wd elements external to internal

[corwera]

i have a Western Digital Elenements HDD 3tb external. i find the fact that i have to use USB ports and a connection on my power output to use it, so i removed the plastic case like in the video i linked at the bottom (i have not removed the logic/control board). placed it in my case and connected it, but my computer cannot find it. i can feel on the HDD that the disk are spinning but it can't be found whatsoever not even in disk management. the HDD itself is model wd30ezrx

 

i use an ASUS p9p67 pro MOBO

 

any help?

 

ps: i know i have voided my warranty and i don't care

 

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[Tedster]

Make sure that you've connected the SATA cable correctly.

[minibois]

Try a different SATA cable and a different SATA port.

I have one of these drives, maybe I'll put it in my PC

[corwera]

Make sure that you've connected the SATA cable correctly.

ty for quick reply!

they are.

[corwera]

Try a different SATA cable and a different SATA port.

I have one of these drives, maybe I'll put it in my PC

have tried different ones. even switched with other drives that the pc can find.

so far i wouldn't recommend it ;P

[William12h]

Check BIOS for SATA/IDE Settings enable 

[Aniallation]

i have a Western Digital Elenements HDD 3tb external. i find the fact that i have to use USB ports and a connection on my power output to use it, so i removed the plastic case like in the video i linked at the bottom (i have not removed the logic/control board). placed it in my case and connected it, but my computer cannot find it. i can feel on the HDD that the disk are spinning but it can't be found whatsoever not even in disk management. the HDD itself is model wd30ezrx

Check the BIOS first and see if it's recognized in there. 

[corwera]

Check BIOS for SATA/IDE Settings enable

As such?

[corwera]

Check the BIOS first and see if it's recognized in there. 

it doesnt

[Aniallation]

it doesnt

Make sure your SATA cables are correctly plugged in, as well as SATA power. Try unplugging the SATA data and power cables connected to your DVD drive and using them too hook up this drive, since those are confirmed to be working.

[corwera]

Make sure your SATA cables are correctly plugged in, as well as SATA power. Try unplugging the SATA data and power cables connected to your DVD drive and using them too hook up this drive, since those are confirmed to be working.

 

Make sure your SATA cables are correctly plugged in, as well as SATA power. Try unplugging the SATA data and power cables connected to your DVD drive and using them too hook up this drive, since those are confirmed to be working.

dat worked, ty! it says i have to format the drive first, is there any way of getting around that? if i cancel the formatting, it says:

"E:/ is not accessible.

 

the colume does not contain a recognized file system.

please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted."

sounds like i need to get thte drivers manually from WDs site?

[Aniallation]

dat worked, ty! it says i have to format the drive first, is there any way of getting around that? if i cancel the formatting, it says:

"E:/ is not accessible.

 

the colume does not contain a recognized file system.

please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted."

sounds like i need to get thte drivers manually from WDs site?

Disk Management formatting sucks. Try something like a free Partitioning software for windows, and if that doesn't work, get a live Linux USB with GParted (easiest is Ubuntu) and use that

[Speedbird]

dat worked, ty! it says i have to format the drive first, is there any way of getting around that? if i cancel the formatting, it says:

"E:/ is not accessible.

 

the colume does not contain a recognized file system.

please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted."

sounds like i need to get thte drivers manually from WDs site?

Of course you have to format it. The drive would have no file system, and you need one to use it.

 

Disk Management formatting sucks. Try something like a free Partitioning software for windows, and if that doesn't work, get a live Linux USB with GParted (easiest is Ubuntu) and use that

What's wrong with that? I know, Disk Management has some issues but I never thought formatting was one of them. I still use Disk Management when I can, it's just better than GParted when working with NTFS volumes.

[Aniallation]

What's wrong with that? I know, Disk Management has some issues but I never thought formatting was one of them. I still use Disk Management when I can, it's just better than GParted when working with NTFS volumes.

Eeh, I've had lots of issues with Disk Management and other native Windows utilities failing to partition disks and stuff, which was solved by formatting (sometimes re-partitioning or recreating partition table) with Gparted

[Speedbird]

Eeh, I've had lots of issues with Disk Management and other native Windows utilities failing to partition disks and stuff, which was solved by formatting (sometimes re-partitioning or recreating partition table) with Gparted

I've never had any. But you've probably done that a lot more times than me.

[Aniallation]

I've never had any. But you've probably done that a lot more times than me.

Yeah I go through way too many drives. Can't make up my mind on a balance between speed, age, and capacity

[William12h]

As such?

Change it from IDE to SATA or another option

[corwera]

Yeah I go through way too many drives. Can't make up my mind on a balance between speed, age, and capacity

i get the errormessage "this disk is in MBR format, so the disk will be limited to 2TB" somehow i only have 768gb extra of unused spaced (cant be allocated) on the disk. any help?

[Aniallation]

i get the errormessage "this disk is in MBR format, so the disk will be limited to 2TB" somehow i only have 768gb extra of unused spaced (cant be allocated) on the disk. any help?

Then make a 2 TB partition + a 1TB partition

[corwera]

Then make a 2 TB partition + a 1TB partition

I cant. At its current format (mbr), only 2.13 tb can be used. I need to reformat the drive to GPT format. Google says it must be done by booting in UEFA etc... Will do tomorrow. Ty for your help earlier !