Wd my book 2tb shows up in device manager but doesnt open im a mac girl so forgive me if this is a dumb question. Discussion in pc hardware started by varick, 20140704. Go to the device manager and look in there to see if it is displayed if it is check to see if it is working ok by right clicking on it. Wd my book external drive not working external hardware. What to do when your hard drive is making noise verify the hard drive is the source of the noise and not a different hardware component. Countless hours trying to get wd my book usb3 to work on usb3. The first step to recovering your data is identifying the underlying issue with the hard drive. If you dont see the wd apps setup, look for a folder called wd apps for windows, if you are using windows or wd apps for mac if you are using os x to find the application installer for your operating system.
I was taking backup of my work a couple of day back and all on a sudden, the unit stopped working, the power indication gone and my system stopped detecting my my book essential. Also, when plugged in at boot up, it stops freezes computer from completing. Unlike some other people with this problem, my hard drive isnt showing up on my pc windows 7 or my husbands macbook air, and although it has a flashing blue light when plugged in, it isnt making that spinning sound, which has me worried it might be a gonner. Essential edition, home edition, office edition, mirror edition, studio edition, premium edition, elite edition, pro edition, av dvr live edition, and the world edition. Usb keyboard and mouse do not work once windows starts hello, i just wanted to let u know, i had this same issue for about 2 weeks. Follow to see why your hard drive is clicking, how to fix a clicking hard drive, and how to recover data from it with easeus data recovery wizard. I just purchased a 24 all in one desktop from dell with windows 10 for videopicture editing.
Basically what happened was a bad install of my amd chipset drivers. I have tried connecting the my book directly to my computers ethernet port it does the same thing. Remove the external hard drive from the usb port, switch off the computer. I have followed one of the faqs on the western digital web site which mentions accessing the shared storage manager and followed the procedure. Wd mybook not working external drives for pc wd community. I got a my book 1140 2tb, when i connect it to my computer also tried on 2 other laptops, 1. Why is my wd external hard drive suddenly no longer. Bad dc adapter since this is the desktop version with external power. We offer free diagnostics, no datano fee policy, final upfront quote and competitive prices. If it shows as unrecognized, go to the drivers tab and deleteuninstall the driver. Western digital my book problem question and answer dti data. Open it, on the home tab, selected a drive to be the backup target, and then clicked on the backup tab. Power to my external is fine and ive tried multiple usb 3.
If so, my 5 western digital storage devises are all in excellent condition for over 2 to 7 years. Wd my book 4tb external usb crashed techspot forums. The light still comes on and it doesnt make any clicking noise, but it just doesnt show up on my computer anymore. After recently upgrading my plex windows 10 machine, i had an issue where i couldnt prevent hard drives from going to sleep on that system. Have 4 partitions on the disk and my pc gives that disconnected sound and all the partitions become unavailable, after few secs or minutes that reconnected sounds comes on and drives sometimes work for few minutes and sometimes just disconnect before i can even open a folder. About a year ago, maybe a few months more, i purchased a 4tb my book for use exclusively with my xbox one. Hello, i have two my book world edition white light network hdds from wd and theyve worked fine. As if403 gbs of clinical videos lots of stuff i havent blogged about gone or maybe not. Hello everyone, i have a wd 500gb external hard drive that is not being recognized by my computer anymore.
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Put on a record, let it play for a while, then cut the power. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or install. How ever when i first used thw wd on usb3 it worked. Your wd external hard drive is not working or responding in windows 10.
I cant take it back to pc world for a replacement, as it has my original raws on itpain in the butt, its only 2 months old. For example, if you unplug the power and data cables from the hard drive but you still hear the noise when you boot up the computer, its. External drive failure wd my book essential 2tb my. Datacent offers full range of data recovery services for your failed my book essential edition western digital hard disk drive. How i rescued my data from a 3tb wd my book external hard drive. Western digital my book external hard drive wont turn on. The next step is to put the drive into a working computer. Wd elements external hard drive not working usb 3 fix youtube. Now i think may be because the wd my book av has triple storage capacity than the tivo, may be the tivo recording was full so it could not handle the situation and stopped working. Have 4 partitions on the disk and my pc gives that disconnected sound and all the partitions become unavailable, after few secs or minutes that reconnected sounds comes on and drives sometimes work for few minutes and sometimes just disconnect before i can. My wd external hard drive just suddenly stopped being recognized by my computer while i was watching a movie. If your hard drive doesnt spin up, doesnt show up in your system, reports wrong model name or makes noises visit our large database of hard drive sounds to. My book wont power up western digital my book ifixit. This will start the installation process for the backup software.
