Question Cannot initialize 500GB WD Blue SSD

[Imacflier]

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

 

[laviniuc]

sata or m2?

edit: nvm, has to be sata, try another usb port. also does the sata dongle have any extra power adapters/inputs? make sure you plug it directly in a port, without a hub

 

[Imacflier]

Good points, all....but I have already tried multiple ports, enclosures, and COMPUTERS!

 

[Imacflier]

Well I will be darned!

I tried using a THIRD enclosure....I pulled an HDD out and put an SSD in, and it worked! Seems odd to have two identical failures of hardware, but it is what it is....and all works fine.

Larry