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• HP Pavilion p6280t PC: Western Digital hard drive Compatible for HP Pavilion p6280t desktop PC

  I need to replace the internal hard disk for this old model of PC.  It came with a hard drive from 750 GB 7200 RPM SATA 3 Gb/s (Seagate).  What drive Western Digital hard (750 GB or 1 TB) is compatible with this computer?

  The limitation of SATA is more like a heading of speed that allows the bus. (6 Gb/s) SATAIII allows real world speeds of up to 600 MB/s while SATAII (3 Gbps) allows speeds of up to Bot 300 Mbps connections. allowing speeds of over the current maximum capacity of any mechanical hard drive. Best performing discs can go up to 200 MB/s, so it wouldn't really matter if you use SATAII or SATAIII. You should be fine using either for the WD Black and you shouldn't see any difference in transfer speeds.

  Captain_WD.

• To access the files on Western Digital MYBOOK 500 GB external drive

  I'm on a PC running Svc Pack 3 Windows XP and had a Western Digital MYBOOK 500 GB external drive connected works very well and
  then I moved my PC set-up to another room and my problem began.

  When I turn on the system detects now the MYBOOK so I sent a message to Microsoft and received the following response:

  A computer that is running Windows XP cannot detect a USB, an Apple iPod flash drive or an external hard disk drive.
   
  YET, if I unplug the power of the MY BOOK and plug it back... it is now fastened on my system than the 'G' drive and I can open it, see the directory of the file but cannot open or access data.
   
  Also, once it is detected, I get the message balloon of text to the following address:
  Windows - delayed write failed
  Windows was unable to save all the data for the file G:\$Mft.
  The data has been lost. This error can be caused by a failure
  your network connection or computer hardware. Please try
  to save this file elsewhere.
   
  And when I click on a specific file I get another message
  The path for the file name G:\1Dons (2) \5Funstuff (2) \cmptrguy.ppt is not valid
  Please check that the path and the name are correct.
  "WHAT CAN I DO TO HAVE ACCESS TO THESE FILES - IT ' S ALL MY CURRENT WORK GIRLS ACTIVE
   

  Looks like you have a corruption of the data on your disk/file system.  Once you are able to mount as a drive letter, try to perform a check of the disk drive.  The procedure accelerated this:
  Double-click "My computer"-> right click on the drive-> properties-> tools (tab)-> click 'Check now'--> check that the two options-> start.

  or follow the procedure here:
  "How to perform disk error in Windows XP check"
    <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/315265 >

  Please keep in mind that it can take more than two hours to perform according to the size of the disk and the amount of corruption and if they're using USB1, 2 or 3.  In cases where corruption is bad, sometimes this can make matters worse so if you can back up all the files in the first place, do.

  The one and only true definition of a 'Important file"is"a file has been saved.

  HTH & good luck,
  JW

• What is Western Digital Data LifeGuard Diagnostics?

  Friends-

  I noted in my start/programs, a new piece of software has been added to the list, and I needed to install it. It is called Western Digital Data LifeGuard Diagnostics. I don't know where it comes from, so I guess it's an auto-update from Ms. The problem is that when I Googled it and it raised online on Microsoft.com, all references were too opaque for me to grasp what, exactly, does it.

  Its own pages of support, he said that "it is a version of Windows Data LifeGuard Diagnostics. It will test the internal and external WD drives. In additional, it can provide you with the model and series of WD drives attached to the system. "Huh? Why would I want or need this information?

  I am wary of what he is and does (quite thin on explanation there), but there seems to be so many things about it that I am comfortable, considering that it is not a scam/spam. The problem is, where he comes and what benefit can it give me? Sorry if I am too a novice on this, but I have never heard of him.

  Any information would be welcome. Thank you.

  Hello MDBoy,

  From an internet search, Western Digital Data LifeGuard Diagnostics is a program that performs hard drive diagnostics.

  The utility can make identification of the drive, diagnostics and repairs on a Western Digital FireWire, USB or EIDE drive. In addition, it can provide you the series and model of the player numbers.

