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radray
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seagate 2tb model 9sf2a8-500

Hi i bought a seagate 2tb model 9sf2a8-500. the usb broke on the board and i need to buy a new enclosure. which ones are compatible? what am i looking for?

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kenji57
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Re: seagate 2tb model 9sf2a8-500

Hi radray, still haven't found a solution for that broken USB? I've got the same drive, but I don't know what you mean by the "the usb broke on the board"

 

Do you mean the usb port is broken from the drive adaptor circuit board. I haven't opened mine up, but I'm pretty sure that the drive is a standard SATA interface, so you should be able to use any USB to SATA adaptor compatible with 3.5" (12V) drive

 

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radray
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Re: Seagate 2tb model 9sf2a8-500

Yes, it is the USB port has broken off the board. I want to try and find a enclosure but the only one I found outside of eBay is from best buy for $60.00+. I only paid 100.00 for the drive it self. I'll try and look for adapters and maybe I can just use it bare w/o the case. Ok, any more ideas would greatly be appreciated.

 

Thank you

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Dagons
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Re: seagate 2tb model 9sf2a8-500

If I'm going to replace the enclosure I'm going to select the replacement based on the following:

 

1. Sata I/II/III capable

2. Can access up to 2tb or more

 

Be sure that the size will fit your 2 tb hdd model. 3.5" or 2.5" ?