OK Im having a bit of an issue with some old, yet for me very reliable, technology.
I have a 2018 Mac Mini base model. I have an old HP S2031 display connected to my Seagate Go Flex Thunderbolt adapter via a DVI to Thunderbolt adapter. The Seagate is connected to the Mini via the Thunderbolt adapter.
This was a carryover from my previous 2011 Mini and has worked flawless for a decade.
Fast forward to now. The SSD I had in the Seagate either died, or the adapter has gone bad, not sure which. If I leave the SSD in the adapter, it will eventually mess up the video and the Mac will get rebooted. Removing the SSD and all seems well.
Whats odd is if I connect the display direct to the Mini, the display isn't recognised. It only works if the Thunderbolt chain goes thru the Seagate adapter.
Any reason for this? I'm probably just gonna get another cheap SSD drive to replace in the Seagate and hope its just the drive that went bad.
Do SSD's usually just die like this, seemingly with no warning?
Thanks for reading
I have a 2018 Mac Mini base model. I have an old HP S2031 display connected to my Seagate Go Flex Thunderbolt adapter via a DVI to Thunderbolt adapter. The Seagate is connected to the Mini via the Thunderbolt adapter.
This was a carryover from my previous 2011 Mini and has worked flawless for a decade.
Fast forward to now. The SSD I had in the Seagate either died, or the adapter has gone bad, not sure which. If I leave the SSD in the adapter, it will eventually mess up the video and the Mac will get rebooted. Removing the SSD and all seems well.
Whats odd is if I connect the display direct to the Mini, the display isn't recognised. It only works if the Thunderbolt chain goes thru the Seagate adapter.
Any reason for this? I'm probably just gonna get another cheap SSD drive to replace in the Seagate and hope its just the drive that went bad.
Do SSD's usually just die like this, seemingly with no warning?
Thanks for reading