One of the most common symptoms of a western digital hard drive head crash is the drive clicking a few times then spinning down. In most cases this is a sign that one or more of the read/write heads are failing. To recover the data from this type of failure it is very helpful to […]
Western Digital Announces the Release of 3TB and USB 3.0 External Hard Drives
Fast and Huge is what they are going for here. First, all 3 lines of their drives, the My Passport® Essential™ portable hard drive, My Passport® Essential™ SE portable hard drive, and My Book® Essential external hard drive will be offered in the USB 3.0. Here is a break down of USB speeds so that […]
Western Digital WD5000AAJS Hard Drive Recovery
Western Digital WD5000AAJS hard drive recovery usually entails repairing the heads. Like many drives the WD5000 has a parking mechanism that is meant to protect the platters so the heads don’t impact upon them. This doesn’t help if the heads fail during normal usage. Read Write Heads Caught in Orange Keeper or Park Area The […]