Initialize Disk Error Media Is Write Protected
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must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it. Select Disk: Disk 1 Use the following partition style for the selected disks: MBR (Master Boot Record) GPT (GUID Partition Table) So I click on MBR and press OK, and it gives me the error 'The media is write protected'. So I go into the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > System > CurrentControlSet > Control > StorageDevicePolicies and change the value in 'writeprotect' to 0, and then I reboot my computer. Same error. I can't even reformat the disk because I cannot find such option, not that I want to really, because I have 1.2 TB worth of data on there that I want to keep so losing the information on this Drive will be quite.... frustrating. Any help is appreciated. Saturday, July 30, 2011 4:46 AM Reply | Quote Answers 0 Sign in to vote I suggest you download and run the WD disk diagnostic software. It sounds like the disc is failing(failed): http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?lang=en Proposed as answer by Miya YaoModerator Tuesday, August 02, 2011 7:34 AM Marked as answer by arnavsharmaMVP, Moderator Monday, April 14, 2014 9:29 AM Saturday, July 30, 2011 8:30 PM Reply | Q
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is write protected Tags: Western Digital Storage Disk Management USB Drive Windows virtual disk manager the media is write protected 7 Last response: 2 February 2015 08:15 in Windows 7 Share quadcomputers 2 February 2015 04:13:31 WD Elements external hard disk not initialized i/o error USB drive error "media is write protected" I can't initialize drive under disk management tools but it shows up there. Windows states driver is good and "This device is working properly" https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/c4474fde-14b8-4ca4-93d8-ff40fce04021/disk-unable-to-intialize-media-is-write-protected?forum=w7itprohardware But the same error gets posted "media is write protected" More about : elements usb drive error media write protected Phillip Corcoran a c 995 $ Windows 7 a c 761 G Storage 2 February 2015 08:15:04 Test it with WD's diagnostic software for Windows: http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=304... m 1 l SuperSoph_WD a c 1661 G Storage a c 229 $ Windows 7 2 http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2518345/elements-usb-drive-error-media-write-protected.html February 2015 12:47:08 Hey there, quadcomputers! I'm sorry to see you struggling with the WD Elements external drive. I'd follow Phillip Corcoran's advice and test the drive using Data LifeGuard Diagnostics utility. I'd also recommend you to try the hard drive on another computer, see if it will get recognized properly there. If you have a spare USB cable to swap, I would try with that one as well. Check these links for suggestions on how to resolve the issue: Error: 'Disk is write protected' solution: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=sWdhHk How to remove a write protection on your drive: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/272402-32-flash-dri... Hope these help! SuperSoph_WD m 0 l Related resources How to format/repair a write-protected USB drive with I/O errors? - Forum WD 3TB Elements Not Initialising Due to Media Protection - Forum How can i remove write protection error in my USB Pen Drive. - Forum External HDD - 2TB WD Elements "Error in IOCTL_DISK_SET_DRIVE_LAYOUT - Forum wd elements 2tb external 2.0 hard drive usb logic board - Forum Can't find your answer ? Ask ! Get the answer quadcomputers 2 February 2015 15:11:34
Database CPUs Solaris Novell OpenVMS DOS Unix Mac Lounge Login» http://www.computing.net/answers/hardware/cant-initialize-disk-write-protected-data-recovery-help/88820.html Register» Connect» Hardware & Devices ▼ General Hardware CPUs/Overclocking Networking See https://community.wd.com/t/removing-write-protection-in-order-to-initialize-drive/7956 More... Software ▼ Security and Virus Office Software PC Gaming See More... Operating Systems ▼ Windows 10 Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows XP See More... Off-Topic Tags How-tos Drivers Ask a Question Computing.NetForumsGeneral HardwareUSB/Flash Can't initialize disk - write protected. Data recovery help. Tags:write protecteddata external hard recovery MonalSharma April 1, 2013 at 09:40:26 Specs: Windows 7, 2.6/4GB Hi,I have a WD 2 TB external hard drive, which had a hidden partition created using TrueCrypt.After using the drive for about 6 months, it suddenly stopped working one fine day.Symptoms:- Can't see in My computer- Can see in Disk Mgmt- Unable to initialize initialize external hard disk, says: Write-protected.- Unable to recover data using TestDisk, says: Partition: Read Error- Tried a lot of other tools like PhotoRec - they see the uninitialized disk, show me the correct size 2199 TB, but just unable to recover anything from it.I have done the basic steps of restarting my laptop, changing the USB cable etc..Please help me as I have been trying to figure this out myself for the last 1 month now :( Please! See More: Cant initialize disk - write protected. Data recovery help. Report • #1 MonalSharma April 1, 2013 at 09:41:45 I forgot to mention that my external drive does not have a write switch to turn off.I also tried the ThumbScrew registry change but nothing worked.Running TestDisk again till I get someone to help me here. Its at 9% right now, looks like many more hours to go. will post the results here. Report • #2 OtheHill April 1, 2013 at 11:14:40 Did you look at this testdisk information?http://w
cannot initialize the drive because it is write protected, which I have so far been unable to remove. I've tried changing the writeprotect data value to 0 etc, none of this has worked. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'm running: Windows 7 WDT--D2B (does that make any sense? I'm a product noob) Joe_S 2011-03-17 13:57:32 UTC #2 Try deleting the driver unplug drive and reboot computer and plug back in. Joe surfeur972 2011-03-17 19:23:46 UTC #3 did you fixed you problem? i've got the same problem with my WDT--D2B. i'm waiting for your answer. snazzyjazzy 2011-03-18 07:58:35 UTC #4 Nope sorry, didn't help! Still not working, nor showing up under my computer. JNUNEZ 2011-03-24 02:17:32 UTC #5 Please try the following: Click > Start > RUN > type "CMD" Then Type "CHKDSK" and type your Passport drive letter and "/F". Ex. chkdsk Q: /F > Enter You'll see many msg error. OK! Now, you remove your Passport drive and plug it again. Try to format it. Joe_S 2011-03-24 02:38:52 UTC #6 I installed SP1 on Windows 7 earlier this week and ran into the write protected with a sync program on all my external drives. I went into the drive properties sharing advanced sharing and fumbled around and finally got it straightened out. Sharing/permissions are a real pain on Vista and Windows 7. Joe snazzyjazzy 2011-03-30 11:35:50 UTC #7 JNUNEZ wrote: Please try the following: Click > Start > RUN > type "CMD" Then Type "CHKDSK" and type your Passport drive letter and "/F". Ex. chkdsk Q: /F > Enter You'll see many msg error. OK! Now, you remove your Passport drive and plug it again. Try to format it. How do I know what my drive letter is if it's not showing up in My Computer? snazzyjazzy 2011-04-02 09:47:17 UTC #8 Okay I tried this, and tried to initialize the drive. It is still coming up with an error message saying it is write protected. snazzyjazzy 2011-04-13 02:55:46 UTC #9 Any other ideas? RoofingGuy 2011-04-13 03:09:57 UTC #10 Have you tried using a utility to restore th