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pipelogger
12-14-2008, 11:10 AM
I am stumped. Hard drive was given to me, no history other than it came out of a wd mybook home. The drive spins when powered up. It is not recognized in management and the wd diag tool does not see it. I have tried different jumper settings. I am trying to do this through an external case, usb connect. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.

hard drive--wd5000aakb
mb----------Asrock 775Dual-VSTA
kram 2.0
12-14-2008, 11:17 AM
I'm going to guess you are using Windows XP or Vista as your OS. Can you see the drive in Disk Management (Right Click My Computer > Manage > Disk Management)?

kram
pipelogger
12-14-2008, 11:22 AM
Sorry, yes xp pro. Not recognized in management or the wd diagnostic tool.
glc
12-14-2008, 11:33 AM
Remove the jumper completely. This is for "single" operation.

If you open up your system and hang it on the IDE controller and jumper it to CS, is it seen?
pipelogger
12-14-2008, 11:39 AM
I have tried removing the jumper. Thats just it I don't want to move the computer and put it internal. I have other puters but they won't handle 500 gb. If you are saying that's my only choice then I will try that.
glc
12-14-2008, 12:52 PM
Your other choice is try a different USB adapter - and try a different drive in your current adapter. You have to determine somehow whether the fault lies in the drive or the adapter.
minsonngo
12-14-2008, 01:14 PM
What is the make and model of the external enclosure you are using? Are you still trying to use the WD Mybook enclosure?
pipelogger
12-14-2008, 07:46 PM
Other hard drives work in the adapter. No it's not in a wd mybook, would like to use internal..
Cintre zdisc. Do not see a model number. Can it be the MRB?
minsonngo
12-14-2008, 10:59 PM
If it is not the adapter that is the problem... then it could be the HDD itself.

You should try hooking it up to the motherboard through a IDE cable and see if the drive is detected by the BIOS and the OS.
glc
12-15-2008, 12:19 AM
It's not the MBR if disk management and the WD diags can't see it and a different drive in the same housing is seen. It's a dead drive.
pipelogger
12-16-2008, 07:30 PM
I thought if the drive would spin there was hope. Can you tell me what else could be wrong. I am trying to learn here. Thanks.
glc
12-17-2008, 03:02 AM
Just because it spins doesn't mean anything. If it's not seen, the interface is bad.