WD 500GB problems.

[Guest]

Hello,

I am having problems getting my harddrive to work. I tried doind what I normally do and that is formatting the disk via windows. Then I tried deleting and creating a volume in disk management. I even tried to zero-write(?) it with software from the WD site.

It all gave me errors and even the software from WD can't seen to make anything of it.

Is my drive just broken or can I do anything to fix it. It really is needed and I don't really have spare money to buy me another one.

 

[Guest]

EDIT: quick formatting takes forever and gives me errors as wel.

 

[Hawkeye22]

Did you run WD's lifeguard tools. Run the short test, then the long test. If it fails and is under warranty, WD will replace it for free.

http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=613&sid=3&lang=en

 

[Guest]

Holy mother of god. I have no idea what happened but it miraculously worked again. Let's hope it is not some temporary fix.

Thanks anyway!

 

[Guest]

No. I did something wrong again.

I ran the DLGDIAG and it didn't show up. I disconnected it from my PC and reconnected it. Then posted the above post. I put it in my xbox to format it to xbox standards blablabla. It gave me an error.

Back to the PC. I ran the DLGDIAG again. Now it did show up. I ran a quick diagnostic test. It gave me this error:
http://i.imgur.com/gMOfWC4.png (it's safe, don't worry)

I disconnected it from my PC again (safely btw, just like I did before) and I can't use it anymore.

 

[Hawkeye22]

It's time for a new drive.