While the mybook lives bookshaped chassis is nice, the clips preventing it from opening are not. Slowly work around the clips, while opening the back, otherwise you risk breaking these. The package comes with a handful of fixes and changes regarding compatibility issues and dlna bugs. Western digital my book duo user manual pdf download. This morning i went to install the drive by connecting it to the target machine my laptop but apparently the change in he raid settings deleted the setup file and all the other software that came with the drive where can i get the setup and all the other software that came. User manual western digital my book live duo 146 pages. About the my book drive things they dont tell you up front the user manual is on the my book drive in \user manuals\eng\usermanual. Software and firmware downloads wd support western digital.
Provide a clear and comprehensive description of the problem and your question. This update is only for products that originally shipped with wd smartware and will not function on previous generations of products. Wd has configured the drives in raid 0 and lets you reconfigure them in raid 1 or jbod, using the included wd drive. Set a personalized password to activate hardware encryption and data protection. Ive just bought a my book live duo 4tb recently, and its working ok, but im not able to upgrade the firmware from mybookliveduo 02. This means that if any single drive fails or becomes unstable. For windows, go to the start menu and select windows update.
Western digital my book live single my book live duo. If you set the security password on the drive, you will be prompted for it if you connect the drive to a different computer. Western digital wdbfbe0160jbkeesn my book duo 16 tb. This is to help conversion of the wd usb pcb to sata pcb and have it connected directly to our wd firmware repair tool and fix the wd usb hdd firmware failure at a higher success rate when the usb drives cannot be detected by the usb working channel. For the firmware update and release notes please check out the my book live product update page.
Western digital wd tv live plus hd media player firmware 1. I just received the replacement 12tb mybook duo from the western digital rma process. If you bought your wd mybooklive few months ago there is a big possibility that newer version of firmware is already available for your mybooklive. Broken wd my book external hard drive control board. The better your problem and question is described, the easier it is for other western digital my book duo owners to provide you with a good answer. How to update the firmware on a my book live or my book live duo. For mac, go to the applemenu and select software update. Wd 8tb my book duo desktop raid external hard drive usb 3. If you upgrade the firmware through wds ui, all customizations will be removed. The two included hard drives are wd red drives designed for highperformance and reliability.
Raidoptimized firmware is perfect for twodisk array systems with auto management of drive operations to help ensure readwrite cycle data integrity. Just purchase my book duo and quickly installed in my main workstation changing the settings to raid 1. Western digital my book world edition you and your family have a lot of media files. I purchased this after getting into digital photography and, unfortunately, after losing a lot of data on a portable hd which i dropped. First of all, it now supports windows 8 so those who already updated can use the nas hardware without any drawbacks. Western digital today has released its newest desktop external raid drives. Wd my book world edition firmware updates western digital. Their mbr master boot record containing the partition table will be overwritten. But now im happy thanks again mem, so i just want to tell you never install this firmware wd my book propremium firmware update utility v1. My book duo western digital speichern western digital store. Western digital universal firmware update utility 3. The new my book duo models feature options with up to 20tb of storage, include. Wdc wd10eads65m2b0, wdc wd15eads65p8b0,wdc wd20eads65r6b0 from hp.
A description, current version number, and date of last update of the my book live duo firmware display. This is my second my book my first one is a 1 tb yes that old. Western digital announces my book duo storage system. In this tutorial i will show you how safely you can update your mybooklive firmware directly from your web. My book duo user manual as shown in figure 3, the my book duo device has the power connector, reset button, interface port, two usb 3. This does not include ssh access, but it includes packages, kernel modules, ssh keys in root. Western digital 6tb my book desktop external hard driveusb 3. Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive. This update does not work on my book for mac, my passport for mac or my book studio. Wd discovery software import data from a cloud service. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page.
Hello, im looking to buy the my book duo wdblwe0040jchnesn for an external backup drive. Replace hard drives so, it turns out that i underestimated the amount of space i needed, so now its time to upgrade the two 2gb hds that came with the mybook duo. The case is silver colored aluminum, there are no visable screws, and two thin rubber feet on the bottom of the case, which should be left attached, as they are rubbercemented in place, and do not cover any screws. Tutorial how to update your wd mybooklive firmware the.
