Of course, it failed half way through and now refuses to be recognized by anything. Western digital my book dualdrive network storage users manual. Lightningfast firewire 800 or esata interfaces combined with raid 0 striping yields the speed you need for fast, smooth video and audio editing, rendering complex 3d. Click accept to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation.
Feb 21, 2007 the my book world edition family is available beginning this week at select retail stores, online retailers and in the united states directly from wd at. Im wondering if you have any knowledge about how to correct this situation, main problem is getting information off the drive. Wd black drives, thunderbolt 2 technology and hardware raid, my book pro. Before i say anything else, i need to discourage you strongly from buying this drive. Aug 22, 2009 wd my book pro edition the following external hard drives are not bootable on power pc based macintosh computers systems through usbfirewire 94ab.
Excellent way to perform western digital my book partition. Wd introduces my book world edition ii 1tb external hard. Before we get started i want to mention that my laptop is running windows 7 pro. Apr 10, 2009 without a doubt, the 1tb western digital my book world edition is the easiest to use nas ive ever tried. When i opened the link to the hard drive in total commander, it open an explorer window, usually to the my documents folder, rarely to the mbwe. View and download western digital my book world edition ii specifications online. Hi, with big interest i read your articles about the wd my book, i myself own the pro edition ii 2tbversion. Western digital mybook 6tb studio edition ii 9to5mac. Western digital my book comes under the series of external hard drives manufactured by western digital. The dualdrive model my book world edition ii is preconfigured for maximum capacity as a large single spanned volume. How do i format western digital wd5000d03 apple community. The user serviceable enclosure will only work with replacement hard drives from western digital.
Using either the supplied software or mionets web site, you can remotely access your western digital nas devices and external hard drives, and also publicly share folders with other mionet account users. I recently installed the wd firmware update for my mybook premium edition ii 2 tb raid to fix the fan problems. It shows up in devices, but in device manager it has a yellow triangle with an exclamation on it. The wd my book world edition ii nas is excellent for a home network backup device. The wd my book duo 2017 edition is certainly a class act that. Wds my book pro edition ii dualdrive storage system offers raid mirroring for extra data protection or raid striping for extraordinary capacity and performance. Oct 15, 2015 how to dismantle a wd my book pro ii, wd my book premium ii, or wd my book world ii blue rings drive to replace a hard drive at the bottom of the page it says. Millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. Drivers for wd my book world edition ii in windows 10.
Wds my book studio edition ii dualdrive, quadinterface external storage. My book world edition user manual getting started 4 getting started format and configuration my book world edition is preformatted as a linux file system. Pulled it out yesterday thinking yes, this is the day i set it up and then things went dow. Essential edition my book drives are almost entirely black, with the exception of a. The pro edition ii should be a better and faster external hard drive than the world edition ii when it comes to working with my photo library, since it connects directly to my computer instead of going through the network. On some usb controllers, however, the device id reported by the raid controller is incompatible with the raid controller driver, and so the raid manager software never sees. Formatting wd my book world edition external harddisk with. Red circle, minus sign on foldersyet i apple community. Western digital my book problem question and answer dti data. The wd unit works perfectly with usb, firewire, with pc and mac. Jun 09, 2009 the western digital my book studio edition ii is a wonderful update to the my book family and offers consumers and working professionals a variety of options to fit their storage needs. Opening a western digital my book studio edition ii external hard drive.
Clearly this issue will continue to plague wd my book users and its simply unacceptable. Similar to the first two questions i have 2 wd my book usb external hard. Its exterior design is just as good as that of the world edition ii, and the photos enclosed below will show it. Wd0h1nc world edition, wd20000h1nc world edition, wdh1nc0. By using carbon clone copy, i constantly back up my data, so raid 0 is not totally kamikaze if you regularly. My book world edition page 2 windows 7 help forums. Our test unit came with two 500gb wd green power drives. I was looking to purchase the wd my book world edition ii myself. I did have to put some padding underneath it to stop a resonating hum with my wooden desk, but that.
However, its utterly silent when sitting still but still turned on. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Slide the clear plastic led front panel conduit forward and remove. My book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. Oct 10, 2011 forum forum my book world edition blue rings upgrade of wd my book pro edition ii. For mac, go to the apple menu and select software update if your device is currently running firmware version 02. As everyone knows, 1tb is not a lot of space nowadays. Western digital my book pro edition ii 1tb specs cnet. Western digital my book opening the case removing the drive. I had the hard drive completely unplugged and when i plugged everything in.
Jul 19, 20 wd my passport wireless storage firmware 1. It would suit a freelance photographer or music producer needing to access large files locally. Discovery on network worked poorly, most of the time did not work. Wd my book studio edition ii 4tb two bay external desktop hard. Tom rafterys vision things to come western digital my.