  In addition, there is a feature called write zeros: this option can be used to clear the operating systems and file systems.

  So if you do not install this software, I would say you uninstall and remove this diagnostic software. You can go into Control Panel, click programs and features. Western Digital Data LifeGuard Diagnostics must be there. There is a column it installed on. This will give you the date, that the software has been installed, then it can give you a clue.

  Thank you

  Marilyn

• Error "Unable to load the locale of \Program Files\Western Digital SmartWare\Locale files" when right-clicking on any file

  Original title:

  When right click on any file I get message saying unable to load locale files... .WD smartware closing or something simular message. Help, please

  Hello

  1. are you using a Western Digital external hard drive?

  2. where are these files be found?

  3 did you changes to the computer, before the show?

  Method 1:

  Step 1: Safe Mode

  Start your computer in safe mode and check the number.

  Start your computer in safe mode

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

  Step 2: Clean boot

  If you are not facing the problem in safe mode, and then put your computer in a clean boot and search for the question.

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Note: Once you are done with the boot, follow step 7 of article to reset your computer to normal startup.

  See the following if you are using a Western Digital HDD.

  Method 2:

  Step 1: Disconnect the external hard drive.

  Step 2: Uninstall Western Digital Smartware and check.

  Uninstall or change a program

  Method 3:

  Download and install the latest version of Western Digital Smartware

  http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/wdsmartwareupdate/

• Windows 64-bit Vista and Western Digital drives

  I have two external drives from WD. One being the WD2500 and the other being the WD2500B007.
  I just bought this new HP with Windows Vista 64-bit machine. Readers will show up, but when they do, they don't show any of the data that I have on them. Everything they say is that they are the two 6 GB. That is the amount of space, they show that I've left on both drives. It's really weird. I perform virus checks, and no viruses are found. Is there a newer driver for these readers? BTW, I have an old WD firewire external drive, and it works fine.
  Please let me know if there's something escapes me! I use two drives for the same backup. I have a portable drive 500 GB that I have with all my data on it, so if I have to reformat the two 250 GB, I. But I didn't reformat the disks if they recognize only 6 GB each.
  Western Digital technical support told me that they won't support the readers for Vista 64-bit.  Can someone enlighten us and help out?

  Thank you!
  Todd.

  You can also try to update your readers to your manufacturers Web site drive controller... but who are internal discs... most of them is provided with the chipset drivers...

  You can try to run the WD on their website... to scan your drive for errors without losing data. also try plugging your drives with USB support. Most Microsoft Valuable Professional

• 7 does not start with a connected external Western Digital hardrives.

  I have two external hardrives WD, connected to a pc to the bridge under windows7.  When the hard drives are connected, Windows7 does not start.  It hangs on the black screen.  Without the disks attached, it starts very well.  Anyone know what I can do to not having to pick up leads outside whenever I want to start?

  Solved.

  Use Windows Update to install the update from Western Digital Technologies WD SES device released by Microsoft in January 2011.

  My system hangs is no longer with USB Legacy Support set to 'Auto '.

• IO error 0x8007045D with Western Digital External Hard Drive in Windows 7

  I have a Western Digital 1 TB external hard drive, and I am currently running Windows 7.  When I try to move files on the hard drive I get the error 0x8007045D i/o and it won't let me move or copy the file.  What can I do to fix this?

  Error 0x8007045d is "ERROR_IO_DEVICE" - "the request could not be performed because of an i/o device error."

  Check the behavior in a clean boot, or insafe mode.  If it persists, you will have a problem with the external hard drive.

• Western Digital My Book Elite treats WDFME. EXE by using all the CPU resources

  System: Dell Studio XPS 435MT / 12 GB of Ram

  Western Digital 1 TB my book Elite external hard drive USB connection

  OS: Windows 7 32/64 bit

  Problem: Computer works fine after reboot/coldboot but after entering Sleep Mode Performance is so slow reboot is required.

