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1tb dead usb hdd

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  • External Drive
  • USB
  • Firmware
  • Storage
  • Western Digital
  • Hard Drives
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August 31, 2013 8:15:32 AM

I have a 1TB WD my passport external usb 3.0 hdd
it suddenly failed to get recognized by system and would bring the system to a freeze unless i plug it out and system will work fine

later i tried updating its firmware and WD firmware updater told that drive failed to be updated

it used to show as a raw drive and spin normally without any clicking sound and led will blink properly

now after firmware failure its not even recognized as a usb device attached or removed

the led becomes continuously on with no spinning - what could be wrong and any suggestions on how to revive it ?

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November 16, 2013 12:10:23 PM

I had a similar problem with a LaCie Barracuda LP 1TB USB 3.0 and exactly the same symptoms.
Except that when i turned it off a message saying i needed to format the drive poped up.
After doing a lot of research on how to swap pcb and rom cause i tought it was hardware related i finaly tried to run it in USB 2.0 and it worked fine.
Doesn't run in USB 3 but i managed to get my data back.
Now, if anyone knows how to make it work in USB 3 again...
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