I have an eight month old My Book Essential 3TB that, upon being power cycled, will work for ~3-5 minutes and then stop being accessible. It sits there showing a double blinking light once per second even when the computer is off. If I reset the power it will work perfectly for 3-5 minutes and then…

My Book Essential 3TB Double Blinking Light

Wizer June 29, 2012, 7:18pm 2

Warranty is your best bet

retrieving the data will be tricky since the drive is not been recognized long enough