The wd link software will not work with older wd network drives such as the my book world blue rings. It is not the fastest nas, but seemed to be a reasonable compromise between speed and cost. So, the thing is that one of the drives is dead and. My book world edition user manual about your wd product 3 updating your operating system go to the start menu and click windows update. Designed for home users, creative professionals, workgroups, small offices and anyone looking for shared storage, wd s my book world edition ii offers a surprisingly simple and secure way to access and share data, pictures, and music at home, in the office and anywhere in the world even when your local computer is turned off. Drivers for wd my book world edition ii in windows 10. Windows 10 wd mybookworld driver issue microsoft community. Looks like a driver issue and the microsoft community says wd has no plans to update the drivers. Western digital my book world edition free downloads and.
Similar situation is with wd my book world edition i white light or with my previous hdd that has stopped working. My white wd my book world edition works fine with my windows 7 machine. How to reinstall firmware on wd mybookworld after disk change. Western digital empowering the worlds data infrastructures. My book drive, with the wd backup, wd drive utilities, and wd security software usb 3. Hello, recently i found an old nas wd mbwe 2 in basement and i wanted to repair it. Switch to advanced mode by clicking on the advanced mode link in the upper right hand corner of the screen. 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. To make it easier to go into web gui of mybook world page, use wd discovery software. This video shows you how to reinstall the firmware after you change the disk drive in the western digital mybookworld edition nas. Western digital wd20000d033 my book world edition ii. 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 my book world edition blue rings disassembling. Designed to meet wd s demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended. Western digital inand memory has become an important part of automated driver systems with local storage to fit the demanding data needs of the vehicle. I have the wd my book world edition ii, however it doesnt seem to want to play with windows 10. Clearly this issue will continue to plague wd my book users and its simply unacceptable. This firmware upgrade installs debian lenny on a 1st generation mbwe only i. 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. How to reinstall firmware on wd mybookworld after disk. First and foremost, we would like to thank you for taking the time to contact us in regards to the issue with my book world edition ii white light. For information about optional accessories for wd products, visit. Accessbook a nice and fast portal for sharing files and photos with your friends dokuwiki is a simple to use wiki, mainly aimed at creating documentation of any kind.
My book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. The automotive industry is undergoing significant transformation with electrification and the development of autonomous vehicles. The wd discovery software will not work with the older my book world blue rings network drive. Our latest edition features visual, easytouse, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection. Install it you have to extract it i created a new folder on my hard drive for wd software once you accept the license it will give you the option to click continue to scan for the drive takes a few seconds for it to scan and it will show your wd my book. Only top led is blinkingflashing and mbwe doesnt appear in my network environment.
How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or. How to recover or rebuild firmware of bricked wd my book world edition white light or installreplace brand new hard disks also following questions will find. Here is the easy answer for this fix you have to download wd quick formatter here is the link because it took me forever to figure out how to do this i went from website to website but here is your solution download this. For more information, please refer to answer id 3304. Install it you have to extract it i created a new folder on my hard drive for wd software once you accept the license it will. I need to make a manual firmware upgrade to fix my problem. Apr 02, 2020 the wd discovery tool is used to discover wd drives on the network, and to create mapped network drives from their share folders. The wd discovery tool is used to discover wd drives on the network, and to create mapped network drives from their share folders.
If your my book world hangs, you can try resetting it and then configure a static ip address. How to recover or rebuild firmware of bricked wd my book world edition white light or installreplace brand new hard disks. 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. For mac, go to the apple menu and select software update. The link tool is used to discover wd drives on the network, and to create mapped network drives from their share folders. How to check or update the firmware on a wd my book world edition i and ii white light drives. Western digital my book external hard drive my book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. It used to work just fine with my windows 10 machine.
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. Also following questions will find here their answers. Western digital wd20000h2nc world edition ii manuals. Thank you for contacting western digital customer support my name is cedrik and i am one of the wd support agents. Then, press power button at the back of the mybook world for 3 seconds until led at the bottom goes on until it boot up.
Before updating to the latest firmware, it is recommended that youve installed the latest updates and service pack on your computer. The dualdrive model my book world edition ii is preconfigured for maximum capacity as a large single spanned volume. Solved wd myworld book ip address spiceworks general. Read speeds up to 2000mbs to decrease load times and get you into the game faster. After a lot of research i purchased a wd my book world edition ii 4tb nas and installed it yesterday. Jul 19, 20 turn on your my book world, and access the network storage manager from a web browser. In this video i continued exploring the network storage manager nsm sub menu from the main administration page. Restore the software on a mybook world edition hard drive.
Companies are gathering as much data as possible to help the. Web server use your my book as a secure web and php server. Western digital my book wdg1nc0 user manual pdf download. Western digital my book essential free downloads and. Install optware packages its essential for the enduser to install. Mybook is powered by arm9 microprocessor, it has 32mb of sdram and boots from internal hard drive.
How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or install. Western digital my book world edition you and your family have a lot of media files. 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. Wd my book world edition white light 3 tb upgrade nas.
Clearly this issue will continue to plague wd my book. Dec, 2015 this video shows you how to reinstall the firmware after you change the disk drive in the western digital mybookworld edition nas. Wd reliability millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. I just discovered this myself as i needed to do a restore. For more information regarding updating your system, visit windowsupdate recording your wd product information. Plugged it into a switch and its not being recognised at all, even downloaded the wd. Hacking western digital mybook world edition this page provides information on how to hack your mybook world edition, so as you can improve performance and add new features. If your my book world hangs, you can try resetting it and then configure a static ip. Switch to advanced mode by clicking on the advanced mode link in the upper right hand. Wd my book world edition white solved windows 10 forums. Sep 14, 20 wait 30 seconds for wd mybook world initialize and shutdown itself all 8 front led go off. Wd my book world edition 2 blue rings firmware install urgent.
This will allow the program to scan your wd my book for lostdeleted files. Wait 30 seconds for wd mybook world initialize and shutdown itself all 8 front led go off. For windows, go to the start menu and select windows update. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. Turn on your my book world, and access the network storage manager from a web browser. This download contains the latest version of the wd link tool. My book world edition user manual gnu general public license gpl firmware incorporated into wd s my book world edition network hard drive includes third party ed software licensed under the gpl gpl software.
I have the same problem, as some of the other posters, but with a my book pro ii 2tb. Do not install myonet, its rubbish, makes transfer slows and gives annoying security everywhere. It shows up in devices, but in device manager it has a yellow triangle with an exclamation on it. Gday mate, you need to connect to you mybook world via. Select your wd my book drive and click on the scan button to proceed. For more information, see drive management on page 41. Recover from a failed mybook and mybook ii firmware. Western digital released yesterday a firmware update for the mybook world edition i and ii network drives, to version 01. Keep in mind that if you use a wd my book world as a backup solution, you will not be able to restore from it as ti requires a ndas device id which is not available from the world book device as a 20character id, nor is there a write key. Dec 07, 2011 western digital my book world edition blue rings disassembling. After the scanning process is finished, the wd my book data recovery software will display all the files that you lost or exists on your wd my book. I dont have any access to the web interface but i have access through winscp or. Download wd my book world edition i and ii firmware 01. As shown in figure 1, your my book drive kit includes the following.
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