While the mybook lives bookshaped chassis is nice, the clips preventing it from opening are not. Wd my book essential 2tb external hard drive, usb 3. Email support is free for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is. While the mybook lives book shaped chassis is nice, the clips preventing it from opening are not. Jan 26, 2008 thanks, i just bought a western digital my book essential 500gb about 10 minutes ago on. To remove the cover of the my book, you will need a flathead screwdriver. Aug 02, 2012 my wd book essential must have had a power surge and the board fried. Western digital my book opening the case removing the.
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Western digital my book essential edition 1tb usb 2. Disassembling a western digital my book instructables. Hi there i am having issues with my external hard drive wd my book. Jun 27, 2007 i am thinking of buying the western digital my book essential external hard drive maybe 160 gb. Im not good with it, and id like to ask how to properly turn off the mybook essential and unplug it.
Also, when plugged in at boot up, it stopsfreezes computer from completing. 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. Hi folks, a friend of mine has given me his my book to test for him. Ive had a western digital my book essential 1tb hard drive for about 3 months, give or take. It always says that it is being used by another program. Apr 23, 20 my 1tb wd mybook essential external hard drive rarely ejects when i need it to. I want to make the greenpower drive inside of it internal and on. I may have posted in the wrong section, but ill ask anyway. I bought a western digital my book essential edition 1tb external hard drive in july 09. So, you have to update the firmware on the drive, which it didnt want to do and that took many tries, then you have to run the software to hide the virtual partition, which. Im hoping this post will prove very useful when the hard drive arrives and i get started using it as i have been warned by some other users about formatting problems regarding this. Wd mybook essential basic troubleshooting question wd community.
Wd mybook essential enclosure and non wd replacement drive. Nov 08, 2012 western digital my book essential 2tb removing the sata drive for my unraid server duration. I moved all my music, photos and personal files onto this hard drive. My wd my book essential external hard drive suddenly wont get recognized by the computer.
Wd mybook essential basic troubleshooting question wd. Instructions to disassemble a western digital mybook essentials usb external hard disk drive. How to remove disable hide the virtual cd vcd for windows or mac osx on a wd my book or wd my passport. Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period. Heres some more info it doesnt show up in my computer or disk management however.
My book essential edition user manual connecting the device 5 connecting the device windows 1. Connect the my book external hard drive to your mac computer using a usb cable. Wd my book externe festplatte 2tb 8, 9 cm 3, 5 zoll, usb 3. My book essential smart backup and storage our bestselling my book external drive is an elegant, highcapacity storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life. Overview of wd my book essential 2nd generation usb 3. Before that it was working perfectly on both computers. Smaller, sleeker and more elegant than previous my book external hard drives, the my book essential hard drive takes up minimal space on your desk. Essential edition, home edition, office edition, mirror edition, studio edition, premium edition, elite edition, pro edition, av dvr live edition, and the world edition. Western digital wdbacw0010hbk my book essential manuals. Here you will find stepbystep instructions on how to open a western digital my book essential usb 3. How to get back data from western digital my book essential.
Got a wd my book essential smartware, need to reset password. Wd 2 tb my book not recognized by norton or by file explorer, but shows up in device manager. Connect the drives power cord and usb cable as shown. Once system operational and plugged in, it appears in device manager. All manuals on can be viewed completely free of charge. Wd my book essential external hard drive not recognized.
The power button only works when the wd smartware software is installed on your computer. Just in case i want to put in a larger drive later, or if the internal one fails. Slowly work around the clips, while opening the back, otherwise you risk breaking these. In diesem video zeige ich euch eine disaaembly eines wd my book.
Install clean hdd in white light my book world edition. If a security alert is displayed during this installation, click accept or continue. Wd my book external hard drive stoped working posted in external hardware. Western digital my book problem question and answer dti. How to open the western digital my book 500gb the disassambling itself its not one of the most easy in the world, and it will make you say diverse 4letter words against the projects engeneers and their mothers but you can do it with 3 screwdrivers, one flat and two crossed, one of normal size and the second really. It seems that when i put that drive in the mybook enclosure it does not mount. The wd mybook has a virtual partion you cant get rid of, which is what the router seemed to be choking on, and still puts up a warning about. Wd my book external hard drive stoped working external hardware. I am thinking of buying the western digital my book essential external hard drive maybe 160 gb. You can even double them up and let them sit neatly together like volumes on your shelf.
