20 Most Recent Western Digital 1TB WD ELEMENTS USB 20DESKTOP EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE - Page 6 Questions & Answers

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Having looked at the dock, if it's not appearing in the windows disk management I'm afraid you'll have to try another i/o method to test whether the drive is ok. The easiest option is to find someone with a computer which has a spare sata slot and partition it with that (assuming it sees it) or try a different device like a sata to usb converter. Alternatively you could make a linux or other bootable usb stick with formatting/partitioning utility and put the drive in your laptop, boot from the stick and partition it that way. I don't think there are any user settings in the dock you have and no jumpers on the drive so you're scuppered. Let us know how you get on? Of course having partitioned it it might just not be compatible with your dock, although Just one more thing if you haven't, try connecting the power to the dock before you plug it into the laptop and try each of your usb ports

Check disk is looking for bad sectors and will attempt to fix them. If check disk cannot Finnish this may be indicating the hard drive is failing. I recommend to replace it before all data is lost.

You only need the serial number for warranty status check, as this is unique. Use the model number to search for the correct cable.

Hookup that hard drive to another computer. If it works then that means there is a problem with the ports on your computer. If the drive doesn't work on another computer, then that means the drive is bad and would need to be replaced. Let me know the exact model number of your hard drive and then I can explain to you how to setup automatic daily backups of your hard drive.

this is usually done with a data recovery expert who is usually findable online or through business yellow page listings. the snapshot of recoverable data might run you 50 to 100 bucks but it's worth knowing before diving in on this sort of service

Depending on how old your WD hard drive may be....it's either 12VDC or 5VDC - voltage can be checked on older drives the use 4 pin plugs (usually white and referred to as Modulex plugs). Newer WD drives may use SATA cables to power. Most drives indicate all this info on their labels (top-face of drive). Good Luck.

It means your Hard Drive is dead or about to be dead. You have a few choices. If it is still running you can try to back it up. But in doing this you may destroy all your data on the hard drive. If you are somewhat mechanically inclined you can take the Hard Drive out and send it in to have the Data recovered. But mind you it may cost $1k to get it done. Just look for data recovery online at western digitals website. They will tell you of companies that they recommend. The down side is if your Operating system is on it and you don't have a back up of that operating system you are going to have to go buy a new one. Also you WILL need a new hard drive. Sorry but I hope this helps you out.

So what is preventing you from using smart?

OK! First of all try to disconnect all usb's from neighbouring usb ports as they might be using up too much current resulting in your HD not having enough power to be powered up properly! Also, try to use a different usb port. If all these fail, please use a voltmeter (if any available...) to check if your devices actually function... Hope this helps! If not, please report back!

Hi, The drive you are connecting to this USB enclosure can be set up as an auto select, master, or slave drive by changing the jumpers. Suggest to check your USB enclosure manual to see what is required for this device as to the configuration of the drive jumpers. Regards, Rongg

your best bet would be to goto ebay and buy a kit which turns your hardrive into an external drive ..... determine what kind of hard drive it is and buy a kit .... ide or sata etc either way you will need to buy the coverter

The case can be replaced by any generic replacement case. If your schools IT guys hooked it up to an hard drive bay and saw nothing then chances are the disk is damaged and needs to be recovered using recovery software such as Recouva Rosewill RX35 AT SU BLK Aluminum 3 5 Black USB 2 0 External Enclosure... Recuva Undelete Unerase File and Disk Recovery Free Download

Generally speaking the cable is a regular connection that goes to the computer and a USB micro connection that goes to the hard drive. This would apply to enclosures using a 2.5" laptop drive. It would be a regular USB connection and a USB 'B' connector if the enclosure uses a 3.5" full size hard drive.