My book studio edition ii update for wd drive manager. As western digital online customer support says, advanced format drives are. Select the check box delete the driver software for this device. Millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. Click on the device, then rightclick to bring up the context. The mybook studio edition comes with quad interface. How to recover or rebuild firmware of bricked wd my book world edition white. Hi, i use a my book studio edition ii, configured as raid 1 mirrored with my macbook pro. Beware the wd mybook studio 2tb external hdd macrumors forums. As i understand it it will then be seen as a 1 tb drive to the operating. I tried restarting the computer and power cycling the my book. Western digital my book studio external hard drive 2tb. Apr 19, 2011 the my book studio edition ii has exactly the same design as the previous model.
How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or. Western digitals my book studio edition ii is an external hard drive that uses two drives, preconfigured as a fast raid 0 striped array. The new my book studio edition ii dualdrive storage systems are available in capacities of 1 tb and 2 tb. Newegg and western digital apparently need to start listing which drives are compatible with which operating systems. For windows, go to the start menu and select windows update. Following are my notes on how to configure digital mybook world edition ii nas. The drives rather buggy firmware might turn many users away, however. The only western digital external drive which supports windows 7 and esata is the my book studio edition ii, which is raid 0 but costs a lot more. Oct 15, 2015 i got 1tb my book studio ii wd0h2q, inside 2x 500gb wd hdds. Mar 14, 2011 western digitals mybook drives are very convenient and popular storage options, but if the drive stops working then you might have success by giving it a quick love tap. Only top led is blinkingflashing and mbwe doesnt appear in my network environment. Lightningfast firewire 800 or esata interfaces combined with raid 0 striping yields the speed you need for fast, smooth video and audio editing, rendering complex 3d objects or special effects, and. The select your wd storage device or cloud service dialog shows all of the hardware.
Western digital mybook world edition ii nas device is running linux distro internally. My book studio desktop hard drive features blazingfast superspeed usb 3. The mybook studio edition ii contains two drives and is. Frontview formats a four tb external drive as a two tb ext3. Western digital wd20000d033 my book world edition ii western digital wd20000c033000 my book premium ii western digital wd20000h2q00 studio edition ii. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or install. My book studio ii user manual software in addition to wd drive manager, this wd product is shipped with the following bonus software. Hello, i have downloaded the windows version of the wd drive manager and reset the my book studio ii 6 tb to raid 1. Jul 27, 2009 tried swapping in 3tb drives on my studio ii and it didnt work i know this is a dormant thread, but i thought id update it for anyone wanting to know if you can successfully upgrade the 4tb 2x2tb wd drives in the western digital wd my studio ii external drive. Our test unit came with two 500gb wd green power drives. I got 1tb my book studio ii wd0h2q, inside 2x 500gb wd hdds. Hello, before installing mac os mavericks i wanted to upgrade the firmware of my about 3 years old my book studio edition ii drives. On some usb controllers, however, the device id reported by the raid controller is incompatible with the raid controller driver, and so the raid manager software never sees.
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. The bad the my book studio edition ii doesnt support usb 3. Please close current version of the wd drive utility. Notification of software and firmware updates for registered drives. My book western digital speichern western digital store. For mac, go to the apple menu and select software update. The my book studio has a similar design to previous my book hard drives such as the essential and home editions. The mybook studio edition ii contains two drives and is designed to be used as a raid system for increased performance. You can confirm the firmware release for your drive here on wd s site. Oct 15, 2015 dude, theres no firmware update for your drive, the 6tb studio 2 came out much more later than the last firmware release for the studio 2, which dates from july 2009, so you already have it its not the same firmware than the studio and studio lx with smartware. Wds my book studio edition ii dualdrive, quadinterface external storage system for mac offers optimum performance for creative professionals.
Since the last update of mac os x mojave, i regularly have a message that tells me that my wd drive manager 32 bit app will not work anymore with the next update of the os 64 bits only. All data gone on my book studio ii external drives for mac wd. Western digital wd20000h2nc world edition ii manuals. Western digital my book studio edition ii user manual page. Your my book drive is formatted as a single exfat partition for compatibility. Firmware update mybook studio edition ii 6tb external. Works with both mbwe white light i and ii with any size of disk even 4tb or. I wish i had know before buying the drive, now i have to return it. If you want to install the backup software now, doubleclick the wd anywhere backup icon in the my book studio edition ii screen and follow the instructions as prompted. Jun 09, 2009 the western digital my book studio edition ii is a wonderful update to the my book family and offers consumers and working professionals a variety of options to fit their storage needs. Western digital my book connection to windows 10 microsoft. How to solve my wd hard drive not recognized in windows 10. You need this driver working before you can see the hard disk devices.
