This is an update on my impressions of the extracted wd green hdd from the my book. Thats something i would prefer to avoid, if possible. Wd my book external hard drive stoped working external hardware. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Do i have to download them to the computer then transfer to the hard drive. Wd my book external hard drive stoped working posted in external hardware. I have a wd my book essentials which is about 6 years old, and about 6 months ago it just stopped working because of a windows update and wd has no plans to fix this problem.
How to open shuck a wd my book new without breaking. Western digital my book opening the case removing the. How to disassemble a wd mybook essential hdd snapguide. How to open a western digital elements 500gb usb 2. Locate the two rubber pads on the bottom of the enclosure near the front, curved surface. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. How to open shuck a wd my book new without breaking the case ive noticed that brute force is used in most of the videos on youtube which show how to shuck the hard drive of a wd my book. Depress the two tabs below using a small flathead screwdriver. If you use search for howto open case of my book live then youll get various other suggested sites. Sep 22, 2012 how to open the western digital mybook may not be entirely obvious. Our latest edition features visual, easytouse, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection. My husband got me a 3t my book for my birthday and i am trying to figure it out.
This post concerns a firmware upgrade on a wd my book live single 2tb disk help me recover the data i had on a two month old my book live. So i went out and bought a wd 500gb elements drive external pn. I used to use them years ago until they just stop supporting older drives once newer ones get released. Just remember that opening the enclosure will void the warranty of the drive. Western digital my book problem question and answer dti. How to open a western digital my passport external hard.
How to open a western digital my passport external hard drive. Hard drive case for seagate expansion desktop,western digital wd my book elements desktop external hard drive usb 3. This driver enables special communication between your pc and windows and enables some extra features on the hard disk. Essential edition, home edition, office edition, mirror edition, studio edition, premium edition, elite edition, pro edition, av dvr live edition, and the world edition.
You should be able to click or doubleclick on the drive to open it and then click or double click on your pictures to view them. Repair guides and support for external portable storage by western digital including the my book series, my passport and others. If you accept this update, you must download wds new mobile applications wd photos 1. As far as opening the drive, i am pretty sure that if you do that then you will find a standard eide or sata drive inside as i did when i cracked open my wd combo unit. Please help me, i cant open my 500gb wd my book edition drive, the model is wd5000h1cs00, i only found 2 plastic tips to push under 2 of the bottom to front rubber stands, please if you have any ideas post it here or send me an email to. Sep 10, 2007 hi i boght a wd 1 tb hard disk essential edition from western digital i accidentally plugged in the wrong adapter laptop universal charger and now mine just wont power up. There are many models of mybooks, this one has a set of blue leds. The process is pretty easy and all you will need is a few items and some time to be able to open one up for yourself. Put the my book up on its end, the long rubber feet down.
Wd my book external hard drive stoped working external. Oct 21, 2012 how to open a wd my book case duration. Unable to boot windows with external hard drive attached. The wd my book mirror edition looks good, with its sleek black casing and curved corners. When the drive is connected to your computer it should up in my computer on windows and in the finder if you are using mac. 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.
I also used razor blades, but they can be replaced or omitted if you would like to do it differently. Howto open the western digital 500gb mybook premium edition. At this point, i can only conclude that this characteristic is the default for the wd green and by extension, the my book. This situation is a really bad issue of being between a rock and a hard place. I am going to replace the drive with an identical spare that works. View stepbystep tutorials on how to use your wd product from our youtube channel. How to open the western digital my book 320gb as a reference. If you own a western digital my passport external hard drive in todays tutorial i will be showing you how to open yours up in case you need to repair it. With a couple of credit cards, pry the back edge of the casing apart and hold them open with the credit cards. The easiest place to start is above the usb port and behind the wd logo. I have casing from the therlamtake with a fan and it is great, if you do not care about the data you have there, then you can give it back to the shop and try to use the warranty, so they might give u money back actually what kind of product goes. Work your way around the case popping the cover off as you go. God bless you, i been tryin to extract the hdd from the wd enclosure for a week, i finally figured out what wd has been doing. The my book 8tb hdd drives builtin 256bit aes hardware encryption with wd security tools helps keep your content private and safe.
Once system operational and plugged in, it appears in device manager. Western digital external storage troubleshooting, repair, and service manuals. Wdc, today introduced modern and innovative redesigns of its my passport, my passport for mac, and my book hard drive lines, which have been highly recognized leading sellers for. Opening a wd my book external hdd case guide youtube. Hi there i am having issues with my external hard drive wd my book. Instructions to disassemble a western digital mybook essentials usb external hard disk drive. Ive looked at quite a few videos on youtube and getting the hard drive out of the my book is not a problem, if you dont mind breaking the case. On the western digital mybooks that i have seen the power supply is an external adapter. Theres a photo of it here still lying in the protective container. Howto open the western digital 500gb mybook premium. Western digital my book essential gb external 7200rpm. My book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital.
