Im just playing a video with zero issues, then all of the sudden it stops the video and a message pops up lost connection to media server or some similar message. Select the check box delete the driver software for this device. I bought a western digital my book essential edition 1tb external hard drive in july 09. I purchased a mybook world edition ii 1tb nas in jan2011. Once connected, the client could upload or download files to the nas. Essential edition, home edition, office edition, mirror edition, studio edition, premium edition, elite edition, pro edition, av dvr live edition, and the world edition. The first time it copied for 9 hours and then lost connectivity. Fix is to hardcode a static ip in the mybook we and not use dhcp.
My book world disappearing from network wd community. May 01, 2010 have had a 2t wd my book on continuously for about 4 months, using as nas attached to my router at home. Complete backup my book desktop storage comes equipped with wd. It does offer a scan to fix it but wd does not recommend it without backing everything up on the laptop hard drive first. From it you can stream photos, music, and videos to your home entertainment centre all you need is the my book world edition drive and a digital media adapter or a game console like an xbox 360 or playstation 3, and your masterpiece is there on the big screen. If you dont do this, you may lose data on the hard drive and it may get damaged. Wd my book world edition white solved windows 10 forums. Wd anywhere access also known as wd anywhere access powered by mionet.
The raid disk array contains errors and the drives have. My book duo desktop raid storage user manual western digital. My book world edition white light not responding external. It shows up in devices, but in device manager it has a yellow triangle with an exclamation on it. Android app enables remote access to photos stored on western. Jan 20, 2010 lost connection to my mybook world ii i have not long had my shinny new macbook pro. Jul 11, 2010 purchased a wd mybook world 2tb a while ago and all was working fine. The only way to restore connectivity is to unplug the drive and then plug it in again. The western digital my book world edition 500 gb nas server features 500 gb of networked storage and an 8. Wd community share your thoughts and connect with other wd users at. Apr 05, 20 i have a wd mybookworld network drive connected directly to my computer but it is not showing up under network in explorer for some reason. If no connection then when you set up a static ip did you ensure to fill in the dns details as well as. Cant locate external drive after resetting wd my book world. I have windows 7 and the my book world edition 6tb drive with a fixed ip address.
Its a simple device to use and while it offers plenty of storage space for your files, it also gives you an easy way to access them remotely. Mybook fine except it looses wireless connection sporadically forum. Reboot the my book drive and wait until it is fully up up to 3 min test connectivity to the drive from other devices. At the beginning i was trying to connect within the mac shares on which the drive was visible, but some times it was giving a connection failure.
But the last 6 months i own an imac with osx mountain lion and i am having connection issues with it. Designed for home users, creative professionals, workgroups, and anyone looking for shared storage, wd s my book world edition ii offers a surprisingly simple and secure way to access and share your data, presentations, and photos at home, in the office and anywhere in the world, even when your local computer is turned off. 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. Download the latest firmware update compressed file for your wd tv media player.
Buy wd my book world edition 1 tb network attached storage. Or can i scan and fix without losing any of my documents all my research for a book and about 10,000 pictures help. I bought a wd my book world 1tb network storage drive just over a month ago. I had it as manualstatic on the router, but in wd settings. Mar 26, 2011 western digital my book live 1tb network storage connection by. Why isnt my wd my book external hard drive being recognized. Simple file recovery restore lost, damaged or older files back to their original location with a couple of clicks. Its well out of warranty so i guess i dont have anything to lose except the cost of. For more information regarding updating your system, visit windowsupdate recording your wd product information in the following table, write the serial number and model number of your new wd. Connect one drive one day and the other drive the next day. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or. Pulled it out yesterday thinking yes, this is the day i set it up and then things went dow. I know this isnt exactly a vista problem, but i was wondering if anybody else has had this problem in vista or server 2003 and has found a solution. Western digitals wd my cloud networkattached storage nas devices, such as the wd mybook world live, wd my cloud ex1, ex2, and ex4 sounded like a good idea.
If you are ok at soldering then id try resoldering the legs to the motherboardwith time and putting the cord in and out something has wobbled free and contact is broken. Mybook world edition ii connection loss wd community. Wd my book 1tb keeps disconnecting vista help forum. 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. This, without access to the wd external drive, is impossible. Once the wd my book live is connected t your network router, it can be. I have precious pictures and videos of my children, which i cannot lose. Wd tv will automatically check and notify you if a new firmware is available for update at the home menu. I bought it before 2 years and at the beginning i was useing it with windows and i hadnt experienced and issue. To prove this, i pulled out two hard drives and connected them to my computer directly. Jun 22, 2012 stephen king, wd this quote is from an interview with king in our mayjune 2009 issue if a nation loses its storytellers, it loses its childhood. Available in various editions from essential, to premium to world edition. Hi all i have the wd my book world edition ii, however it doesnt seem to want to play with windows 10. Western digital my book world edition 1tb home network storage.
