Mini-USB Port on External Hard Drive Broken

[mcdidd]

It told me that it couldn't initialize due to an "I/O device error."

[Transfusion]

Try testdisk to check your drive for memory errors, although the chances of reviving the drive now are pretty slim as

It told me that it couldn't initialize due to an "I/O device error."

www.[/font][/size]cgsecurity.org[/size]/wiki/[/size]TestDisk

[Computer_Commando]

It didn't work, drive is dead, bury it and move on.

[mcdidd]

I tried to run TestDisk, but my PC won't even start up normally with the drive connected anymore. Oh well, it's dead. I'll just buy a new one. Thanks for all your help!

[bosox5150]

i know this is old and dead but if you happened to have saved your drive and see this then perhaps theres still hope! the usb board that you where told in you did not need in your first few posts was indeed needed! WD uses some type of proprietary communications that will only allow the drive to work through that connector on that board. it is possible to buy the board by searching the model # on it or buy the exact model WD backup you originally had and simply swap the drives, then you can recover your old data and transfer it to a new drive. Hopefully you did not take all the incorrect info you where told like throughing out the old board or giving up and burying your drive!!