Hi i had a thread about this before but never seemed to identify the problem.
Basically i had a WDC 750GB drive that started failing and got it replaced by an identical one. the symptoms were it getting noisy and slower.
Anyway the new drive that came was tested fine by several programs but...
Looked around on the net for an answer to my problem and I've found some related threads here, among others this one: https://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/228790-original-hard-drive-not-seen-cant-format.html
This all started when I was trying to get my HP Storageworks X310 to work again,...
So, I picked up two 2TB drives today. One works, the other one half works.
The external works just fine. The internal, which is a Caviar Black, is recognized by BIOS just fine, and I can see it in the Device Manger, but not Explorer.
In the attachment it shows:
My primary SSD:...
I purchased two WD Caviar Black drives a few months ago, at the time I had a 32-Bit version of Windows 7 (7100) installed, and the machine was quieter than quiet.
Since installing my 64-Bit RTM it seems like the drives "clicks" at lot now when it is "working" ... what could cause that? I know...
Hello!
I've just installed a new computer and I don't know if my Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB SATA Hard Drive ( WD1001FALS) is slow or not. Are there any drivers or updates for the disk?