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rowan · 04-22-2008, 08:53 AM

You don't back up the backup, you back up your data twice.

Are you competent with PC hardware? Try removing it from the case and installing it directly into your PC, then running WD Diagnostics again. Such tools can not always fully test drives connected via USB.

04-22-2008, 08:53 AM
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	You don't back up the backup, you back up your data twice. Are you competent with PC hardware? Try removing it from the case and installing it directly into your PC, then running WD Diagnostics again. Such tools can not always fully test drives connected via USB.