Bios is the 8pins 4 pins on each sides with 25p05vp. 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. Best buy said they couldnt read it, and that it would cost 800 to send out for data recovery as i had like 800gb on there of stuff that i. I am going to replace the drive with an identical spare that works. How to disassemble a wd mybook essential hdd snapguide.
Is it possible to change hdd for 4 gb wd red ifixit. A line of external hard drives by western digital, styled after hardbound books. To remove the cover of the my book, you will need a flathead screwdriver. Of course, the mybook essential does have only one disk, no raid, etc. The problem until now was, that the controller board didnt accept third party drives to function with. I took the hdd apart unfortunately the drive was one of those awful caviar green drives and theres no warranty and placed it on an external docking station. Wd quality inside and out my book external drives are the worlds best selling drives. Wd my book essential 3 tb enclosure disassembly removing the hdd duration. First connects the hard disk that will replace broken hard disk, followed by opening disk management application in windows. Aug 02, 2012 my wd book essential must have had a power surge and the board fried.
Western digital my book opening the case removing the drive. Id like to create a custom nas from a wd my book live so i disassembled it, deleted everything from the hdd and successfully installed an ubuntu server with another pc. Does anyone know a way to reset or reconfigure the wd mybook to work with a nonwd i. But it wont boot with its own logicboard system because after some. Receive an email notification when this product becomes available. I had a failing wd mybook external hard drive, but instead of just throwing away the whole thing, i simply replaced the hard drive that resides.
Your my book essential drive is preformatted as a single ntfs partition for compatibility with all updated windows operating systems. So here you go, the steps required to disassemble a newstyle western digital my book drive enclosure. My book essential hard drive is not recognized by windows 7. Datacent offers full range of data recovery services for your failed western digital hard disk drive. See more ideas about data recovery, book repair and pcb board. Smaller, sleeker and more elegant than previous my book external hard drives, the my book essential hard drive takes up minimal space on your desk. Restart the computer, let vista find the drivers by it self. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or.
Disassembling a western digital my book instructables. Swapping a board with a western digital my book essential. Wd my book shows up on devices but not on my computer. 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. Users browsing for western digital internal hard disk drive parts in internal hard disk drives usually look at.
If you want to use the drive with a mac computer, see reformatting the drive on page 44 and troubleshooting on page 57. I bought 2 4tb my book essentials, i took the disk out and replaced them with a 250gb seagate, and a hsgt 2tb. Forum forum my book world edition white light replace 1tb for 2tb or 4tb. Wd mybook essential enclosure and non wd replacement drive.
Apr 24, 2017 maybe you used the drive from a western digital my book enclosure in your nas and now you have a spare one. Im planning to replace the hard drives on my wd my book world edition ii. Just in case i want to put in a larger drive later, or if the internal one fails. I recently needed to removed the drive from a western digital my book external usbesata drive enclosure. Because of this, we should use the original pcbs biso when we swap pcb. Cant seem to find anything on the net regarding this. Unfortunately, due to the thailand flooding, the price of hard drives. How to replace the hard drive from a my book external. Available in various editions from essential, to premium to world edition.
The my book duo drive has massive capacity for storing photos, videos, documents and music. How to decrypt a wd mybook drive after its removed from the. Please help i have important files on this hard drive i would like to keep. A series of gigabit nas desktop drives of 1tb, 2tb, and 3tb varieties, made by wd in 2010. Western digital my book troubleshooting, repair, and service manuals. Jun 27, 2007 i am thinking of buying the western digital my book essential external hard drive maybe 160 gb.
I myself have successfully removed the 4tb drive from a mybook essential and installed it. In order to solve this dilemma, i decided to purchase the wd my book external hard drive. Western digital my book essential 2tb removing the sata drive. I recommend removing the sn from the public forum, but since you posted. If your hard drive doesnt spin up, doesnt show up in your system, reports wrong model name or makes noises visit our large database of hard drive sounds to. Put your digital life on the sleek, high capacity my book essential external hard drive. How to recover or rebuild firmware of bricked wd my book world edition white light or installreplace brand new hard disk s.
