After each time i have to force off the computer the wd hard drive still has. For windows computers, go to the start menu and select. Ht 201250 use time machine to backup or restore your mac. Reboot your mac computer to see if your wd my passport drive is not showing up in disk utilityfinder or not. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or install. Or if your wondering what are system partitions and boot partitions. Why does my western digital drive freeze apple community. Fix the parameter is incorrect on external hard drive in.
The command line is suitable for computer professionals since wrong commands can cause severe problems. Wd smartware backsup your files in a folder on the my book drive. Jun 20, 2014 macbook pro freezes on boot after installing yosemite. Fix usb flash drive freezes computer, when pluggedin. Suddenly this was not detected and following is happening after connecting in my laptop win 7 64 bit os a light appearing on the drive. If it shows up but disappears later, repeat the above steps and go to disk management, change the drive letter and reconnect pc again. My computer froze up a few days ago while i was browsing the web, i turned it off, and now the furthest i get is the windows startup screen.
For some strange reason, the external western digital passport drive ive used for time machine on my old mac doesnt seem to work on the new one. Wd book for mac keeps disconnecting raid warning external. Unable to boot windows with external hard drive attached. Fix usb flash drive freezes computer, when pluggedin issue. Solved wd my passport usb external hdd now shows up as. In the case of the western digital my book, i had to download and install the windows ses driver in order for windows to boot up properly.
Once system operational and plugged in, it appears in device manager. I got it working briefly last night by holding c and command down on boot, which gave me a black screen and then a slightly off. My book essential freezes my computer external drives. Windows or wd apps for mac if you are using os x to find the application installer for your operating system. What to do when your hard drive is making noise verify the hard drive is the source of the noise and not a different hardware component. I show you how you can get your hard drive to show up in windows 7. You can only return complete mbwe with disks to western digital to get a new one, if you have void warranty for warranty conditions see. Can anyone help me to backup the data from my hard drive. Well give you instructions for using disk utilitys first aid on a nonstartup volume, and then for using first aid when you need to repair your macs startup volume. Then i started it again to try to just copy files from it but the drive would freeze osx again. Wd mybook functionality on macbook pro external drives.
Since the unplug, it calls itself a usb mass storage device in device manager, cant be recognized in disk management so i cant designate a letter drive f. Hello everyone, i have a wd 500gb external hard drive that is not being recognized by my computer anymore. I have an imac 27 that will not recognize my 3g wd mypassport. Similar situation is with wd my book world edition i white light or with my previous hdd that has stopped working. I have had my mbp completely freeze up in a total random way. Oct 01, 2014 i show you how you can get your hard drive to show up in windows 7. Jan 30, 2012 my computer froze up a few days ago while i was browsing the web, i turned it off, and now the furthest i get is the windows startup screen. This has happened numerous times in the past but i would reset the pram and it would successfully boot. Some owners have noted an issue with apples latest macbook pro model early 2011, where the machine will start up to the gray apple logo screen. Wd 1140 my book usb device will only show up as local disk. After computer wakes up i see multiple, two or three my book drives in finde. If the computer is stable in safe mode, try uninstalling any recently installed hardware drivers, performing a system restore, and scanning for malware. When booted regularily, the progress bar stops just about after the apple logo. When you set up the wd drive, did your install the software that came with it.
Choose apple menu system preferences, then click startup disk. If the pc freezes on bios as well, attempt the steps mentionedbelow. My book causes computer to freeze up external hardware. Buy wd 4tb my book desktop external hard drive, usb 3. When i start the computer without that drive, it acts normally and the. It also seems to fix the issue of hanging windows when booting up.
Recently i was in a session recording, got into mixing and my mac froze. If your mac doesnt start up all the way apple support. Computer will not boot with wd my book attached external. Anyway, mbwe boots from nas os written on disk, so you cant start mbwe. I turned off my computer last night and i try to start it up today. However, it behaves in the normal way on my friends win 8. Mybook freezes my osx external drives for mac wd community. Wd 2 tb my book not recognized by norton or by file explorer, but shows up in device manager. Connect the wd my passport hard drive to another mac computer or windows pc, which will find out if it is the incompatible file system of the drive that makes this wd my passport hard drive undetectable. My book causes computer to freeze up posted in external hardware. Since my 1tb wd is working properly, i try to switch the usb cables between them.
Connect the my book duo device to your computer system with the included usb typec cable or the usb. When i plug the usb cable in, windows recognizes that the device. Western digital my book essential 500gb wdh1u5000n cake. To do this, move your cursor to the application icon on the dock normally located at the bottom of your screen. Popular western digital computer and internet repair.
