I have a WD my book essential 500 gb external hard drive and the usb connector plug broke - I took out the drive inside - will this work for it?
1678556
Yes, it should - remove the drive from the WD MyBook enclosure carefully, make sure your'e grounded or wear some medical exam gloves, and snap it into the dock. Plug it in, fire it up and your'e good. Be sure to read the directions to make sure you use the correct side for the drive connection.
1535754
Not sure... I had been trying to get some data off of the exact hard drive from a Seagate External HD and as a last resort for the girl, I had bought this to swap out boards. I wasn't successful but the drive I bought has been a good one. I stuck it in another build. Sorry I couldn't answer your question.
609558
The Plugable is a very good USB hub, and it has worked impeccably in many connection configurations. However, in your specific case, I would suggest to contact WD.
51400
Yes, however I dont recomend this product, I use Mybook Studio by WD, I had a Seagate and it totally crashed they are too too sensitive.
1555909
I tried to plug in an external 320GB hard drive and it didn't work at all. The enclosure had its own power supply and I have plugged it into other USB Hubs before, but this one didn't even recognize it. don't know if it was defective or a limitation of the design, but I am returning it considering that I bought this Hub to swap multiple external hard drives and thumb drives. Hope this helps.
2191291
This is a data cable, works like a external HD enclosure. If the HD is broken, it is not likely helpful to retrieve any data. Unless what broken is the enclosure of your external HD, not the HD.
259040
Sorry...don't know. I only have a Synology NAS, so no experience on the external USB HDs
1365023
I found the adapter info on E-bay (follow the link) http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-Western-Digital-WD-1TB-My-Book-Essential-HD-External-Hard-Drive-Adaptor12V/171050533357?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222003%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D7247654651354539816%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D20131003132420%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D171050533357&rt=nc (you may have to copy the link to your address bar in your browser.) The link above gives you the details about the adapter.
740983
It is specific to a WD external drive. You must check the specs of the Seagate drive and ensure the AC adapter you purchase matches exactly in "milliamperes" and voltage, otherwise your drive will either not work or be harmed or both.
1352569
I have the WDE1UBK10000N and it is a solid well built external! I don't think you can go wrong with the elements terabyte hdd!
23537
This is not the right cable for a WD My Book Essential. For that drive you just need a standard USB 2.0 cable. The drive uses a Mini USB connector, so a cable like this one should work for you: Belkin F3U138-06 Pro Series USB 5-Pin Mini-B Cable (6-Feet) (The USB 3.0 cable you asked about does work great for WD Passport USB 3 drives however.)
2097815
if you pull the external hard drive from its case it will work unless the internal hard drive uses an older PATA (EIDE) connector instead of SATA, anything from 2006 and above should have an SATA connector generally speaking.
1035341
hello, look at the packaging says it's fit for that HD, I buy a WDBY8L and the packaging says it is not compatible with the HD though fits perfectly
1604594
It should work either way. I even used a 64gb flash usb drive for a little while when my hard drive burnt up.
48000
This is a tricky one as ive never heard of that particular hard drive, but if its a 500gb drive, it should use one of the three connection types on this reader.. that being said if the hard drive isn't working, I cant guarantee this will make it work. Ive got a lot of hard drives to read using this though, so you SHOULD be good to go
2212743
Yes from images I can find on this harddrive it appears it should work specs say it has a 2.0 USB interface only trouble I see is Amazon basics cables tend to have fat ends that may make plugging it in difficult if plug is recessed. Online images of this drive show a flush surface plug that should work.
717121
I'd have to see a picture of your drive to give you a definite answer. Does your drive have a detachable base containing the USB port and the same AC power connector?