Drivers for wd my book world edition ii in windows 10. Western digital my book pro edition ii 1tb specs cnet. Datacent offers full range of data recovery services for your failed western digital hard disk drive. Expanding its lineup of external hard drives, western digital today announced that all models of its my book dualdrive storage appliances are now available in capacities up to 2 tb terabyte. Ever wanted to take apart your western digital my book enclosure. I have the wd my book world edition ii, however it doesnt seem to want to play with windows 10. I want to make the greenpower drive inside of it internal and on sata 1.
Western digital my book opening the case removing the drive. Oct 15, 2015 i need to replace a dead drive in my premium edition ii. Install clean hdd in white light my book world edition. The wd netcenter and wd my book world edition hard drive uses a proprietary file system and cannot be reformatted as fat32, ntfs, or a macintosh file system. Remove the last 4 screws on the side of the actual hard. Opening a western digital my book case first time i did this i broke the clips wd my books hdds, can be accessed by just sliding the case open. Mar 14, 2011 western digitals mybook drives are very convenient and popular storage options, but if the drive stops working then you might have success by giving it a quick love tap. Windows 10 wd mybook not recognized anywhere on my dell. So what im asking for is the supported drives in the wd my book pro ii. How to disassemble a western digital my book essential external. The dualdrive my book world edition ii is preformatted for maximum capacity as a large, spanned single volume. Before i say anything else, i need to discourage you strongly. Millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. Plus, it has convenient frontaccess usb ports to charge and sync smartphones, tablets or cameras.
So here you go, the steps required to disassemble a newstyle western digital my book drive enclosure. There are many flawed units of this drive on the market. Of course, it failed half way through and now refuses to be recognized by anything. They are both caviar green and the only difference i can see in the datasheet is that the aads has a larger cache 32mb vs 8mb. My book world edition ii is a limited userserviceable product which allows for servicing of one or both internal hard drives in the enclosure. At the beginning of this month western digital announced the my book live duo, a two bay version of their popular my book live.
Apr 10, 2009 without a doubt, the 1tb western digital my book world edition is the easiest to use nas ive ever tried. Sep 22, 2012 how to open the western digital mybook may not be entirely obvious. They all seemed to rate this western digital my book essential 500gb external usb 2. Depress the two tabs below using a small flathead screwdriver. Anyways, i just recently bought a wd my book essentials 1 tb last jan. How to disassemble a wd mybook essential hdd snapguide.
How to open the western digital mybook may not be entirely obvious. Wd my book premium edition 1tb external windows 7 help forums. Western digital my book studio edition ii 2tb external hdd unboxing boasting two userservicable 1tb drives in raid 0 or raid 1 along with usb 2. Western digital my book essential 500gb external usb 2. Locate the two rubber pads on the bottom of the enclosure near the front, curved surface. Wait 30 seconds for wd mybook world initialize and shutdown itself all 8 front led go off.
My book world edition user manual about your wd product 3 updating your operating system go to the start menu and click windows update. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Youll need a thin flathead screwdriver and a phillips star shaped screwdriver. A line of external hard drives by western digital, styled after hardbound books. I have already emptied the good disk in the my book pro ii. Western digital my book pro edition ii 1tb sign in to comment. Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period. Or can i scan and fix without losing any of my documents all my research for a book and about 10,000 pictures help. Western digital mybook open case recover data scott cramer.
I recently needed to removed the drive from a western digital my book external. Western digital mybook open case recover data scott. I recently installed the wd firmware update for my mybook premium edition ii 2 tb raid to fix the fan problems. First and foremost, we would like to thank you for taking the time to contact us in regards to the issue with my book world edition ii white light. Also, inside the standard blue light is another blue ring. I am just waiting to buy the right disk to upgrade the enclosure with, in case there are som built in limitations or problems. Western digital wdg2t0n my book premium edition ii 1 tb. Mar 09, 2007 hi, i found your blog while looking for answers on how to revive my wd my book essentials 1tb. So, knowing that amazon are a reliable and reputable retailer, i went ahead and bought one. The file system on the wd netcenter and the wd my book world edition hard drive supports access from windows, macintosh and most linux based computer systems through a samba network. Designed to meet wds demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended. We remove the small plastic led extension from the front of the unit. While the mybook lives book shaped chassis is nice, the clips preventing it from opening are not.
