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Thread ID: 127056 2012-10-02 01:32:00 WD Elements External HD PCnoobey (16907) Press F1
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1304569 2012-10-02 05:18:00 As I posted above, without actually taking it apart and seeing if its the Drive or the Case causing the problem, then not a lot you can do.

Drives / Enclosures DO fail anytime, at any age without warning - its a fact of life with ANY HDD.
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1304570 2012-10-02 05:19:00 It may just be an issue with the USB enclosure. If you remove the drive from the USB and plug it into a machine directly it might work. Agent_24 (57)
1304571 2012-10-02 06:00:00 Hey thanks guys. So will try to remove it from case and plug in that way. So can I plug it in to a lap top? Sorry ay Im a noob at this. PCnoobey (16907)
1304572 2012-10-02 06:18:00 Very likely you can plug it into your laptop, however since most laptops only have space for one hard drive, you'd have to remove your system drive first and then wouldn't be able to boot your OS to actually do anything. Agent_24 (57)
1304573 2012-10-02 06:28:00 As long as the Drive has a standard SATA or IDE connections, you would really need a adaptor, USB to SATA/IDE, something like USB-IDESATA (www.computerstore.co.nz) wainuitech (129)
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