My Elements 1023 - Dead? [ Edited ]

[mania_c]

Hi, I was connecting my Elements 500GB USB drive to the pc to back up my system and then I couldn't find it at all. In disk manager it says it's not allocated.

Ashampoo's HDD Control 2 says following:

[Harddisk 4 ;

Modell=WD Elements 1023 USB Device ;

Size=500 GB ; SN=WD-WX**********3]

USB-Bridge chip: Vendor ID = $1058 ;

Product ID = $1023

Physical Drive Index : 4

Interface (SMART) :

SCSI_PASS Interface (COMMANDS) :

SCSI_PASS Interface (IDENTIFY) :

SCSI_PASS Current Health: 95%

Current Performance: 100%

Current Temperature: 31 °C

Contains Partitions:

HDD-Firmware Revision: 01.01A01

Reallocated Sectors: 0

Attributes failed: 0

Attributes warnings: 0

RAW-Values (17 found): 001

Value=200

Worst=200

Threshold=051

Condition=100%

RAW=0 003

Value=152

Worst=148

Threshold=021

Condition=073%

RAW=3 375 004

Value=098

Worst=098

Threshold=000

Condition=----

RAW=2 156 005

Value=200

Worst=200

Threshold=140

Condition=100%

RAW=0 007

Value=200

Worst=200

Threshold=000

Condition=----

RAW=0 009

Value=093

Worst=093

Threshold=000

Condition=----

RAW=5 251 010

Value=100

Worst=100

Threshold=000

Condition=----

RAW=0 011 Value=100

Worst=100

Threshold=000

Condition=----

RAW=0 012

Value=100

Worst=100

Threshold=000

Condition=----

RAW=474 192 Value=200

Worst=200

Threshold=000

Condition=----

RAW=393 193

Value=197

Worst=197

Threshold=000 Condition=----

RAW=10 725 194

Value=116

Worst=093

Threshold=000

Condition=----

RAW=31 196

Value=200 Worst=200

Threshold=000

Condition=----

RAW=0 197

Value=200

Worst=200

Threshold=000

Condition=----

RAW=0 198

Value=100

Worst=253

Threshold=000

Condition=---

- RAW=0 199

Value=200

Worst=200

Threshold=000

Condition=----

RAW=0 200

Value=100

Worst=253

Threshold=000

Condition=---- RAW=0

The weird thing is that i can't give it any partition letter or adress. I can't do a squat in disk manager!!!! Not even repair the ntfs-library that i think is the problem here. Or has it just deleted it self?

EDIT!: I didn't notice that my formation got screwed up last post. Sorry for that.

[Alucardx23]

That's an easy to read post you got there . Check if using DLG allows you to write zeros and then try to format it again. 

http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1211/session/L3RpbWUvMTMzNTEyMTY3NC9zaWQvT3hDM29pV2s...

[Awopero]

Is the drive unallocated in Disk Management? Can you post a screenshot of your Disk Management screen?

[mania_c]

Only got Errors :\

>Awopero: 

Why should I post a screen of it when i can't do ANYTHING in it? Im not a novice in that case But i will upload some screens just to clearify.

Write protected disk

Greyed out options. Can't initialize it or anything such.

[Wizer]

The partition appears to be to messed up to allow anything

try a different cable or different application to erase the drive

if no go.. you know what to do

[mania_c]

Im thinking of testing some other cables and USB-ports this week. If that doesn't do it i always could use my warranty and send it to RMA.