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WD External hard drive stop working
Name: ch3zc4k3 Date: July 9, 2006 at 22:04:46 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: NA Product: WD1600i032
Comment:
Hi,
I just bought a Western Digital My Book External Hard Drive 160GB Essential Edition, 7200 rpm, USB 2.0 interface. It stopped working less than a week. The computer can't recognize the hard drive after the USB cord is connected (it also makes a humming sound). I always followed the instruction when disconnecting it from my computer. I was wondering if anyone ever has the same problem. If so, is there anything I can fix it myself? If not, I'm gonna return it. Does anyone know how to format the harddrive? I probably can't do it because the harddrive isn't even recognized by the computer? Thanks for any advice.
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