I mentioned it back in july in my popular whats on my desk post. I had to first format the drive in my computer, but its working great now. Western digital has long been in the personal cloud storage space with the wd my book live. I have another of this same model, purchased one year before, thats doing fine. I use free file sync think microsoft syc toy for grown ups which autoruns a backup of all my drives onto my main reserve hdd, then copies across the changes to the wd. Smart display create your own personalized drive label to remind you whats stored on each drive. It was working fine, and then all of the sudden, my laptop isnt recognizing it at all anymore. Wd my book studio 3tb external desktop hard drive with. Western digital my book studio edition ii macworld. The knowledge that the drives wouldnt work was readily available to anyone who cared to look for it. Make offer western digital wd my book essential 500 gb usb 2.
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. The western digital my book studio external hard drive has 2tb of storage that works out of the box with your mac os x leopard or snow leopard machine. The desktop storage pc products are comprised of the valueoriented elements line which is offered in 1tb 3tb capacities and the updated my book which hits the topend capacity point. Pwron 12v ac to dc adapter for wd western digital external hard disk drive hdd hd my book essential elite studio expander mac editions 12. It is compatible with apple time machine, and offers password protection and hardware encryption to keep your data private. I also used razor blades, but they can be replaced or omitted if you would like to do it differently. As drive failures are a fact of life this double protection gives me a lot of security.
Whether its a 3tb mybook essential or a 4tb mybook studio ii, theyre not listed as being compatable with the wdtv hds for the studio ii they even specify up to 2tb. Wd has a more extensive desktop line for the mac, with the premium my book studio line, which features an allmetal enclosure and capacities up to 4tb. Perhaps someone who uses it with their mac knows the answers. The my book live shares much of the same physical design wd has been using with their external desktop drives for some time. Millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Beware the wd mybook studio 2tb external hdd macrumors forums. Unfollow wd my book studio external hard drive to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. How to open the western digital mybook may not be entirely obvious. The next time its best to shutdown the computer so it forces the saving of the files.
Data transfer speeds up to 800mbs ensure fast transfer of your information, especially when connected via the firewire800 port. Wd my book studio 2tb mac external hard drive storage usb 3. I am looking at the wd mybook studio edition ii 2 tb and have some questions i need answered before getting it. The display also includes available capacity and security status. Western digital esata external hard disk drives for sale ebay. I have been working daily with a wd my book studio edition ii drive for the past eight months since april 08. Wd s my book studio is the high performance, premium design external hard drive for your mac backup and storage needs. Theres not much to say about the new western digital my book studio 3tb hard drive.
Wd 4tb my book studio desktop external hard drive usb 3. Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period. Ablegrid ac dc adapter for western digital wd my book av dvr expanderlive personal cloudstudio, iiessential elementswdbacw0020hbknesn wdbacw0030hbknesn 1tb 1. Wd my book studio 2tb mac external hard drive storage usb. Find over 30,000 products at your local micro center, including the my book 3tb usb 3. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Wd my book 4tb keeps on disconnecting external drives for. Wd my book studio 2 tb firewire 800 external hard drive wd my book studio 2tb mac external hard drive storage usb 3. Disassembling a western digital my book instructables. This wd my book studio 3 tb firewire 800 external hard drive is in use every day as a time machine mac backup drive. Feb 28, 2017 the 8tb version of the western digital my book is a deep well of affordable storage for your photos, music, videos, and more. Jul 09, 2011 theres not much to say about the new western digital my book studio 3tb hard drive.
Western digital my book studio 3 tb firewire 800 external hard drive. Its formatted for mac and compatible with apple time machine making backups quick and easy. Western digital my book studio external hard drive 2tb. First i partitioned the new my book studio giving 2. Read speeds up to 2000mbs to decrease load times and get you into the game faster.
