Western Digital 500GB My Book Pro-External 500 GB Hard Drive "checking case status" Questions

case changes colour. I have checked the status in Computer Management then disk management and it shows up occasionally as UNKNOWN? Or else it doesn't show up as it winds down to a stop. It also shows

...status of the disk-drive. If the warranty has not yet expired, exercise the warranty, to get it repaired/replaced, at minimal cost to you. Otherwise, open the case, remove the "dying" disk-drive, buy ...

...case. Replacing the mechanical motor is impossible without a clean room. Dust will destroy the drive. Try and transfer the data off of the drive as soon as possible. Then check the warranty status ...

I have the same problem with my WD 500 gb. Ii has been working fine everyday, and suddenly it lights, and I can see it searching, but the files will not come up. I get a box on the screen asking me if

...case, the restrcitions have to be considered..so u can decrypt and then access from vista...hope this helps... In vista you need to check some settings on "network and sharing center" The Network and ...

I have XP and my WD hard drive will not recognize? Try a different "data" cable between the computer and the WD unit. Try connecting the unit to a different computer. If it still does not work, then ...

...case, the drive may be seen as "Not Activated". To check this in WIN 7, click on START, then right-click on COMPUTER and select MANAGE. When the Computer Management window appears, under STORAGE, ...

We bought some time ago an WD External Harddisk and now the Adapter doesn`t work anymore! What can I do? Try connecting it to a different computer. Any external storage device has three major parts: *

...status. What are those?  If it simply has no letter name you can assign one by right-clicking on it. If its File System is shown as "RAW", you have a little corrupted info in the disk control ...

...status. The Smart features on hard drives are for hardware diagnostic purposes. This is a sign that your drive may be failing. I would backup any files just in case. Then consider replacing the