Anonymous Posted on Feb 22, 2015

Hi! My WD Elements hard drive is not being recognised by my computer (macbook air). Ive had some problems with it disconnecting w/out being moved and now, (light flashing), its not recognised at all.

So far I've tried making sure the usb port isn't dusty, the other usb port (same result - nada). Also the cord connecting it drive to the usb port seems to be really sensitive (like old headphones) in the sense that if I press them the light will appear (flashing and useless) but if moved slightly will disappear entirely.

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Your Usb cable is loose i suppose, Try it on another pc and check whether it is connection prob or not?

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Try a new USB cable. From what you are describing it sounds like you may have a short in the USB cable itself

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