That usually make the disque unusable and i have to unplug it or restart the computer. Offering a choice of four connection options esata, firewire 800. Jetzt western digital my book pro gunstig kaufen bei. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. This is how to open up a wd my book 2016 fall edition without breaking the tabs. Western digital my book pro edition 500gb sign in to comment. Its been two days now that im desperate on the probable loss of my data contained in the backup drive contained in the western digital mybook pro edition and now i do thing i have two options. 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. There are four inner clips in the back, 2 on each side of the chassis. Western digital buggy firmware sadjad bahmanpours blog. Western digital gets up to speed with its my book 3.
Watch the power of my book come to life we live hectic lives and generate tons of digital content. How to disassemble wd my book live nas to take out the. Ive bought the wd caviar red to replace the current hard drive. This rather awkwardly named device is one of the more interesting home storage appliances to come along in. How to open the western digital mybook may not be entirely obvious. Missing driver western digital my book microsoft community. Jul 31, 2007 i just got this thing tonight and i need help installing it into my macbook pro. I try to connect the hd directly in my computer and ii recognized it via setup, but when i try to start windows the pc crashes. Western digital my book installation techspot forums. After some tweaks, colt introduced the m16 which was select fire automatic and mostly had a 20. Yet another problem with these drivesmy story is 1tb my book pro ii burnt up today decide to swap dodgy usb connection for firewire immediately smelled burning, pulled the cable but too late the system board is fried.
My book is equipped with wd backup software for windows and time machine compatibility for mac. They wont accept anything but now i have two western digital my book premium 500gb which means ive got plenty of. Western digital has added a new member to its range of my book external hard drives. Ligd is easy to install, but is limited to files less than 2gb in size. Swapping a board with a western digital my book essential. Lets first take a tour of the my book world edition hardware. Western digital my book live troubleshooting, repair, and service manuals. A professional and a personal friend ask me to download the firmware in order to fix it, but i navigated this site for more than 6 hours and the firmware of my book dont show up. Mar 22, 2007 lets first take a tour of the my book world edition hardware. Western digital my book world edition network home drive. While not a great performer, this is really a great looking piece of technology.
I did the video after i have put the drives in another system. I usually turn it off when its not in use and use the regular hard drive for file storage. Western digitals mybook range of external drives come in all shapes and sizes. Install clean hdd in white light my book world edition. I hooked my new wd my book pro up to my pc, but i cant get it to show up anywhere that i can use it. View here the free western digital mybook av manual. Designed specifically for the creative professional and data intensive user, my book pro is wds fastest external storage solution yet. How to disassemble wd my book live nas to take out the hard. Hello everyone, i recently came across this site and i am in need of some help please, any suggestion appreciated. Mar 17, 2011 western digital has boosted the capacity of its my book studio edition ii external dualdrive array, with a new 6tb model. A series of gigabit nas desktop drives of 1tb, 2tb, and 3tb varieties, made by wd in 2010. Unless youve stumped for apples time capsule, western digital believes it has the answer with the 1tb my book world edition network home drive. Nov 20, 2006 i bought a western digital my book pro edition ii external hard drive recently. My intent is to remove the drive inside and swap it with a smaller one i have in my case.
All springs are captive to simplify field disassembly for cleaning. Western digital my book essential externes festplatten gehause offnen. The pro edition mybook is marketed as a raid solution that can be used as a backup device. Western digital wd my book pro raid enabled dual drive. Youll need a thin flathead screwdriver and a phillips star sh.
How to dismantle a western digital mybook pro edition hard. The wd my book world editions sevenpage quick install guide is about as simple as it gets in terms of getting a product set up and operational. My wd book essential must have had a power surge and the board fried. I have tried plugging it into different ports, different power plugs both in wall and power strip and on different computers. I managed to get my hands on a 400gb western digital my book essential edition external hdd on a black friday deal. Equipped with wd backup software for windows and apple time machine compatibility for mac, the my book desktop hard drive can back up your photos, videos. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. Have you read the manual but does it answer your question. Jan 04, 2007 i managed to get my hands on a 400gb western digital my book essential edition external hdd on a black friday deal. Western digital my book pro edition 250gb external hard drive. View and download western digital my book pro user manual online. While the mybook lives bookshaped chassis is nice, the clips preventing it from opening are not. Mar 22, 2007 enter the western digital my book world edition. I need the firmware of my book essential 1tb wd community.
Unfortunately, this wasnt an obvious process and this excellent article by scott cramer didnt apply to the newer version 1 tb drive enclosure i have. Oct 15, 2015 i try to connect the hd directly in my computer and ii recognized it via setup, but when i try to start windows the pc crashes. Tom rafterys vision things to comewestern digital my. Wd my book fall 2016 disassembly with card, without broken.
For some reason wd doesnt provide the driver cds with their packaging, so im like ok well ill. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. With up to 12 tb of storage and up to 435 mbs transfer. Best buy said they couldnt read it, and that it would cost 800 to send out for data recovery as i had like 800gb on. Wd western digital speichern western digital store. Then ask your question on this page to other western digital mybook av owners. Western digital has boosted the capacity of its my book studio edition ii external dualdrive array, with a new 6tb model.
Western digital my book world edition you and your family have a lot of media files. To remove the cover of the my book, you will need a flathead screwdriver. Jul 09, 2007 hello everyone, i recently came across this site and i am in need of some help please, any suggestion appreciated. The first time this happened, i found an obscure firmware update at western digitals forums. I also used razor blades, but they can be replaced or omitted if you would like to do it. I recently installed windows 10 on my system hdd an ssd. For example, the drive turns itself on and off with your computer, and safe shutdown prevents the drive from being powered down until all your data has been written. External hard drives free delivery possible on eligible purchases.
