Discussion in pc hardware started by varick, 20140704. Will this work on my old computer until the new one arrives. Jan 16, 2020 after the recovery process, you can remove the external hard drive from your computer, and then open the pc to use the recovered files directly. To test this, boot your windows computer in safe mode. Oct 08, 2010 my book essential ring will not boot and freezes up my computer until unpluged answered by a verified electronics technician we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Page 1 of 2 windows wont boot w wd my book plugged in via usb posted in external hardware. My book essential ring will not boot and freezes up my computer until unpluged answered by a verified electronics technician we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. My book essential freezes my computer external drives for. Hi, just bought a wd my book 4tb desktop hard drive and its causing a major problem. Cant boot if usb external drive attached windows 7 help forums. Funny is that when i get the cable out of the port windows boots corectly. Im using windows 7 and it hangs during the bios detection, it does not even get into the part where windows shows it windows starting message. Ive built myself a new computer and when i connect my speaker to the back or front of the tower it says its unplugged.
My computer went into sleep mode and when woke it up it froze, so i did the hold power button and turned it off and turned back on it wouldnt reboot 6203154. You cant hook up a computer directly, but you can attach a drive to the my cloud and connect to it via ssh or one of the wd apps to transfer files quickly via usb 3. Unlike some other people with this problem, my hard drive isnt showing up on my pc windows 7 or my husbands macbook air, and although it has a flashing blue light when plugged in, it isnt making that spinning sound, which has me worried it might be a gonner. Booting from western digital my book prem apple community. If i open file explorer this computer i see the drive as local drive e. Wd mybook is causing problems on boot up windows 7.
Afew dell models have the issue computer locks up during post with usb device connected the system freezes or locks up during post, the dell splash screen is displayed but the progress bar hangs at less than 50%, the diagnostic indicators on the front panel have leds 2, 3, and 4 lit. Then, i use minitool power data recovery boot disk to rescue its files easily. Yes, i to am a casualty from this western digital wd5000co32 my book rubbish drive. Installed ubuntu yet again and this time i am wanting to use it for basically everything. Pc wont boot with wd mybook connected to usb wd community. My book causes computer to freeze up external hardware. External hdd issue drive hangs toms hardware forum. When my western digital my book essential edition is. Wd my book hangs my pc on boot up external drives for pc.
But windows will start fine if the device is plugged in before startup. How do i get this thing to reboot and show up on my desktopfinder again. Thank you to all the contributors of the web site, i would not have been able to recover my book without them. Oct 15, 2015 hi ive been having this problem since day 1 wih my wd my book wdbacw0020hbk. If you have important files that will be lost and want to back them up before reinstalling. Wd 2 tb my book not recognized by norton or by file explorer, but shows up in device manager. I have a wd 1tb external hard drive that has all my music 350 gigs on it and it also backs up everything else on my computer. Does anyone know if the same goes for a wd my book premium edition drive i guess its the one previous to the ii. However, when i leave it plugged in and reboot, the computer locks at the. If the drive is connected to the computer, via usb3 or usb2, the computer will not boot up. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. Feb 24, 2010 wd mybook is causing problems on boot up i have had my new computer for about 4 months now and have used my wd external drive on it for that long with no problems.
Yesterday i was going through files on my 6tb western digital my book hard drive connected to my old imac running snow leopard. But after i installed an 8tb hd, the pc would freeze if i was in the bios screen for. Western digitals my book home is the latest evolution in their long history of back up devices. My computer wont boot up with the external usb hard drive. Apr 21, 2007 i have a western digital hd with a mac mini. My computer recognizes the drive, and i can write to it and read from it, in fact i have saved my first complete disk backup. Itd not a disaster but i wonder if i could boot up with it already plugged in. Why isnt my wd my book external hard drive being recognized.
Everything was working great until i decided to restart the computer. Western digital offers an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices, systems and solutions for businesses and consumers alike. Fix wd external hard drive not workingrecognizedshowing up. Dec 29, 2007 page 1 of 2 windows wont boot w wd my book plugged in via usb posted in external hardware. In the case of the western digital my book, i had to download and install the. It kept freezing on startup and not letting me into the setup menu. Western digital hard drive now freezes my bios when loading the. Apr 05, 2015 yesterday i was going through files on my 6tb western digital my book hard drive connected to my old imac running snow leopard. I click scan for and repair bad sectors and it never finishes it freezes up. Problem is, i have a lot of my stuff on my external hd. Mar 09, 2007 wd my book 500gb just stopped working as i have all my pictures and videos on this drive i really need to recover them is not seeing the drive rebooted same problem light is on changed adapters still same problem removed box and hooked up directly with sata cable and power connection now computer doesnt boot up any suggestions. It freezes and doesnt go beyond displaying a black screen with the dell logo on it. My book essential freezes my computer wd community.
