Western digital caviar green 3tb and my book essential 3tb. This is a dead no longer functioning western digital mybook. Western digital mybook essential 3tb fast blinking led e. Do you know if i can take apart the wd my book for mac 2tb and use it with the thermaltake blacx esata usb docking station.
Similar to a toshiba drive i took apart earlier, the bridge board itself is very small, and occupies a corner of the drive. Then, you can pull out the lightpipe from the underside mounting hole, and undo the bridgeboard securing screw with a philips screwdriver. Best buy said they couldnt read it, and that it would cost 800 to send out for data recovery as i had like 800gb on there of stuff that i. Im trying to connect my wd my book 3tb drive directly to my switch. The wd my book test version at test lab is 6 tb in size, 170x140x50mm in size and weighs 1kg. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Couldnt be recognized and stopped spinning i disassembled it and found out that the disk itself is working, so the problems got to be the pcb. Disassembling a western digital my book instructables. This morning, wd my passport suddenly became inaccessible, couldnt be detected by my computer. Western digital my book opening the case removing the. So here you go, the steps required to disassemble a newstyle western digital my book drive. Wd my book teardown data retrieval attempt youtube. Disassemble take apart wd easystore red nas 8tb hard drive.
Western digitals my book essential range offers as much as a massive 3tb of external storage, and transfer speeds three times as fast as usb 2. There no apparent screws or fasteners, so i believe it is plastic snap lock. There are four inner clips in the back, 2 on each side of the chassis. Wd my book essential 3 tb enclosure disassembly removing the hdd duration. My first question is can i go into my book and just delete old backups to make more room on my drive or would i have to.
In april i purchased the my book essential 3tb for use as a backup and to store all of our photographs for my wifes photography business. Slowly work around the clips, while opening the back, otherwise you risk breaking these. I will demonstrate how to disassemble a my book using a new 500gb my book. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. For a while i was using a 100gb as my primary photo drive. How to disassemble a western digital my book essential external hard drive. It is the same problem over and over that i keep reading. This is a dead no longer functioning western digital mybook usb external hard disk drive. Wd my book essential 3 tb enclosure disassembly removing. Western digital my book live user manual pdf download. New western digital hard drive controller board 4061775200 rev aa for wd my book essential elements 1tb, 2tb, 3tb, 4tb, 5tb, 6tb usb 3. This version of the mybook has no external screws and has to be opened similar to a. I see no visible screws, and under the sticker there is nothing either. With its black on black appearance, the canvio desk lacks some of the style seen with similar units, such as the western digital my book studio.
Now if the enclosure is broken, or torn apart than that will be hard to explane. Tech support runs through the checklist and offers to send a usb cord. I recently needed to removed the drive from a western digital my book. I have the 3tb my book essential 1140 drive that kept going on and off line constantly and now has finally stopped altogether. While the mybook lives bookshaped chassis is nice, the clips preventing it from opening are not. Put your digital life on the sleek, high capacity my book essential external hard drive.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. I got this thing apart and put a 3tb drive in there. Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive. First, use a flathead screwdriver to pry the mesh away from the cover do not try to lift the cover up, you will just break things. How to disassemble a wd mybook essential hdd snapguide. Read speeds up to 2000mbs to decrease load times and get you into the game faster. Instructions to disassemble a western digital mybook essentials usb external hard disk drive. Is there a possible way that can help me to repair the. As always, be careful, use a set of highquality tools, and be certain to backup the data on your my book hard drive. I also used razor blades, but they can be replaced or omitted if you would like to do it differently. My my book 3tb external hard drive will not run a full backup using windows backup system.
Unfortunately, this wasnt an obvious process and this excellent article by scott cramer didnt apply to the newer version 1 tb drive enclosure i have. To take the assembly apart, you should ease the drive out of the frame by pushing it up, and then pulling it horizontally away from the rear. Ive got a wd my book essential 3tb disk which just quit working. Western digital is one of the top performing companies when it comes to this and their 8tb external my book hard drive that released earlier in the year is a great pick because it is always better to have too much space than not enough. How to open a western digital mybook usb drive after a few months of loud clicking coming out of my western digital mybook it finally died. Ever wanted to take apart your western digital my book enclosure. How to disassemble a western digital my book essential. When i plug in the external hard drive and try to run a backup using windows backup system it gets about 50% finished and then stops and a message pops up that says check your backup. To remove the cover of the my book, you will need a flathead screwdriver. Aa for wd my book essential elements 1tb 2tb 3tb 4tb 5tb 6tb usb 3. If you also happen to think that the drive inside that enclosure runs too hot, this brief howto video will also guide you through the process of placing the drive in another enclosure with a fan and an esata port.
Find solutions to fix the slow wd external hard drive in this post, and let easeus data recovery wizard help with file recovery. How to take apart a western digital my book enclosure. Youll need a thin flathead screwdriver and a phillips star sh. Experience the convenience of alexa, now on your pc. I have a wd my passport ultra 1tb portable drive for storing movies, photos, and important personal files. About the interface, the new wd my book drive comes with a usb 3. Western digital my book opening the case removing the drive. Discussion in pc hardware started by missy77, 20100614. The toshiba 3tb canvio desk desktop external hard offers a nice blend of performance and storage capcity. It is different from the older wd cases whose take apart is already posted on youtube, etc. Western digital new hard drive controller board 4061775200 rev. I am going to replace the drive with an identical spare that works.
I had an extra sata drive around, so i thought why not replace it. If youre looking to do some superquick, superpainless pc spring cleaning, youll want to grab an external hard drive with usb 3. Normally it will be the store that deals with the return. This drive has intermittent power problems and i believe something is loose inside, or i will put the drive in another case hopefully, at worst. A brief video showing how to open western digital my book essential usb 3. How to revive a dead western digital mybook published by ryan on june 9th, 2009. How to open the western digital mybook may not be entirely obvious. Western digital my book opening the case removing the drive i recently needed to removed the drive from a western digital my book external usbesata drive enclosure. I had to first format the drive in my computer, but its working great now.
How to disassemble a western digital my book essential external. Western digital mybook drive lock encryption failure and recovery. How to fix a slow wd external hard drive without losing. The wd hard drive failed to show up on my pc and i couldnt access saved data either. There are many versions of the wd my book, and many revision of each version as well, so do your. Page 146 western digital, wd, the wd logo, my book, my passport, and wd tv are registered trademarks in the u. My wd book essential must have had a power surge and the board fried.
Fix and repair wd my passport ultra not detectedshowing. 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. Wd my book 3tb usb3 0 desktop external hard drive wdbfjk0030hbk. Are you facing a hopeless situation that your wd external hard drive becomes very slow to open files or boot the operating system. Now my question is, i found a replacement pcb on ebay and the numbers match, but the rev.
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