http://www.fixya.com/support/p634108-western_digital_wd_passport_250gb_portabSolved technical support problems provided by FixYa users.en-usCopyright (c) 2007 FixYa, LTD. All rights reserved.info@fixya.comThu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMT80http://www.fixya.com/support/t3743705-new_pcu_need_restore_docs_fromI have a new computer and need to restore docs from the old to the new but can not do it. How is it done?Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3611556-dropped_now_access_filesdropped it and now can't access the filesThu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3640067-drive_working_but_now_not_beingMy drive was working but now when I plug it into my USB port it is not being recognised. When I go to the 'Safely Remove Hardware' it is there. When I go to the device manager the drive is there and it says it is working properly.Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3510241-drop_wd_storage_device_now_nowI drop my WD storage device and now I can now find it when I pluged it into my computer. Is there a way to either repair it or get all the info inside it back???? Many thanks. MagsThu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2499990-completely_remove_wd_sync_softwareHow do I completely remove the WD Sync software so I can use my 500GB WD external hard drive for manual copy-and-pasteThu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3491641-light_goes_but_not_recognized_computerI plug my device into my computer (I have a MacBook) and the light lights up, but it is not recognized. I just can't find it anywhere on my computer. It does not appear on the desktop or in the disk utility. Other things DO work in my USB ports...Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3443602-wd_passport_250_gb_use_show_laptop_butmy WD passport 250 gb use to show on my laptop but now it does not. When I plug it in it says it exceeds the power limit of hub port. I don 't understand what that means..?? What can I do to have access to it again? (It works on my PS3, does not work...Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3441610-passport_wd_not_show_computer_150passport wd it does not show on the computer 150 GB once you plug on usb port nothing shows you can here the disk rotating a seconds it will stop then if I re-plug it again disk rotate then stops againThu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3440571-our_2002_gateway_computer_will_notOur 2002 Gateway computer USB 1.1 will not recognize a USB 2.0 WD External Hard Drive. WD Tech support advised to go to Gateway to dowload "usbstor.inf" Cannot locate "usbstor.inf" on Gateway site. Gateway said to download file name "7512194". I did...Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3412838-hard_drive_but_isnt_recognised_anythe hard drive is on but isn't recognised by any computer . is it possible to be TOO full and overloaded? how can I recover the info? is it possible to re-set the unit?Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3398437-250gb_wd_passport_contents_not_visiblei have a 250 gb wd passport.it is detecting as in light is on but not able to see in my computer and when i remove i am not getting that generic volume only WD is coming. can u please help me to solve this problemThu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3341871-don_t_usb_2_cables_work_passportWhy don,t my usb-2 cables work with my passport?Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3335562-western_digital_wdsync_software_not_workMy western digital WDSync software works on vista and xp but i cannot get it to work on windows 7Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3281741-wd_portable_hd_light_when_plug_in_usbWD portable HD light is on when plug in to USB port. Computer fails to recognize the device. Serial Number: WXE507155627 Model Number: WDXMS1600TNThu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3261867-wd_250_gb_external_hd_passportI have a WD 250 GB external HD - Passport. How do I transfer music to it from the cd drive using Media Player?Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3217922-250g_wd_hard_drive_icon_disappeared_fromthe 250g wd hard drive icon disappeared from the mac desktop and list of devices, without being disconnected. It is still vibrating, 1 of the 4 lights remains on,I had the geek squad at Best Buy plug it in (with my own firewire) to another mac; the...Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3122679-watch_movies_music_off_wd_harddriveHow do i watch my movies or music, saved to my 250gb WD portable hard drive, as i have saved movies to hard drive, but tried to connect to ps3 or xbox 360 and it does not show up with the icon for me to select, where my brothers WD harddrive can, if...Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3105284-hdd_detects_in_system_device_manager_butmy hdd detects in system device manager but not in my computerThu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3069312-wd_passport_drive_running_slowwwww_timeI have the same problem. 500G WD Passport Drive, trying to backup using Time Machine and it's running extremely slow...Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3067938-completely_reset_external_hard_driveI tried to transfer stuff from my laptop to my new external hard drive to free up space on music, movies, and other stuff. What i want to do now is basically reset everything i did right, or wrong. I want to empty my external hard drive and put...Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3065825-retrieve_dataMy 250g wd external harddrive is not showing up when I plug it in. I tried it on 2 desktops and 1 laptop still no joy. I have data on it and the power light comes on but when I open it up it says fold is empty but it also says no free space...Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2934085-wd_not_show_upI have a 250gb Western Digital external hard drive. It no longer shows up in My Computer and i´m not able to reach the data on it. The light on the harddrive still lights up and the windows "new harware found" signal when connected. I think it...Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2931748-new_wd_external_hdd_250_gb_its_noti have new wd external hdd 250 gb, its not detecting on my desktop.Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2385020-portable_hard_drive_not_recognized_macMy computer will not recognize the hard drive. It is a G4 power bookThu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2915253-wd_portable_hd_device_attached_systemusb device attached to this system is malfunctioned, windows could not recognize this, other usb disks except this wre detected. I have tried disconnecting and reconnecting on 3 computers with 3 different usb cords - same error. can data be removed...Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2880341-restore_files_passporthow do I restore my files on my passport to my internal hard driveThu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2583725-usb_connector_drive_case_seems_looseUSB connector on drive case seems loose will. OS will not recognizeThu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2831150-wesrern_digital_hard_drive_works_laptopwesrern digital hard drive works on laptop but does not work on desktopThu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:58 GMT