Everytime after that it only copied for 1520 minutes and then loses connectivity. Oct 15, 2015 once i booted a laptop that has the wd anywhere backup installed and configured to create a backup on my book drive, then connection to the drive was lost. Solved wd my book world edition nas not showing up on my pc. I opted not to install mionet but just to use the shared storage. My book world edition loses connectivity with my pc. My book world edition ii white light loses connection on. For some reason after several hours havent timed it so i dont actually know how longon the network the wd network drive becomes inaccessible. My book wont power up western digital my book ifixit. Confirm the action and your wd tv will be automatically updated. Apr 07, 2014 western digitals wd my cloud networkattached storage nas devices, such as the wd mybook world live, wd my cloud ex1, ex2, and ex4 sounded like a good idea.
Drivers for wd my book world edition ii in windows 10. Securely access your photos, music and files from anywhere. Was running one vista and 2 xp machines on the network, backing all of them up to the my book. When the drive loses connectivity if i used wd link then it does not show up in the list.
Lost connection to my mybook world ii apple ios os help. Hi im having a problem with my my book network drive, where it keeps disappearing from the network, and hence is unaccessable. Feb 18, 2009 wd is hoping for better luck with its new, revamped my book world edition, launched today. We have a wd my book 1tb drive connected to our server running windows server 2003 that we use as a backup drive and it keeps disconnecting and wont show up in my computer. Hard drive replacement for western digital my book world. Western digital my book problem question and answer dti data. Western digitals my book live is a network attached storage nas device thats available in 1tb, 2tb or 3tb capacities and with a gigabit ethernet connection. Once i booted a laptop that has the wd anywhere backup installed and configured to create a backup on my book drive, then connection to the drive was lost. Nov 02, 2010 the wd photos photo viewer app is compatible with android os 2. Wd my book live network storage device pc world australia idg.
Buffalo linkstation 210 4tb home office storage nas with hard drive included. Every 20 minutes to 1 hour seems random wd my tv loses connection to the mbl. I have the latest firmware and i turned off powermanagement on the pc and on the my book world edition. I have a linksys wrt54gl wireless router on my network and a western digital my book world edition 1tb network drive. Wd my book world edition 1tb loses network connection. Is it easy to take the drive out of the my book live case.
Hello, i have two my book world edition white light network hdds from wd and theyve worked fine. Jun 24, 2009 today western digital updated their my book series of external hard drives with the wd my book world edition ii, an upgrade and redesign from the original world edition line. But with the new windows 10 i get a black window in the lowerright that says the drive does not work. Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive mikes. Purchased a wd mybook world 2tb a while ago and all was working. Ongoing nas drive works fine for minutes to hours, but eventually, it can no longer be accessed through the lan. I cannot connect to it via the network router or directly connecting to the ethernet port of the desktop. Mybook fine except it looses wireless connection sporadically started by. It sends a notification email stating nic 1 link is down.
My book world edition user manual about your wd product 3 updating your operating system go to the start menu and click windows update. Get the mac address of the network interface off of the sticker on the back of the unit and configure your dhcp services to statically assign an ip to the western digital box. Western digital my book external hard drive my book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. Wd my book world edition white light sharesconnection are being. Western digital my book connection to windows 10 microsoft. Nas drive works fine for minutes to hours, but eventually, it can no longer be accessed through the lan. Ah, ive ended up with one of those nas wd world editions blue rings, 2tb without a cd. Looks like a hi all i have the wd my book world edition ii, however it doesnt seem to want to play with windows 10. Simply connect the drive to your network router and youre up and running in just a few minutes. Network setup is a breeze with high performance gigabit ethernet connection and included installation guide. Shut down all pcs that have wd backup software installed. I have the world book 500 gig in my office, normally we dont have problems but.
For a wireless connection is designed the my cloud, using ethernet, instead of usb. Wd smartware backsup your files in a folder on the my book drive called. Jul 19, 20 wd my passport wireless storage firmware 1. Ok, apparently the solution set the ip for wd as static on both the router and wd itself. I know it is working properly because i can manually type in \\mybookworld it will show up but once i close that window its gone again. Reboot the computer after uninstall process has finished. My book world edition can be your homes central media hub. Sep 21, 20 page 1 of 2 my book world edition white light not responding posted in external hardware.
I lose connectivity to the nas on the average of several times a week wd discovery tool does not see the nas. I can connect ok and transfer files for ten minutes and then it just loses the connection. Western digital my book live 1tb network storage connection. Wd must be connected to power and usb at same time to get it powered. 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. My book world edition loses connectivity with my pc other. I was delighted to see that when i got it home and connected to my network it automatically found my mybook world ii nas drive on the network and placed in the shared section of finder. Wd mybook world edition white light loses network connection problem. Ive bought the wd caviar red to replace the current hard drive. Unlike some other people with this problem, my hard drive isnt showing up on my pc windows 7 or my husbands macbook air, and although it has a flashing blue light when plugged in, it isnt making that spinning sound, which has me worried it might be a gonner. Im planning to replace the hard drives on my wd my book world edition ii.
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. 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. Connect the my book duo device to your computer system with the included usb typec. Read the explanation of the loss of data if you erase your drive. When i copy large amounts of data the drive stops responding.
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