WD 1tb my book elite not detected on th laptop

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marishapandya Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday March 31, 2015 Status Member Last seen April 3, 2015 - Mar 31, 2015 at 12:42 PM
marishapandya Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday March 31, 2015 Status Member Last seen April 3, 2015 - Apr 3, 2015 at 04:12 PM
i have a 1tb WD hard drive, i tried a lot through previously answered question, but cannot get a solution for my problem, kindly help me, it really urgent !
i tried these 2 already

https://ccm.net/forum/affich-56277-unable-to-detect-external-harddisk#q=wd+hard+disk+not+detected&cur=4&url=%2F

and

https://ccm.net/faq/26351-western-digital-hard-disk-not-being-detected#q=wd+hard+disk+not+detected&cur=2&url=%2F

But this wont solve my problem!! please help

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xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,824
Mar 31, 2015 at 02:43 PM
Can you try the drive on a different computer? This would rule out a software problem with your computer.

If it doesn't work on any computer then I suspect a hardware issue.
Perhaps the drive has a mechanical failure or the USB controller electronics has failed.

It's also possible that the connecting USB cable has failed.

Good luck
marishapandya Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday March 31, 2015 Status Member Last seen April 3, 2015
Apr 3, 2015 at 04:11 PM
Thank you so much @xpcman i dont know why i couldnt think of that earlier, will definitely try that and let u know :D
R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday September 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 20, 2017   155
Apr 1, 2015 at 02:56 AM
Hi Marishapandya,

Could you give us some more details about the issue? Is the drive visible in Device Manager and Disk Management and how does it appear? Does it have a drive letter? Do you have valuable data stored on the drive? I strongly recommend you to follow the advice of xpcman and try the device on another PC and with another USB cable. If the issue persists and the drive has some warranty left, I advise you to contact the reseller.

Hope this helps
marishapandya Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday March 31, 2015 Status Member Last seen April 3, 2015
Apr 3, 2015 at 04:12 PM
Thank you so much, il try plugging my hard drive in another pc and try, or else il get back to u with th details for more help :P
thanks :D

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