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I need to reformat wd my passport essential 750 GB external disk drive

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gracefully said:
Just format it with the built-in Windows formatting utility, assuming you're using Windows.


Were it that I could. For some reason, my Windows XP computer thinks this thing is a C D!!! Seems as though WD installs some sort of firmware that makes it emulate a USB connected CD.

This is a 750GB WD My Passport Essential. It now says it is a CD of 641MB AND I have NO DATA readable.

I can't figure out how to get around this firmware to make it look like my other USB drives (I also use for external backup and storage).

More Help!!!

bburtjr said:
Hello,
I went to WD and got their WD FAT32 Reformatter, but when I run it it tells me it doesn't work with the drive. According to WD support, it should. Does anyone know what I can do at this point?



:D  I went to the WD Community and posted there, too. A very nice person named "Joe" told me to go to: http://www.partition-tool.com/ which I did.

BINGO!!!! :bounce:  :bounce: 

Problem Solved with just a little effort.

I tried to see if I could mark this as "Solved" but I couldn't find a way.
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