wd my book external drive light flashing dim

The drives are more reliable then the bridge, so a unique encryption key that only works with that pair or series is data suicide. These encrypted drives are a death sentence when the WD bridge dies as it is known to after a few years. I tried the advice in this BLOG and I called Western Digital with no success. Then I attempted a firmware update, which failed, and my desktop computer no longer recognized the drive. Once system operational and plugged in, it appears in Device Manager.

Also, when plugged in at boot up, it stops/freezes computer from completing. Converted to NTFS file system and loaded the device with data. WD 2 TB My Book NOT Recognized by Norton or by File Explorer, but shows up in Device Manager.

If you value the data, go to a professional or try and save the matched PCB you have unless you know which chips have the encryption key.Īfter you get the data off, put it on a non WD drive - or a custom one with a WD drive installed an an open market enclosure. WD MY Book Home Edition 1 TB bought from Costco last week. The problem is if the key is no longer shared like early Ware drives, this can potentially invalidate the key and you will lose your data. I think the capacity can even be different but it’s better to do a 1:1 capacity match IF POSSIBLE (Ex: 2TB failed with a used 2TB Live). I am a DJ that also does a good deal of traveling from gig to gig and goodness, I dont know HOW many times my WD external drive has. The problem with WD Ware is the WD PCB is needed to decrypt the drive - BUT from what I understand it doesn’t matter where the PCB came from, as long as the model of the drives are the same. If it shows as blank in a generic enclosure, it is a Ware drive and you can’t recover the data without a WD USB bridge. Make sure this isn’t a WD Ware drive - the Ware drives are usually from 2010-present while 2009 and older is safe - usually.

Wd my book external drive light flashing dim