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dementedd
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Wd elements 1042 500gb detection on every restart

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‎05-27-2012 11:19 AM

As the title speaks for it self every time i restart my computer i can't see my external hdd on my computer screen. There is no "loading drivers" notification on start menu or any usb device plugged in as i can see. The solution i find for this situation is to simply remove usb from my hdd and re plug it in. When i do that windows can detect it and it runs without any problem. All i need to know is if there is a way to make windows detect it without replugging it.

Problem might be occuring becuse i formatted my hdd when i first got it through windows and it deleted "auto play" files on hdd.

System : Windows 7 64bit

Device : Wd elements 1042 usb 3.0 (500 gb)

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Re: Wd elements 1042 500gb detection on every restart

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‎05-28-2012 06:52 AM

Have you tried using different USB ports or using another power socket? You can also run a test with DLG.

 

http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/940/session/L2F2LzEvc25vLzEvdGltZS8xMzM4MjEzMTIyL3Np...

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