Then i attempted a firmware update, which failed, and my desktop computer no longer recognized the drive. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or. If your my book world hangs, you can try resetting it and then configure a static ip. Wd my book world edition white light 3 tb upgrade nas. So, the thing is that one of the drives is dead and. Western digital my book world edition free downloads and. Es gibt auch eine deutsche version dieses artikels. Drivers for wd my book world edition ii in windows 10 other. Upgrading hdds in my wd my world book ii white light. 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. Im trying to revive a 500 mb my book that i bricked trying to do a firmware upgrade should have left well enough alone. From the software download section, download the wd universal firmware updater for. Now i would like to update to the most recent version. A product list of western digital storage for driver update, firmware upgrade and utility download.
Wd my book home edition 1 tb bought from costco last week. Restore the software on a mybook world edition hard drive. Stream digital media anywhere in your home builtin media server for streaming music, photos and movies to any dlna certified multimedia device such as playstation 3, xbox. My book world edition ii firmware, hello, recently i found an old nas wd mbwe 2 in basement and i wanted to repair it. Enter easytoremember names in the computer name name by which. My book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. Western digital mybook world edition ii nas device is running linux distro internally. I purchased a wd my book world edition 500 with 01. How to check or update the firmware on a wd my book world edition i and ii white light drives. Any software graduate reading this book would be taking a step in the right direction for learning about software issues that arise in developing production level embedded software. How to download and update firmware wd my book world edition firmware download digital photo cameras firmware.
Nov 17, 2009 the world edition ii wdh2nc20000nperformed very well in the following areas. Hard drive replacement for western digital my book world. For more information, please refer to answer id 3304. The firmware showed as being up to date, so no need to update. Which disk to buy for wd my book world edition white light. Western digital my book studio edition ii 5 of continue to update. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. Download wd my book world edition i and ii firmware 01. Wd my book world edition nas device page 4 hothardware.
Ive reinstalled windows and downloaded all my games, so it isnt the end of the world i lost some stuff but most was saved in the cloud which is fortunate. Dec, 2015 this video shows you how to reinstall the firmware after you change the disk drive in the western digital mybookworld edition nas. My book world edition ii upgrade hard drive spiceworks. Sep 14, 20 wait 30 seconds for wd mybook world initialize and shutdown itself all 8 front led go off. Converted to ntfs file system and loaded the device with data. I recommend you check firmware updates general setup upgrade the system firmware. Hello a few weeks ago i updated my world edition 2tb to 01.
I use a nas device called the western digital my book ii world edition. Click the submit button to apply the firmware update to your. Smbv1 wd myworldbook is inaccessible through my current. The user name and password you ente r here changes the admin user name and password of the my book world edition device. To make it easier to go into web gui of mybook world page, use wd discovery software. Upgrades are frequently released by the manufacture but it only happens when particular model of a phone gets older. I would like to replaceupgrade the hds in this model. It is a network storage device which connects to my network via a cat5 cable. My book drives are designed to look like a standard black hardback book, with the exception of the. Wd my book world edition firmware full guides for download.
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. Jul 19, 20 click on the manual link at the top of the table. How to download and update my book world edition firmware one of the most popular mobile phones brands on the market are htc phones, therefore when it get dated it is important to know how to update android firmware on htc. Looks like a driver issue and the microsoft community says wd has no plans to update the drivers. Drivers for wd my book world edition ii in windows 10. I tried to download this version from the website but i. You can back up your data manually by dragging and dropping it into the my book world folder. My book essential firmware update texas politics today 2017 2018 edition pdf free, is there any point to update the firmware on my my book essential model wdbacwhbkeesn.
Where the sharespace has four drives the my book has only one, but the software and. Western digital released yesterday a firmware update for the mybook world edition i and ii network drives, to version 01. The my book world edition firmware contains a twonkymedia server version 5. May 11, 2017 i use a nas device called the western digital my book ii world edition. Aug 16, 2015 i am sorry, but the my book world edition ii is a legacy product as well as the software. Easy to set up, easy to find on your network set up is a snap. I found some help about how to do this but a it was spread across many different sources and b wasnt always accurate, so i decided to post my own howto and how not to. Install optware packages its essential for the enduser to install. Wd is using the same firmware for the wd my book world edition that is uses on some of its. Its an interesting thing to investigate nonetheless. How to revive western digital my book world edition complete walkthrough from attaching serial for debricking to installing debian. It shows up in devices, but in device manager it has a yellow triangle with an exclamation on it. Similar situation is withwd my book world edition i white light or with my previous hdd that has stopped working.
