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By nsfronk on Nov 25, 2008

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The green light on my WD 500GB external hard drive started flashing and since then my computer has not recognized it. How do I fix this?
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Pinky01
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It is possible that the connection between the two drives is interrupted. If you really go the safest way, turn off your pc and disconnect your external drive. Reboot your pc and see if you when reconnecting your drive Windows finds it.
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