Solve : Nothing happens with external HDD?

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Answer» We found a Western Digital 400gb external HDD at a yard sale (cheap!!) with no documentation or cables. I have a plug with about 8 voltage settings from 1.5-12 volts. What is the voltage of an external HDD? I tried all of the voltage settings with it plugged into the computer and it doesn't show up. Oh, and when I plug it in and when I set it to anything above 9volts I hear it spinning, but nothing happens on my pc.What kind of plug is it and where does it plug in to? If it had no cables what is the plug you refer to that has 8 voltage settings?Either provide a complete Western Digital Corporation (WDC) product number or go to their website yourself, IDENTIFY which drive you have, and examine the technical specs. Come on now... Superman is dead.Quote from: cactuslizard on October 15, 2009, 02:17:47 PM I tried all of the voltage settings with it plugged into the computer and it doesn't show up. Where are you looking... My Computer, Windows Explorer, or Disk Management? It's best to use Disk Management. If the drive (file system partition) isn't assigned a drive letter, it won't show up in the other places. To access, select "Start" -> right-click "My Computer" -> select "Manage" -> within "Storage" category on left pane of "Computer Management" window, select "Disk Management".The power plug that goes into the wall is a multi-voltage plug, and it's plugged into the DC in connector, and it's a plug I already had. SORRY! I should of SAID that. I look for the "found new hardware" box to appear in explorer and I look in My Computer and it doesn't show up. Will look on WD website and check disk management.Quote from: cactuslizard on October 15, 2009, 08:21:32 PM I look for the "found new hardware" box to appear in explorer and I look in My Computer and it doesn't show up. So, you're saying the "found new hardware" box appears when the WDC drive is plugged in (USB cable?) ?An external HDD is not different. Five volts and twelve volts is standard. A small HDD, like for a laptop, needs five volts. Quote from: cactuslizard on October 15, 2009, 02:17:47 PM We found a Western Digital 400gb external HDD at a yard sale (cheap!!) with no documentation or cables. Does it have a part #?The "found new hardware box" doesn't POP up. And the part # is WD4000C02. I looked up AC adapters for this particular model and it's output was 12Volts DC at 2 amps. I lost the power cable I was using, but I will look for it and will try again at the 12volt setting.If your adapter doesn't put out 2A, don't expect much.We found a Western Digital 400gb external HDD at a yard sale (cheap!!) I hear it spinning, but nothing happens on my pc. I wonder why?

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We found a Western Digital 400gb external HDD at a yard sale (cheap!!) with no documentation or cables. I have a plug with about 8 voltage settings from 1.5-12 volts. What is the voltage of an external HDD? I tried all of the voltage settings with it plugged into the computer and it doesn't show up.
Oh, and when I plug it in and when I set it to anything above 9volts I hear it spinning, but nothing happens on my pc.What kind of plug is it and where does it plug in to? If it had no cables what is the plug you refer to that has 8 voltage settings?Either provide a complete Western Digital Corporation (WDC) product number or go to their website yourself, IDENTIFY which drive you have, and examine the technical specs.

Come on now... Superman is dead.Quote from: cactuslizard on October 15, 2009, 02:17:47 PM

I tried all of the voltage settings with it plugged into the computer and it doesn't show up.

Where are you looking... My Computer, Windows Explorer, or Disk Management?

It's best to use Disk Management. If the drive (file system partition) isn't assigned a drive letter, it won't show up in the other places.

To access, select "Start" -> right-click "My Computer" -> select "Manage" -> within "Storage" category on left pane of "Computer Management" window, select "Disk Management".The power plug that goes into the wall is a multi-voltage plug, and it's plugged into the DC in connector, and it's a plug I already had. SORRY! I should of SAID that. I look for the "found new hardware" box to appear in explorer and I look in My Computer and it doesn't show up. Will look on WD website and check disk management.Quote from: cactuslizard on October 15, 2009, 08:21:32 PM

I look for the "found new hardware" box to appear in explorer and I look in My Computer and it doesn't show up.

So, you're saying the "found new hardware" box appears when the WDC drive is plugged in (USB cable?) ?An external HDD is not different.
Five volts and twelve volts is standard.
A small HDD, like for a laptop, needs five volts.

Quote from: cactuslizard on October 15, 2009, 02:17:47 PM

We found a Western Digital 400gb external HDD at a yard sale (cheap!!) with no documentation or cables.

Does it have a part #?The "found new hardware box" doesn't POP up. And the part # is WD4000C02. I looked up AC adapters for this particular model and it's output was 12Volts DC at 2 amps. I lost the power cable I was using, but I will look for it and will try again at the 12volt setting.If your adapter doesn't put out 2A, don't expect much.We found a Western Digital 400gb external HDD at a yard sale (cheap!!)

I hear it spinning, but nothing happens on my pc.

I wonder why?

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