The light will just keep flashing brightly for ages and the drive itself will carry on spinning but my Macbook won't recognise it at all.
SOURCE: 1 tb western digital hard drive is not being recognised by my com
I have a similar drive but I have not had this problem so far.
First the obvious: Make sure everything is plugged in securely (power, USB). Try the drive with other computers to make sure the problem isn't
just your own system. If your device works fine, keep reading, if not, go to the last paragraph.
If you're sure everything is secure, go into your Device Manager (Windows Logo key + R and enter "devmgmt.msc") and look under "Disk drives". You SHOULD see a drive in there that looks something like "WD MyBook _____ USB Device".
If the drive is in there, try uninstalling that device and unplug and plug your drive in. Windows should recognize the drive and reinstall the drivers needed for it.
If this doesn't fix the problem, scroll down to "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers". Do the same thing uninstall-unplug-plug in deal with "Standard AHCI1.0 Serial ATA Controller".
If this does not fix the problem, or if you don't see either device in your device manager and your drive does not work on another computer, you MAY be in possession of a faulty drive. Do a warranty check to make sure you're still eligible for WD Warranty Services: http://support.wdc.com/warranty/index_end.asp?lang=en. From there you can do a status check, have your hard drive replaced or repaired, or request email support from the makers of your hard drive.
Best of luck!
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