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I connected 24v DC to it not 230v

It seems REALLY dumb for WD not to put any warnings at all on their units or in their literature about this. Had they done that I believe people would be extra careful with the power. All it takes is a freaking sticker near the power input! It is so easy to mistake power supplies and plug it...

I plugged in the wrong power supply to a WD My Book Elite 1TB drive and blew something on the USB-SATA bridge. It looks like it's labeled U5. The hard drive spins up fine when I have it connected via a USB-SATA adapter but all the data is encrypted so I can't access it. Does anyone know if I...