Read speeds up to 2000mbs to decrease load times and get you into the game faster. I went through all of the steps and got the software onto my usb drive, etc. All is then ok until the mac goes into sleep mode again and the cycle starts all over again. My book for mac external hard drive, with the wd security and wd drive utilities software. I got it working briefly last night by holding c and command down on boot, which gave me a black screen and then a slightly offwhite start up screen before finally loading my desktop. It comes with all the software you need to help protect your data, including wd backup and wd security software and is compatible with apple time machine. Fix wd external hard drive not recognizedworking with. Repair guides and support for external portable storage by western digital including the my book series, my passport and others. Then check out whether the external hard drive shows up in my computermy pc or not. Early 2011 macbook pro starts to gray apple logo, freezes. If i disconnect the drive, the computer reboots fine and once in windows i can plug it back in and seems to work fine.
Screen suddenly freezing up and becoming pixelated. Oct 29, 2019 the command line is suitable for computer professionals since wrong commands can cause severe problems. First off i should mention that my computer has a p4 2. There is no user procedure provided by western digital to repair mbwe or start brand new disks. My macbook pro freezes half way through boot up and i am. You can check the timestamps below for specific methods with detailed steps 1. Improve pc performance when your internal hard drive is almost full your pc slows down. Plug the usb cable between the computer and the drive. We are going to be rotating drives while the server is running so that wont work for a long term solution, but at the least it will possibly give me some more info. Reboot your mac computer to see if your wd my passport drive is not showing up in. My 810370st is locking up when booting in bios with a 8. When i reboot my computer 2012 mac mini, the hard drives that. What happens and its been happening all day, rarely happened in the past, is that my entire screen freezes up for no real. When i reboot the mac and hold the option key i see 3 options.
Google on how to perform a system file check and run that. To test this, boot your windows computer in safe mode. By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. I bought my wd my book for mac a little over a month ago. I also have a 3 tb wd usb mybook where the pc boots fine. The my computer icon has nothing to do with the wdd hard drive. The hard drive is plugged directly into a wall socket. If the drive was formatted on a mac then you might have to go back to the mac and. Connect the wd my passport hard drive to another mac computer or windows pc, which will find out if it is the incompatible file system of the drive that makes this wd my. Did a hard reset and my mac now gets stuck at the grey screen with the apple logo. My 810370st is locking up when booting in bios with. And click on the purple thumbs up icon at the bottom of my comment. Also, when plugged in at boot up, it stops freezes computer from completing. The computer recognized it immediately, but after restarting my computer a dell optiplex 9020 will not even enter the bios.
That particular 2tb wd behaves in the bizarre way on my win 7 desktop and my win 10 surface pro 3. My screen was at the login i rarely turn off the mac. My book duo desktop raid storage user manual western digital. Western digital my book problem question and answer dti data. After restarting my mac, the mybook external hard drive icon is not showing up. Problems booting a pc with an external usb drive connected. Computer not responding when i connect external hard. Mar 15, 2015 my macbook pro freezes half way through boot up and i am running yosemite os answered by a verified mac support specialist we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Funny is that when i get the cable out of the port windows boots. No problem until this morning when i went to check my email.
Click empty trash when prompted to permanently rid your mac of your deleted files. You can also doubleclick the desktop icon to open the same menu. Hard drive is not showing up on my computer western. Click the trash can icon in the bottomright corner of the screen, then click empty trash.
Clicking on drive icon causes mac finder to freeze, attempts to relaunch finder. I formatted it mac os extended journaled, encrypted to use with crash plan as a back up drive. How to fix external hard drive not showing up youtube. I bought a western digital my book essential edition 1tb external hard drive in july 09.
This video will show you three feasible methods to fix external hard drive not showing up in computer. Stuck at windows startup screen solved windows 7 help forums. External hard drive not mounting apple developer forums. Hello, i am new at this community and i need help since i already spend 3 days trying to solve this problem. My western digital is not getting detected which was working 1 week before. My book essential freezes my computer wd community. Change registry and format to repair wd external hard drive not. Macbook pro freezes after apple logo appears on boot up blue. Free up space on your internal hard drive by transferring files to your wd elements portable hard drive and get your laptop moving again. Enter the first few letters of its name into a spotlight search.
Dec 21, 2011 wd 1140 my book usb device will only show up as local disk. After each time i have to force off the computer the wd hard drive still has its. If you see a message that your security settings do not allow this mac to use an external startup disk, check the external boot setting in startup security utility. Main, restore and efi boot, however, when i click the efi boot, the mouse freezes and nothing happens.
After i updated ive been getting a lot of bugs and extreme lag. Macbook pro freezes after apple logo appears on boot up. I could be just in textedit, i could be listening to music, i could be staring at my deskstop, working in adobe, looking at my favorite pr0wnanything. My macbook pro freezes half way through boot up and i am running yosemite os answered by a verified mac support specialist we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Now i can not see an icon with either of my two computers powerbook and macbook. Recovering data from a wd mybook live 2tb 3tb or similar. I was really panicked because my my book live nas drive stopped connecting to my network, and all of customer backup data was on it. My book essential freezes my computer external drives for. Normal function restored only by restarting computer.
