How To Fix Wd External Hard Drive Usb Port Broken. Once you get the case opened you can probably connect the USB cable to the loose connector and retrieve your data. Somehow the mini USB port on the side of it became loose and broke off the green circuit chip.
However it might be the that you have the technical know how to repair the port but I myself would pick one of the two options above. Devmgmtmsc in Search to open Device Manager by hitting Enter. Amazon and forget about using the broken case.
If youre confident in your soldering ability you could give it a shot as well.
However it might be the that you have the technical know how to repair the port but I myself would pick one of the two options above. You can also probably glue or affix the loose connect back to the external HD case. Its going to be hard to repair because it looks like the USB DD- pads got torn off of the board so even if youre handy with a soldering iron theres some critical PCB wiring that has been damaged. The cheapest solution is to resolder the USB connector or reattach it with individual wires.