Western digitals my book studio edition ii external hard drive provides. This western digital wdg2tp0n my book pro edition ii 1 tb external hard drive performed very well with no problems or issues until july 2012, when it failed about one year after the western digital 3year manufacturer warranty expired. Aug 01, 2016 i have the wd my book world edition ii, however it doesnt seem to want to play with windows 10. Western digital provides basic backup software with the my book world edition ii 4tb as well as its proprietary remote access service, mionet. Essential edition, home edition, office edition, mirror edition, studio edition, premium edition, elite edition, pro edition, av dvr live edition, and the world edition. Read speeds up to 2000mbs to decrease load times and get you into the game faster. Turn on my book by pressing the power button located on the back panel. If you want to install the backup software now, doubleclick the wd anywhere backup icon in the my book studio edition ii screen and follow the instructions as prompted. In terms of speed, the my book studio edition ii definitely gets a boost from its. Wd my book pro edition the following external hard drives are not bootable on power pc based macintosh computers systems through usbfirewire 94ab. Wds my book studio edition ii dualdrive, quadinterface external storage system for mac offers optimum performance for creative professionals.
Western digitals my book studio edition ii is an external hard drive that uses two drives, preconfigured as a fast raid 0 striped array. Nintendos excellent switch pro controller is on sale and shipping fast. Opening a western digital my book studio edition ii external hard. This one however, is the first with two 3tb drives inside. How to dismantle a wd my book pro ii, wd my book premium ii, or wd my book world ii blue rings drive to replace a hard drive at the bottom of the page it says. Without a doubt, the 1tb western digital my book world edition is the easiest to use nas ive ever tried. You need this driver working before you can see the hard disk devices. With a capacity of 20tb, the wd my book duo is the mother of all external drives. Lightningfast firewire 800 or esata interfaces combined with raid 0 striping yields the speed you need for fast, smooth video and audio editing, rendering complex 3d objects or special effects, and. The western digital my book pro ii has an internal raid controller, which uses a specific wd driver. Triple interface dualdrive storage system with raid. I use it to transfer files to it for back up from my imac and macbook pro. Windows 10 wd mybookworld driver issue microsoft community.
From there, you will be able to update to the current available 02. View and download western digital wdg2tp0n my book pro edition ii hard drive array user manual online. Minus signs in a red circle after the folders, but it seems all the data was backed up correctly. I use the drive to share files between all the computers in my house and use it with the wd tv live to play videos from the my book on my tv. My book world edition ii upgrade hard drive spiceworks. But it does not work with the freebox unit usb for probably the same reason. The wd my book world edition is a real nas device i. The my book world edition family is available beginning this week at select retail stores, online retailers and in the united states directly from wd at. I have the same problem, as some of the other posters, but with a my book pro ii 2tb. Well help you pick out the best external hard drive.
There are many flawed units of this drive on the market. The western digital my book studio edition ii is a wonderful update to the my book family and offers consumers and working professionals a variety of options to fit their storage needs. Connect the ac adapter and esata cable optional as shown. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Due to its different data storage sizes and portable nature, they are used by a large number of users to backup their data.
I bought a western digital my book essential edition 1tb external hard drive in july. Western digital my book world edition, analisis y video. Apr 07, 2020 western digitals my book lives on with the pro model being the quickest external raid storage solution created by wd. Western digital my book studio edition ii macworld. The mybook studio edition ii comes in a foot cube box and is the same size as most dual 3. Wdg2tp0n my book pro edition ii hard drive array storage pdf manual download. I assume that the os is strictly firmware and the drive is only for data. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The newer white lights mybook world edition 1 tb and 2 tb storage. Sitting somewhere between a nas appliance and a regular external 3.
Wds my book pro edition ii dualdrive storage system offers one terabyte gb of storage space for storing an extraordinary amount of data. I have the wd my book world edition ii, however it doesnt seem to want to play with windows 10. Wd s my book studio edition ii dualdrive, quadinterface external storage system for mac offers optimum performance for creative professionals. For more information, see drive management on page 41. Hi, i hope this is the appropriate place to post that i have just had this almost exact same result from ccc cloning my mac hd to a partition in a western digital 1 tb ext hd. Designed to meet wds demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended.
I would like to replaceupgrade the hds in this model. Western digital my book pro edition ii 1tb sign in to comment. Western digitals my book lives on with the pro model being the quickest external raid storage solution created by wd. Some esata controllers may require a system reboot to. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. It extracts this name because of its book like appearance. My book drives are designed to look like a standard black hardback book, with the exception of the.
What is the procedure for replacingupgrading the hard drives. Restore the software on a mybook world edition hard drive. The backup software is a load of junk, lacks many control options and crashed a lot on me. Theres virtually no setup, its remotely accessible and works flawlessly on both. Nov 20, 2006 the western digital my book pro ii has an internal raid controller, which uses a specific wd driver. Western digital my book world edition ii 2 tb 2 x 1 tb. Looks like a driver issue and the microsoft community says wd has no plans to update the drivers. Windows 7 ultimate x64, my book world edition ii ethernet. Ah, ive ended up with one of those nas wd world editions blue rings, 2tb without a cd.
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