The drive receives power and the light will blink on and off constantly. It is not detected by the pc.

This means that the USB module has become damaged.

I have had this same problem happen to another WD external, and it was not covered in warranty so i had to open the case, voiding the warranty, and use the HDD inside as an internal in my PC.

I dont want the same fate for the 2nd one as well, any way that i can repair it myself?

⟐ Answer accepted March 21, 2015 at 3:28 MST

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My question: is this the only approach? Or does someone have another suggestion.

This particular PCB number has been impossible for me to find online, so I am hoping someone has a workaround or resource.

I found a thread that describes using an ExtFS driver to mount the SATA drive directly to the computer - when I try this the drive does show up and I can view and access the folders and files, but the drive dismounts intermittently and file transfer speeds are EXTREMELY slow.

Any input from you guys would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Western Digital MyBook Live NAS

PCB Model#: 4061-705086-003Rev. AE

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Western Digital my book was healthy until I connected it to the PlayStation 4 After , the device turns on the lights But not appear in the Windows file manager and disk management (in manage) but in "Device Manager" appears and i saw the icon for safley remove in taskbar . I was Tested with another cable, as well as with another system but it dosnt work

⟐ Answered October 31, 2016 at 3:26 MST