What does the device do if it runs into a bad sector either hard drive? Does it have any form of error correction? will it just skip and continue?
1388623
It will stop the process. that is all. since this is a very cheap system, it has no algorithim to deal with those issues.
1388624
they stop if bad sector really bad. otherwise they keep running, but the result is not repairing that bad
1388625
You can copy your drive to a same or larger but, I think you end up with all the data in the same places as the old one. I use this as a way to have a back up drive that I copy to and then use the new copy, the old drive is where I left off. In a few months, I do the same thing unless I feel performance issues and then, I pull the new files off, copy the previous version back onto the drive, install the previous drive and back to being happy. Having lost all my software and configs and taking 3 days to get back to where I had a friendly usable computer, it is worth it.
1388626
I actually had a bad drive that because of the simplicity of this device I popped in to see if I would have any better luck reading. The answer was no it behaved like you expected any hard drive to act installed in your system. It has no error correction capabilities any different than an internal hard drive on your system. If error correction could/or would be possible it would have to be something running/installed in your O/S
1392535
I just got the drive. It is the same model as before. But simply replacing the pcb board does not work. The original pcb board is working fine as tested by mounting it to the new drive. There is some serious problem inside the sealed chamber like reading arms or some mechanical failure. I don't want to mess it up now. I have to eat the pain of losing my data. I used to always trust WD but now I changed my mind. Maybe looking for a seagate one for replacement. Next time I will build a Raid.
911440
Could you plz put the HDD drive out from the device to check if there is problem with the HDD drive? Also plz check the HDD cable is well connected to the HDD drive? If you want to reset the device, you could go to the "tool" OSD menu to reset it.
25945
It will continue to copy. You would need to run a utility like Advanced System Care that checks for disk errors.
801371
I am not sure. But like you I am also having problems with my hard drive. It has to be replaced.
926434
Although I don't own this particular drive, I am here as I am looking to buy this one also to add to my two other Seagate 500gb Freeagents that I already have that have been working flawlessly for me for over 12 months now. I honestly think that your experience was most likely caused by a faulty unit. Without knowing your computer configuration (windows, mac or linux) it's hard to say if any extra steps would need to be taken to set it up, but for a windows or linux based pc it should be simply plug and play in my experience. As you see on this site, there is only one bad review of the product. If you think about how many of these must get sold every year, one bad review is pretty good as almost everybody will take the time to complain, but very few will come back to write a positive review as a working product is what most people expect. So I guess the short answer from me is yes, I would give this drive a second chance, but then again, i may be biased by my great experience. I hope that this is of some help to you..
174896
It has the same mechanical components as a "standard" hard drive, so skipping is a possibility. I wouldn't recommend dropping your laptop or jostling it around of course, but I would think that with the built-in SSD caching feature that skippage would be minimal, if not unnoticable.
513231
It depends on the device you have. What device are you using with this drive?
1761416
If this is the case, what happens if the original drive fails? Can you just replace that drive or do you have to reinstall everything?
2191294
It worked to allow me to retrieve the data on my hard drive. But my hard drive was not damaged. The problem was my motherboard. If your hard drive doesn't work, the data may be lost forever.
42496
Sorry, I'm not sure what you're asking? If hard drives fail due to power issues..? If so, it's possible.
313828
How? I hooked up my portable hard drive and it did not work! Problem is, its NTSF and not FAT32 formatted. Tried to reformat, and no go there either.
305284
None but its independent of the os so it should function like any other jump drive
398549
Call them. Always have 2 backups! I lost a lot of data with that hard drive, mine failed after a short time
644571
not sure if this will help.....but DONT BUY THIS Hard Drive, even though crucial says they fixed the issue with the Firmware but they havent, it shuts down every 60 minutes.
911439
Could you plz put the HDD drive out from the device to check if there is problem with the HDD drive? Also plz check the HDD cable is well connected to the HDD drive?If you want to reset the device, you could go to the "tool" OSD menu to reset it.
382736
No the hard drive doesn't work anymore and it's less than a years time. Also wd would not rma the product for me.