This is my first post since I signed up with this site or forum. WD My Passport 07A8 USB Device Not Initialized - posted in Backup, Imaging, and Disk Management Software: My WD Passport removable external hard drive of 1TB failed to initialize when I plug in. I need urgent help to solve the problem please. Please how and what can I do to get the drive Initialized. I have an idea of the genesis of the problem because the disk fell when I was trying to eject it from the system this evening 22nd of June 2016 in my office, although the fall is not that high of a distance. When I right click to initialize it and click the OK button, it reported a red X circular icon with the following text message "The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error". Step 2 After that, click the Start button and choose This PC. Wait for your system to detect your connected drive.
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