Wd my book studio 2 tb firewire 800 external hard drive. Western digital my book essential 3tb ill be buying another one of these at the end of the month when the pay cheque hits my bank account. Wd my book studio wdbc3g0010hal hard drive 1 tb firewire 800 firewire usb 2. I had a failing wd mybook external hard drive, but instead of just throwing away the whole thing, i simply replaced the hard drive that resides. As to fixing this youll need to get a file recover app to hopefully knit back together the directory services which are corrupted on the disk. Wdtv gen1 and mybook essential 3tb wd tv hd wd community. Wd my book studio 3tb external desktop hard drive with metal. Plenty of storage, but the old usb interface is slow and cheaper usb3 disks are available. It looks quite nice and would go nicely with a mac pro or any aluminum mac. 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. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page.
Western digital is not recognized solved closed abzy. Youll need a thin flathead screwdriver and a phillips star shaped screwdriver. This summer wd revamped their my book studio line of desktop external hard drives. At 15 cents per formatted gigabyte, the wd my book studio 2tb is a decent buy. The result is a drive that blends in perfectly with apples aluminumcased products and offers rapid transfers over firewire 800. Oct 15, 2015 whether its a 3tb mybook essential or a 4tb mybook studio ii, theyre not listed as being compatable with the wdtv hds for the studio ii they even specify up to 2tb. Why is my wd my book 3tb hard drive not showing up. This 30 day period starts on the date of your first telephone contact with wd technical support. In addition to simplifying the backup process for both windows and mac computers, this hard drive features 256bit aes hardware encryption to ensure stored files. How to solve my wd hard drive not recognized in windows 10. This article needs attention from an expert on the subject. Oct 03, 20 wd has a more extensive desktop line for the mac, with the premium my book studio line, which features an allmetal enclosure and capacities up to 4tb. I got this thing apart and put a 3tb drive in there. Wd mybook studio edition ii 2 tb raid1, multiple partitions.
Ive got a mybook essentials 2tb second edition black on my bookshelf acting pretty much as a bookend it looks like a book, very nice, and beside it stacked one on the other, two wd my passport second edition drives black, one 500gb time machine and the other 320gb only mounted when needed for large downloads. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you. The wd article says to use the alignment tool for full performance, which suggests that the drive should be recognized even if you havent yet used the tool, so something else may be going on. Email support is free for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is. The my book studio desktop hard drive features blazingfast usb 3. My book studio desktop hard drive features blazingfast superspeed usb 3. Ablegrid ac dc adapter for western digital wd my book av dvr expanderlive personal cloud studio, iiessential elementswdbacw0020hbknesn wdbacw0030hbknesn 1tb 1. Mar 03, 2010 ive got a mybook essentials 2tb second edition black on my bookshelf acting pretty much as a bookend it looks like a book, very nice, and beside it stacked one on the other, two wd my passport second edition drives black, one 500gb time machine and the other 320gb only mounted when needed for large downloads. Please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Windows 10 wd mybook not recognized anywhere on my dell. Western digital my book studio 3tb external hard drive with metal enclosure i had to reformat to ntfs but not the full 3tb is available your left with about 2. Wd my book 4tb keeps on disconnecting external drives. Wdbfjk0060hbk04 default wd my book 1230 vid 0158 pid 1230 rev 1065. 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.
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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 hope this is useful. Jun 15, 2014 i had a failing wd mybook external hard drive, but instead of just throwing away the whole thing, i simply replaced the hard drive that resides inside the case. As i understand it it will then be seen as a 1 tb drive to the operating. Shop for wd my book studio 2tb mac external hard drive storage usb 3. Jul 27, 2009 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. The new my book studios feature an all metal aluminum enclosure and an increased capacity 3tb caviar green hard drive inside. I have purchased several wd drives over the years and have found the upright drives very reliable, not so the wd flat bed type elements range be warned. I will demonstrate how to disassemble a my book using a new 500gb my book. Its the cornerstone of wds strategy to help consumers organize their content and access it anywhere from the new wd 2go mobile apps to the wd tv live media streamers connected to a tv. Sep 22, 2012 how to open the western digital mybook may not be entirely obvious. To remove the cover of the my book, you will need a flathead screwdriver.
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