So, my trusty my book drive suddenly wouldnt turn on. Hello, guys im suppose to ask a question but i am providing a solution to wd external hard drives at least for my book anyways, ive had my my book for a couple years gave up on because i couldnt figure how get stuff to save to the harddrive because it was not being recognized. This entry was posted in computing and tagged computer, improvise, storage, teardown. Disassembling a western digital my book instructables. My wd 500gb my book essential died recently after a couple years. Wd service and support your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period. This is a dead no longer functioning western digital mybook usb external hard disk drive.
If you want to use this drive with a windows system, see reformatting the drive on page 28 and troubleshooting on page 29. Opening a wd my book external hdd case guide youtube. Wd my book studio wdbc3g0010hal hard drive 1 tb firewire 800 firewire usb 2. How to disassemble a wd mybook essential hdd snapguide. This drive has intermittent power problems and i believe something is loose inside, or i will put the drive in another case hopefully, at worst. Mar 09, 2007 my wd 500gb my book essential died recently after a couple years. I recently needed to removed the drive from a western digital my book. Depress the two tabs below using a small flathead screwdriver. Instructions to disassemble a western digital mybook essentials usb external hard disk drive. My book studio user manual about your wd drive 1 about your wd drive welcome to your my book studio external hard drive. It comes with all the software you need to help protect your data.
Read the license agreement and click accept to continue. You can do a lot of damage from prying to the case without touching the hard drive. The better your problem and question is described, the easier it is for other western digital my book studio owners to provide you with a good answer. Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive. The how recover from a failed mybook and mybook ii firmware upgrade. I had some problems trying to disassemble and replace a western digital my book studio external hard disk drive. Western digital my book external hard drive my book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. But this wd my book essential 2tb has software and i am lost i did install the software back then. It comes with all the software you need to help protect your data, including wd backup and wd security software and is compatible with apple time machine. Ready to plugandplay with mac computers formatted for compatibility with mac.
This is a dead no longer functioning western digital mybook. List of all wd firmware and software available for download. Replace hard drive in my book studio firewire enclosure. Available in various editions from essential, to premium to world edition. It wont format with disk utility under mac os extended journal. May 05, 2011 in march, western digital announced an extension to their my book studio edition ii dualdrive storage system. Firmware update mybook studio edition ii 6tb wd community. The user manual is on the my book drive in \user manuals\eng\usermanual. You own a beautiful western digital my book studio aluminum enclosure with firewire ports, but the hard drive failed. Western digital my book opening the case removing the drive. If the case looks drastically different and you are nervous about damaging your hard drive, dont be. Inserting a nonwestern digital hard drive into the enclosure could cause damage or data loss.
Beware the wd mybook studio 2tb external hdd macrumors. Second, begin to pry the binding area of the book away from the mesh. Wd smartware software user manual about the wd smartware software 2 wd hard drive support the wd smartware software supports the following direct and networkattached wd external devices. Steht im windows store kostenlos zum download bereit. All the original contents of this blog are released under a creative commons attribution non commercial share alike 4. I cut the vcc lead pin 8 from the eeprom, and the device detects as usb mass storage device vid 04d9 pid 20 rev 0103 and disables the goofy 4k sector translation mode as well, so regularly written 512e drives 2tb actually read correctly. How to decrypt a wd mybook drive after its removed from the. Locate the two rubber pads on the bottom of the enclosure near the front, curved surface. My book studio user manual about your wd drive 2 planet friendlywe designed a small box from recycled materials to minimize waste.
User manual western digital my book studio 79 pages. How to disassembly a western digital my book studio. 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. Western digital my book opening the case removing the. You can confirm the firmware release for your drive here on wd s site. Easy to use my book desktop storage is ready to use out of the box so you can start transferring files, saving your memories and backing up right away. While 10% users will either opt to build their own or get a faster package, the. Designed largely for creative types on mac platforms, the my book studio edition ii offers a quad interface. Western digital my book connection to windows 10 i was okay with windows 7. 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. Ask a question view here the free western digital my book studio manual. From the software download section, download the wd universal firmware updater for. We have 21 western digital my book studio manuals available for free pdf download. The only way i can format it is via wd software wd drive manager, since my model is the 2tb raid.
Wd s my book studio is the high performance, premium design external hard drive for your mac backup and storage needs. I am going to replace the drive with an identical spare that works. This 30 day period starts on the date of your first telephone contact with wd technical support. Well, seeing as i purchased four of the 6tb mybook drives, you didnt think i would just leave them in their external cases.