My western digital 1 tb external hard drive is not showing in my computer. But the gears in the attachment designate the item as a service and the computer icons show it to be a driver. Same thing happens if i boot up the computer with the drive plugged in. If your mac is using a firmware password, the lock icon appears when you try to start up from another disk or volume, such as an external drive or macos recovery. Honestly if you think its too lengthy i got a quickfix skip to the steps. When i connect my external hard drive to my laptop, it is detected and the icon for hardware shows up in the bottom taskbar.
Therefore, we strongly recommend you try an automatic command line alternative. External hd no longer works with computer solved ccm. Apr 25, 20 hi i was asked to help recover files from a 3tb wd green sata hard disk which came from a wd nas which had a motherboard fault the disk has gpt partitioning and ext 4, it is said the format with 64k sectors is unusual and rarely supported by linux. When i turn it on it asks if i want to boot normally or launch startup repair. All the my passport and my book drives i have owned in the past have come with wd backup software, which take up a few hundred mb. My hard drive doesnt show up windows 7 fix western.
Using the western digital my book hard drive facilitates our lifes, you can take your. I can still open other programs etc that are unrelated to the hard drive, but anything to do with the hard drive is not responding. This will start the installation process for the backup software. When finder freezes even disc utility become disable it cant find any drive at all. This driver enables special communication between your pc and windows and enables some extra features on the hard disk. It freezes and doesnt go beyond displaying a black screen with the dell logo on it. Macbook pro freezes on boot after installing yosemite. I recently bought a my book but havening big problems using it. After restarting my mac, the mybook external hard drive icon. Sometimes connecting hdd directly to the computer sata controller instead. Early 2011 macbook pro starts to gray apple logo, freezes cnet.
I bought brand new wd caviar green hard disks and put them into my book. Macbook pro wont boot up, stuck at l apple community. If your mac is using a firmware password, the lock icon appears when you try to start up from another disk. Computer not responding when i connect external hard drive. Jan 29, 2018 recently i was in a session recording, got into mixing and my mac froze.
But when i go to my computer, it comes up as not responding. Also, when plugged in at boot up, it stopsfreezes computer from completing. I just bought a new macbook pro to replace my old 2009 model. Easy to use my book desktop storage is ready to use out of the box so you can start transferring files, saving your memories and backing up right away. Western digital my book essential 320gb wdg1u3200 the drive that is working. Nov 15, 2011 i have a my book essential 1tb external. Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive mikes. Wd my book essential not being recognized in windows 10. Western digital my passport not detected solved ccm. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or. For example, if you unplug the power and data cables from the hard drive but you still hear the noise when you boot up the computer, its clear that the problem is not with the hard drive. Starting normally brings me to the windows startup screen, where it gets stuck. The wd mybook works fine when i connect to the desktop after windows 10 has started. The problem is that when i connect it to the usb 3.
In safe mode, windows wont load typical hardware drivers or any software that starts automatically at startup. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. Apr 08, 2011 some owners have noted an issue with apples latest macbook pro model early 2011, where the machine will start up to the gray apple logo screen without a progress indicator and freeze. Solved wd my passport usb external hdd now shows up. The computer wont start with the hard drive attached. Im having trouble booting up my mac, stalling at the progress bar.
Computer locks when plugging in external usb drive. I have this same issue with my macbook pro and wd my passport. How to select a different startup disk apple support. Western digital my passport not detected solved closed sri apr 21, 2012 at 09. My hard drive doesnt show up windows 7 fix western digital. J6n65av which locks up freezes when a western digital 8 tb usb mybook is connected formated with fatex. If it repairs the system files then good, if not then run a chkdsk r. Repair your macs drives with disk utilitys first aid. Wd external hard drive not recognized windows 7 help forums. Easeus tools m is a practical computer fixing tool that is safe and lightweighted. My wd external hard drive will not mount and does not show up. Apr 20, 2009 my book causes computer to freeze up posted in external hardware. Fix wd my passport for mac not showing upnot working on mac.
I have 2 6 tb wd my book duo connected to my 2011 imac 27, using. Western digital external hard drive problem techspot forums. Wds mac software has long been a burden on the system and, on two of my computers, caused long stalls, the occasional freeze, and made temps rise until i uninstalled that useless code. Then check out whether the external hard drive shows up in my computer my pc or not. Fix wd external hard drive not recognizedworking with light. This time i decided to do a clean install of mavericks 10. The only difference is that with the new generation of my passport drives, the software smartware shows up as a separate drive and is firmware now so you cant just. Ive tried disconnecting and restarting the hard drive and the computer, using different cables and using different usb and firewire ports on each. Last summer i purchased a wd my book 2tb external, formatted it and started using.
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