http://www.fixya.com/support/western_digitalSolved technical support problems provided by FixYa users.en-usCopyright (c) 2007 FixYa, LTD. All rights reserved.info@fixya.comTue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMT80http://www.fixya.com/support/t3347702-get_western_digital_book_essential_workI can't get my Western Digital My Book Essential Edition to operate. All I hear is a faint clicking noise. If it can't be fixed is there any way I can save the data?Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3345803-1tb_western_digital_hard_drive_stoppedMy 1tb western digital usb hard drive has suddenly stopped working, I plugged it in and nothing, no lights, no sound, nothing at all. I just need to know whether I have lost all my data and if not, how do I recover it. ThanksTue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3328232-r_nevery_time_husband_enter_usawe are 69 years old, never committed any crimes, we have our ESTA in place, we do not have any trouble entering any country except the USA, we get stopped every time and held for further investigation, we are not treated very well and do not get an...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3239568-external_hard_drive_dropped_no_longerI dropped my external hard drive and I can tell it's not spinning when I power it on. Can I recover my data somehow?Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3222539-r_n_r_ni_new_wd_elements_500mgHello, I have a new WD Elements 500mg xternal hard drive. I have just tried to backup my files for the first time and got this error.:- You have either run out of space, or the backup file (.bkf) is too large for this disk. Note: If this disk is...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3211022-drag_items_into_wd_external_hard_driveI'm unable to drag items into my WD external hard drive. When I drag items FROM the hard drive to my Mac, it works fine. But not the other way around. When I try, a circle with a diagonal slash appears on my pointer arrow (kind of like a prohibition...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3160993-when_connect_book_doesnt_not_readWhen I connect to My Book it doesnt read the drive... My Book just flashes on and off the lights. The WD icon on my PC flashes also and reads (RAIDO -Bad)Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3126525-western_digital_external_usb_2_0_problemMy usb drive[Western Digital external USB 2.0 250GB drive] keeps disconnecting and reconnecting. When reconnects the pop up box for action to be performed( AutoPlay) in Xp professional keeps coming up. I tried with different machines. The problem...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3122679-watch_movies_music_off_wd_harddriveHow do i watch my movies or music, saved to my 250gb WD portable hard drive, as i have saved movies to hard drive, but tried to connect to ps3 or xbox 360 and it does not show up with the icon for me to select, where my brothers WD harddrive can, if...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3097168-accidentally_droppped_brand_new_320gb_wdi accidentally droppped my brand new 320gb WD Passport now it isn't working it lights up & it has a tick sound then stops spinning...pls help.. :(Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t3051244-don_t_know_specifications_poweri DON{T KNOW THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE POWER SUPPLY CORD,I LOST IT, I NEED TO KNOW THE VOLTAGE INTue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2993545-help_backup_full_computer_programs_ampSeveral months ago, I had a friend backup files from a few old computers onto the WD Passport 160 (used 6 gbs) and now I'd like to backup the contents and programs of my entire current computer on the WD Passport 160 (80 gbs). I don't know how to do...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2962881-western_digital_1tb_harddrive_openHello. I have a Western Digital 1TB hard drive, it is about a month old. When I bought it I formatted it (it took a ridiculously long time, about 24 hours) but since then it has been working fine. Today, for the first time I plugged it into my laptop...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2945149-installed_new_western_digital_hard_driveI installed a new western digital hard drive in a compaq desk top. I can't find the boot order to make the cd read the windows install CDTue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2906468-wiping_wd_hard_driveI have a western digital Hard drive that is impossible to wipe. The reason why i say this is because there is a program called Power Data Recovery that can still recover the Data even if I: Format, Disk Wipe, Erase Unused Disk Space, or pretty much...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2886000-need_drivers_western_digital_sata_160_gi need the drivers a western digital sata 160 g hard drive model wd1600aabb for the xp platform please!!! can anyone help?Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2877917-cannot_erase_format_hard_drivei type "Format c:" in command prompt=format cannot run because the volume is in use by abother prosess. then ask "would you like to force a dismount on this volume" i type Y and get "cannot lock the drive. the volume is still in use. i want to erase...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2834421-western_digital_passport_drive_320_gbi have a western digital passport drive (320 Gb) and recently it has started to disconnect itself and reconnect itslef every time i plug it into the USB on my PC (any port). It is so touchy, if i get close to opening the main file on there to access...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2792638-vista_64_slow_boot_wd_mybook_attachedI have a similar problem to the one already posted. I have two 1TB WD MyBook USB drives I use for data backup. If they are attached when I boot Vista 64-bit SP1, the boot time is around six minutes(!). I get a stalled black screen in the middle of...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2729610-book_wd_drives_dont_always_appear_listMy Book WD drives don't always appear on the list of drives on the computer to which they are attached (USB 2.0) and if they do, they are not always accessible from another computer on the network. Access seems to come and go with no apparent cause.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2667344-drive_spins_clicks_bus_not_rec_compi hate computers, lost all my data and backupTue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2658422-western_digital_500gb_elementsHi, I have a Western Digital 500GB ELEMENTS EXTERNAL USB 2.0 and the Problem is the power unit (brick) has packed up, plug in and green power light comes on for a second or two and that's it, no power to the drive. it can only be seven months old....Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2639292-2nd_hard_drive_dell_dimension_8300_bothNot sure how to categorise the problem. My old Dell showed a full drive ( 80GB), mainly from my sons gaming. I installed a larger capacity Western Digital ATA drive and read the Dell info on jumper settings. My interpretation was that both the old...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2618396-mybook_500gb_not_read_wd_tvhd_mediaFirst they worked great!!, suddenly MYBOOK was not recognized either on my Sony Vaio Laptop or my WD HDTV MEDIA PLAYER... now it is recognized on my laptop, but I cannot make it work with the media player!!! I installed the latest firmware for the...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2553081-when_plug_wd_250_hd_into_laptop_win_xpwhen I plug my wd 250 hd into my laptop (Win XP), my hd sounds funny (it makes like 3 "clank" noises, like when trying to read the drive). Win XP will recognize that a usb connection has been made but when I go to My PC to find my hd drive it´s...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2536783-western_digital_external_hardrive_willmy western digital external hardrive will not appear on my computer any hints for me please.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2465955-usb_ports_limited_500ma_each_oneMy usb ports are limited to 500mA each one and the WD external HD needs at least 1000mA. How can I solve that?Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2373815-windows_7_evaluation_hdd_issueAm currently trying windows 7. due the performance increase after ive done all my usual performance tweak. My question is that even after i did all of this. i seem to still be getting the same issue. My secondary Drive which is a Western Digital...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t2311227-western_digital_passport_160gb_externalit was working fine then now it says usb device is not recognize help pleaseTue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t1907636-defrag_wd_world_bookHow can I defrag a wd world book? Is there some software that will defrag it or is there something from WD that will do it?Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:56:12 GMT