Western digital 1th external fail
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Mar 26, 2015 at 03:38 AM
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Mar 26, 2015 at 03:38 AM
Hi there,
I would recommend you to try the drive with another USB cable. Is the drive missing from Device Manager and Disk Management? Are there any strange noises, coming from the drive? I would recommend you to use a Linux Live CD in order to try to save your data. Do you have warranty left? If you have, you may get a drive replacement. Talking about the board replacement, my opinion is that it may not be worth it. As you said, it is expensive and there is a small chance to make it work.
Hope this helps
I would recommend you to try the drive with another USB cable. Is the drive missing from Device Manager and Disk Management? Are there any strange noises, coming from the drive? I would recommend you to use a Linux Live CD in order to try to save your data. Do you have warranty left? If you have, you may get a drive replacement. Talking about the board replacement, my opinion is that it may not be worth it. As you said, it is expensive and there is a small chance to make it work.
Hope this helps