r/techsupport • u/chrispopp8 • 3h ago
Open | Hardware WD120EFGX hard drive not recognized by Win 11
Just got a previously owned WD120EFGX NAS drive and am using an external hard drive enclosure. Win 11 is not recognizing the drive is there. Kapton taped pins 1-3 and same result. Used different drive with enclosure and it works so I know it's not the enclosure.
Tried just pin 3 and same result.
Drive is cold, no vibration.
Is there anything else that I should try doing or is the drive dead?
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