disk western digital external problem

[eufrasiox]

I have an external WD
My passport 2 tb, does not work well
The led is always flashing
When I connect the disk the pc goes crazy
Takes a long time to recognize it
hangs the pc
Even the bios time has changed
I have already formatted
I have passed Wd tools
And does not work well
any ideas?

[phobic]

In case your External HDD is USB-powered you could try to use Y cable like this one for example.



USB 3.0 DUAL Power Y Shape 2 x Type A TO Micro B SuperSpeed Cable External Hard Drives For Seagate/Toshiba/WD/Hitachi/Samsung (80cm. 1M)

Here is a detailed description:
What is the purpose of a USB cable with a Y connector

[grr]

What is your OS?

XP usually takes a lot of time to recognize the disk.

[tarekma7]

Did you try using it on another computer to see if the problem is still present?

[eufrasiox]

My system is win10 pro
Does not work on other PCs
No strange noises
Continuous led flashing only
And creates interference with the software and hardware of my pc
Already formatted 2 times
So it should not have viruses.

[comphelp]

Open the case and detach the HDD from the case. Connect HDD to any SATA port in you or an another PC. Check the performance of the Hard Disk. Test the HDD with Hard Disk Sentinel, Data Lifeguard Diagnostic,  or an other software. If the Hard Disk is working properly then the problem in electronics which is in the case.

[eufrasiox]

No sata interface on disk

[MSerif]

Did you try to plug in the (external drive) cable after starting your computer?

I'm doing the followings:

1) Start computer
2) Plug in
3) Plug out
4) Close computer