Page 62 my book user manual doubleclick the my book icon and then doubleclick the extras folder on the screen that displays. Dude, theres no firmware update for your drive, the 6tb studio 2 came out much more later than the last firmware release for the studio 2, which dates from july 2009, so you already have it its not the same firmware than the studio and studio lx with smartware. 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. If you arent, open my computer and look for a cd drive called wd unlocker. If you set the security password on the drive, you will be prompted for it if you connect the drive to a different computer. This is my second my book my first one is a 1 tb yes that old. Wd my book studio wdbc3g0020hal hard drive 2 tb firewire 800 firewire usb 2. On other note, i did experienced some issue with my new hitachi xl2000 2tb hd. I tried different wall sockets and even a different adapter so see if it was that. Secure your drivein drive settings, cr eate a password to protect your drive from unauthorized access or.
A line of external hard drives by western digital, styled after hardbound books. Western digitals my book studio edition ii is an external hard drive that uses two drives, preconfigured as a fast raid 0 striped array. The wd smartware software is an easytouse tool that gives you the power to. Instead of a very small screwdriver you can use a simple. Western digital my book disassembly western digital my book disassembly. Western digital my book for mac wdbeks0030hbknesn 3 tb. 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 no apparent screws or fasteners, so i believe it is plastic snap lock.
In march, western digital announced an extension to their my book studio edition ii dualdrive storage system. Heatdissipating, cooltothetouch aluminum enclosure the premium aluminum enclosure perfectly complements your mac computer and the sleek, book like design allows two or more my book drives to nestle neatly together like. Western digital my book studio edition ii 5 of continue to update. For mac computers, go to the apple menu and select software update or app store. Tried swapping in 3tb drives on my studio ii and it didnt work i know this is a dormant thread, but i thought id update it for anyone wanting to know if you can successfully upgrade the 4tb 2x2tb wd drives in the western digital wd my studio ii external drive. Has not loaded right after i accidently unplugged it. Wd discovery can also be used to manage your drive with wd drive utilities. Secure your drivein drive settings, cr eate a password to protect your drive from unauthorized access or data theft. But with the new windows 10 i get a black window in the lowerright that says the drive does not work. 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. Disk drive format your my book drive is formatted as a single exfat partition for compatibility with all updated windows and mac operating systems. This update does not work on my book for mac, my passport for mac or my book studio.
Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive posted on 201405 by michael milette november 16, 2016 there isnt a lot of documentation that comes in the box with the wd my book drive. The plastic case is u shaped and will spread open from the back. Western digital my book studio manuals manuals and user guides for western digital my book studio. Just want to give yall a heads up on the western digital mybook studio 2 tb external hdd western digital my book studio 2 tb firewire 800400, usb 2.
So here you go, the steps required to disassemble a newstyle western digital my book drive. Oct 15, 2015 dude, theres no firmware update for your drive, the 6tb studio 2 came out much more later than the last firmware release for the studio 2, which dates from july 2009, so you already have it its not the same firmware than the studio and studio lx with smartware. Jan 12, 2009 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. Wd mybook mirror edition supported hard drives external. Western digital my book studio edition ii macworld. Only wd green wd caviar gp hard drive assemblies can be inserted into the my book studio edition ii or mirror edition enclosure. Western digital mybook 6tb studio edition ii 9to5mac. I use my thumbs to spread it open and push it forward till it comes off. Wdbfjk0060hbk04 default wd my book 1230 vid 0158 pid 1230 rev 1065. Sep 22, 2012 how to open the western digital mybook may not be entirely obvious. This update is only for products that originally shipped with wd smartware and will not function on previous generations of products. User manual restoring the wd smartware software and disk image in addition to deleting all of the data on your my book drive, erasing or reformatting the drive also removes the wd smartware software and all of the support files, utilities, online help and user manual files.
Our test unit came with two 500gb wd green power drives. Need help getting into the case of a my book 3,5 external harddrive case. Western digital my book troubleshooting, repair, and service manuals. The user serviceable enclosure will only work with replacement hard drives from western digital. How to open the western digital mybook may not be entirely obvious. I purchased this after getting into digital photography and, unfortunately, after losing a lot of data on a portable hd which i dropped. So here you go, the steps required to disassemble a newstyle western digital my book drive enclosure. I recently needed to removed the drive from a western digital my book external usbesata drive enclosure. My book studio is the highperformance answer to your storage needs with wd smartware software for automatic, continuous backup, and a blazingfast firewire 800 interface. My book directattached drives my book my book essential my book elite my book duo my book for mac reformatted for windows operating.
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