SOURCE: WD - My Book Won't shut off with computer, and now can't locate
Try unplugging Hard Drive, then a reboot of your pc and when the pc comes back plug it and then Power it ON. Hope this Helps Mutahir
SOURCE: My Book (G:) icon is different
Hi,
no you there iss no big problem.
The icon of your hdd iss created from the autorun.inf
http://www.fiveanddime.net/notes/hd-icons.html
Change hard drive icons
Change hard drive icons:
To change the icon for your hard drive, create the
following file in notepad:
[autorun]
icon=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Pifmgr.dll,36
Notice it's two lines.
If your hard drive is C:
click Save As... and navigate to C:
and save it as autorun.inf
enclose it in quotes so Notepad won't put a .txt
on the end of it
The path specified is the typical Windows path
yours may vary, but you'll have that dll file.
The 36 at the end is the number of the icon I chose.
(Icons in a file are numbered, starting at 0.)
To see the change, open Windows Explorer; click
F5 if needed to refresh.
To preview your icon options, select an icon on
your desktop, right-click and select
Properties, then Change Icon. You can also select
any other .dll file in your computer, although most
won't have icons.
The common Windows icons are in
C:\Windows\System\shell32.dll
(xp = C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll)
You can also point to a single icon.
Using the example above:
[autorun]
icon=c:\windows\cursors\myicon.ico
I have three hard drives and nine partitions; under
WinMe, I had to move the icon/dll to each
partition and edit the autorun.ini, i.e.
C:\Windows\System\Pifmgr.dll,32 became Pifmgr.dll,32.
WinMe also wouldn't let me change the icons
for the primary partitions of the first two
drives, but did let me change the
primary partition icon of the third drive.
SOURCE: WD 1TB USB 2.0 EXT HD - NOT RECOGNIZED
Hi First things first, is the light on the front still coming on? If not try a new power supply or moving the drive to a new shell as the problem is either in the AC adapter or in the shell.
If the light is on it only confirms that you have power, but first try a different set of USB ports and if that doesn't work try a different computer. If it works on the other ports, no biggy, use it there. If it doesn't and works on a different computer then it's likely your registry entry for the device is damaged, get back to me if that is the case. If it doesn't work on other ports or another computer then it's likely the circuitry of either the drive or shell is damaged, take it to a computer store and have the techs swap it into a new shell(about $40). Then have them test it, if it works you're done, if not then it is the circuitry in the drive itself that is damaged and you will need to send it for data recovery if you want the files back.
Send me an update once you have tried these suggestions and let me know how you made out. If you require the help of a pro for the final steps, reply with your country and region and I will locate a reputable facility to assist you further.
Chris
SOURCE: Western Digital Reset / Set Hard Disk Size ?
hit F1 when you bootup dont let windows come on . Go in you Biso to set you new hard drive.dont forget to F10 to save changes...Good Luck
SOURCE: WDBAAF0010HBK-01 DRIVE ACCESS IS DENIED BY LAPTOP
you have to save the files using a computer with the same os that u origanlly and then format the drive on the windows seven computer then move the files back on to the drive
another thing to try is to try and update the drivers on your win. 7 computer
the last thing is you have lost all ur data and you should just reformat it
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