This morning, I heard a loud hollow sound from my computer. I went to eat breakfast and when I got back, everything seemed to function, except for the 3TB USB Western Digital My Book device. P/N: WDBACW0030HBK-04. Oddly, one by one, all the USB devices kept leaving my computer and than some would make an attempt to return and get kicked out again. I decided to reboot my system and now it takes a long time to boot. The slow boot speed is not because of the machine, but because Windows was taking a long time to recognize the 3TB drive. When the system finally boots, my system could not see the 3TB drive. Other USB devices would sometimes appear, other times disappear. When I pulled the 3TB drive off the USB port, the entire system returned back to normal.
I currently use WindowsXP for my main system. I also use Windows7 as a backup. Along with another WindowsXP added to the mix. Now no USB port on any system I have access to, will instantly see the 3TB USB drive. My main XP system does see an “Unknown Device” but is not doing anything with it. I even tried swapping the USB cable and the power adapter from my 6TB WD drive, still can’t get the 3TB to be seen. There appears to be a power button on the back of the 3TB drive. Doesn’t seem to do anything when I press it. The LED light on the front is not affected by it. For my 6TB drive, when I plug it in, the computer takes a moment to see the drive, and than it assigns a drive letter. With the 3TB drive, it makes an attempt to assign a drive letter, but at the end, isn’t able to find a drive letter. Any suggestions as to what is wrong or any possible self fixes?
