I have an XP system and am doing a recovery, original drive failed. I noted the following in a comment and wonder what this is and how to do/use it "
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This is a hard drive used to replace the original drive that failed. Simply install this drive where your original drive was located. Turn on computer, insert your recovery disk and follow the prompts. You may have to use a disk that the drive came with to format the drive before use.
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As I answer, remember... my hard drive got wiped. Make certain you switch your hard drive to "slave" status if you haven't already. Otherwise, you should be OK.
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I installed the drive for a friend. Most PCs with an accompanying drive which won't write to a particular disc are suffering from some type of file corruption. In the past, when installing a drive to replace an original drive, I've always synced the installation with a reformat to assure proper operation. Unless you're one who maintains a corrupt free operating system (I haven't met many), it's a good rule to follow.
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I just checked www.wdc.com Typed in Serial Number from drive I received. Answer from WD: "The warranty for this product has expired. The product is not eligible for replacement. If you need technical assistance, please send us email." So either Seller is warranting this drive OR NO ONE IS!!! I, for one, would like to hear from the seller on this matter!
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I had no issues. I took out one screw. Attatched the cable and slide the drive in replaced screw. It was a very simple process. I am no expert on computers. I can only share my experience with repairing it.
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I need to swap the print circuit board, since PC cannot detect this drive any more. I have tons of data on this drive that needs retrieval. So I placed another order again. Hope I will get exact model as I bought in Nov, 2010. The model I received last time is also WD20EARS-00MVWB0. Can someone report what's their model number now, if they bought it recently? Thank you. I will report mine once I get it on Monday.
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call the company....they are very helpful or email them. I own two of their drives and have been very happy
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Mine was an XP, I needed to be able to connect an internal hard-drive to capture some info from my last XP that died.
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I had exactly the same situation and the same mSata drive. It would not work. I contacted the seller and they have sent a replacement board (not the entire enclosure). I have not got round to trying it yet since the mSata is now in my laptop. Suggest you contact the seller.
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Hi, Mike: I can't be of help, as I've never used this particular drive, and never had experience with a workstation.
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That depends on the kind of failure you have on your external drive. If the drive has died, then nothing to do. If the drive works, then you should be able to recover. I rather do that connecting the drive to a PC directly.
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NOT from this seller - I checked both serial numbers on Seagates Warranty Validation page and see "The product you identified was sold as a system component. Please contact your place of purchase for service."I have a failed drive, and no response from the seller - can't send it back to Seagate.. uh oh.
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There will be nothing on the hard drive left. Its wiped clean. You'll have to reinstall with new software.
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Yes I can help,I had the same problem your disk you got is junk,don't waste any more time,call Amazon to send New stuff.
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Jeff, who was the dealer you bought this computer from? I bought my piece of crap from CravingSavings. I called him and he told me I need a new hard drive. I had no way of getting the computer back to him so he sent me a new hard drive, which I had to install myself! Since thenm, I have had nothing but problems, it wasn't just the hard drive. There is so much garbage on the computer itself which was never cleaned off. Recently I had to call someone to fix it, because it froze on me and would not work at all. I wish I had the knowledge to help you with your problem....all I have to suggest is you contact the seller! Good luck I hope this helps!
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Looks like they are using Hitachi. One of my enclosures stopped working so I opened up the case to remove the drive and installed in my computer as an additional internal drive. The drive itself is still working perfectly fine some 4+ years later.
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I just got the drive. It is the same model as before. But simply replacing the pcb board does not work. The original pcb board is working fine as tested by mounting it to the new drive. There is some serious problem inside the sealed chamber like reading arms or some mechanical failure. I don't want to mess it up now. I have to eat the pain of losing my data. I used to always trust WD but now I changed my mind. Maybe looking for a seagate one for replacement. Next time I will build a Raid.