Seagate Expansion external hard drive replacement cord/power adapter [Archive]

maebach

12-29-2011, 04:52 PM

My 2 year old 1.5TB Seagate External hard drive's power cord stopped working. I know this because the hard drive works when I use my WD MyBook's power adapter. I was suprised to see that it worked but I need a new cord for the Seagate. So my question is where can I find a power cord for this specific hard drive? I would prefer to buy in-store, but if online is the best option then I can do that. Secondly, will any power adapter work with the same volts/amps specifications? Output is 12 volts 1.5amps. This is the hard drive:

http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/pro...ansion_desktop
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expans.../dp/B0025KXMKS

I just looked at my WD power adapter and it's output specs are:
12V - 2A. This is different than the 12v-1.5A on the Seagate power adapter.

Thanks!

tesco

12-30-2011, 08:40 PM

Any 12v power adapter with at least 1.5a will work.
You can probably find something at TheSource, a universal adapter, just make sure it has an end that fits your drive.