My Western Digital WD15EADS doesent sow up on my computer and it won't show up in BIOS. How to fix it? My quess is that it's the circuit board that's broken. If so, where to get a circuit board for the WD15EADS? Your reagards

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The monitor requires a adapter with a current output of 4 amps. but the Western Digital Book adapter can only supply 2 amps (half the current required by the monitor).
This means using the WD adapter on the monitor will stress this adapter beyond its capacity and continual use of this adapter on the monitor will cause it to fail and/or switch off if it has overload protection.
If you are having problems with the 2 amp adapter on the WD Book, then the power adapter could be faulty or it maybe OK when the adapter cools down.
I suggest you get a 12 volt 4 or more amps adapter for the monitor.
You may need an adapter for the WB book too if the adapter is faulty.

Testimonial: "Thank you for the help, I have let the WD Book adapter cool for over 24 hours so I?ll probably just get two new adapters for the monitor and WD."

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I would not play around with it yourself. Even if you match the size, model etc; there is a chip called U-12 which is the ROM bios chip for the drive. That chip contains special startup and initialization information for the drive. Also, if you have defects on the G-list or P-0list you need a recovery company to write that. Sometimes, you get lucky; but, if you need to make sure it s right call an expert http://techrxgb.com usually these types of issues are resolved for $500-$700. Logical issues ... If the drive has to be opened then, you can consider it will run into the thousand area.

SOURCE: Western digital ext hard-drive not recognised on PC

Hello

Okay , so there are some steps to figure out what is wrong with your external.

Firstly , if your computer makes a sound when you plug in your external , go to Start-Control Panel-Administrative Tools-Computer Management-Disk Management , and see if your external drive is listed here with your local drives. If it is listed , right click on the drive and change the drive letter to make it appear in "my computer".

If your drive does not make a connection sound when connecting to your computer and also does not show up , please follow the next step.

Remove the hard drive from the casing if possible and install it in your computer case or another external case.If the drive works , the problem is with the casing and you can ignore the drive.

Now , if the problem is with the casing , there are still 3 possibilities.

1. The USB cable between the drive and the computer may be damaged.
2. The circuit board which connects your drive to the interface of the external may be blown.
3. The power supply (if applicable) may have a blown transformer.

The latter is the easiest to diagnose , does your external light up at all when you plug in the power? If not , then this is probably your problem. On the bottom of the adapter is a label which you will be able to use to have a new adapter made at your local electronics shop and this will cost about $30 max. They will also be able to test the adapter with a clamp meter to see if this is really the problem and this should be free.

The second component you want to test is the USB cable. If you have a printer , swop out the cables and see if your printer functions normally. Most externals use the same connector so you should be able to test it in this manner. If the cable works go on to the last step. If the cable is defective , replace it with a new one which you can find for about $10 at most electronics and chain stores.

The last component to test is the circuit board. This is a bit of a grey zone as you probably won't be able to spot the blown component unless it failed really badly. With the casing already opened , locate the external's circuit board and check to see if you have any blackened components or fluids leaking from some components. If all the other components of the external worked perfectly , then this is the faulty part. It is not really economical to replace the circuit as most of the time it is out of production by the time you need to replace it and it still costs a lot even if it is available so if your drive is working perfectly when connected via sata or IDE on your computer , the best is to buy a new casing and place your old drive in the new casing.

A casing costs about $50 and you could get it at most tech shops and big chain stores like Best Buy.

I hope this solves your problem and please reply if you need more help.

Kind Regards
Andrea

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The solution depends on how your BIOS menus are organised, but yours should have a "Boot" menu on the top bar, you should go there and see the boot order. Almost certainly, under the boot order, there are a few other items, one of which should be something like "Hard drives". Go there, and select your WD200 (or put it at the top of the list, if more items are listed). Then press esc to go back to the main menu and rearrange your boot order. Finally, press F10, save the changes and let the computer restart.
Let me know if this works.