Western digital provides data storage solutions, including systems, hdd, flash ssd, memory and personal data solutions to help customers capture and preserve their most valued data. Before i say anything else, i need to discourage you strongly from buying this drive. Western digitals hdd series currently has six colors. User manuals, guides and specifications for your western digital wd0c033000 my book premium ii storage. Email support is free for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is. Essential edition, home edition, office edition, mirror edition, studio edition, premium edition, elite edition, pro edition, av dvr live edition, and the world edition. The top and bottom rails of the cover snap off from the inner chassis as you push forward. There are many versions of the wd my book, and many revision of each version as well, so do your. To change the format to raid 1 for additional protection, see drive management on page 41. Second, begin to pry the binding area of the book away from the mesh. Memeo autobackup 30day trial is an easy, onetime setup, backup.
Disassembling a western digital my book instructables. In addition, the pro edition my books replace the western digital backup software found on the premium editions. I recovered all my data and bought a new enclosure and junked the wd my premium ii. To bad they are not all made like the premium edition ii and pro ii. It does offer a scan to fix it but wd does not recommend it without backing everything up on the laptop hard drive first. Reply to us with the information, so that we can assist you better. Only top led is blinkingflashing and mbwe doesnt appear in my network environment. How to dismantle a my book pro edition ii, to replace a hard drive. Thats why we have created this article to explain you the difference. Feb 14, 2015 forum forum my book world edition white light replace 1tb for 2tb or 4tb. One additional easy work around if you have the my book premium ii buy another drive identical model on ebay and replace the drives with your drives especially important if you are running in raid 0.
My book premium edition ii offers an extraordinary capacity with up to 2 tb of storage in an elegant, small footprint design. It shows up in devices, but in device manager it has a yellow triangle with an exclamation on it. Slowly work around the clips, while opening the back, otherwise you risk breaking these. For more information regarding updating your system, visit windowsupdate recording your wd product information in the following table, write the serial number and model number of your new wd. Hi, recently my external wd 3tb stopped working, the drive still spins up if put into a different enclosureconnected straight to the pc, however the data is not visible as the drive appears as raw. Looks like a driver issue and the microsoft community says wd has no plans to update the drivers. Ever complain that the fan in the mybook world edition is too loud or the drive is transferring too slow that you want to remove the hard drives to put in external usb hard drive case. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page.
It works just fineuntil i reformatted my computer this week. The wd my book external drive does have hardware encryption and you cant read the data in any other enclosure or system except for the original one. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. I have a mybook essential 2tb drive hdd seams fine, just not mounting. This, without access to the wd external drive, is impossible.
Unparalleled capacity and performance with a massive 2tb storage capacity, the compact western digital my book premium ii wdg2t0n accommodates two 7200 rpm hard disk drives for high speed storage access and incorporates a convection cooling system with a thermostaticallycontrolled fan for ultraquiet operation and efficient cooling triple interfaces the western digital my book premium. My book pro combines the power of dual 20gbs thunderbolt 2 ports, usb 3. I wouldnt expect this to matter but id like to be sure before. If you answered yes to either questions or both, i will show y. There are four inner clips in the back, 2 on each side of the chassis.
The new 2 tb capacity is now available on wds my book world edition ii, my book pro edition ii, my book premium edition ii models. There are some tabs on the bottom of the drive that hold it in, press them in with your screw driver and the cover will come off. It seems that the actual led is on the cpu board, and wd used a small piece of plastic to bring the light over to the front of the unit. Wd mybook firmware wd universal firmware updater for windows. Theres virtually no setup, its remotely accessible and works flawlessly on both. The original drives are wd5000aavs and i would like to replace the bad one with a wd5000aads since its more available and lower cost. For the home user, and even smb, thats a nice touch. Thank you for contacting western digital customer support my name is cedrik and i am one of the wd support agents. If you are having hardware issues with the enclosure, you could try to use another usb cable and boot to a live linuxbased cdusb to see if the data would show up there, but do not. Ah, ive ended up with one of those nas wd world editions blue rings, 2tb without a cd. The system supplies plenty of space to store an entire digital photo library, your hd movie collection, and hours and hours of dv video.
