Re: Red light on WD hard drive

SOURCE: WD Passport Drive Lights Up But Compu Does Not Find the Drive

Does your drive make any unusual sounds like any of these: http://datacent.com/hard_drive_sounds.php ?
If yes then you got a problem - it's something mechanical with the heads.
If it sounds normal or doesn't spin up at all - try to connect it to another computer and if still no go - remove the internal drive from enclosure and connect directly to PC via SATA port.

SOURCE: My WD 2T external My Book hard drive is not working

You will need to try formatting the drive. You can do this from the drive management section on the Mac.

SOURCE: Wiping WD hard drive

I suggest that you use Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN")application to completely Esare the Hard Drive. It is a freeware application.

Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot disk that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.

For detail visit:

http://www.dban.org/


Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SOURCE: I need to know how to unintall all the data on my

Plug your hard drive into your computer
For Windows- 1. Right click on my computer and select manage 2. Click on disk management 3. Choose the drive you want to reformat (Should have some form of Western Digital in it) 4. Reformat
For Mac- 1. Search for disk utility 2. Select disk you want to reformat 3. Reformat