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Old My Book - light comes on, I hear hd spinning up, computer doesn't see it

I have a very old My Book, the model number is WDBAAG0010HCH-01 1111B. It might be a My Book for Mac or a My Book Essentials, I can’t remember. I have not used it since 2015. When I turn it on, the light blinks several times and then comes on steady, and I can hear the HD spinning up (or a fan?). Neither my old Mac G4 laptop nor my contemporary Windows 11 laptop see the My Book. I am using a brand new mini-b USB cable, so it’s not the cable. Anything I can try before taking this to a data recovery shop?

Hi @MyBookForMac
Have you opened a Support Case? If not opened, for more information, please contact the SD Technical Support team for best assistance and troubleshooting:
https://kb.sandisk.com/app/ask

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