Just recently in november bought a new external USB 3.0 MyPassport when my older one started showing signs of death. Backed up most of the data and put some new data on it that is very important.
I set it up to be plugged into a USB hub that was plugged into one of the back 2.0 ports with another much older external TB drive that had an external power supply.. I went to sleep, woke up and the externally power external drive functions fine but now the portable one I just bought is having problems.
I plug it in, the LED light comes on but does not blink. The HD spins but it's not recognized by the computer at all. No USB device sound, no activity in My Computer, not even recognized by the BIOS upon start up or in device manager. I've tried it on multiple computers and multiple cables but I have the same problem.
Is the PCB board fried or maybe the drive isn't getting enough power? Considering this will be the third out of four WD external drives that have died on me, with the fourth one dying too, this is beginning to get frustrating.
I set it up to be plugged into a USB hub that was plugged into one of the back 2.0 ports with another much older external TB drive that had an external power supply.. I went to sleep, woke up and the externally power external drive functions fine but now the portable one I just bought is having problems.
I plug it in, the LED light comes on but does not blink. The HD spins but it's not recognized by the computer at all. No USB device sound, no activity in My Computer, not even recognized by the BIOS upon start up or in device manager. I've tried it on multiple computers and multiple cables but I have the same problem.
Is the PCB board fried or maybe the drive isn't getting enough power? Considering this will be the third out of four WD external drives that have died on me, with the fourth one dying too, this is beginning to get frustrating.
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