Rescue procedure disaster recovery for the blue ring mbw. Learn more about wd blue desktop hard drives canada ices003 class b nmb003 classe b specifications 320 gb 250 gb 250 gb 160 gb 80 gb model number wd3200aajb. They also feature an extra usb host port to allow to use usb drive. Restore the software on a mybook world edition hard drive. Featuring an active power draw up to 25% lower than previous generations of wd blue ssds, youre able to work longer before recharging your laptop, while sequential read speeds up to 560mbs and sequential write speeds up. World of books is one of the largest online sellers of secondhand books in the world. My wd external hd is old but it was working just fine until they shut down mionet. Upgrade bluering 500gb dual disk the safe way hacking wd.
The device powers on automatically upon initial connection to power, which may take up to three minutes. The wd quick view will not work with older wd network drives such as the my book world edition blue rings. Unlike a nas, its a simple centralized solution to back up your photos, videos and files, and have it stored in one place. Hard drive replacement for western digital my book world. After reading a bit on the net, common opinion was the power or usb on the mybook was likely the cause that these elements were not as robust as the drive itself. Our massive collection of over 2 million cheap used books also comes with free delivery in the uk. Wd worldbook edition blue rings other network drives. Blue rings was automatically renamed and is now inaccessible. Be careful and check your commands before you hit enter. Then i had 2tb 2drives blue rings drive where after about 2 years gets broken the. The wd blue 3d nand sata ssd utilizes western digital 3d nand technology for capacities up to 2tb with enhanced reliability. So, the thing is that one of the drives is dead and. The inner ring is a capacity gauge, while the outer ring flashes.
Black is supposedly more reliable from hearsay, has a much better warranty 5year vs 3 year, and ive heard that wd will cross ship black drives in the case. Their recommended data recovery service is exorbitantly expensive so i tried. You are responsible for the contents of your comments and any consequences that may arise as a result of them. Is there an alternative to mionet to access my data so i can move it to a new drive. Western digital my book world edition blue rings disassembling. Cant access my book world edition blue light rings. On the spine of the book sits a power button surrounded by two blue led rings. Wd my book world edition blue rings install on windows. It has different firmware which needs to be reverseengineered to create similar. Disassembling a western digital my book instructables. I have reset my wd my book world ii blue rings per the wd instructions 2 min reset.
Wd0h1nc world edition, wd20000h1nc world edition, wdh1nc0. Wd blue 2specifications 1 tb 750 gb 500 gb 320 gb model number1 wd10ezex wd7500azex wd5000aakx wd3200aakx interface sata 6 gbs sata 6. Also, inside the standard blue light is another blue ring light that contains eight individual segments which indicate the remaining space on the drive. A place to discuss and share ideas for modifying the mbwe existing linux installation. Western digital mybook open case recover data scott.
Wd my book world edition ii blue rings raid problem. Black is wds performance line 7200 rpm drives, supposedly faster seekreadwrite times, bigger cache. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or. Wd stirs green and blue into pot, comes out with blue hdds. The outer ring is the poweractivity led and the inner ring is the capacity gauge led. Wd my book world edition 2 blue rings firmware install urgent. Daisychain external usb drive to wd my book world edition blue. My aging worldbook has died, when power is plugged in the blue ring occaisionally flashes once and the the ethernet amber light is on but thats it. Western digital my book opening the case removing the. Lets say if i am not at the office, and need to access the wd to get what i need. Western digital external hard drive failure is commonplace.
View and download western digital my book world edition ii specifications online. Thats why we have created this article to explain you the difference. Our comments box is a great way for you to view other peoples feedback about products on, and add your own. Hello, recently i found an old nas wd mbwe 2 in basement and i wanted to repair it.
All of these hdds are made for different purposes, so its. Cant locate external drive after resetting wd my book. Ah, ive ended up with one of those nas wd world editions blue rings, 2tb without a cd. Only top led is blinkingflashing and mbwe doesnt appear in my network environment. 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. I have been using wd my world book edition blue ring 1tb network drive for approx 1 year and using it to keep my files from 3 pcs. Wd hard drives come with free access to wd acronis true image.
Found that on source hard there are some kind of linux raid partitions. 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. So, take out the hard from network case and put it in pc. Western digital sent me a replacement drive but told me that my data was lost unless i wanted to talk to their data recovery department and that it would most likely be costly. After my recent comment on here blew up, i figured you all would get a kick out of this tl. Forum my book world edition blue rings hacking wd mybook. Access to this drive has always and only been via the internet using mionet. We scraped the internet for any and all medical equipment repair documentation we could find. 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.
Wd red nas storage wd blue is part of wds complete lineup of internal hard drives. I can only access the device by ip address not by device name and share name. I used the 500gb version with the blue circular light on the front. Western digitals hdd series currently has six colors. Please keep me informed if you find anything else max. I went through the process of finding out my wd worldbook. With the my cloud home app, you can access, upload and share your content from anywhere. How to access wd my book ii world edition, without mionet. I have several network drives from western digital and all are bad. Also, inside the standard blue light is another blue ring. Western digital my book dualdrive network storage users manual.
Ive removed both drives and this makes no difference, ive measure 12v on the main pcb and the 5v rail to various ics appears to be up and. I tried to make a copy of wd network my book blue ring hard disk with acronis true image wd edition. I have been accessing this drive by using wd anywhere mionet basic free version software which has been working very well. So, the thing is that one of the drives is dead and firmware and os for it too the biggest problem is raid so i have to install new firmware on new hdd. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or install. Blue is wds entry level line cheaper, slower seekreadwrite, but still 7200. But the thing is that the post has to do with local network access. If you have a single disk blue rings nas, this is not the howto for you, but you can. Formatting wd my book world edition external harddisk with. Premium edition drives are similar to the essential edition model but also include firewire 400 ports, an integrated visual capacity gauge and western digital backup software premium edition my book drives have the same black case as essential edition drives. Wd tech informed me that the servers for mionet are turned off and no longer viable. Your my book world edition blue rings only supports usb drives up to 500 gb its own capacity formatted as fat32 ntfs will appear as. My book world edition ii storage pdf manual download. Backup and restore functions make it easy to save and retrieve your personal data without the need to reinstall the os.
Western digital wd5000g032 world edition blue rings. We ended up with over,000 pdfs across 5,000 medical devices, all uploaded to and available for free to anyone and everyone hospitals are having trouble getting service information to fix. Software and firmware downloads wd support western digital. I am looking for internet access, like the one mionet provides. I will demonstrate how to disassemble a my book using a new 500gb my book. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
Wd my book world edition blue ring western digital my book world edition bl ue ring the world edition my books works as network attached storage nas. Trust in wd customers around the world know that wds reliability is legendary. Wd my book world edition blue rings install on windows 10. Firmware western digital my book world edition iii blue rings.
At first glance, all of these colors could be confusing. Every wd blue drive is designed, tested and built to last, and each ships with a. Whether its the latest book release, fiction or nonfiction. They are accessed as cifs smb shared folders, via nfs or ftp and also feature upnp. Pulled it out yesterday thinking yes, this is the day i set it up and then things went dow.
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