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WD External HDD only works when touching with hand?

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  • Western Digital
  • Storage
  • External Hard Drive
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July 29, 2014 1:35:53 PM

This seems very odd, my WD Elements external HDD only seems to be connecting when I seem to just touch the HD with my figures or putting the HD on my lap.

There is no drivers or such for my model on the WD website and still reads the data just fine when it stays connected. If I leave it on say the PC case top then it also works, but putting it on say a desk or the bed or doesnt seem to connect.


Anyone know the cause of this? Seems like some wierd electromagnetic/static thing...

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a b G Storage
July 29, 2014 1:41:47 PM

these drive are powered by usb could be a bad ground on the case or in the usb cable try another cable .
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a b G Storage
July 29, 2014 2:56:06 PM

after changing the cables if it still have issues then change the caddy they are cheap...
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