This is a dead no longer functioning western digital mybook usb external hard disk drive. Got a wd my book essential smartware, need to reset. The process is pretty easy and all you will need is a few items and some time to be able to open. Send the drive back for repairswap to wd and you lose all the data. Western digital my book 8tb external hdd price in bangladesh. Youll need a thin flathead screwdriver and a phillips star shaped screwdriver. 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.
The western digital my book mirror edition is a usb 2. Jun 07, 2016 hello, i am completely new to external hard drives. Hi everyone, got same problem, i buy a wd mybook essential 1tb usb3. Apr 05, 2010 wd my book essentialcase number 02191075507 after finally downloading a good copy of wd smartware from your web site i am able to back up my files. The 12tb western digital usb drives are different duration. The power adapter is reasonably sized not a brick, and the unit comes with a usb 3. I was informed that i can buy a new casing ive been told it comes with the pieces that were burned out and that could solve the problem. Im getting ready to purchase a wd my book so i can extract the 4tb drive to upgrade a 4th generation apple time capsule, model md032lla. Disassembling a western digital my book instructables. 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. If the case looks drastically different and you are nervous about damaging your hard drive, dont be. How to open files on my book external drives for pc wd.
My friend has a dead western digital mybook essential edition 250 gb that contains important data. You can do a lot of damage from prying to the case without touching the hard drive. If its part of the my book, then you might qualify for a warranty replacement of the unit. Before actually performing the upgrade though, i cloned it using carbon copy cloner and when that was finished, removed the old drive and replaced it with the new drive. 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. In the case of the western digital my book, i had to download and install the windows ses driver in order for windows to boot up properly. If the singledrive my book essential or home editions look like a hard cover book, the my book mirror resembles war and peace at nearly 4 inches thick. I also shot a snap of the western digital 500gb premium edition motherboard so to speak, for those who take an interest in that kind of stuff. Western digital mybook open case recover data scott cramer. Sep 29, 2015 im getting ready to purchase a wd my book so i can extract the 4tb drive to upgrade a 4th generation apple time capsule, model md032lla. Mar 09, 2007 please help me, i cant open my 500gb wd my book edition drive, the model is wd5000h1cs00, i only found 2 plastic tips to push under 2 of the bottom to front rubber stands, please if you have any ideas post it here or send me an email to iulian. Hello, i am completely new to external hard drives. Wd 2 tb my book not recognized by norton or by file explorer, but shows up in device manager.
Cracking open a western digital mybook external hard drive. This isnt necessary if you know where to apply pressure on the case. Also, when plugged in at boot up, it stopsfreezes computer from completing. Even in my internal mount, the wd green still exhibits the 5second spinup routine if left idle for too long. I upgraded the firmware to the last version and now my nas could not be seenfound on the network anymore. However it seems the hd may be still be good and the only reason it doesnt turn on is because the power supply is damaged. The power adapter is reasonably sized not a brick, and the unit comes with a. How to open the western digital mybook may not be entirely obvious. My book drives are designed to look like a standard black hardback book, with the exception of the. To remove the cover of the my book, you will need a flathead screwdriver.
It is possible to open files directly from a hard drive. The equivalent specd wd red 8tb nas hard disk drive 5400 rpm class sata 6 gbs 128mb cache 3. Slide the circuit board upwards away from the drivejust like you did for the metal casing. The plastic casing is certainly not as nice as the aluminum finish on the wd my book drives that i have for my macs, but it is similar to the black of the synology unit and overall looks good. Oct 11, 2016 western digital unveils new design language with redesigned lines of iconic my passport and my book hard drives. Wd my book essential not being recognized in windows 10.
Wd5000bevt to quickly swap out my old drive and get some needed space. Aug 14, 2008 the western digital my book mirror edition is a usb 2. It also seems to fix the issue of hanging windows when booting up. Push locking tab down with screw driver pink and insert another red to torque the two clam shells apart. Western digital mybook open case recover data scott.
Western digital gives my passport and my book drives a. So do both sides of the cover like in the previous steps. Got a wd my book essential smartware, need to reset password. At this point, i can only conclude that this characteristic is the default for. Western digital my book external hard drive my book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. Ok this is the situation every time plug and look that is going to open but would not open and this is a wd one t pleases advices how i can get it open and work. The my book desktop hard drive also works great with acronis true image wd edition software to schedule full system backups.
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