Uninstalled Device, unplugged it, then rebooted and replugged in. No sucess 2. Confirmed drivers were up to date via device manager 3. Plugged into 2nd USB port, No success 4. Checked Windows Defender Checked Norton Started after Win10 update. Steps missed? Mitch H. Microsoft Agent. Hi Mary, To address your concern, make sure that your device is compatible with the Windows Have you checked on the Microsoft Update site to see if you can get more recent Chipset drivers for your Motherboard?
You mentioned previously that you had installed drivers provided by your PC maker Dell , but sometimes it is possible to install only part of the drivers provided by a PC maker such as printer and sourd and overlook some of the more critical ones like the Motherboard Chipset Drivers. I think you might consider trying to get the optional power cable.
While it is true that your computer should be able to power the drive without the optional power adapter, it looks like something else is eating up the power.
I had the same issue. I uninstalled and reinstalle the device several times with the same result. When I read a response further down this chain that discussed connecting as an unpowered device I left my connected, unplugged the external power supply to the device, waited 10 seconds, reconnected the power, and Windows then recognized the device as a WD External USB Drive. I think the order you make the connections are important, apparently power connection should be last.
TB player, just ONE 'sillly question But, first, I'll do a bit of 'cut-n-paste' here Okay, now, my Question TB Player. Any help would be appreciated, as the HD has a lot of pictures and files I would hate to lose.
This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. For drive security, the kensington security slot accepts a standard kensington security cable sold separately. Prior versions were a wd drive in a book like external usb drive case, with some optional software preloaded on the drive, that could be removed if you didn't need it.
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If your content private and service manuals. Repair, that lets you know i need the drive. The latest update to the my book essential line is a case study in how to ruin a previously good product. Faulting application wddmstatus. By the way, until Western Digital gets this fixed, you can remove the startup entry from the following registry key:.
Just delete the whole key and it will be fixed. If you want to know the status of what Smartware is doing, just launch it from the Start Menu like any other program.
If you are uncomfortable modifying the registry, you may use a tool such as Autoruns, found below. However, i also have it running on a new Toshiba laptop using Windows 8 and that is working fine every time I boot up.
So has the problem something to do with running it with Windows XP? I have tried re-installing the software, as has been suggested, but the problem perists on both Windows XP computers. I am finding it very frustrating and wish now I had not bought the drive as it is has never worked properly on my two Windows XP computers. Support Downloads Knowledge Base. German Spanish Italian French. HGST Support.
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