WD is not recognized on any computer

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Ruhup - 20 Jul 2016 à 06:12
Ruhup Posts 1 Registration date Wednesday 20 July 2016 Status Member Last seen 23 July 2016 - 23 Jul 2016 à 22:28
Hello,

My WD is not being recognized by my computer. Can someone help me. I tried on other computers and the problem is the same. It started after it has fallen down.
Thank you

3 responses

xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday 8 October 2008 Status Contributor Last seen 15 June 2019 1,824
20 Jul 2016 à 13:30
It appears your hard drive is broken.
R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday 1 September 2014 Status Member Last seen 20 February 2017   155
21 Jul 2016 à 05:24
Hi Ruhup,

Sadly, physical damage may cause a lot of problems to a hard drive. Trying on another PC was a great idea, but unfortunately, if there is a mechanical issue, it cannot be ignored or repaired. Are there any noises coming from the hard drive? Can you feel it spinning when you connect it to the PC?
If you have important data stored on the drive, I would recommend you to contact a Data Recovery Company. If there is no important data on the drive, I would recommend you to get a new drive.

Hope this helps

Ruhup Posts 1 Registration date Wednesday 20 July 2016 Status Member Last seen 23 July 2016
23 Jul 2016 à 22:28
Dear sir or Madam
Yes, there are noises coming from the Drive.
There is a little bit of spinning too.
Thank you
Ruhup