First check your external power supply. I had same issue with a G drive external that would power on but not work just made a clicking sound. A tech told me to buy an upgrade wall wort power supply and it has worked great ever since and that was 20 years ago. WD also uses very cheap power blocks to keep cost down. I would try this first even if it does not you will have an upgrade to use on new one.
Storage Device Recommendations
I am looking for recommendations on an external hard drive for my CD collection. I have over 3,000 CDs and want to rip and store them in one place. I have been ripping CDs to external Western Digital HDs connected by USB to my windows PC where I am using iTunes as the software for organizing and playing music. My problem is that two WD HDs have failed in the last 18 months. Both of them glitched and failed when trying to back them up. I suspect that the volume of CDs ripped to those drives is taxing them somehow. The last one that failed was 2 TBs in size (and I believe the first one was 2 TBs as well). Also, over the last 5+ years I have been purchasing some music in digital download form (from iTunes or other sources such as Bandcamp).
For all its faults I plan to continue using iTunes as the software to play music. My home AV system is wired to use Apple and Sonos boxes. While it appears that many of the streamers offer better audiophile quality, I also like ripping CDs to a storage device attached to my computer (as opposed to a typical streamer device that is attached to my audio system). Most streamers also require a direct ethernet connection which is very difficult (or costly) for me given my set-up.
Any suggestions on a better storage device or an audiophile quality streamer that connects to a PC?
For all its faults I plan to continue using iTunes as the software to play music. My home AV system is wired to use Apple and Sonos boxes. While it appears that many of the streamers offer better audiophile quality, I also like ripping CDs to a storage device attached to my computer (as opposed to a typical streamer device that is attached to my audio system). Most streamers also require a direct ethernet connection which is very difficult (or costly) for me given my set-up.
Any suggestions on a better storage device or an audiophile quality streamer that connects to a PC?