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