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"PeeCee" <abuse@local.host> wrote in message 
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> "muzician21" <muzician21@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
> news:807ac7a0-4fce-414a-a3db-f8884fef9bcc@f19g2000yqo.googlegroups.com...
>> I've got this WD 500 gb Firewire  external My Book drive I've been
>> using to store mostly video files for a big video project. It doesn't
>> have an on/off switch, it powers up when power is first applied, goes
>> dormant after a period of inactivity and restarts when you try to
>> access it. It's worked flawlessly until today.
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>> Normally the blue light in front dances up and down during boot up as
>> well as whenever there's data transfer but now I notice the light
>> flashes briefly when power is first applied, the drive makes some
>> noise like it's starting to spool up but then shuts down. The couple
>> of h/d's I've had die in the past gave me some warning, made weird
>> clicking noises for a while before crapping out. This one was working
>> perfectly normally until now. I wouldn't think overheating would be an
>> issue with this drive, the case is extensively vented unlike most
>> external drives I've seen. It doesn't get used that much.
>>
>> Anyone have experience with these drives? Any chance there's a power
>> supply inside the case that's causing the problem and can be swapped
>> with another from an identical drive? Would be a huge
>> Aaaaargggghhhhh!!!!!! to lose the hundreds of gigs of files. Any
>> chance WD would do such a repair?  I don't want another drive, I need
>> THIS drive to work.
>>
>> Thanks for all assistance.
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> Is it this one?
> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=351
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No, the OP stated it is a firewire drive, the link you posted is to a USB 
drive...