Wd my passport usb3 failure

hughost

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Mar 21, 2012
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I have a 1TB WD USB3 My Passport that plays up intermittently (more often than not) It just beeps and the blue light flashes and no connection to computer. I've tried it on several laptops and PCs -all the same response. Is it worth ripping the hard drive out and putting it into a generic usb2 external case?
 
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If it's not under warranty, you might as well take the drive out. I wouldn't be surprised if the drive was fine, and it was one of the connections that was the issue. I've got a few usb 3.0 drives and the connectors on all of them are terrible. You basically have to hold it a very specific way to get it to actually work.
If it's not under warranty, you might as well take the drive out. I wouldn't be surprised if the drive was fine, and it was one of the connections that was the issue. I've got a few usb 3.0 drives and the connectors on all of them are terrible. You basically have to hold it a very specific way to get it to actually work.
 
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Yep your dead right, I pulled the ah heck out of it's case and it works fine. The case is too thick where the usb 3 plug goes in and the connection is poor. I got it sitting on the rubber corner protectors and its all ago. I should take it back as its only a couple of months old but I'm slack with keeping receipts. Thanks for the advice.