Han Solo Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 I have posted this issue on another forum, hopefully I can get help here. TIA. I have a WD5000AAKB IDE external drive (500 GB) in a rosewill external enclosure. This HDD is seen at BIOS when starting up but when it comes time to loading up Vista I get a black screen and it freezes. This is just before I am suppose to key in my password. Also when I have the computer on and then connect the HDD, the computer freezes (windows explorer) which forces me to reboot. I have also tried to place this HDD internally and at boot up it freezes as aforementioned. When I tried connecting it internally it didn't work but when I disconnected the HDD it felt heavier or as if there was a different weight distribution. What can I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 I have a WD5000AAKB IDE external drive (500 GB) in a rosewill external enclosure. This HDD is seen at BIOS when starting up but when it comes time to loading up Vista I get a black screen and it freezes. This is just before I am suppose to key in my password. Also when I have the computer on and then connect the HDD, the computer freezes (windows explorer) which forces me to reboot. I have also tried to place this HDD internally and at boot up it freezes as aforementioned. Is it a USB external enclosure, is it?When I tried connecting it internally it didn't work but when I disconnected the HDD it felt heavier or as if there was a different weight distribution.Unless all the 1's has gone on one side due to centrifugal force (1's weight more than 0's) it shouldn't happen. Seriously, possibly it is a false impression you had. What can I do?Unfortunately not much, and definitely nothing with Vista.There are a few DOS programs that may be able to diagnose the problem, but first of all I would try the DOS WD utilities:http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=502&sid=2〈=enbut you will need a floppy drive (or burn a bootable CD with the floppy image.jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 What can I do?Check , just 15 sec from the end. When the disk stops spinning, there is a (short) sensation of movement due to the internal rotational energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han Solo Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 Yes it is a USB enclosure. I have tried using the utility program you suggested but I tried it on a flash drive first. Anyhow when I tried it BIOS again sees the drive and all I get is the start of "c:>". It doesn't do anything after that. I am going to try ubuntu and see if that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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