Even if there were a way for you to fix it yourself, fooling with it would undoubtedly void the warranty.  I seriously doubt that Western Digital would replace it if you try to fix it.  You should call their tech support to ask if they can rescue your data before they replace it, or else you should take the drive to one of those companies that specialize in getting data off bad drives.  They can probably store it for you until WD sends you a new one.




>I was switching HDs and the one I use regularly suddenly died after booting
>up. After closer look, it does not power itself at all. I cannot feel the
>vibration and heat a HD usually generates. Of course, it does not show up
>on BIOS either. I never had any problem before this happens. That leads me
>to believe it's the power portion of it goes bad that my data is there
>fine. I think my drive is still under warranty. WD probably has 3 year
>warranty and my drive is only 1.5 years. I don't want to send it back and
>wait for it to come back. My main system and software and some personal
>data are all on there.
>
>Does anyone know if there is way to fix it by myself?
>

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