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(sorry, these could be stupid questions, I don't know what I am doing)ĭoes your Roku device cost a monthly fee, or is it a one-and-done deal? Does the Roku device cause my computer to recognize the TV as a seperate monitor. Thanks for the recommendation on the enclosure. A few still trickle in but eventually they will stop. I will just create a real schedule to back them up and buy new drives every couple of years to switch out when they get close to their expiration dates I don't want to pay 2x as much for a drive that will only last a year longer. So reliability, longevity, etc are more important than price, unless there is a big dollar difference. I expect it is all lost, I had a ton of WWII documentaries on there. I also bought a new enclosure from Amazon to see if I can get anything off of the dead drive. or does that matter? It seems to me that WD and Seagate are the same thing now, but maybe not.

Is there a preferred long term storage Brand.

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(also, if I can ever figure out how to stream to my TV, I will stream a movie from my hard disk to my TV, so I doubt there will be much bufferrring ability in the TV, if that makes any difference in the RPM question) I will occasionally watch a movie from this hard drive, so it 5400 enough, or do I need the 7200? To me it seems the faster it turns the easier it is to break. For longevity and reliability is it better to get a 5400 RPM or the 7200 RPM. I am creating a new image on another drive, just in case. It had no motive and I can find no evidence of any CPU wrongdoing. I know it sounds suspicious but I am pretty sure the CPU did not kill it.

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Prior to the CPU upgrade it gave me no problem, none whatsoever.

It could still be a power cord but that seems like a stretch.ĭo you think it is just dead? I can't remember when I bought it so it must be a couple of years old at the least. No whirring of a motor, no slight pull to the left or right to indicate the motor is doing anything. Does it even have a reset or power button? All I see is a place for a power cord and the USB.Īlso, when I held it in my hand and plugged it in at the same time I did not feel anything. I bought this drive so I have no doubt it was on special at Costco or something like that. (I did find a sort of slot that I stuck a pen into but I did not feel any mechanism depress or anything like that when I did it.) (Pen = I opened a ball point pen, took out the barrel of the thing and stuck it inside the slot) I also looked for a reset button but could not find one. I looked for a power button but did not find one. When I reconnected the drive, nothing happened. Don't put anything light or heavy on the top of your Western Digital My Book hard drive.I upgraded to an 8350 AMD processor and to do it I had to disconnect my external drive.Do not shock your WD external hard disk such as dropping, jolting, or shaking the drive.

Hold the side of a WD hard drive to avoid touching the PCB connectors or assembly.

It is better to unplug the Western Digital external hard drive with the computer off.

Here are what you can do to protect your Western Digital My Book external hard drive. Besides, if you want to use an external hard drive for a longer time, you should take good care of it. These ways can help you simply check whether your Western Digital My Book hard drive is damaged or not, so as to prevent you from going into atray. So you can connect WD My Book to another healthy computer. Sometimes the computer crash can cause inaccessible data and external hard drive.

Verify the computer you are using is working normally.

If yes, you might need to consider backing up or recovering data from the WD hard drive immediately.

Notice whether there are abnormal noises, like clicking, grinding and scratching, when WD My Book is working.

If it does but you can't access the data, it might mean the Western Digital drive is damaged.

Make sure the WD external hard drive is securely connected to the computer through a tough power cable and data cable.

Yet how do you know if the external hard drive is damaged or fails? Here we list some ways to help you make a correct diagnosis before deciding to replace it and recover lost data. Some issues might happen with a WD external hard disk, such as hard drive crash, undetected WD hard drive, bad sector, etc. WD My Book external hard disk is no exception. But nothing can be used repeatedly without any wear and tear. Western Digital external hard drive is well-known for its reliability and durability.

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