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12-05-2006, 09:40 PM
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WD MyBook can't recognize
Hi, I bought a WD MyBook external storage (320GB), but my computer can't recognize it. If I unplug USB 2.0 From the device and plug it again it appears for couple minutes but after that my Computer losing it again it says "unknown device"
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12-07-2006, 10:01 PM
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have you tried formatting it. normally windows wont recognize it if its not formatted. ive had that happen a couple of times, but none of them were external.
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12-08-2006, 12:26 AM
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You can't see it in disk management to format it if it's an unknown device.
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12-08-2006, 02:38 PM
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it says " device malfunctioned and it can't be recognized"
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12-09-2006, 12:08 PM
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12-09-2006, 01:32 PM
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Well, it could be a USB issue with your computer. You need to try the drive in a different computer.
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