The world edition my books function as networkattached storage nas, by way of an ethernet interface question about western digital mybook studio 1 tb usb hard drive. How to fully disassemble a western digital mybook essential. Software and devices that carry the works with windows vista logo have been tested for baseline compatibility with pcs running. This 30 day period starts on the date of your first telephone contact with wd technical support. Instructions to disassemble a western digital mybook essentials usb external hard disk drive. Western digital my book opening the case removing the. Database contains 2 western digital wd0c033000 my book premium ii manuals available for free online viewing or downloading in pdf. This is a dead no longer functioning western digital mybook usb external hard disk drive. Things you can make from old, dead laptops duration. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or.
How to open the western digital 500gb mybook premium edition chassis. Pulled it out yesterday thinking yes, this is the day i set it up and then things went dow. Available in various editions from essential, to premium to world edition. Hard drive replacement for western digital my book world. Western digital wd20000d033 my book world edition ii western digital wd20000c033000 my book premium ii western digital wd20000h2q00 studio edition ii. I am going to replace the drive with an identical spare that works. Ive bought the wd caviar red to replace the current hard drive. Sep 14, 20 9connect wd mybook world to the power outlet and switch it on, dont forget to connect lan cable from wd mybook to router. Western digital wd20000h2nc world edition ii manuals. How to revive western digital my book world edition complete walkthrough from attaching serial for debricking to installing debian. Replaceupgrade a hard drive in my book pro ii, premium ii. The good the mybook premium edition is compact, employs an innovative design, has an external capacity gauge, comes with backup software, and is a speedy data reader the bad the mybook premium. Western digital my book troubleshooting, repair, and service manuals. I bought brand new wd caviar green hard disks and put them into my book world edition ii white light case but surprisingly it doesnt work or even start.
My book premium edition ii, or my book world edition ii to replace a hard drive. If the case looks drastically different and you are nervous about damaging your hard drive, dont be. We offer free diagnostics, no datano fee policy, final upfront quote and competitive prices. Then, press power button at the back of the mybook world for 3 seconds until led at the bottom goes on until it boot up. Premium edition drives are similar to the essential edition model but also include firewire 400 ports, an integrated visual capacity gauge and western digital backup software premium edition my book drives have the same black case as essential edition drives. Now sitting on the corner of my desk and it looks fab. At first glance, all of these colors could be confusing. Im wondering if you have any knowledge about how to correct this situation, main problem is getting information off the drive. May 15, 2009 wd my book premium edition 1tb external above is configured for raid 0 or stripping and is a 1 tb as opposed to two 500 gb. All of these hdds are made for different purposes, so its.
Start to pry in the middle of the book and you should see two plastic snaps lift up, i put a razor blade between the snaps to prevent them from locking in again. Hi, i found your blog while looking for answers on how to revive my wd my book essentials 1tb. Im planning to replace the hard drives on my wd my book world edition ii. If you also happen to think that the drive inside that enclosure runs too hot, this video also shows you how to put the drive in. My book essential edition user manual about your wd drive 4 software in addition to the drivers and utilities, this wd product is shipped with free trial software which can be installe d from the wd installer scr een that displays at the end of the hardware installation. Insert the external hard disk and check if the driver is getting install or not. God bless you, i been tryin to extract the hdd from the wd enclosure for a week, i finally figured out what wd has been doing. Western digital my book wdg1nc0 user manual pdf download. I kept all of my roboform data on the western digital my book, 500gig essential edition. This section applies only to the dualdrive my book world edition ii. Disassembling western digital mybook world edition. My book premium edition ii replacement drive compatibility.
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