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Work your way around the case popping the cover off as you go. My book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. Second, use your hands to lift up the front of the metal insides. Carefully insert your screwdriver between the plastic trim and the metal cover.
Hey, i have a 2 tb wd my book external hdd, and recently it has stopped working. Opening a wd my book external hdd case guide youtube. Wd my book essential wdbaaf0020hbk hard drive 2 tb. I am trying to decide between a generic external case and the western digital one. See more ideas about house design, home and shelves. Start from one corner, until you hear a loud click as the notch in the rail is disengaged. Wd my book essential wdbaaf0020hbk hard drive 2 tb usb 2. Wd my book 3in1 carrying case wdcc06rnn storage drive carrying case sign in to comment. Jun 27, 2007 i am thinking of buying the western digital my book essential external hard drive maybe 160 gb. By the way, if you dont see your my book drive listed, you may have chosen to encrypt your my book drive. Depress the two tabs below using a small flathead screwdriver. From an sd card using the wd my cloud mobile app android import all files on an sd card to your drive using the wd my cloud mobile app. Western digital wdbaah6400ech my book elite pdf user manuals. Western digital my book opening the case removing the drive.
First, remove the plastic led extender i dont know what this is really called, but it redirects the light to the front of the book. Western digital usb external hard drive not found by win. Weve been making hard drives for 20 years and we know how to protect your data. When i connect it after disassembling the enclosure i get unitialized 2 tb disk in disk manager. Can i replace the hard drive on a western digital my book. Put the my book up on its end, the long rubber feet down. Hard case for wd my book external hard drive case is made to fit western digital wd usb 3. I received a wd my book and the apple airport extreme for xmas. Is it okay to never turn off western digital my book. What im curious about is whether the wd my cloud nas system is a viable alternative to their my book external portable hard drives for local.
Dec 27, 2010 i received a wd my book and the apple airport extreme for xmas. Insert the sd card into the my passport wireless drive. Howto open case of my book live smallnetbuilder forums. Feb 20, 20 i have a clients western digital my book essentials 2 tb enclosure that died, and i believe the drive is dieing not dead yet as well. View online or download western digital wdbaah6400ech my book elite user manual.
I could see by looking inside the case through the top that the led extender slipped to the left a bit, so i cracked it open and moved it back into place. Yup, im aware of the recent problems western digital has with the actual cloud implementation of their my cloud networkattached storage devices. Western digital external drive enclosure only usb 3. My book features up to 4 tb capacity, to store and protect all the chapters of your digital life. Your content is automatically displayed and organized so you can easily locate and enjoy your photos, videos and music. The drive receives power and the light will blink on and off constantly. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. Shockproof black protective hard case, hard drive case for.
Im pretty happy with my wd mybook live 2t but id like to open it an see what there is inside. Western digitals usb hard disk drives are wildly popular, and today, the company announces a refresh of two such models for windows and mac the my passport and my book. I have tried connecting the my book directly to my computers ethernet port it does the same thing. You are responsible for the contents of your comments and any consequences that may arise as a result of them. Push locking tab down with screw driver pink and insert another red to torque the two clam. Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive 89 comments. Dec 30, 20 opening a western digital my book case first time i did this i broke the clips wd my books hdds, can be accessed by just sliding the case open. Product overview secure your precious memories on my book desktop storage.
The wd drive utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you installed the application start all programs western digital wd apps wd drive utilities see figure 4 on page 8. I use the hdd,s to backup to a seagate thunderbolt. So do both sides of the cover like in the previous steps. I am trying to use wd my book essential external hard drive to add things from the old computer to the new computer.
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Eva, color black for sale is case only device and accessories are not included. A singleterabyte drive like the 1tb my book live will hold a considerable amount of data unless of course you want to dive into streaming hd content, in which case 1tb isnt nearly enough. Opening a western digital my book case first time i did this i broke the clips wd my books hdds, can be accessed by just sliding the case open. When i connect it to the computer i get disk cant be intiialized in disk manager. Western digital 2 tb my passport ultra, portable hard drive with password protection and auto backup software, usbc ready silver works with pc, xbox and ps4 4. Just in case i want to put in a larger drive later, or if the internal one fails. Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive. Perfectly paired with wd bac wd 4tb my book desktop external hard drive usb 3. I connected the external hd to airport so i could use it as a network drive for time machine and some extra storage. Plus, wd has introduced a series of easytouse apps to increase the my book s. The drive does not appear on disk manager or anywhere. Wd my passport 1 tb portable hard drive and auto backup software for pc. My book drives are designed to look like a standard black hardback book, with the exception of the.
Western digital my book opening the case removing the. I had no problems using the external hard drive on the old computer. Need help getting into the case of a my book 3,5 external harddrive case. The wd my book has its own power supply, all my voltages are good. Any advantages for nas local storage with wd my cloud. In that case, look for something that looks like a cd drive called wd unlocker.
Im not concerned about that my dsl is too slow for online cloud storage to be a factor anyway. I bought 2 4tb my book essentials, i took the disk out and replaced them with a 250gb seagate, and a hsgt 2tb. I can access the admin account on my router but that is the limit of my knowledge. Essential edition, home edition, office edition, mirror edition, studio edition, premium edition, elite edition, pro edition, av dvr live edition, and the world edition. A single drive with universal compatibility today and nextgeneration speed for tomorrow. When i connect it after disassembling the enclosure i get. Western digital external hard drives my book currys. This is my second my book my first one is a 1 tb yes that old. The easiest place to start is above the usb port and behind the wd logo.
I have a 500 gig western digital mybook external drive. How to open the western digital mybook may not be entirely obvious. With a couple of credit cards, pry the back edge of the casing apart and hold them open with. I want to put that drive in my mac, then put a smaller drive in the mybook. Fortunately it was backed up so i havent lost anything. Set of 50 original western digital wd my book usb 3. In my case my friend took the drive out of my bag without asking me, and after using it, stuffed it back inside. If you use search for howto open case of my book live then youll get various other suggested sites. If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the one that you want to set.
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