My book pro edition sports three interfaces to give a choice. This is for the white light version of the western digital my book world edition nas. Jul 24, 20 western digital my book live nas assembly after disassembly replace hdd. Slowly work around the clips, while opening the back, otherwise you risk breaking these. Whilst i could find a how to for a lot of models i couldnt find one that covered dismantling the mybook pro edition the one pictured here. View and download western digital my book user manual online. Sep 07, 2007 but now im happy thanks again mem, so i just want to tell you never install this firmware wd my book propremium firmware update utility v1. Plus, wd has introduced a series of easytouse apps to increase the my book s. Among all the connected, featurerich external hard drives, some folks just want to back up all of their stuff. Oct 15, 2015 how to disassemble wd my book live nas to take out the hard disk video. The lights come on when it is powered up but it doesnt appear on the computers.
Operation and parts layout is similar to the usgi m16 trigger for easy maintenance. Preisvergleich fur western digital wd my book 6tb, usb 3. Western digital my book world edition ii page 2 of 5. Inside the disk itself was a western digital no surprises there wd5000aaks drive. Lededev physics institute, which specializes in electronic and x ray lasers. Western digital my book live nas assembly after disassembly replace hdd. Western digital my book pro ab 558,00 preisvergleich bei idealo. I have owned a western digital my book 500gb external hard drive for some time and never had a problem with it. Western digital mybook open case recover data scott. Western digital my passport wireless pro external hard drive western digital. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. My book pro network storage server pdf manual download. Im planning to replace the hard drives on my wd my book world edition ii. Nov 14, 2006 hello everyone, wasnt sure where to post this.
I am going to replace the drive with an identical spare that works. If youve bricked your wd mbl or if you want to replace the hard disk inside, youll find this video tutorial very helpful on disassembling wd my book live nas. View the western digital mybook av manual for free or ask your question to other western digital mybook av owners. My book desktop storage has massive storage capacity so you can confidently back up the files that make up your digital life. Western digitals my book thunderbolt duo is about as big as wds my book studio ii, and the two drives have similar cases, the obvious difference are the different activity indicator lights. My book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. Western digital my book live nas assembly after disassembly.
Western digital uses a smart design to make the my book pro edition look as good as it performs. Western digital my book opening the case removing the. It was delivered last friday and i went about installing it on saturday. In this teardown, we look at the individual components inside a wd mybook live, using their 2tb offering as a model. Western digital my book problem question and answer dti. In truth, this drive would be more useful to me as an internal one. This rather awkwardly named device is one of the more interesting home storage appliances to come along in some time, mostly because it comes. I just got this thing tonight and i need help installing it into my macbook pro.
Twice now i have had problems formatting a new western digital my book external drive under 10. Disk utility fails to format the drive as max os x extended journaled with a format failed. Western digital my book world edition ii extremetech. I bought a western digital my book pro edition ii external hard drive recently. My western digital was the one with some very special files that i had begun transferring over gotomypc at home and had not completed. But now im happy thanks again mem, so i just want to tell you never install this firmware wd my book propremium firmware update utility v1. Western digital my book goes pro with firewire 800 the. In diesem video zeige ich euch eine disaaembly eines wd my book. Hard drive replacement for western digital my book world. My maxtor was completely gone, however that data is on a drive at home. The drive is built in the same housing as the usbfirewire edition of the drive, which is known as the my book pro edition ii. I just bought a 320gb wd mybook premium well first thing i did was format the thing, come to find out the software was on the hard drive.
Install clean hdd in white light my book world edition summary this tutorial is for white light single disc drives wdh1ncxx000e only for wdh2ncxx000e see footnote 1. Essential edition, home edition, office edition, mirror edition, studio edition, premium edition, elite edition, pro edition, av dvr live edition, and the world edition. There are two different web servers that can be installed on the wd my book workd nas. Im using the western digital my book 3 to since 4 months. Western digital my book pro user manual pdf download.
Now everytime i copy a big file from my book to other hdd the transfert speed drop signficantly from 90mbs to 100 or 0 kbs. Instructions to disassemble a western digital mybook essentials usb external hard disk drive. Western digital my book studio edition ii gets 6tb upgrade. Hello, i have a 4tb western digital mybook external hard drive. Disassembling a western digital my book instructables. Hard drive replacement for western digital my book world edition ii spiceworks. Preisvergleich fur western digital wd my book 10tb. The my book pro edition also includes intelligent drive management features. The first time this happened, i found an obscure firmware update at western digital s forums. Western digital mybook open case recover data scott cramer.
This is a dead no longer functioning western digital mybook usb external hard disk drive. How to disassemble a wd mybook essential hdd snapguide. I will demonstrate how to disassemble a my book using a new 500gb my book. While the mybook lives book shaped chassis is nice, the clips preventing it from opening are not. Tom rafterys vision things to comewestern digital my book. Western digital my book opening the case removing the drive i recently needed to removed the drive from a western digital my book external usbesata drive enclosure.
1068 688 954 37 1072 125 722 740 30 1357 1109 1491 137 914 675 856 434 882 470 231 842 1339 318 1446 818 1089 396 1022 496 659 616 234 618 302 1405 1421 284 473 842 1433 1070 430 1007