So far, I have taken the drive out (no fun) and connected it to a SATA-USB adaptor cable. The drive spins up, makes common drive noises for a minute or two, then spins down - just like it does in the WD case. The SATA activity light on my adaptor does not come on. The fact that the data on WD drives is encripted in some way (didn’t know that until now) doesn’t help matters.
See this other thread about our problem…
http://community.wdc.com/t5/External-Drives-for-PC/My-Book-encrypted-files/m-p/510414#M14169
