Same here, but not a Western Digital, I have horrible luck with that brand.

Yeah, I know not everyone will share the same problems I experienced, but out of the three WD HDD I've bought, they all failed on me within a couple of months. I know people who use them, but for some reason I must somehow shock the drive in a way that it will fail on me. This was back during the late 90's, so I wouldnt be surprised if it was just a generation issue, but it's kind of hard to try it again, with the bad luck i've had.