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mza
 Post subject: WD30NMVW-11C3NS2 not initialised
PostPosted: February 9th, 2023, 11:25 
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Hello everyone,
i have an external hard drive WD20NMVW-11C3NS2 3TB does not detect the drive, disk utility shows not intialised, WDUtilities shows 0 bytes and no smart data available. Lmost newbie with these new drives so any help as to where to start will be appreciated. Physicaly it detects as my passport ultra and spins but nothing else.

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Lardman
 Post subject: Re: WD30NMVW-11C3NS2 not initialised
PostPosted: February 9th, 2023, 12:16 
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Probably heads. No DIY.

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mza
 Post subject: Re: WD30NMVW-11C3NS2 not initialised
PostPosted: February 9th, 2023, 13:51 
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thankks for the reply. any clues as to where to start?

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zesh
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jeanluc.ferre
 Post subject: Re: WD30NMVW-11C3NS2 not initialised
PostPosted: March 19th, 2024, 10:16 
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hello,
i had the same informations with an external hard drive seagate...how do you solve your problem?
Thank you in advance for your answer.
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Disk Solution
 Post subject: Re: WD30NMVW-11C3NS2 not initialised
PostPosted: March 21st, 2024, 9:15 
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Lardman wrote:
Probably heads. No DIY.


Looks like you didn't work on WD busy problems, suggestion of heads will be careless move in the beginning. If drive not clicking it is 99.9% WD busy problem. And now I can solve WD busy problem online for users, If he wish to give me access to the drives.
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Lardman
 Post subject: Re: WD30NMVW-11C3NS2 not initialised
PostPosted: March 21st, 2024, 11:30 
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I suggest you work on your own WD problems rather than digging up year old threads trying to make yourself look more knowledgeable than you actually are - move along.

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Disk Solution
 Post subject: Re: WD30NMVW-11C3NS2 not initialised
PostPosted: March 21st, 2024, 12:25 
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jeanluc.ferre wrote:
hello,
i had the same informations with an external hard drive seagate...how do you solve your problem?
Thank you in advance for your answer.
jeanluc.ferre


It was WD and you Got Seagate Totally different scenario will be.

Lardman wrote:
I suggest you work on your own WD problems rather than digging up year old threads trying to make yourself look more knowledgeable than you actually are - move along.


I did not saw the date but it was too early to suggest heads and do you know

Model: WD30NMVW-11C3NS2
Date: 23 JUN 2015
Product of: Malaysia
PCB Revision: 2060-800041-000 REV P1

ROM F/W version: 0001001C
Heads map: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

10 Heads* definitely it is still now a hard job for you and for me.
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northwind
 Post subject: Re: WD30NMVW-11C3NS2 not initialised
PostPosted: March 22nd, 2024, 3:23 
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Disk Solution wrote:

10 Heads* definitely it is still now a hard job for you and for me.

Why? Pebble Beach drives are much easier to work with, compared to other families.

He also said *probably* heads, so there's that too.

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digisupport
 Post subject: Re: WD30NMVW-11C3NS2 not initialised
PostPosted: March 22nd, 2024, 9:32 
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+1 - agree with Northwind, 10 headed Pebble Beach is a nice drive to work with.
Also the the "WD busy problem" happens because of weak heads, so "probably heads" is very likely.

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drHDD
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What is worse to work with?
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northwind
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WD/HGST He.

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