Page 1 of 2 my book world edition white light not responding posted in external hardware. Western digital mybook hard drive shutting down periodically. All of the data on your hard drive lives on the surfaces of the hard disk platters within the drive. I have 3 other externals from wd 2 500s, 1 1 terabyte. And if i click on it, tells me the perimeter is incorrect so cannot access to the wd my book 2. The needle needs the record under it to move in order to produce any sound. When i attempted to upgrade, the install didnt go all the way through. Mar 14, 2011 western digitals mybook drives are very convenient and popular storage options, but if the drive stops working then you might have success by giving it a quick love tap.
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While the technology inside it is far more advanced, your hard drive works in much the same way. No issues occurred initially, formatting was simple and everything installed perfectly. Western digital my book external hard drive my book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. The my book was purchased new and has not been used with any other console or computer. Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive. For example, if you unplug the power and data cables from the hard drive but you still hear the noise when you boot up the computer, its clear that the problem is not with the hard drive. Why isnt my wd my book external hard drive being recognized. After the system restarted, a few hours later i would get an email from stablebit scanner indicating that one or more of my drives were no longer connected. Essential edition my book drives are almost entirely black, with the. Hi everyone, got same problem, i buy a wd mybook essential 1tb usb3. Western digitals mybook drives are very convenient and popular storage options, but if the drive stops working then you might have success by giving it a quick love tap. Today when i turned on my xbox one s none of my games would launch.
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Datacent offers full range of data recovery services for your failed western digital hard disk drive. It is determined that the hard drive has the wd slow responding. Dec 21, 2015 my wd my book essential external hard drive suddenly wont get recognized by the computer. Keep on working on my pictures and perhaps format the 2tb drive for the pc and use it for mundane stuffi dont trust it anymore even if i can fix it. Recently my 3tb wd my book gave up and would not power on, this is how i managed to rescue all of my 2. Wd my passport slim 2tb portable metal external hard drive. Some people were getting the hgst 8tb drives, heres a link here and saw a couple users report the same on amazon. The console is off so why does the external drive even start to spin. The client in this data recovery case came to gillware with a clicking western digital hard drive. Thank you for helping us maintain cnet s great community. This wd elements external hard drive is not working in a usb 3 port but. Wd my passport wont spin upstart spacebattles forums.
Wd smartware continuous backup not working quick fix. There was no power fluctuation, the pc is connect from a ups and the pc works well except my my book essential unit. Western digital my book problem question and answer dti. I tried restarting the system and started connecting the external. Talked to wd on the phone to verify they would replace the drive but not remove the data or send the old drive back. The unit also turns on and off with the computer it is attached to. Tech my wd my book 4tb just stopped working with my xbox. Then check out whether the external hard drive shows up on my computermy pc or not. My cdrom drives quit working right before i got this. The magnetic readwrite heads inside your hard drive. However when i opened device manager it was listed under disk drives and wd drive management devices. How to fix clicking hard drive and recover data easeus. Mar 27, 2016 diy video 2 how to fix a broken hard drive beeping noise get your data back.
If suddenly your mbwe has stopped working, firstly decode your mbwe. Sep 16, 2019 external hard drive is not working or not responding on your computer. Diy video 2 how to fix a broken hard drive beeping noise get your data back. After some windows 7 updates i could never get it to work again. Yesterday i connected my 3tb wd my book essential to my xbox one s and transferred all games to it. This is my second my book my first one is a 1 tb yes that old. When i plug it in, i hear the machine inside starting up and the white light starts to blink for a few seconds then it stops. Western digital external hard drive problem techspot forums. Western digital my book 500 gb hard drive not starting up super. They had been using their western digital my passport to store their research documents, photos, and videosuntil the drive went bellyup. Mar 09, 2007 wd my book 500gb just stopped working as i have all my pictures and videos on this drive i really need to recover them is not seeing the drive rebooted same problem light is on changed adapters still same problem removed box and hooked up directly with sata cable and power connection now computer doesnt boot up any suggestions. My book world edition white light not responding external. Sep 26, 2016 wd my book external drive not working posted in external hardware.
