WD My book failure

[Madurkin]

Hey there, I have a 320g WD mybook that's rather old and I think the drive has failed. I plug it in, the light comes on and it spins up, then clicks four times and spins down then repeats, clicking twice the second time around. My PC doesn't see it either. Is there any hope or do I have a new paperweight?

 

[evongugg]

Welcome to the forums!

See if you can remove the drive from the enclosure.
Run manufacturer hard disk diagnostics in either case.

 

[Madurkin]

From what I understand they don't want their enclosure opened. There are no screws or even a seam to pry open.

 

[wuzy]

Is it a 2.5" drive getting power from USB or does it have a power adapter?

 

[foxy_roxy]

It is highly likely that your drive has transformed into a paperweight

Could be either the physical drive itself or the circuit board IMO

If you want to "reuse" the enclosure [by fitting in a new drive] you could do that by following instructions available at

1. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Open-a-Western-Digital-MyBook-USB-Drive./

2. http://carltonbale.com/2008/01/western-digital-my-book-opening-the-case-removing-the-drive/

 

[Madurkin]

Is it a 2.5" drive getting power from USB or does it have a power adapter?

It's the powered type. I've lost hope...

 

[Madurkin]

It is highly likely that your drive has transformed into a paperweight

Could be either the physical drive itself or the circuit board IMO

If you want to "reuse" the enclosure [by fitting in a new drive] you could do that by following instructions available at

1. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Open-a-Western-Digital-MyBook-USB-Drive./

2. http://carltonbale.com/2008/01/western-digital-my-book-opening-the-case-removing-the-drive/

Thanks. I'll give that a try. It's already out of warranty.

 

[Madurkin]

I ended up prying open the enclosure and taking out the HD. I had an open header on my motherboard and just plugged it in. It worked perfectly. I'm glad I didn't pay for data recovery. Thanks.