My Passport Essential SE (USB 3.0)

Hi Community, I have 1TB My Passport Essential SE (USB 3.0) when I connect it to the PC is sound normally ,but the led is off and the HD is not detected . I tried :- 1-Changing the cable .2-Test the same cable on another HD and it work normally .3-chnaging the PC .4-changign the USB port (USB 3 and USB 2)5-connect the USB cable to the HDD while is connected to the laptop . Would you please advise . thanks .

Hello,
Seems you already tried and did the necessary troubleshooting. This means the drive is dead. If the drive is till under warranty then you can get it replaced.
How to get an RMA, (Return Merchandise Authorization) or replace a defective product under warranty

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Bonjour,
J'ai acheté un hdd Western Digital My Passport Essential 1 To USB 3.0 / USB 2.0 Silver.
P/N WDBACX10010BSL
S/N WXK14AA0X1511
Le problème est le suivant : Le disque n'est pas visible, alors j'ai regardé dans le gestionnaire de périphérique un point exclamation d'affiche jaune en disant "WD SES Device USB Device".
Je suis aller sur le site Western Digital pour recherche le driver, après avoir lancer la rechercher il n'y aucun driver disponible en tapant le P/N.
Si quelqu'un pourrait m'aider à résoudre ce problème.
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Le problème était le fichier système formaté sous mac. *Les partitions étaient en mac os x étendu.* Windows ne pouvait lire ce système de fichiers.
Alors on essayé différentes file system. *Il faillait choisir MS-DOS (FAT32) pour mac et Windows.*
Après ce formatage nous avons essayé sur un machine Windows vista ou 7. Maintenant ça marche.
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Hi, welcome to the community.
It seems might be a power issue or the USB port in the board. Have you tried using another port and another cable? Also making sure in the power settings that the USB are not set to be turned off.

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How is it plugged in (firewire or USB)? Not that it really should matter.
I'd contact WD first about this since a brand new drive should at least be recognized. Most new drives come formatted for PCs but a Mac should at least see it.
[What to do if your computer won't recognize a FireWire device|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88338]
[Dealing with FireWire problems (drives not mounting, devices unrecognized, etc.)|http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20041221081432908]
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Hello,
You can try to recover the files using a data recovery software. If this does not work then you can try a data recovery company.
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I have an older macbook pro and the hard drive is starting to go (making loud noises). i tried to back up to an external hard drive (my passport essential se) using time machine and the computer keeps shutting down. the same thing happens when just trying to save my pictures from iphoto to a flash drive. suggestions to complete backup please?

Sounds like you'll need to access that drive while it is not booted. You need to replace it anyway, so do that, then one way or another (ext enclusure, et), access it and copy files.
If you keep trying to boot it, you might kill it for good and not get your files, so just swap it out first.

Formatting WD My Passport Essential SE 1 TB

I was doing research on portable drives. I found a good deal on a Western Digital My Passport Essential SE 1 TB.
I was wondering about a few things for those who had this drive.
1. Obvious question...are you generally happy with it? Any quirks?
2. How sturdy or safe is it carrying this drive in a backpack? I mean if I was running to catch a train, do I have to worry about the heads scratching the platters? How much jarring can a portable drive take?
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Since I do not own this particular drive, I'll try to answer your third question based on your last sentence:
If your PPC is running anything prior to 10.4.6, you should partition it to APM (Apple Partition Map) so both machines can access the data. If it runs 10.4.6 and beyond, GUID is fine.
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After sleep mode there is all the time the warning tag "Memory medium was not ejected correctly"
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{Previous experience with WD in Macintosh, also Kingston RAM in Macintosh, keep me clear of them. No matter of how great others may find them now. I've fixed too many issues based on low-end parts.}
To get a better configuration of hard disk drive, enclosure, & connection-type is recommended. I've used self-powered FireWire400/800 externally enclosed HDDs with oxford-type chipsets as a preference. Now there are other options, though and a few faster ones entice to match up with newer expectation.
Not sure if this helps much...
Good luck & happy computing!

Is it possible to use my "My Passport Essential SE" external hard drive on my PC, and my MacBookPro? Is it possible to reserve like 300gb for my PC, and 700GB for my MBP? please advise

I have a 1TB external hard drive, and I just thought of the idea. If it would be possible to seperate space's with in the external HD. Like can I save 300gb off my PC, and 700gb off my MBP?
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All you need to do is create 2 partitions on the hard drive. Format the Mac partition as GUID Mac Extended (Journaled) NOT case sensitive. When that's done, connect the drive to your Windows machine and format the other partition you just created with NTFS.

What is the best USB 3.0 (small) ext HDD for recording my music on

Hello everybody!
i start with saying...........
A Happy Newyear!!!!!
I wish you all the very best and love.
Now for my question.
I would like to know what is the best portable usb 3.0 external HDD for recording my music on.
Because since today i am a very happy new owner of the new Retina Macbook Pro 2.3 GHz, with 8 GB of Ram and 256 GB of Flash.
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Greetings,
Glenn Cornelisse
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The Hague, Netherlands

I cannot speak specifically about any of those Ext HDs because i don't own any of them..
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Make sure the external drive is 7200rpm.... and not 5400rpm or a 'green' drive with something called "varipower' or a similar name...

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