External Hard disk showing as raw volume

[rajeev bedi]

External Hard disk showing as raw volume
Hello,
I need help..
I have a WD Passport external hard disk 500gb which was working normally earlier, recently it has started showing as raw Volume 0bytes.
This is showing normally in media player and Archos Tablet.
I tried changing volume name and path as described in your one of the post,but in vain.
Volume is shown in disk manage and device manager
Thanks and regards in advance

 

[whitestar_999]

if it is working correctly with other devices then problem might be with your pc usb port not providing enough power.check on a laptop/other pc & if it works correctly then try back side usb ports on your pc.

 

[rajeev bedi]

I ma using backside usb only.I tried using 3 different computer, it show the drive letter and 0 bytes raw in properties.
Device manager shows the device.scanning with antivirus takes no time.
Virus...?

 

[Cilus]

If it is showing Raw then somehow it has been reset to factory setting, might be some vibration or over electricity. The final option is to format it from device manager.

 

[d6bmg]

Send it for RMA.
You will lose the data though.

 

[rajeev bedi]

Why is it working normally with media player and android tablet.
What is RMA.

 

[d6bmg]

Why is it working normally with media player and android tablet.
What is RMA.

RMA = Return Merchandise Authorization.

 

[whitestar_999]

have you tried accessing it using linux system(live linux bootable cd/pendrive)?you can also try scanning using a data recovery software like recuva.also just to be sure try it on a laptop.

 

[Tech_Wiz]

Its working with Tablet and not with PC...hmm then I don't think think its a hardware fault.
Try accessing in Linux if yes then back data up and format it again through Windows.

 

[rajeev bedi]

Thanks Guys, you certainly rock.Recovered the data using bootable Linux (Isolinux).
This forum certainly has the best helping people on this planet.

 

[d6bmg]

And what happened with the drive? Did you RMA it?

 

[rajeev bedi]

I,ll do do it today.

 

[power_8383]

My WD Essential portable hard disk had gone dead when it was automatically converted to a RAW volume.