  The Windows Task Manager that shows a file associated with the external hard drive (WDFME. (EXE) uses all the resources (100%) in the process.

  Selection (WDFME. (EXE) under the process in Windows Task Manager and ending the process frees up resources and resources in use drops to

  about 10 to 13 percent. I have used this external drive for over a year without this problem until recently.

  I you'd be grateful someone out there with a solution would share.

  Searching the Web for information and or solution, I found that other users have the same problem. Of course, as any material of 'good '.

  company Western Digital chooses to upset their customers by not recognizing that a problem exists.

  Thank you

  Dennis

  I'm having the same problem.  I'm on Windows Vista 64 bit and I can not find a power management tab in the Device Manager either.

  RonRea

  The best solution is to stop using the WD external drive software and install a third party about Acronis backup management is recommended by many people. I downloaded and installed and it seems to do very well and I have my machine is back to run fast.

  -Dennis-

• Western Digital 1 TB passport is not recognized

  Western Digital 1 TB My Passport Essential Portable hard drive is not recognized by the BDV-E370. any clue?

  Hello
  Most likely your Passport 1 TB drive is formatted as NTFS. The BDV-E370, as well as all the sony TV and DVD players will recognize USB drives formatted in FAT32 only. NTFS is not supported. FAT32 will recognize up to 2 TB.

• Portege M400: Can I install a SATA Western Digital?

  Can I install a Western Digital SATA in my Portege M400?

  I've tried and failed.

  I can copy files CD for the new HD system, but the result is a failure to blue screen when the system boots.

  I can't get a clean install of Windows XP to start same - HD is not recognized despite the use of the Toshiba SATA/RAID drivers from a floppy disk.

  I tried to use Norton Ghost to copy an image of the HD (work) in the new HD, but which also results in a blue screen failure.

  Is there something exclusive on the SATA?

  The laptop will not work with the original HD?

  A (larger) replacement Toshiba HD work?

  -don't

  Turn off the laptop and the beginning he presses the ESC key.
  On the third page of the bios (pg down), you will find the raid configuration.
  I assume you actually already the RAID setting, but it is not really written on the HARD disk.

  At a first remove the RAID and replace JOBD confirmation of the 1234 password.
  Save the settings restart und. Re-enter the bios and change JOBD to RAID (new 1234).
  After that your HARD drive works perfectly!

• Satellite A100-906 and Western Digital 250 GB

  Dear all,

  First of all, I want to offer my congratulations on your forum certainly useful. In regards to my laptop, I have a Toshiba A100-906. I've updated his memory to 3 GB and now I would like to upgrade its HDD as well. I think to buy a * Western Digital hard which has capacity of 250 GB *. I wonder, what is the maximum size of hard drive for this laptop and if it takes in charge the HDD that mentioned above.

  Thanks in advance
  STL of Greece

  Hello

  Well it's not easy to tell if a 250 GB HARD drive would be recognized by the BIOS as Toshiba doesn't provide any details on the maximum size of disk HARD possible.

  Is that a BIOS doesn t supports all sizes of HARD drive due to some limitations.

  But in my opinion it is not possible to use the 250 GB HARD drive. I think that it s all just too big.
  However, this is only my suggestion and maybe you should review it to make sure if it of possible or not.

  Best regards and have a nice day buddy

• Western Digital IcePack for the SSD mounting: problem to share

  I liked the sled of adapter form factor of 2.5 to 3.5 Western Digital IcePack for my converted Momentus XT 500 GB disks hard/Intel SSD 2.5 "for proper installation in HP xw workstations.  Most of the jobs that I use have the standard plastic 3.5 "drive green HP monte that slide in case channels meant for this.  See PDF attached on the ice.  They are very solid and well built.

  It turns out that are the two colors of the interface... red and green circuit board. Green only those that I have seen include a molded projection that is supposed to interface with a cavity on the back of some disks 2,5 "hard, that allows the transfer of the drive jumper pins hard interface in the background of the ice SATA connector (which is exposed for easy access, therefore).

