- #Wd easystore not recognized by bluray player install
- #Wd easystore not recognized by bluray player serial
- #Wd easystore not recognized by bluray player driver
However, the bluray player is not recognized so I an unable to use the bluray player part of my sound system. Tried it on every other SATA channel as well, no go. I can get the sound from the Sony Sound System while I watch TV. Not sure if this can't support drives of that size (but it's ok with it over USB?) Mobo is rather old, ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3. Rated for 12V / 550mA, which appears to be in the range of all my other SATA drives (500mA - 550 mA) Troubleshooting steps:Īttached the SATA/USB converter to it again and again it works over USB.ĭoes not even spin up when attached to SATA, however other drives on the same cables/channel do. After a long time of trying to find an answer to this I stumbled upon at least one answer to resolve this. The drive is recognized in Windows but external Easystore drive does not see it. Package Contents: WD easystore 12TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive, AC adapter, USB cable, WD Discovery software, Owners manual Model : WDBAMA0120HBK Item. My Easystore drive is not recognized by WD Backup in Windows 10. When I attach this to my internal SATA, however, it is not detected and does not work. billKYGiles May 16, 2019, 1:42pm 1 I have had the same problem everyone else is having. I have no idea what that is because the only reference to that model on google is a slickdeals post of a guy saying he shucked his to get that model drive, but that's it.
#Wd easystore not recognized by bluray player serial
Open Device Manager > Expand Universal Serial Bus controllers. Click Start > Type: devmgmt.msc in the Search box and hit Enter.
Opening it up revealed it was not a WD Red, but model WD80EMAZ (256MB cache) with a plain black and white label. Quick fix WD external hard drive not showing up/unrecognized/responding error 1. Inside is supposed to be an 8TB Red NAS drive, model WD80EFZX (128MB cache) or WD80EFAX (256MB cache).īefore shucking it, I ran the included WD suite of tests and everything passed great. Because the easystore has fewer features, it is generally cheaper. Otherwise it's a WD manufactured hard drive that offers great transfer speeds.
#Wd easystore not recognized by bluray player driver
Windows will automatically find the Windows SES driver online.
#Wd easystore not recognized by bluray player install
So I bought one of these WD 8TB Easystore externals that have been on sale at Best Buy since last weekend. A: Answer The easystore line is a BestBuy only hard drive with missing features (you cannot set a password or encrypt the drive) and a reduced warranty when compared to the WD MyPassport line. Solution: We recommend that you install the driver by selecting the Install the software automatically option on the popup screen.