Apr, 2009 western digital informed me on friday that it has released an update to its my book world edition firmware to address these issues. After installing the creators update for windows 10 64 bit i noticed the device listed in device manager had a yellow exclamation by it, meaning the os was having an issue with the device. But when i hit check for new firmware it says connection refused is there any workaround, or can somebody tell me a link to download the newest firmware and upgrade manually. May 20, 2009 and herein lies the secret as to why a consumerlevel device has such advanced configuration options. Point the file upload window to the unzipped patch file. View online or download western digital wd20000h2nc world edition ii user manual. How to reinstall firmware on wd mybookworld after disk change. Find answers to my book world edition got stuck in the middle of firmware upgrade from the expert community at experts exchange. Windows 10 wd mybookworld driver issue microsoft community. Recover from a failed mybook and mybook ii firmware. My book world edition firmware full guides for download and. Wd my book world edition white solved windows 10 forums. I have the wd my book world edition ii, however it doesnt seem to want to play with windows 10.
As everyone knows, 1tb is not a lot of space nowadays. These free software update include general improvements and performance enhancements. Western digital wd20000h2nc world edition ii manuals manuals and user guides for western digital wd20000h2nc world edition ii. As an example, i might browse to a folder with 20 images, it very slowly will reveal thumbnails for the images, and will fail to display many of them, leaving an x icon in place. Aug 01, 2016 i have the wd my book world edition ii, however it doesnt seem to want to play with windows 10. The registration failed several times before the drive was able to contact the wd website and send along my info. I have a lot of photos on my hard drive, and since the firmware upgrade my xbox 360 has trouble reading the images, and also displaying the folders out of order. My mobile system update full guides for download and. The updated version of the my book world editions firmware. Wd wdh1nc0n 1tb my book world edition network hard drive. Western digital my book disassembly western digital my book disassembly. Oct 30, 2017 wd my book world edition white light 3 tb upgrade disassembly. Western digital storage driver download and firmware. The firmware handbook embedded technology 1st edition.
For windows, go to the start menu and select windows update for mac, go to the apple menu and select software update if your device is currently running firmware version 02. I would like to replace upgrade the hds in this model. Also following questions will find here their answers. How to reinstall firmware on wd mybookworld after disk. It is a great product and i am currently testing the web access, the cloud storage. We have 3 western digital wd20000h2nc world edition ii manuals available for free pdf download. Wait 30 seconds for wd mybook world initialize and shutdown itself all 8 front led go off. If creating a new account, fill out all fields then click next. This book is edited by jack ganssle and includes contributions from a wide range of writters, making this book very broadly based. Automatic twonkyserver 7 upgrade on my book world edition. 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. Following are my notes on how to configure digital mybook world edition ii nas.
Western digital wd20000h2nc world edition ii manuals. Bestinclass performance my book world edition uses cuttingedge technologies to deliver high performance read and write speeds ideal for the most demanding users. This isnt required in order to mount it on a linux box but i recommend it as a way to protect your data. Forum forum my book world edition white light manual firmware upgrade. Switch to advanced mode by clicking on the advanced mode link in the upper right hand corner of the screen. However the my book world can still be used and accessed with the file manager. Sep 14, 2011 western digital released yesterday a firmware update for the mybook world edition i and ii network drives, to version 01. 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 suspect, and if i recall correctly, the new firmware was to allow the use of gpt drives instead of mbr, among other enhancements. What is the procedure for replacingupgrading the hard drives. Amazon device support fire tablet help learn more on fire tablet fire tablet devices automatically download software updates when connected to the internet. I used this which i see now says you can use 4tb drives which is basically the exact same procedure you are thinking of.
Mac and windows vista computers will automatically find your my book. Only top led is blinkingflashing and mbwe doesnt appear in my network environment. The western digital my book world edition 1tb is essentially a single disk version of the companys sharespace. Configuring western digital mybook world edition ii.
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. Essential edition, home edition, office edition, mirror edition, studio edition, premium edition, elite edition, pro edition, av dvr live edition, and the world edition. Before updating to the latest firmware, it is recommended that youve installed the latest updates and service pack on your computer. Wd my book world edition white light 3 tb upgrade nasrouterlaptop testing. I was looking to purchase the wd my book world edition ii myself. Western digital my book live home network attached storage drive. Microprocessors are controlled by firmware that enables the device to do the job it was purchased for. Once this has been done, plug it back in and start it up.
600 15 1422 1513 377 399 1330 949 663 505 943 392 226 781 479 619 985 1351 1126 813 829 1108 352 966 306 826 1322 330 615 442 899 740 787 1368 1430 1125