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Similar situation is with wd my book world edition i white light or with my. What is the procedure for replacingupgrading the hard drives. For more information, see drive management on page 41. Ive been storing my photos on single external hard drives so far, but data loss has always been a concern with that approach. If one drive fails in raid 1, the system will still run, and your data will be preserved. Now the unit is off and your still hold the reset button in. How to reset setting without loss data other network drives. How to recoverunbrickreset the wd mybook while light. My book world edition ii is a limited userserviceable product which allows for servicing of one or both internal hard drives in the enclosure. My book world edition is a singledrive configuration. Restore the software on a mybook world edition hard drive.
If you need to full restore a mybook world edition ii with 2 drive, you can use the restore done for single drive, because its the same firmware, i. Product description my book world edition ii nas server device type nas servertotal storage capaci dimensions wxdxh 4. How to reset setting without loss data other network. My book world edition pb connection comment ca marche. I would like to replaceupgrade the hds in this model.
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I was looking to purchase the wd my book world edition ii myself. Jun 24, 2009 the last western digital my book world edition was one of the fastest drives weve brought in for testing, so the new world edition ii has a lot to live up to. Cant locate external drive after resetting wd my book world. Wd my book world edition white light 3 tb upgrade nas. 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.
Discovery on network worked poorly, most of the time did not work. Western digital 500gb my book world edition 500 gb hard drive. Forum help general support requests factory reset mybook world edition started by. Since i last connected, i have changed isps but cant remember the username or password i used when i set it up a few yrs agao. Western digital my book world edition ii specifications pdf. Or can i scan and fix without losing any of my documents all my research for a book and about 10,000 pictures help. Western digital my book dualdrive network storage users manual. Aug 28, 2015 it does offer a scan to fix it but wd does not recommend it without backing everything up on the laptop hard drive first.
So, i took one of the unit home to try it on my lightly loaded network or hook it up usb. Thank you to all the contributors of the web site, i would not have been able to recover my book without them. Rescue procedure disaster recovery for the blue ring mbw. My book world edition wrong password word forum ccm. As everyone knows, 1tb is not a lot of space nowadays. Hello, i have two my book world edition white light network hdds from wd and theyve worked fine.
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Western digital wd0d033 my book world edition ii manuals manuals and user guides for western digital wd0d033 my book world edition ii. The reset button restores configuration settings such as the network modeip address and admin name and password to default factory settings without erasing shared folders and volumes. The dualdrive model my book world edition ii is preconfigured for maximum capacity as a large single spanned volume. How to recover data from bricked wd my book world edition. Resetting username and password for my book world edition. Connect one end of the ethernet cable into the ethernet port on the back of the my book device. Factory reset mybook world edition wikidot community. How to reset wd my book world edition to factory defaults. Only top led is blinkingflashing and mbwe doesnt appear in my network environment. Simple file recovery restore lost, damaged or older files back to their original location with a couple of clicks. At the end of the first 60 secs, plug the power cable back in and continue to hold the reset button for the remaining 60.
Hi there, i use my mybook world edtion in my lan since a few years. Hard drive replacement for western digital my book world. Download wd my book world edition i and ii firmware 01. Sep 14, 2011 western digital released yesterday a firmware update for the mybook world edition i and ii network drives, to version 01.
Restore lost, damaged, or older versions of files from backup via an intuitive. Hello, i have my book world edition installed on my wireless internet. Wd my book world edition white solved windows 10 forums. Ive bought the wd caviar red to replace the current hard drive. Deafult usernamepassword is adminadmin, 123456 is valid only for the blue rings. My book world edition white light not responding external. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. Works with both mbwe white light i and ii with any size of disk even 4tb or. Wd0h1nc world edition, wd20000h1nc world edition, wdh1nc0. The quick fix for this is to turn off and unplug the mybook, and then give it a few sharp taps around the power button to dislodge it. I typed the login name and mistyped the password without realizing it and hit enter. Solved wd myworld book ip address spiceworks general. My book world edition can be your homes central media hub.
In the event a fault occurs and you would like to service the device yourself, visit wd technical support support. My book world edition ii storage pdf manual download. This video shows you how to reinstall the firmware after you change the disk drive in the western digital mybookworld edition nas. I have reset my wd my book world ii blue rings per the wd instructions 2 min reset. Wait 30 seconds for wd mybook world initialize and shutdown itself all 8 front led go off. Hi there, as explained on the manual of the mbw, log to the configuration page go to advanced mode system tab configuration restore to factory defaults.
I forgot my password for the mybookworld white light. Jul 19, 20 download wd my book world edition i and ii firmware 01. Apr 16, 2010 my book world edition 1 my dad installed this on our network and i tried to access it. But, after the reset, when i connect the wd my book world ii blue rings to my laptop ethernet connection which wd suggests can occur, i cannot locate the drive. Western digital my book world edition 2 2tb network storage hard drive duration. This, without access to the wd external drive, is impossible. These instructions are relevant to the blue ring two drive model of the my book world ii nas device if you have the white light version, or any newer version of the mbw, these instructions may not work for you as written. Forum category hacking wd mybook world ed my book world. For more information, see drive management on page 42. Windows 10 wd mybookworld driver issue microsoft community. Few things are more upsetting than having a piece of hardware that doesnt work. I cant use mionet because i no longer have that email that i registered with. Whether the hard drive died or you hacked it and made a mistake or you just want to restore the drive, this guide should turn your expensive paperweight back into a f. 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.
I havent used the unit in quite some time now and when i tried to reconnect to it today to store some music i couldnt connect. Complete guide to upgrade to twonky 78 version my book world edition white light i or ii only forum. For mac, go to the apple menu and select software update if your device is currently running firmware version 02. Western digital gets nasty with my book world edition hdds. Western digital my book world edition ii 4 tb, videoanalis. All you need is the my book world edition drive and a digital media adapter or a game console like xbox 360 or playstation 3, and your masterpiece is there on the big screen. My book world edition ii is a dualdrive system that is preconfigured to raid 1 mirrored mode for extra data protection. I recovered all my data and bought a new enclosure and junked the wd my premium ii. From it you can stream photos, music, and videos to your home entertainment center. My goal is only transferring the data to another nas. I have my book world edition installed on my wireless internet. I used my book world edition ii white my book world edition ii has 4 drive. I bought brand new wd caviar green hard disks and put them into my book world edition ii white light case but surprisingly it doesnt work or even start.
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