  I received only of briquettes with PCB red until today, and those who have not had this projection at the end of disk 2.5 "interface.

  My SSD intel is not riders and so no mating recess and therefore not necessary for this part of the interface, but they cannot drag on the projection as a result.  My 'red' briquettes version would accept the SSD and 2.5 "hard drives with a jumper pin recess in all circumstances (but not be able to allow the manipulation of rider to end exposed sea ice).  My "green version" briquettes will can return disks 2.5 "with the cavity of jumper pin into the rear end of the car itself.

  So, for me, red is the only type I want.  I did not use jumpers on the drives for years...  If you buy a guy on eBay who these new Western Digital be sure to communicate your needs for the Red version.  It is obvious through the sealed bags of mylar.

  Scott

  CHANGE > > > > > > see below... There is actually a few briquettes with PCB being red and have the projection causing trouble, too, but they seem to be a small minority.

  I've seen 2 WD briquettes with the Green circuit board, and each of them has had this additional projection that interferes with my Intel SSD to slip in the correct position.  You can see in the pictures that "bottom basket' of the SSD Intel a flower metal where the hard drive has a"container"recessed in the same region to take account of this protrusion.

  I checked all my Velociraptors currently here, which are 2.5 "hard disks that are mounted on the plateau of the Western Digital factory.  All those who have red cards (without projection).  This is despite the fact that make Velociraptor hard drives have the recess that would accept the projection, as does the 2.5 "hard drive shown in the first photo attached.  Thus, it seems that for the WD Velociraptors does not feel the need to provide this Green type of physical interface.

  The hard drives with the recess for the projection of mesh with the Green type perfectly, but they are also perfectly on the type of red.  So, for me, I would call the "universal" type red

  If they make a red PCB with the offending projection included is something I can't answer otherwise that to tell you I have never seen one of these and have used over 20 Red types so far.

  CHANGE > > > > > > > > > visitor, below, found a specific example of an ice floe that has a red PCB and a drive to interface with the projection.  Thus, they exist but appear to be a small minority.  See my last post on how to avoid the problem.

  Keep us informed if learn you more, take a look at the attached pictures.

• Western Digital external hard will not be displayed in the Finder or disk utility

  So I am certainly not the most tech-savvy person ever, but I'm not completely helpless on a computer, and I'm trying to help a friend with pulling content on an old external hard drive Western Digital (product No: WDBABW0010BSL-00;) ( http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Passport-Portable-External/dp/B003DC8D8I).

  Initially, I looked in the Finder for the hard disk appears, but nothing has ever, even after 15 minutes to be connected. After that, I went my utility application of disc to see if something has shown there, but again, no luck. I made sure that the micro-usb cable works, who he was and the hard drive itself did a light which is turn on, plus you can feel physically the disc rotates inside the hull to the touch on the case itself, so I know there is be able to get on the external hard drive.

  From this point, however, I am at a loss for what to do next. I read some of the other help topics, but I have not found anything like that, but that works for me.

  Thanks in advance for your suggestions and help!

  Have you tried this WD drive in another Mac with the same results?

  How old is the drive?

  I know that I had a problem once with a WD drive that had this type of behavior, and I could not use any utility software disc 3rd party on it to retrieve files or disk to repartition/format utility there. The drive is running but not visible anywhere on any Mac. My situation is that the drive had nothing of value to this topic, I used a top hammer so that nobody else could get something on it when I threw it in the trash.

• Cannot access the data on Western Digital My Book Essential.

  Original title: Western Digital My Book Essential

  Cannot access data stored on My Book Essential 3 TB.  Desktop computer no longer recognizes.  Laptop sees it, but I can't access the data.  Cord replacement binding have at the least visible on laptop & office 'discover' for a long period of time.  An hour pending with Western Digital with no live person on the line.  Am now thinking the drive can't be fixed and Western Digital is not actually support.

  If I buy a replacement, how to make the data from the old to the new?  All suggestions will be useful.

  Moved from IE

  If you do not see the data, you can not transfer it. Keep trying with Western Digital.