Hi im having a problem with my my book network drive, where it keeps disappearing from the network, and hence is unaccessable. Home spiceworks support spiceworks general support. After this hack is applied, you must reboot the mybook. List of all wd firmware and software available for download. My wd mybookworld is visible in file explorer under network however i access it. Western digital was formed in 1970, originally as a manufacturer of semiconductors. How to open the western digital mybook may not be entirely obvious. Download di software e firmware assistenza wd support. The wd discovery software will not work with the older my book world blue rings network drive. 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. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Western digital my book essential 2tb removing the sata. Kit contents as shown in figure 1, your my book essential disk drive kit includes the following.
Youll need a thin flathead screwdriver and a phillips star shaped screwdriver. In this video i show you how i removed the 2tb western digital wd20earx drive from its external usb 23 enclosure to be left with a bare 2tb sata drive ready for use in my unraid server. Administrator name password tool language id like to know if there is a way he can map the drive on the machine in question without. Code 45 to fix this problem, reconnect this hardware. For mac, go to the apple menu and select software update if your device is currently running firmware version 02. Wd my book world edition white after building a pc with win 10, ive not had my wd my book world edition used for a good while, decided to plug it in and install the drivers etc. Hi all, i have a 1tb my book world edition white been sat stationaryuntouched since i bought it 10 months ago logged in yesterday, just to reboot it always figure its healthy to reboot devicesservers every few months bad move, when i logged back into the web interface, it says drive not reconised, and failed to mount drive. Wd discovery on 32bit and 64bit pcs this download is licensed as freeware for the windows 32bit and 64bit operating system on a laptop or desktop pc from hard drive software without restrictions. Plugged it into a switch and its not being recognised at all, even downloaded the wd cd with the drivers and the detection tool doesnt see it either. How to reinstall firmware on wd mybookworld after disk. Also, when plugged in at boot up, it stopsfreezes computer from completing. Use the wd link software or a network scanner to locate the drive its ip on the local network. It shows up in device manager as symwave wdc wd10eavs32d scsi disk device but does not show up in windows explorer.
Wd my book world edition white solved windows 10 forums. Drivers for wd my book world edition ii in windows 10. Looks like a driver issue and the microsoft community says wd has no plans to update the drivers. I did that and yes it showed a previously configured wd mybooklive incident at the bottom of the devices list under western digital nas.
Currently, this hardware device is not connected to the computer. Wd my book essential not being recognized in windows 10. Browse by product below to find your specific product. As shown in figure 1, your my book drive kit includes the following. Western digital is a technology company that mainly produces storage products. Email support is free for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is. I have a legacy my book external 1tb hard drive that my windows 10 laptop will not recognize. Once system operational and plugged in, it appears in device manager. My apologies for the category not being exactly correct. Wd mybooklive smb problems support roon labs community. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. For information about optional accessories for wd products, visit. Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period. Designed to meet wd s demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended.
The network settings should have reset to dhcp default. The dualdrive model my book world edition ii is preconfigured for maximum capacity as a large single spanned volume. Today, western digitals headquarters are located in san jose. Wd 2 tb my book not recognized by norton or by file explorer, but shows up in device manager. Install the putty tool 2 on your windows computer, launch this tool, type the ip address of your mybook and use port 22. Cant access my bookworld through windows 10 microsoft. It shows up in devices, but in device manager it has a yellow triangle with an exclamation on it. This 30 day period starts on the date of your first telephone contact with wd technical support.
Does anyone know how to give my wd my world book hard drive a new ip address so it shows up on my network. I have the wd my book world edition ii, however it doesnt seem to want to play with windows 10. My book drive, with the wd backup, wd drive utilities, and wd security software usb 3. Wd reliability millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. You may find the applicable warranty for your product via the product detail webpage, in your product documentation or by contacting our support team.
For more information, see drive management on page 41. How to recover data from a failed my book world edition. My book world disappearing from network wd community. Western digital drivers download for windows 10, 8, 7, xp.
From there, you will be able to update to the current available 02. From what i gather, the mybook live is hardly a fullfeatured nas, but anyway. Solved wd myworld book ip address spiceworks general. In the 1980s, the company shifted to the storage market and began producing many successful storage products. The warranty for your western digital product varies depending on product model. My book essential external hard drive wd smartware software included on the drive. Administrator name password tool language id like to know if there is a way he can map the drive on the machine in question. Since most of not all my book world edition i and ii only support smb1 does this mean it will have to be thrown to the trash.
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