So I have this 1TB external hard drive that I use for my games. It was working fine uptill about a week ago. I opened my laptop like normal, it did its startup stuff and everything was looking good untill I went to play DOOM Eternal. An error poped up saying something like the .exe file could not be found. I looked into it and saw that my hard-drive wasn't showing up under the "This PC" tab in file explorer. I go to devices and it shows up there, but isn't being read as a storage device. And if there is any advice on the audiobox 96 that would be helpful too.
Carsten_1
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Jump to PostThe first obvious steps:
- reboot
- try a different cable
- try a different USB port
- try a different computer
Jump to PostWhile it usually the end of said drive, can we have the full make and model number?
Why? Sometimes it's the case that failed but newer (cheaper) models don't have the little adapter board old models had so you have to share the information so others can check that out.
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Reverend Jim
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Carsten_1
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Tried new computer too. Nothing. Does this mean my drive is bad?
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rproffitt
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Carsten_1
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So its a my passport ultra. The S/N is WX51D1926AY7. The P/N is WDBFTM0040BSL-0D. Not sure if that helps but that's the numbers off the back
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rproffitt
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Thanks
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