Western Digital MyBook does not power up
Monday, February 18th, 2008I recently bought a Western Digital 500GB Mybook and was very pleased. The Firewire 800 is really fast and the automated power up and down is very convenient. I haven’t been to my flat for about three weeks now and was shocked to see that my Mybook would not show any sign of life when I connected it to my Macbook Pro. Pushing the button, using USB or Firewire 400 did not change anything either. No need to throw away your harddrive yet. The solution is simple:
Simply disconnect the power adapter, and all connections to your computer. Then reconnect and it should power up and fulfill its duty.