I recently bought a wd my book,but now my computer will not boot if wd my book is plugged in. I bought a western digital my book essential edition 1tb external hard drive in july 09. When my western digital my book essential edition is plugged up to the computer it does not come on. My book essential freezes my computer external drives. Dimension and optiplex only, the usb device works fine. My computer kept looking for a floppy drive that wasnt there but appeared in the bios boot order. Ive already tried calling wd, but the support there was useless the guy had no idea, and just said. Aug 31, 2007 i bought a wester digital my book 750 usb. If your my book world edition begins turning on when it is plugged in but never finishes booting up ie. Western digital s my book home is the latest evolution in their long history of back up devices.
Western digital external hard drive problem techspot forums. Similar situation is with wd my book world edition i white light or with my previous hdd that has stopped working. The problem is that when i connect it to the usb 3. Once system operational and plugged in, it appears in device manager. Dec 03, 20 you cant hook up a computer directly, but you can attach a drive to the my cloud and connect to it via ssh or one of the wd apps to transfer files quickly via usb 3.
When i plug the 4tb drive into the same usb port and power up the laptop freezes at the dell logo and will not boot into windows. Why does my computer not boot with external hard drive. If even this doesnt workor if you can boot from the devices and your computer freezes or you cant access your hard driveyou likely have a. Just plug it in and xp will find the drive assign a drive letter and its ready to use.
The 1tb my passport external hard drive features ultrafast usb 3. It is full to the brim 500gb worth of music files vids etc. If files are there but not accessible at the moment, let easeus data. I had been playing many different movie files from my camera in quick time player to categorize them during a couple of days and everything had been fine. Equipped with wd backup software for windows and apple time machine compatibility for mac, the my book desktop hard drive can back up your photos, videos, music, and documents. When we boot the computer into windows 7 and plug in the usb cable, the drive is recognized and assigned a drive letter. Unable to boot windows with external hard drive attached. Hi ive been having this problem since day 1 wih my wd my book wdbacw0020hbk. My book causes computer to freeze up posted in external hardware. The computer failed to recognize the drive at all, i. Our datacentric solutions are comprised of the western digital, gtechnology, sandisk, upthere and wd brands. Also, when plugged in at boot up, it stops freezes computer from completing. Dec 21, 2011 wd 1140 my book usb device will only show up as local disk.
If i disconnect the drive, the computer reboots fine and once in windows i can plug it back in and seems to work fine. If its either a wd my book or a wd my passport, you should keep in. Simply removing bad sectors will not work in this situation. Oct 15, 2015 when i plug in the my book essential 1. I have a western digital drive and it keeps freezing the transfer process around 15 seconds remaining. Confirmed drivers were up to date via device manager. Available in various editions from essential, to premium to world edition. Since the drive freezes on both systems it could be a sign that it is the disk or possibly bad software on both oss.
How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or. 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. Feb 22, 2020 restart your computer and check if the issue remains. One works fine plugged into my computer with a usb cable and is an older unit, but the other makes a sound when it is plugged in and appears to be powered on the light is on, but will not show up on my computer screen to access the data. If the computer is stable in safe mode, try uninstalling any recently installed hardware drivers, performing a system restore, and scanning for malware. Western digital my book problem question and answer dti data. My hard drive doesnt show up windows 7 fix western. Instead of windows booting up, i simply got a black screen and nothing else. Hp is stuck in diagnosing your pc hp support community. When you connect an external hard drive to your computer to deal with. Extra tips for resolving your external hard drive freezing issue. My western digital hard drive is not showing up in windows 7. I havent even backedup that many times so its got plenty of space.
I have a new computer with external esata ports and a laptop with an esata port. The computer recognized it immediately, but after restarting my computer a dell optiplex 9020 will not even enter the bios. Also, when plugged in at boot up, it stopsfreezes computer from completing. The 12tb western digital usb drives are different duration. Oct 01, 2014 my western digital hard drive is not showing up in windows 7. External drive inaccessible and causes computer to freeze in drivers and hardware. We just bought a wd 2tb my book elite external hard drive. Apr 20, 2009 my book causes computer to freeze up posted in external hardware. Tried chkdsk f r and sfc but both fail to even start again stuck.
