that is my 1st submit and the rationale why I joined. I’ve a water-damaged exhausting drive 6TB that had water on-or-in it for 1 day after which I dried it out. I see no water corrosion harm wherever on the drive itself or the inner management board within the chassis or housing.
This difficult drive wouldn’t energy up when plugged right into a 15″ MacBook Professional nevertheless it did when plug right into a 27″ iMac utilizing the identical inventory AC adapter. The facility standing with the 27″ iMac has the entrance gentle blinking however no spinning of the platters.
I learn that it might be an issue with the management board within the housing unit and to make use of a SATA-USB connector straight into the pc which I’ve carried out to no avail. I’ve tried this 3.3V pin tape-hack defined in Step 14 right here –
https://www.ifixit.com/Information/How+to+Shuck+a+WD+Components+Exterior+Exhausting+Drive/137646
…and nonetheless nothing on each drives. I do not know what else I can do which is why I am asking you. Some additional hyperlinks to the precise mannequin I’ve with the net guide and connected images. Any recommendation is vastly appreciated, thanks.
On-line Guide – https://www.manua.ls/western-digital/my-book-studio-ii/guide
https://www.cnet.com/evaluations/western-digital-my-book-studio-edition-2-review/
https://www.anandtech.com/present/4759/western-digital-my-book-studio-edition-ii-6tb-review
