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Question posted by zaninoviclucija on August 21st, 2015

Problem With Hard Disk

hello, I'm contacting you because i have a problem with my hard disk. my computer doesnt open it. i can hear a sound of recognizing the disc and led turns on on hard disk and i can hear it running but nothing happens. It doesn't even open the formatting tab or anything. It only says usb not recognized. What is the problem?

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Answer #1: Posted by techyagent on August 21st, 2015 7:32 AM
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You have to plug the hard drive and if it turns on than you have to follow the instruction please click here

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/external-drive-not-re...

Thanks


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Answer #2: Posted by MightyMiroWD on August 24th, 2015 1:42 AM
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Hi there.

I'm sorry to hear about the issues you're experiencing with the external drive - I know how unpleasant this could be.

What I would suggest is to try plugging it in a different computer and see if it will be recognized there. In case it does, then partition and format it there by following the steps described in this KB article:

http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=SNrRdH

If it doesn't appear, then download and run a test on it with Data Lifeguard Diagnostics, which is the manufacturers diagnostics tool, and see if anything wrong will be detected. You can download it from here:

http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=yyp8aI

If the software detects any errors or bad sectors on the device, and it is still under warranty, then I would suggest to RMA it back to us, or in case it isn't to look for a replacement drive:

http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=NxMncv

Hope this helps and best of luck!


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Answer #3: Posted by TheWiz on August 21st, 2015 6:42 AM
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Unfortunately this likely means either the enclosure is broken or the hard drive inside has died. I recommend bringing it to a local repair shop to see if ythey can salvage your files off of it. Best case scenario, it's just the enclosure and the drive itself is fine.

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