WD My Passport external hdisk can't be detected

[deafault]

The enclosure doesn't have anything to do with the hard disk inside. It's just a casing, no electronic parts.

You probably didnt see it pero meron siyang ganito. In my case yan ang nasira so i had to change its enclosure kasi wala nabibiling ganyan lang (dont know what you call that part).

[boybi]

Walang ganyan yung WD Passport. Walang detachable component yung hdisk. Casing lang ang natatanggal.

[deafault]

Walang ganyan yung WD Passport. Walang detachable component yung hdisk. Casing lang ang natatanggal.

That's odd. Can you post a pic of the hdd?
Does it have this?

[deafault]

Read on.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/28...t-usb3-failure

[boybi]

This is the hard disk inside the casing.

[oj88]

This is the hard disk inside the casing.

Looks like the USB3 interface is actually part of the hard disk PCB. No way to retrofit that to a SATA or even an IDE interface.

Found the following video. It appears that newer WD Passport drives have this USB-integrated module in the hard disk controller.

[boybi]

Read on.

Wd my passport usb3 failure - Hard Drives - Storage

I've already taken it out and still cannot be recognized by the PC. There were times it will connect and I was able to transfer some files but it will just disappear.

[Retz]

faulty hardisk kaya hindi na ma recognize. sometimes it will and sometimes it won't. i back-up and retrieve my files and do a clean format sa hardisk ko.... pero tingin ko lalabas ulit ung ganyan problem na un in the long run.

[myas110]

Bakit hindi madetect yung WD My Passport external hard drive na kakabili ko lang kahapon when plugged sa TV?

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[SpinCycle]

Bakit hindi madetect yung WD My Passport external hard drive na kakabili ko lang kahapon when plugged sa TV?

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Try to change the partition method to MBR


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[myas110]

Try to change the partition method to MBR


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What is MBR? and how to do it? Kasi I'm planning to change it from NTFS to FAT32 (but the option FAT32 is not available sa windows... need ko pa ng third party app to do it)

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[WallyWest]

Possible na incompatible disk controller. I have a USB SATA hdd enclosure na nadedetect sa pc but not by our TV. 80GB lang ang laman nun and it works flawlessly sa Windows and Linux. Try mo sa ibang TV yung hdd mo.

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[chronicle]

Parang common issue ata ang di pag detect ng WD drive at samsung tv

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[myas110]

Parang common issue ata ang di pag detect ng WD drive at samsung tv

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Okay.. so, common issue sa WD External hard drives yung compatibility sa mga Samsung TVs. Or baka dahil outdated yung firmware ng TV namin kaya hindi compatible? Or compatible lang siya sa Smart TV?

AFAIK, yung ibang external hard drive (I guess it's a Seagate) ok naman sila, detected naman.

Will try it onceI go back to Manila. Thanks

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[Ry_Tower]

Okay.. so, common issue sa WD External hard drives yung compatibility sa mga Samsung TVs. Or baka dahil outdated yung firmware ng TV namin kaya hindi compatible? Or compatible lang siya sa Smart TV?

AFAIK, yung ibang external hard drive (I guess it's a Seagate) ok naman sila, detected naman.

Will try it onceI go back to Manila. Thanks

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Yes pwede outdated yung firmware ng TV. Might as well update that to eliminate as a cause.

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[myas110]

^ sa bagay... I opted not to format ulit yung external hard drive.. instead I bought a 32gb 2-in-1 USB (OTG) para dun ko na lang i-copy yung movies and at the same time, I can use it sa mobile phone ko.

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