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@fzabkar - yes, it turns out I can. When I plug it in and attach to PC there is a very faint sound for 5-10 seconds,which subsequently stops. Is there anything I can do about a stiction fault, if that's what it is?

Hi SuperSoph_WD, Thanks a lot for your suggestion. To answer your question the model number is P/N wdbaau0010hbk-01 and S/N wmaza4624385 The problem is that the Data LifeGuard won't detect it at all :( It sees my SSD and my HDD, but no sign whatsover of the external hard drive. So I don't...

Unfortunately neither disc management nor device manager detect it. I presume I could only use WD's data lifeguard if it gets detected, or is there a way round that?

I've tried with different USB ports, different machines, different wires - no response!

One other thing I should have mentioned: It's not spinning up. There is no sign it's on other than the blinking white light. Is it possible the restart triggered some kind of standby mode?

Am not seeing it in device management, am afraid. I'd really like to be able to salvage the data if possible. But if worst comes to worst and I could have, say, an empty working drive I could live with that. I'm hoping, because it was working just fine before that restart, that it isn't...

Hi, Hoping for a bit of guidance. My WD 2tb hard drive was working just fine. I was in the process of transferring a bunch of files on to it. Then I accidentally hit the reset button on my PC. After reboot it would't detect it all. There's a white, flashing light on the drive. No noise. I...

I really appreciate your answers :). I'm going to stick with the 970 Strix because, as you say, it's still a great card if you're not going to SLI, and the alternatives are either too pricey (the 980) or too noisy (the AMDs). I figure by the time I have to upgrade there'll be something that can...

Thanks - this has reassured me somewhat :) One of the reasons I got the Strix is that I read it was so apt for overclocking. Forgive the stupid question, but can overclocking increase the VRAM limit before you come across performance issues, or does it only improve frame rates below that...

Fair enough - looking at your specs my machine is basically the same as yours (minus 8gb RAM) So if you had to buy now at the same price point, you'd still argue the 970 offered great value for money? And as someone who presumably bought a while ago, how annoyed are you at nvidia for the...

Hi, I bought a machine equipped with the GTX 970 Strix last week, which will arrive in the next few days. I've just come across the commotion about the 3.5GB VRAM limitation (which I assumed applied equally to the Strix as well as the standard GPU). I'm not technically inclined on these things...

Thanks rower. I've been doing a bit more research and apparently lots and lots of people LOVE this - 1440p and overclockable refresh rate. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161476107893 Any thoughts? I've got a 970 strix, so 1440p should be fine...

Thanks for your help!

I don't play MMORPGs, really: I like single-player RPGs, looking forward to GTA 5 and Witcher 3 on PC - that kind of thing. Maybe the sweet spot, then, would then be a 24 inch (for graphics clarity because less stretched screen) with 144 refresh rate? I can get this for £220...

Thanks - I found it at £310 in the UK, which is only slightly cheaper than a 1440p monitor which multiple reviews assure me is perfectly good for gaming. What would you choose out of a 1440p at refresh rate of 60Hz vs a 1080p at 144 Hz? Which, in your opinion, gives a better overall performance...