http://www.fixya.com/support/p532354-western_digital_external_usb_2_0_80_gb_hSolved technical support problems provided by FixYa users.en-usCopyright (c) 2007 FixYa, LTD. All rights reserved.info@fixya.comTue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMT80http://www.fixya.com/support/t3303274-hard_drive_not_recognized_computorHard drive not recognized by my computor . When you plug the drive into the USB, you hear the upload tone but the icon does not appear in the "My Computor" screen. Therefore I cannot access the files within.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3155654-usb_port_broken_off_open_fixthe usb port has broken off, can i open it to fix it?Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2584314-western_digital_elite_500gb_overI have a western digital elite 500GB that had over a hundred movies on it. I could not get any of the movies to start, so I'm thinking there is a problem with the .exe files. I tried to format the drive & finally got it to the point of completion...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2825811-put_laptop_cord_in_wd_book_andnow_notdont know what to do took to a comp shop and they tried to fix, it only came back worse now it does not event turn on...before it turned on but did not register with computer.... i have got to get into off drive i am taking to data recovery any other...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2738153-wd_external_drive_not_recognizedMy daugther dropped my external hard drive while it was still attached to my laptop and files were opened. My external drive has power when it is plugged back into my lap top, but the lap top does not recognize it. There is no way I can access...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2637163-photos_look_slashed_when_uploadedwhen i download photos from my olympus camera on to my pc (vista) or from my pc to my wd passport they appear normal and within a minute they look they are reloading and then they are all slashed and some have a portion (anything from 1/4 to almost...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2573671-wd_external_hard_drive_not_work_no_powerWhen I plug in my WD External Hard drive it does not work. There is no power to it. I replaced the USB cable with another one that I know works and ideas how to solveTue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2553081-when_plug_wd_250_hd_into_laptop_win_xpwhen I plug my wd 250 hd into my laptop (Win XP), my hd sounds funny (it makes like 3 "clank" noises, like when trying to read the drive). Win XP will recognize that a usb connection has been made but when I go to My PC to find my hd drive it´s...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2438186-1600xmsb_00_western_digital_amp_showI have tried all I can and I dont' want to loss my music I have about 140GH of music and I don't want to loss it. Please if anyone knows how to fix this problem I would be so very greatful.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2391835-when_open_portable_hard_drive_sayswhen I open my portable hard drive it says cannot be opened in win32 modeTue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2360098-tried_plugging_in_wd_hard_drive_dvdI tried plugging in my WD hard drive to my DVD player to watch movies but the player wouldn't recognize it. Thank you!Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2358378-malfunctionI have a western digital hard drive on my tivo. The drive has malfunctioned. I want to transfer what is in the hard drive to another to save the information (and let it be usable). How can I do this?Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2335423-software_western_digital_elite_hdd_whensoftware for the western digital elite hdd when using vista 64bitTue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2237105-lost_power_supply_need_onelost power supply need one. what are amps and volts requirementsTue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2152584-wd_external_hard_drive_worked_finei have an WD external hard drive. it worked fine for months. all of the sudden it wont come up when i look for it under my computer. i search and tried diffrent solutions everyone one suggested. like using tweak ui device manager by changing the...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t1769902-western_digital_500gb_external_hardHi, My Western digital 500GB External hard drive when plugged in shows the green light, but it does not have usual boot sound but has some clock ticking noise and my computer does not recognize it. When I called the WD CSR he said the read/write...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t1702390-external_usb_disk_installed_but_notI plugged the external USB Disk to my laptop using several USB ports and Windows installed drivers but the disk is not visible under My Computer. I also right click my computer and clicked Manage and went to Disk Management, but the disk is not there...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t1825564-western_digital_usb_2_0_portable_80gbit does not register on any of my computers. i found the usb port loose. further inspection proved conclusive. the part # on that usb board is HG 06B94C036 05547. I do not want to loose my data. i would like to purchase that board in order to...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t1907815-backing_up_hard_drive_before_recoveringI have a serious virus and want to return computer to original factory condition. Does my WDHICS20000 automatically provide a backup to my hard disc?, or do I have to save any files that I want to save on a disc prior to deleteing everything?Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2107962-wd_passportI have a WD Passport USB Drive that has all my data on it plus (I didn't realise it at first) the virus that destroyed my operating system. After re-imaging the first time we copied all the data back on to my computer and within a few days my...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t1252379-5oo_gb_western_digital_external_hardi bought this hard drive after my computer crashed. the geek squad said they put all that was on the computer on the external drive. mind you this is this year i bought it. i finally got a new computer and pluged the device in and nothing is...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t1816786-nothing_computerI have a WD 500G external hard drive that when connected will spin up the disk and my computer recognizes it by telling me to switch to a faster usb port and that it is loading drivers for the WD device. However when i click on my computer it does...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t1811130-western_digital_drive_beeping_notI HAVE AN EXTERNAL WD1600 DRIVE THAT WILL NOT MOUNT TO MY MAC COMPUTER. IT ALSO MAKES A SHORT TWO-BEEP NOISE EVERY 10 SECONDS FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN GOES SILENT. DOESNT SOUND LIKE IT IS SPINNING. THE DRIVE WORKED FINE PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE A...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t1824751-western_digital_1_tb_hard_drive_mountI have a western digital 1 TB hard drive, that is less than 1 year old. It has always given me trouble when it comes to mounting. What normally happens is the drive will turn on and I can see the green power light moving up and down but it won't...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t1823472-moved_when_reconnected_wd_2_0_externalI moved and when I reconnected my WD 2.0 external hard drive my computer isn't finding the drive. Serial # WMAJ94042847. The drivers should still be in the computer, but it isn't finding the drive. I have both a green and a red light on the 2.0 HD.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t1866910-ext_hd_unrecognized_laptopHave been using this HD (WD 1600JB-00FUA0 WD Caviar) as an Ext. HD and upon plugging this hd into my laptop's usb port it was unrecognized by laptop. Initially, laptop searched for driver software to install, then it said ''FAILED.'' Afterwards,...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t1804512-not_recognizeI connected my 500 gb external drive to my laptop. No problems. Checked to make sure everything was moving to the drive still no problems. Shut down computer for the night, next morning it would not recognize the drive. Their support line in...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:22 GMT