Question Cannot initialize 500GB WD Blue SSD

Imacflier

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Hi, guys,

OK I am trying to add a 500GB WD Blue SSD to my Win10 system via USB3.

When I open Disk Management I receive a message telling me I must initialize the disk for virtual disk manager to access the drive.

When I try to initialize I receive an error message from virtual disk manager telling me "The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error". This occurs when trying to initialize in either MBR or GPT.

If I right click on the unallocated space ALL choices other than properties are 'greyed' out.

When I go to DISKPART, the drive does not appear.

This happens with two external drive enclosures and on two computers.

OOPS: forgot to mention there are NO flags in device manager, either!

I am STUCK!

Please advise....silly answers as welcome as serious ones

TIA,

Larry