Jan 12, 2009 how to open the western digital my book 500gb the disassambling itself its not one of the most easy in the world, and it will make you say diverse 4letter words against the projects engeneers and their mothers but you can do it with 3 screwdrivers, one flat and two crossed, one of normal size and the second really. I am trying to decide between a generic external case and the western digital one. Wd my book hw recognized by cpu, could manually copy files, but unable to do full backup. Wd external hard drive wont safely remove or eject from. Wd my book essential 3 tb enclosure disassembly removing. Western digital wdbacw0010hbk my book essential pdf user manuals. How to disassemble a wd mybook essential hdd snapguide. First, use a flathead screwdriver to pry the mesh away from the cover do not try to lift the cover up, you will just break things. How to use a my book external hard drive techwalla. My book essential hard drive is not recognized by windows 7.
Thinking the enclosure was bad, i put in a wd drive to test it and it mounts just fine. Western digital my book external hard drive question problem. I have tried it on a laptop with windows 7 and on a destop pc with windows xp, it doesnt work. This 30 day period starts on the date of your first telephone contact with wd technical support. Just plug it in and save your valuable data, music, photos, and movies. Wont it cause things like registry errors and the like. I was wondering if anyone knew if the hard drive is user replaceable. The product details appearance, label, plug may vary due to the different production batches. The hard drive hasnt fallen down or been physically damaged in any way. The external hard drive will automatically power on. For a while now, ive noticed that when i rest my hand on the thing, i can feel a verylight, almostclunky kind of thing happening inside it may have been happening all along, but i dont know i didnt check until after i had already been using the. Need help getting into the case of a my book 3,5 external harddrive case. Ill connect my mac via usb 2, and pc via usb 3 when i get a cheap pci card.
It states on the website its ntfs formatted, so would need to be reformatted to work on mac. My wd book essential must have had a power surge and the board fried. Ive tried to check though the forum for a solution without much luck. This is a dead no longer functioning western digital mybook usb external hard disk drive. Our latest edition features visual, easytouse, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection.
When i plug it in, i hear the machine inside starting up and the white light starts to blink for a few seconds then it stops. Wd 16tb my book duo desktop raid external hard drive. I turned it off after back up, because i was also going to shut down my computer. 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. Follow these steps to access the internal hard drive in this unit. My book essential edition is a small, elegant, and easytouse usb external hard drive. Jun 23, 2014 opening the western digital my book essentials external hard drive.
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Western digital my book essential 2tb is a wellknown desktop external hard drive which features universal compatibility with usb 2. Im looking at a wd my book essential to backup my mac and pc. Insert the my book power adapter into the back of the hard drive, and plug the other end into a standard electrical outlet. I also cant see it on my computer with a different cable and power source they work fine for my own my book. How to fully disassemble a western digital mybook essential. Western digital my book essential 2tb removing the sata. The secret to reformatting a western digital wd 1tb my book. By using the select a language button, you can choose the language of the manual you want to view.
My book essential user manual about your wd drive 1 about your wd drive welcome to your my book essential external hard drive, an elegant, highcapacity storage solution for all the chapters of your di gital life. However, i have paragon ntfs installed on my mac, which i believe is a driver for ntfs drives. Dear wd community, hello my name is damsilon, i just bought wd my book essential 2tb 3. Opening a wd my book external hdd case guide youtube.
View a manual of the western digital my book essential below. My book essential user manual about your wd drive 4 poweractivity led the poweractivity led shows the drives power state and activity as follows. Power button use the power button to safely power down the drive and avoid data loss or damage to the drive. Oct 30, 2015 wd 2 tb my book not recognized by norton or by file explorer, but shows up in device manager. Wd my book essential not being recognized in windows 10. Thanks, i just bought a western digital my book essential 500gb about 10 minutes ago on. Western digital my book essential 2tb removing the sata drive for my unraid server duration. I just purchased a wd my book to use with time capsule, and it will no longer power on. Swapping a board with a western digital my book essential 1tb. 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. We opened this hard drive for purposes of data recovery at our office and ultimately ended up replacing the board in order to get the data out, successfully. Opening the western digital my book essentials external hard drive.
I shut down all programs that might possibly be using it, and the message still persists. Wd backup sw could not find device repeatedly, even w tech support. These instructions need to be run on windows or mac, and will not run on ubuntu linux. I decided not to shut down my imac, and i tried to turn my external hard drive back on, but it wont turn on. My question is that it seems as if i can only put a wd drive in the mybook enclosure. Dec 21, 2015 my wd my book essential external hard drive suddenly wont get recognized by the computer. Our latest edition now features visual, easytouse, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection, giving you beauty, brains and simplicity. Using win 10 on new ssd, wd my book backup sw does not work. 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 there of stuff that i. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. Got a wd my book essential smartware, need to reset password, trying to figure out how the reset button in the answered by a verified tech support specialist we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. I am going to replace the drive with an identical spare that works. There are four inner clips in the back, 2 on each side of the chassis.
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