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I cant access my external WD hard drive...

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rishigan
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 - Jul 26, 2013 at 08:06 AM
rishigan
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 - Jul 27, 2013 at 10:16 AM
i observed that my hard disc is taking more than usual time to detect...it detected after 5 minutes....i want to format it n clicked start to format that and cancelled immediately....Later i connected it again it said to format the device to use it, i clicked the quick format later it came "Windows is unable to format this device" I tried other means like device manager , CMD manager but helpless...i dont need any data i just want to format that...please suggest me and thanks in advance....

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xpcman
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Jul 26, 2013 at 01:56 PM
It sounds like either the drive or the USB interface for the drive has failed. Did you try the drive on another computer?
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rishigan
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Jul 27, 2013 at 10:16 AM
yahh dude i checked that ....showing the drive but cant access that
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