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Dec 20, 2012 i have a wd 1tb mybook 1140 external hard drive, and it has worked fine up until now. Then set the disk to initialize and set disk as mbr or gpt. When i awoke the next morning, powered on my laptop, it wouldnt boot up so i shut it down and. Wd my book not recognized at start up july 2007 forums cnet. Last night, my so was saving a file to her 1tb wd mybook 1140 external hdd, it froze, crashed, and the drive made a buzzing noise nonstop, so she removed it. My computer does not even detect the drive or if it does it only shows empty folders.
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I have tried several things from changing the cable, removing the drive from the casing and hooking it up directly through sata, tried multiple recovery tools found but so far i havent had any luck. The hard drive was locked with a password and contains data, about 2 weeks old. Fix wd hddexternal hdd not initialized, unknown with io. Wd my book essentials will not connect microsoft community. Wd my book essential connector board replace and data recovery diy 4061705059003 4061705059001. Then connect the failed wd external hard drive to it. Can anyone help me to backup the data from my hard drive.
Oct 15, 2015 wd my book 1140 3tb usb hard drive all of sudden appeared as unknown and not initialized in the disk management. I bought the drive about two months ago and i was using it regularly until the other day i. I decided not to shut down my imac, and i tried to turn my external hard drive back on. When i look in computer it does not show up under removable storage, which is where i thought it would be. This tutorial dwells on the issue of disk 1 unknown, not initialized western. Mine said not initialized not offline or online and that blue bar in. Many of the thirdparty data recovery service providers offer services worldwide. Western digital assumes no liability for any loss or damages of any kind that relate to, arise out of or result from the performance of services by the service provider, including, but not limited to, any loss of data contained on a western digital hard drive. Western digitals mybook drives are very convenient and popular storage options, but if the drive stops working then you might have success by giving it a quick love tap. Lets assume for the meantime that unless worst comes to worst, i dont have access to a desktop, and i do want to keep the files on the drive. Wd my book not initialized unallocated windows 7 help.
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