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Pro tip: Never test old HDDs with one of those Samsung USB3 to SATA adapters. Always use a test bench with real connectors. It might save you a few believed to be dead HDDs.

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    Yeah, 3.5 inch HDDs cant. Be powered by usb adapters. Too much of spin up spike. Found that one out after a stack of HDDs refused to spin up.
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    I always use eSATA to test HDD's. USB is no good for it 😉
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    @CCTrollz Thanks. They werent spinning and i latter puzzled the same... Hmpf... Could habe had 1 TB all the time...
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    @MoboTheHobo Yeah, but i dont have cables for that...
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