External Drive is being impossible
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Apr 17, 2015 at 10:57 AM
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Apr 17, 2015 at 01:03 PM
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Apr 17, 2015 at 01:03 PM
My best guess is that your hard disk has failed. Some WD external drives can be be replaced by either laptop or desktop drives. It's worth a try to pry open the case and see if the drive simply plugs into the USB electronics.
Good luck
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Apr 17, 2015 at 01:59 PM
If that's not what you meant, would you mean elaborating?
Apr 17, 2015 at 02:46 PM
1. a USB interface (either USB 2 or USB 3)
2. a physical hard drive
I think your physical hard drive has failed.
Some older WD external drives have hard drives that can be unplugged and replace with a standard 2 1/2 or 3 1/2 inch hard drive. The newer WD drives may have the drive soldered to the USB interface.
Apr 18, 2015 at 02:58 AM
Apr 18, 2015 at 01:41 PM