Hard Drive Issue

**Baldie559** · 01-08-2007, 08:29 PM

I have an external hard drive that I'm trying to format but I keep getting a "cable read error:diagnostic sector error". I'm using the Western Digital Diagnostic tool as well. Any ideas?? The HD shows up in My Computer but cannot access it.

**manic** · 01-09-2007, 05:22 AM

Try going into disk management, make it active. Control panel admin,

dai · 01-09-2007, 10:27 AM

check the jumper settings on the drive a wd drive onit's own on the cable should have jumper removed
check the cable is seated

01-08-2007, 08:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Baldie559 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: California Posts: 654 OS: Xp and Vista	Hard Drive Issue I have an external hard drive that I'm trying to format but I keep getting a "cable read error:diagnostic sector error". I'm using the Western Digital Diagnostic tool as well. Any ideas?? The HD shows up in My Computer but cannot access it.

01-09-2007, 05:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,232 OS: xp	Try going into disk management, make it active. Control panel admin, __________________

01-09-2007, 10:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,494 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	check the jumper settings on the drive a wd drive onit's own on the cable should have jumper removed check the cable is seated __________________