Will i be able to configure the drive to use raid1 from within ubuntu, or would i need to do the initial configuration on a windows machine. Western digital hard drive firmware repair package. I opened up the enclosure and pulled the internal hard drive out so i could connect the hdd to straight to my. Western digital updates my book lives firmware version to. None of the above correctly describes how to open the my book studio lx. Wd my book live personal cloud storage western digital has outed a new package developed for its my book live personal cloud storage, namely the 02. The my book duo device has three 3 usb connectors, which are consolidated into the following two functions. Keynote 2 appleid 1 applemaps 1 appletv 26 appletv apple tv 1 applewatch 2 applydea 1 apps 79 apps of the week 1 apps with. Raid0 mode provides superfast performance with up to 360mbs1 sequential read speeds using the usb typec port. Wds new firmware updates my book live duo to version 2. Western digital buggy firmware sadjad bahmanpours blog.
They sent me back a new enclosure but the drives inside are recertified white labeled red drives. This manual comes under the category nas and has been rated by 1 people with an average of a 9. Page 67 this section of the page enables you to set up the drive to update the firmware automatically or to manually check for an update file. I was wondering if any of you guys out there find it for me or have the.
The wd my book duo ships in a raid 0 configuration by default. My book duo desktop raid storage user manual western digital. After its configured, will the raid1 array be usable from within ubuntu. Streaming id like to be able to stream content from the nas onto my tv somehow. My book live duo, the personal cloud storage product from western digital, just got a new firmware update. Western digital my book duo recovery hard drive data. If you arent, open my computer and look for a cd drive called wd unlocker. Western digital my book essential edition 1tb usb 2. The my book duo drive comes with raidoptimized wd red drives inside to deliver highspeed, quality storage to rely on. My book duo installation external drives for pc wd. Western digital this week launched the my book duo, an external raid storage system that comes with up to 20 terabytes of storage, and as well as a usbc port simplifying connections with recent macs. The main reason why you should update your mybooklive firmware is because it will fix existing bugs or add new features to the device. Western digital 6tb my book desktop external hard drive. The top, bottom and back are vented to allow air to flow over the internal drive, but the front.
We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. In addition, the original western digital firmwares disk format. Firmware universal firmware updater pour les lecteurs western digital. My book western digital speichern western digital store. There are four inner clips in the back, 2 on each side of the chassis. For instructions on how to do an automatic update, please refer to answer id 5735. By default, your wd my book duo came in a raid 0 or striped configuration for capacity and speed. Switch to raid1 configuration for redundancy and to mirror data on the wd red drives inside. View the manual for the western digital my book live duo here, for free.
This manual is available in the following languages. Feel free to post your experiences in the my book live forum. Firmware western digital universal firmware updater 3. Ask the question you have about the western digital my book duo here simply to other product owners. You have made a sensible investment in a western digital my book duo drive for its powerful dual drive performance, and builtin protection but right now, none of that matters to you. Our latest edition now features visual, easytouse, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection, giving you beauty, brains and simplicity. Western digital driver wont update software says its in. Before updating to the latest firmware, it is recommended that youve installed the latest updates and service pack on your computer. The my book duo drive is desktop raid storage with massive capacity ideal for storing photos, videos, documents and music. Wasnt sure if this should go in the hard drive section or motherboard section so a few days ago the micro usb socket from the wd my book external enclosure case randomly fell off. Western digital wdbfbe0160jbkeesn my book duo 16 tb desktop raid. My book essential smart backup and storage our bestselling my book external drive is an elegant, highcapacity storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life. This is yet another deception to receive recertified drives after a. Has not loaded right after i accidently unplugged it.
The my book duo drive comes with 256bit aes hardware encryption with wd security software built in to help keep private content secure. If you have valuable data at home, you really need a nas to protect it, and ideally. The wd mybook live duo personal cloud is a pretty flexible device. Western digital debuts my book duo with up to 20tb of. Western digital releases new firmware that makes the devices web interface more responsive and intuitive but doesnt do much to improve the remote.
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