Hoping to find out a model of a HDD

WD External Drives External Drives for PC
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I’ve got a WD Hard drive that I’m trying to find some stats on so I could connect it to my PC. I don’t have the power supply, and I’m not sure what cables I need - but the P/N is WDBAAJ0010HSL-00 2610B. Hoping to find if this helps know what model it is so I can find what power supply and cables I need to connect it to my PC?

Thanks in advance!

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The output is usually 12VDC, 2A or 3A, centre pin positive. The connector is a barrel type.

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Accessory USA AC DC Adapter for WD My Book 1TB Drive WDBAAF0010HBK-01 Hard Drive 12V Power Supply Cord

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this looks like the ones that came with my units

12 volts 1.5 amps

the USB cable is a USB 3.0 Cable - A-Male to Micro-B

any person you know that uses WD Mybook for backups will have many extra cables and power supplies

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Looking up the P/N i assume it’s a My Book Studio ?

12 Volts / 1.5 Amps / 18 Watts

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https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/8216/~/power-adapters-for-western-digital-products

“This answer provides a list [of] power adapters required by most WD products. Use the required specifications to search for an appropriate adapter from a 3rd party vendor.”

This list is dangerous because it makes no mention of polarity or whether the output should be AC or DC. Not very helpful at all, WD.

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Thanks but it looks like this may be a FireWire cable?

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The list literally shows and states AC Adaptor Specification for every WD Device … and not DC

And for polarity … Tip is commonly + and standard for everything these days.

Contacting WD Support and Searching this WD Forum will also confirm Tip is +

AC Spec
AC Spec1280×720 122 KB

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Centre pin + is not a universal standard, nor is the pinout for 4-pin, 5-pin or 6-pin DIN connectors standardised.

Warning: Be aware of non-standard mini-DIN pinouts:
http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?p=18706#p18706

If you get it wrong, this is what can happen:

Catastrophic failures in Western Digital PCBs:
http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?p=5033#p5033

As for AC versus DC, obviously I was referring to the 12V output, not the AC input.

This is how it is done correctly:

https://www.seagate.com/au/en/support/kb/power-adapter-specifications-for-seagate-products/

Note that specifying the polarity automatically implies a DC output.

There should be no need to contact WD’s support, if the web site is updated to correctly reflect the specs.