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Re: My external drive no longer shows that power is going...
If it is powered over USB, try changing the USB plug to another port. If powered on DC, power supply is corrupt. If powered over USB and alternate port not fixing it, try replacing the USB cord.
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Disassemble the external drive and install the hard drive in a pc or place in a generic external drive you can purchase without a drive inside, then you can get access to those files again. The External drive interface has failed not the drive itself.
try other usb port, or other computer and see whether the hdd is detected. If still not, try to go to device manager ( http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000833.htm ), and then assign a drive letter to the hdd. After that, try to access it from Computer, if not able to access it, format it (use quick format) and then use this file recovery program called asoftech data recovery to recover your files. External Hard Drive Recovery Software
disconnect your WD ext HDD. and reboot your computer. then connect again. if still not showing. go to device manager (right click my computer then properties -- click device manager). expand by clickin "Disk drives" category here it will show all the hard drives installed in your computer including your WD ext HDD . if you see yellow sign on your external drive right click and remove then go to Action menu click on Scan for hardware. it should detect and install the driver again. if still the same or maybe its not on the list of Disk drives.. try to change another USB cable .. i hope this will help
More than likely the hard drive has reached its capacity and will not accept any more data Therefore the hard drive is locked. Also heat build up in the housing or PC will cause malfunction. 1. check the power supply it may have failed to supply power to the hard drive 2. the hard drive cable could be loose from the board 3.Go "my computer" and select the C drive and right click "properties" to see how much capacity is left. If you see all blue ( Windows XP) or all red ( Windows 7) then the hard drive is full and will not receive any more data.
have you checked you usb connection? try unplugging it then plugging it back in see if computer recognises it then if not chances are your drive has failed
try other usb port, or other computer and see whether the hdd is detected. If still not, try to go to device manager ( http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000833.htm ), and then assign a drive letter to the hdd. After that, try to access it from Computer, if not able to access it, format it (use quick format) and then use this data recovery program to recover your files. http://www.asoftech.com/adr/
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