Recent content by tnsbond

Just wanted to share my recent issue with my WD My Book Essential External 2TB HDD and what fixed it for me. Hopefully you find it to be a good read... First, some background on my HDD problem. The power light remained on (steady, never blinked) and would not shut off using the power button on...

Your problem sounds somewhat similar to the one I had with my WD My Book External HDD. Mine ended up being the USB-SATA pcb. Replaced that with another pcb with the exact same #'s (mine was 4061-705094-001 Rev AA with a JMS538S IC chip). Got it off ebay for about $35. Plugged it in and it...