My Book will not power on

[JoeySmyth]

@dixiecup44

Can I replace the SATA bridge card?

if you want to … but, it won’t change your data being encrypted

the encryption key is stored on the hard drive.

How to decrypt a WD MyBook drive after its removed from the enclosure?

It can be done. The encryption key is stored in a block near the end of the raw disk (raw = not in the enclosure). That key is encrypted, based on your password, or if none is used, on a factory-set key. Here is a paper that describes the setup: I myself have successfully removed the 4TB drive from a MyBook Essential and installed it into my desktop. I did not reformat. Instead, I set up an encryption layer to simulate the JS528S chip that is on the MyBook’s USB-to-SATA PCB. I can do this in …