Hey guys, need some help, i recently purchased a WD Network HDD about 2 months ago, and a while back it stopped working, the HDD works but the power supply stopped (don't exactly know how but yeah) Basically i have a lot of stuff on there and am not prepared to give it back to WD for a new one yet, i need to extract all of my docs off of it and then wipe it and send it off (plus don't want to pay 100 quid to get my data back!) So, i have put it in my internal desktop and wired it up etc... problem is the comp doesn't start due to lack of power... the WD has a built in LED light which takes up a lot of power, and it doesn't let anything else power up due to the amount it needs. I've tried putting it in an external icybox i ordered but that also didn't power up. I've been looking for a solution for 3 weeks and it's getting frustrating now! I'm sure there must be a way to get the HDD to power up with the computer, i'm just stuck on how to do it. I'm tempted to order casing for it (network hdd casing) and shove it in their and see what it does, but the thing is i'm not sure if that will power up and i don't want to waste my money buying more stuff. So i really need someone to shed me some light and tell me how i can recover my data... here is the hdd info: WD 1.0TB SATA 8MB Cache - WD10EAVS Disk drive Hard disk drive capacity The maximum storage capacity of the hard disk in gigabyte (1 GB = 1 billion bytes). 1024 GB Internal The device is built in, or needs to be built in (Yes/No). No, means that the device is connected externally via wire or wireless. Hard disk rotational speed The rotational speed of a hard disk expressed in rotations per minute. The faster the better. 7200 RPM Hard disk interface Serial ATA II Hard disk size 3.5 " Bytes per sector 512 Drive ready time 14.3 s Start/stop cycles 300000 Data transmission Data transfer rate Rate at which data can be transferred MC; expressed in units per second; may vary on network configurations 3 Gbit/s Weight & dimensions Weight Weight of the product without packaging (nett weight). If possible, the nett weight is given including standard accessories and supplies. Please, note that sometimes the manufacturer is giving a too commercial interpretation of product weight, by leaving out the weight of accessories and/or supplies. 630 g Height Height of the product 26.1 mm Width 101.6 mm Depth 147 mm Sound emission Acoustic pressure emissions Level of sound pressure per ISO 9614-1; expressed in decibels 25/27 dB Environmental conditions Operating shock Environmental requirements for optimal protection from impact in operating mode 65 G Operating temperature range (T-T) 5 - 55 °C Storage temperature range (T-T) -40 - 70 °C Non-operating shock Environmental requirements for optimal protection from impact in non-operating mode 250 G Operating vibration Environmental requirements for vibration in operating mode 10-300 Hz, 0.008 g² / Hz Energy management Power consumption (active) 5.4 W Power consumption (standby) 0.4 W Type: HDD Speed: 7200 Size: 750 Form: 3.5IN Interface: SATA2 PowerReq: 15 connects to a MOTHERBOARD via 1-SATA2 socket(s)/connector(s) quick help will be extremely appreciated Huge thanks in advance.
Are you sure it's not the drive at fault, not the power supply to the enclosure? If it shuts down your main PC's PSU due to overload, that's a serious power fault with the drive.