Please note, this specific external hard drive comes with an ac adapter that must be plugged into an electrical outlet. Most hdd boards have the bios rom or nvram chip which includes the unique data to access the hdd system area. This is a dead no longer functioning western digital mybook usb external hard disk drive. The western digital my book thunderbolt duo 8tb is an external storage unit that provides topoftheline capacity in a booksized enclosure. Before that it was working perfectly on both computers. A usb typec port with all cables included makes it universally compatible supports. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. Western digital pcb swap replacement guide hdd pcb, hard. Now, were examining the wd my book thunderbolt duo formatted specifically for mac and available in 4tb. How can i access the original answered by a verified tech support specialist we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Wd my book essential 3 tb enclosure disassembly removing.
This particular version was purchased in may 2012, and features usb 3. My book desktop storage has massive storage capacity so you can confidently back up the files that make up your digital life. I am trying to decide between a generic external case and the western digital one. Maybe you used the drive from a western digital my book enclosure in your nas and now you have a spare one. This ending up damaging the hard disk causing me a lot of data lost. Ive bought the wd caviar red to replace the current hard drive. The hard drive hasnt fallen down or been physically damaged in any way.
Only top led is blinkingflashing and mbwe doesnt appear in my network environment. Raid0 mode provides superfast performance with up to 360mbs2 sequential read speeds using the usb typec port. The hard drive of the wd mybook essential 500gb is died not a wd fault, its user error, if you understand. Feb 14, 2015 forum forum my book world edition white light replace 1tb for 2tb or 4tb. There are some tabs on the bottom of the drive that hold it in, press them in with your screw driver and the cover will come off.
I am thinking of buying the western digital my book essential external hard drive maybe 160 gb. My book essential hard drive is not recognized by windows. I took the hdd apart unfortunately the drive was one of those awful caviar green drives and theres no warranty. One additional easy work around if you have the my book premium ii buy another drive identical model on ebay and replace the drives with your drives especially important if you are running in raid 0. Mar 09, 2007 yea, i got the same problem with my 250gb my book essential. 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. A brief video showing how to open western digital my book essential usb 3. My question is that it seems as if i can only put a wd drive in the mybook enclosure. Western digital uses a smart design to make the my book essential look as good as it performs. Seems like someone had the same issue a while ago here on at, but no solution. Watch the power of my book come to life we live hectic lives and generate tons of digital content. We offer free diagnostics, no datano fee policy, final upfront quote and competitive prices. Remove the last 4 screws on the side of the actual hard. I recovered all my data and bought a new enclosure and junked the wd my premium ii.
Jan 18, 2020 the steps to exchange the wd hard drive controller board. You can even double them up and let them sit neatly together like volumes on your shelf. Can i replace the hard drive on a western digital my book. Unfollow my book essential external hard drive to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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. Does anyone know how i can personally go about decrypting my hdd. 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. After i received it, i was able to set up the hard drive in less than five minutes. Western digital internal hard disk drive parts for sale ebay. This booklike shape takes up minimal space on your desk and allows two or. My book essential external hard drive 4tb 3tb 2tb 1tb. I also used razor blades, but they can be replaced or omitted if you would like to do it differently.
I was wondering if anyone knew if the hard drive is user replaceable. If the bios information is not compatible with your hdd, there is no way to read the hdds data. Sep 14, 20 several weeks ago, when cleaning the house, i am accidentally drop my wd mybook world when trying to rearrange its location in the house. Switch to raid1 configuration for redundancy and to mirror data on the wd red drives inside. Has not loaded right after i accidently unplugged it. Using fast format option it went thou, but while i selected full format, the drive started to scratch around 1%2%. Use other hard drives in western digital my book enclosure.
Yodot hard drive recovery is the right choice to recover lost, deleted, formatted, and reformatted files from wd my book live hard disk drive. Mar 25, 2011 automatic book community digital dvd edition files forum ftp home ipkg irc kernel links login my mybook mybooklive. Hard drive replacement for western digital my book world. Mar, 20 the western digital my book thunderbolt duo 8tb is an external storage unit that provides topoftheline capacity in a book sized enclosure. Western digital my book opening the case removing the. I have tried it on a laptop with windows 7 and on a destop pc with windows xp, it doesnt work. Similar situation is with wd my book world edition i white light or with my previous hdd that has stopped working. How to disassemble a western digital my book essential external. By clicking the notify me when available button below, i consent to the use of the information provided below by. Instructions to disassemble a western digital mybook essentials usb external hard disk drive.
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