Western digital my book opening the case removing the. Im really sorry to hear about your connectivity issues with the wd my book essential and windows 10. There is downloads for the my book essential 1tb and even the 2 tb model of the same. 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. Western digital my book external hard drive question. A line of external hard drives by western digital, styled after hardbound books.
Hello there, i have the wd my book essential 1tb and have been using it for the past week without any problems. I can back everything up back to my hard drive on my desktop if i can get access to the unit. 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 problem question and answer dti data. I have got it working so wanted to let you all know, as i have read. Then i attempted a firmware update, which failed, and my desktop computer no longer recognized the drive. I have a mybook essentials 1tb extenal hard drive and everything was working fine until just the past couple of weeks. Wd my passport ultra 2tb is not showing up on explorer.
I know i found them on a wd site and downloaded them. Equipped with wd backup software for windows and apple time machine compatibility for mac, the my book desktop hard drive can back up your photos, videos, music, and documents. My book essential edition user manual getting started 1 getting started thank you for purchasing this wd product. How to open files on my book external drives for pc wd. I have used almost 700gb on my hard drive and cant afford to be without out for any period of time for data recovery. 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. Password protection the my book drives builtin 256bit aes hardware encryption with wd security tools helps keep your content private and safe. How to disassemble a wd mybook essential hdd snapguide. Just recently it stopped being recognized by my pc and laptop. I want to make the greenpower drive inside of it internal and on sata 1.
Is the wd smartware software compatible with the my book home edition 1tb unit. I recently needed to removed the drive from a western digital my book external. My mybook 3t drive, less than 1 yr old, only used for time machine backups, refuses to power up now. This is a sata hard drive and can be hooked up to a desktop computer that accepts sata. Wd my book essential 3 tb enclosure disassembly removing the hdd. I bought a western digital my book essential edition 1tb external hard drive in july. Western digital my book opening the case removing the drive. Western digital mybook open case recover data scott cramer. Anyone know how to open a wdh1cs0 my book home 1tb. This is a dead no longer functioning western digital mybook usb external hard disk drive. Wd my book home edition 1 tb bought from costco last week. Converted to ntfs file system and loaded the device with data.
To remove the cover of the my book, you will need a flathead screwdriver. Lift the front up until it is high enough to pull the back out of the mesh. 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. Step by step disassembly video of western digital my book live nas 2tb model. Western digital my book troubleshooting, repair, and service manuals. Ive had a western digital my book essential 1tb hard drive for about 3 months, give or take. I have tried about half a dozen of the methods that i have read on other posts and forums and still am not able to recognize my drive on this pc. If i uninstall and scan for new devices, it will occasionally install under wd.
A brief video showing how to open western digital my book essential usb 3. 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 thing for a while. My passport essential portable hard drive user manual about your wd drive 3 about your wd drive features led the poweractivity led is located on the bottom panel of the device. My unit appears to be dead when reconnecting after not using it. Opening a wd my book external hdd case guide youtube. Put the my book up on its end, the long rubber feet down. Id recommend you to go to your motherboardcomputer manufacturers website and make sure you update the usb hub controller drivers from there, rather than letting windows updates do that for you. I havent even backedup that many times so its got plenty of space. 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. Repair guides and support for external portable storage by western digital including the my book series, my passport and others. Disassembling a western digital my book instructables. Hey guys, i had the same problem with my usb connector breaking off and i was unable to access 1tb of data off my wd my book 1tb. 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.
I also used razor blades, but they can be replaced or omitted if you would like to do it differently. For those who are interested in opening the wd 1tb go to the following website. Now put the chassis up on its left edge and carefully push the drive out of the chassis from it underside. Why isnt my wd my book external hard drive being recognized. I downloaded some new movies and tv shows from itunes that i wanted to back up to the mybook, but im not even sure if it is doing it. My first question is can i go into my book and just delete old backups to make more room on my drive or would i have to erase all contents to free up space. Western digital mybook drive lock encryption failure and recovery.
Wd my book essential not being recognized in windows 10 does not show up under computer. Wd my book external hdd will not show up in windows 10. Wd my book external hdd will not show up in windows 10 i am trying to get a wd my book hdd connected to my pc running windows 10. Hey i have a wdh 1 tb disk when i plug it in it is supposed to be recoginised but all of a sudden it is not recognising my disk want to open and take the hard disk out this model does not have the screw like in yours think its one with plastic clips cos in. I need the firmware of my book essential 1tb wd community. Available in various editions from essential, to premium to world edition. My hard drive doesnt show up windows 7 fix western digital hard drive not. Works everywhere else that i am not running windows 10. Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive. Third, remove the two screws holding the sata controller in place. Western digital mybook elite 1tb external hard dri.
Windows 10 wd mybook not recognized anywhere on my dell. How to disassemble a western digital my book essential. Wdbfjk0060hbk04 default wd my book 1230 vid 0158 pid 1230 rev 1065. 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. There no apparent screws or fasteners, so i believe it is plastic snap lock. Hi michael,managed to find your article regarding the wd my book tips by luck. Instructions to disassemble a western digital mybook essentials usb external hard disk drive. I connected the hard drive to another laptop which was running an.
Western digital external storage troubleshooting, repair, and service manuals. My book essential edition is a small, elegant, and easytouse usb external hard drive. How to open the western digital mybook may not be entirely obvious. Wd my book essential not being recognized in windows 10. How to disassemble a western digital my book essential external hard drive. How to take out the hard disk inside wd mybook live for debrickingunbricking. Under the device manager it says wd ses device usb device with a yellow exclamation point under the other devices category. You should be able to click or doubleclick on the drive to open it and then click or double click on your. Need help getting into the case of a my book 3,5 external harddrive case. After having owned a external hd drive from wd that died without reason i again have a problem with the wd.
It was working fine, and then all of the sudden, my laptop isnt recognizing it at all anymore. How to revive a dead western digital mybook published by ryan on. Our latest edition features visual, easytouse, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection. Hi vennsoh, my problem is very similar to yours, did you open up the casing of the hdd to detect and repair the damage. I have a 500 gig western digital mybook external drive. Unlike some other people with this problem, my hard drive isnt showing up on my pc windows 7 or my husbands macbook air, and although it has a flashing blue light when plugged in, it isnt making that spinning sound, which has me worried it might be a gonner.
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