Before updating to the latest firmware, it is recommended that youve installed the latest updates and service pack on your computer. It is designed primarily for mac users, although it can be used on windows platforms after a reformat. Wd anywhere backup mac and windows is an intuitive and robust backup and recovery application that provides aroundtheclock data protection. I dont want to buy 8tb thunderbold duo it is just too much expensive comparing to this solution. This edition is available with storage capacities of 1 tb, 2 tb, 4 tb and 6 tb. The bottom of the device is one side of the book and the top is the door for the two. Dude, theres no firmware update for your drive, the 6tb studio 2 came out much more later than the last firmware release for the studio 2, which dates from july 2009, so you already have it its not the same firmware than the studio and studio lx with smartware. Jun 15, 2014 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 inside the case. 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. So i thought id found a reasonably priced highcapacity external hard drive for backing up my readynas.
And to check your current firmware, then go to device manager locate the studio 2 under disk drives rightclick and select properties go to the details tab and select hardware ids you should see the firmware revision. Nov 20, 2006 the western digital my book pro ii has an internal raid controller, which uses a specific wd driver. Western digital my book studio edition ii user manual pdf. This video shows you how to reinstall the firmware after you change the disk drive in the western digital mybookworld edition nas. I am looking at the wd mybook studio edition ii 2 tb and have some questions i need answered before getting it. Drag the wd drive utilities icon to the application folder. Configuring western digital mybook world edition ii. Wd s my book studio edition ii dualdrive, quadinterface external storage system for mac offers optimum performance for creative professionals. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. Mar 03, 2010 just want to give yall a heads up on the western digital mybook studio 2 tb external hdd western digital my book studio 2 tb firewire 800400, usb 2. Western digital my book studio edition ii macworld.
Western digitals my book studio is a 2tb external hard drive supporting firewire 800 and usb 2. From there, you will be able to update to the current available 02. This one however, is the first with two 3tb drives inside. Apr 09, 2011 the mybook studio edition ii comes in a foot cube box and is the same size as most dual 3. How to reinstall firmware on wd mybookworld after disk change. For mac, go to the apple menu and select software update if your device is currently running firmware version 02. Designed to meet wds demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended. 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 inside the case. My book western digital store western digital store. Forum forum my book world edition white light manual firmware upgrade. Perhaps someone who uses it with their mac knows the answers. You can confirm the firmware release for your drive here on wds site. If you want to use this drive with a windows system, see reformatting the drive on page 28 and troubleshooting on page 29.
Western digital my book studio edition ii hard drive 6tb. The good the my book studio edition ii offers up to 6tb of storage, features raid 0 and raid 1, and supports usb 2. Before i say anything else, i need to discourage you strongly. Software and firmware downloads wd support western digital. I want to buy 2x wd caviar green 4tb, so i will have 8tb together. Physical description as shown in figure 2, the my book studio. Reboot the computer after uninstall process has finished. Tom rafterys vision things to come western digital my. This will install the wd discovery software update.
Click accept to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation. Western digital mybook 6tb studio edition ii 9to5mac. Its formatted for mac and compatible with apple time machine making backups quick and easy. Our latest edition features visual, easytouse, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection. Western digital my book studio edition ii 4 tb macformatted out of the box. If your device is currently running firmware version 02. Wd introduced its my book studio edition ii highperformance dualdrive storage systems which are designed to seamlessly work with mac computers and provide an ideal blend of power savings and high performance. Jul 19, 20 wd my passport wireless storage firmware 1.
How to modify a 2016 western digital my book to use any other drive. My book studio ii will not format for windows 7 wd community. How to reinstall firmware on wd mybookworld after disk. My book studio lx drives include a 5400rpm hitachi branded raptor hard drive. We spent a little time with the western digital my book studio edition ii, a dual drive in a single box.
May 25, 2010 a quick overview of the western digital studio edition ii 4tb external hard disk drive, including a demo on how to open the drive for hard disk upgradereplacement. Read speeds up to 2000mbs to decrease load times and get you into the game faster. Firmware upgrade my book studio edition ii failed wd community. Wd my book studio edition ii 4tb hard disk replacement. In theory, fat32 should allow for drive sizes of up to 8 tib with 32 kib clusters, however, the 3 tb hard disk drives inside your wd my book studio edition ii have 4k sectors, making a fat32 partition over 2 tib unlikely unless you can manually adjust the cluster size per disk on each drive at a time to keep the raid configuration. Wd my book studio edition ii for mac storagenewsletter. Hello, i just recently had 400 gb of digitized home movies put on a wd my book studio edition 2 2tb hdd raid 1 formatted in ntfs using blackmagic codec and when i connected to my laptop via usb there is no recognition by my computer of the hard drive or files etc.
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