My book suddenly stopped working on xbox one wd community. Prior to today, i have had no issues with the drive. How do i run recovery software on it if i cant see it. The hard drive does not click and is spinning normally, but it is not recognized by the host computer. Ive owned the wd my book 4tb for well over a year now, and ive never had any issues from it. Similar situation is with wd my book world edition i white light or with my previous. Also, when plugged in at boot up, it stopsfreezes computer from completing. Wd my book essential not being recognized in windows 10. I have a wd 1tb external hard drive that has all my music 350 gigs on it and it also backs up everything else on my computer. I can access the admin account on my router but that is the limit of my knowledge. This is my 4th wd passport drive and my first wd usb 3. My wd drive dropped on the floor and i have not been able to access anything inside of it. Hgst enterprise he8 hdd found in early retail 8tb wd my book pc perspective.
As you can tell, many bad things can happen to your hard drive that will cause it to stop spinning and functioning properly. Complete guide to upgrade to twonky 78 version my book. So follow us on your favourite social media sites and get into your rss feeds. Unfortunately when i turn off the console the external drive constantly spins and turns off approximately every 20 seconds or so. External hard drive cant be recognizeddetected and data become inaccessible. I use my passport drives to backup my datadocuments. Some western digital mybook chassies have a problem with the power button getting stuck. Windows 10 wd mybook not recognized anywhere on my dell. Last night, i was playing some gears of war 4, which is saved on the external, and decided to take a break. If your hard drive doesnt spin up, doesnt show up in your system, reports wrong model name or makes noises visit.
A hard drive keeps making a clicking noise always causes panic among users who encounter this issue. How to fix external drive not recognized error in windows. Tech my wd my book 4tb just stopped working with my xbox one. It doesnt show in my computer but it makes clicking sounds for about 5seconds and in computer management it shows as disk1 and says disk not initialized. Prior to connecting this drive to the console it was. I bought a western digital my book essential edition 1tb external hard drive in july 09. My wd my book essential external hard drive suddenly wont get recognized by the computer. My my book essential stopped working suddenly wd community. Usb keyboard and mouse do not work once windows starts. Anyways, when i connected my wd my book that has worked flawlessly on my macbook, and it has a bunch of videos and pictures stored it doesnt open automatically and when i looked under file explorer its not listed on the left side either. I have a wd 1tb my book and it suddently stopped working after having for over a year. Western digital wd my book essential edition data recovery.
Appears listed on the hard drive, but does not load. When i plug it in to either the usb or firewire ports the computer detects and the. I can see it in my computer and i cant see it in the disk management area. If they are reds do they have crappy firmware or are they the same as the nas drives. Wd my book essential starts and stops randomly wd community. Wd smartware continuous backup not working id like to create an autobackup with my wd smartware, but i have some encountered some backup issues.
Sep 21, 20 page 1 of 2 my book world edition white light not responding posted in external hardware. Hello, i have two my book world edition white light network hdds from wd. Most hard drives have multiple platters, writing data to both sides of each. It was working fine, and then all of the sudden, my laptop isnt recognizing it at all anymore. Read speeds were also in the same range 110115 mbs. Hi guys, i have western digital external hdd 2 tb green that seems to have stopped working. Dec 28, 2012 fwiw, ive got a wd my passport for mac usb 3. I turned off my computer last night and i try to start it up today. The client in this data recovery case had a western digital my book that had stopped. I can even see the models of my two 1 gb 3,5 wds in the test raid0 in my usb 3. Based on our experience, a clicking hard drive may result from minor connection issues or serious hard drive damages.
Once system operational and plugged in, it appears in device manager. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. However, within minutes of use under windows 7 64bit, the drive started to disconnect and reconnect randomly making it almost impossible to use. I backed up my 1 tb video archive at transfer speeds as high as 100 mbs. After the system restarted, a few hours later i would get an email from stablebit scanner indicating that one or. Wd my book 2tb shows up in device manager but doesnt open. When the record stops spinning, the music no longer plays.
The bar that determines the space of the used or free disk does not appear. Aug 29, 2017 if you have a network problem, forget admin password, or are unable to access you wd my cloud, a hard reset could solve your problem. My 2tb my book essentials has suddenly developed an issue, where is starts and stops working randomly. Wd my book essential external hard drive not recognized.