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Western Digital WD Elements Desktop: Unreadable WD 4TB HD

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:16:53 -0700

I can't access/read my WD 4TB drive. how do I fix it?

⟐ Commented February 01, 2023 at 5:16 MST

Western Digital WD Elements Desktop: How to put back HD rubber blocks?

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 08:00:56 -0700

Bummer (me)! Instructions were great (thank you!!!), I was able to take the disk out and fix a loose power connector, but did not pay attention to the four rubber blocks, and now I can't figure out where and how each one of them goes into each corner of the HD, no matter what. Could some kind soul take a picture for each, and where they go, please? /

Je suis un idiot ! Les instructions étaient excellentes (merci ! !!), j'ai pu sortir le disque et réparer un connecteur d'alimentation desserré, mais je n'ai pas fait attention aux quatre blocs en caoutchouc, et maintenant je n'arrive pas à comprendre où et comment chacun d'entre eux s'insère dans chaque coin du disque dur, quoi qu'il arrive. Est-ce qu'une âme charitable pourrait prendre une photo de chacun d'entre eux et de leur emplacement, s'il vous plaît ?

⟐ Edited December 06, 2022 at 8:00 MST

Western Digital WD Elements Desktop: Power adapter replacement for external WD

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 00:22:59 -0700

Hi guys,

I lost my original power adapter 12V 1800mA 18Watts for external WD. I have another from older WD but its 12V and only 1500mA and if I connect this it's not working. Than I have some 12V 3000mA - it's from LCD screen - can I use it or it's too much and I should stick with 1800mA ?

Thanks a lot for any ideas/advice.

⟐ Commented November 26, 2022 at 0:22 MST

Western Digital WD Elements Desktop: Is it possible to turn this device into a portable drive?

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:21:03 -0700

Hello all I have a question, I have a couple of these devices in different capacities (along with the WD My Book) and what I am wanting to know is if it is possible to take the drive out of the inside and put it into another enclosure and make it a portable drive where it does need a power supply?

⟐ Commented September 14, 2021 at 10:21 MST

Western Digital WD Elements Desktop: Why is my device not turning on anymore?

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:54:29 -0700

Dear ifixit-Community,

I do have one of this WG-elements Desktop external Hard-Drives and suddenly it stopped working. It didn’t fall down or nothing. When I connect it, the control-light doesn’t switch on. Windows doesn’t recognize, nor plays the USB-Plugin-Sound anymore.

I’m shure that Cable and Power-Connectors are fine, I do have another one of this machines and it works fine but on the broken ones I stored important data.

Happy Greetings from Hamburg :-)

⟐ Commented November 29, 2020 at 8:54 MST