My mybook 3t drive, less than 1 yr old, only used for time machine backups, refuses to power up now. I also have a western digigal my book external hard drive 1tb. Inspiron d530 bios freeze with maxtor onetouch external. A line of external hard drives by western digital, styled after hardbound books.
First off i should mention that my computer has a p4 2. If wdmb is reconnected after bootup, it can be accessed. Been there done that with my usb samsung t5 portable drive, my wd my book drive. Wd my book essential not being recognized in windows 10. Virus infection is the other truth that causes your external hard drive to keep freezing, most commonly seagate, western digital, toshiba, etc. Same thing happens if i boot up the computer with the drive plugged in. Password protection the my book drives builtin 256bit aes hardware encryption with wd security tools helps keep your content private and safe. Wd, seagate and toshiba external hard drive keeps freezing issue can be solved now. Seems the external hd is freezing up everything and anything that attempts. When i plug in an external drive i have, it appears as a local disk too because its one partition that shows up in my computer in xp or computer in vista or windows 7 or windows explorer has had. Ive already tried calling wd, but the support there was useless the guy had no idea, and just said they dont support such applications. I turned off my computer last night and i try to start it up today. After the recovery process, you can remove the external hard drive from your computer, and then open the pc to use the recovered files directly. Hard drive not showing up in computer how to fix it.
When windows is booted i can connect the cable again and windows finds the hdd correctly. Data recovery book disk, which can run in winpe, to rescue your files on the external hard drive. If the drive is plugged in, the computer wont start. Wd my cloud direct usb transfer and ssh access youtube. Also, on my restart my computer does what i think is chdsk, it takes about an hour and just goes to my desktop so i dont know if it is finding issue or not. I know the usb port works because the 1st drive had no issues. Three solutions to the external hard drive freezing up problem. Western digital drive freezes transfer process techspot. In safe mode, windows wont load typical hardware drivers or any software that starts automatically at startup. Now when i turn on my computer it gives me the following message. When a computer hangs after the bios splash screen while being connected to an external hard drive, an issue likely exists with the computers configuration or. Uninstalled device, unplugged it, then rebooted and replugged in.
Whenever you see an external hard drive freezing up on a laptopcomputer and you could not access files because it crashes too much, do not worry, we found you many effective solutions to revive from the frozen external hard drive. Then, its time for you to use this boot disk to recover data from the external hard drive. Computer freezes while playing games solved pc wont boot up, only leds on motherboard work. I works great if i plug it in after the computer is already up and running. This western digital portable drive offers high capacity in a sleek portable drive. Why does my western digital drive freeze apple community. Computer will not boot with wd my book attached wd community. So i was wondering if anyone knew exactly how to get the wd my book to work on linux. Ive downloaded the latest realtek audio drivers and have no other ideas on what to do. Computer freezes up while playing games on fb flickeringmissing graphics and freezes computer freezes when trying to open a game why does my computer freeze when playin game. When wd mybook wdmb is connected via usb and powered, the pc freezes after the bios detects this usb device, specifically this wdmb if wd mb is not connected or not powered, pc boots fine, goes stright through all of bios and usb detection and into windows. Nov 04, 2010 cant boot if usb external drive attached we just bought a wd 2tb my book elite external hard drive.
I have two external drives, 1 is this wd and one seagate, randomly either one will not be detected, or the drive mapping changes which affects of my programs. There is no user procedure provided by western digital to repair mbwe or start brand new disks. I recently got a western digital 1 tb my book for backing up my desktop and laptop. Sometimes, after the mybook is not used for a while, it will shut down, to the point that, only unplugging both the firewire and power to the mybook will restart it. It then starts to count down from 10if mybook is plugged in it freezes at this screen and will not go any further no matter if i hit any key before the 10 seconds is up. Wd my passport usb external hdd now shows up as local disk. Solved wd my passport usb external hdd now shows up as. This 750gb drive has a triple interface for maximum connectivity.
Resolved external hard drive freezes entire computer. Fixed external hard drive keeps freezing like wdseagate. Solved wd my passport external hard drive stopped during. I recently purchased a 2tb western digital my book and connected it up to my windows pc at home.
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