It comes with all the software you need to help protect your data, including wd backup and wd security software and is compatible with apple time machine. 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. Includes software and instructions for reformatting to windows. Wd introduces 6 tb external hard drive to support increased hd content creation by creative. Nov 20, 2006 the western digital my book pro ii has an internal raid controller, which uses a specific wd driver. The internal hard drives are cool and quiet, so the my book studio edition ii 4tb itself is silent during operation.
Wds my book studio edition ii dualdrive, quadinterface external storage system for mac offers optimum performance for creative professionals. It connects to a mac using external serial ata esata and firewire 400, firewire 800 or usb 2. Wd intros 4tb my book studio edition ii external hard drive. You can confirm the firmware release for your drive here on wds site. Jun 09, 2009 what a difference a year makes, right. Western digital my book connection to windows 10 microsoft. Physical description as shown in figure 2, the my book studio. It looks quite nice and would go nicely with a mac pro or any. Wd 2tb my book studio edition ii quad interface wdh2q20000n. My book studio edition user manual about your wd drive 4 interfaces firewire 800 this device is equipped with two firewire 800 interfaces.
Designed largely for creative types on mac platforms, the my book studio edition ii offers a quad interface. In march, western digital announced an extension to their my book studio edition ii dualdrive storage system. 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. Wd my book studio edition ii 4tb hard disk replacement youtube. It does offer a scan to fix it but wd does not recommend it without backing everything up on the laptop hard drive first. Western digital my book studio edition ii gets 6tb upgrade. 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. The mybook studio edition ii contains two drives and is designed to be used as a raid system for increased performance. Firmware update mybook studio edition ii 6tb external. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or. 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 my book studio edition ii treads lightly on the earth and carries big performance for.
Opening a western digital my book studio edition ii external. My book studio edition ii for mac wdh2q20000n hard drive. Easy to use my book desktop storage is ready to use out of the box so you can start transferring files, saving your memories and backing up right away. The wd my book studio edition ii gives users plenty of connection options firewire 400800, usb 2. The bad the my book studio edition ii doesnt support usb 3. Through firewire 800, the my book studio edition ii posted 2gb folder read speeds of 76. This, without access to the wd external drive, is impossible. For more information, see drive management on page 41. If you have any trouble accessing the drive, reboot your computer and disconnectreconnect the my book studio iis 2tbpower cable.
My book studio edition ii wd green drives discontinued external. Western digitals new my book studio edition ii has 6tb on. Our test unit came with two 500gb wd green power drives. This edition is available with storage capacities of 1 tb, 2 tb, 4 tb and 6 tb. Theres not much to say about the new western digital my book studio 3tb hard drive. Replacing a drive my book studio ii is a limited userserviceable product which allows for servicing of one or both internal hard drives in the enclosure. Tom rafterys vision things to come western digital my. Only top led is blinkingflashing and mbwe doesnt appear in my network environment. The dualdrive model my book world edition ii is preconfigured for maximum capacity as a large single spanned volume.
My book studio lx drives include a 5400rpm hitachi branded raptor hard drive. Download wd my book world edition i and ii firmware 01. Western digital mybook 6tb studio edition ii 9to5mac. My book world edition user manual getting started 4 getting started format and configuration my book world edition is preformatted as a linux file system. Before i say anything else, i need to discourage you strongly. Drivers for wd my book world edition ii in windows 10 other. With up to 6tb of storage and support for both raid 0 and raid 1, the my book studio edition ii is the largest dualbay external hard drive to date. Buy wd 2tb my book studio edition ii quad interface external hard drive featuring 7200rpm, usb 2. May 05, 2011 in march, western digital announced an extension to their my book studio edition ii dualdrive storage system. Western digital my book studio edition ii user manual pdf. 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.
The only way i can format it is via wd software wd drive manager, since my model is the 2tb raid. Wd my book studio edition ii 4tb hard disk replacement by iftibashir. Western digital usb 6 tb external hard disk drives ebay. To remove the cover of the my book, you will need a flathead screwdriver. The wd netcenter and wd my book world edition hard drive uses a proprietary file system and cannot be reformatted as fat32, ntfs, or a macintosh file system. After calling wd numerous times they gave up and asked me to ask apple what mavericks does to their raid drive and to try recovering my data with a recovery software.
Western digital wd40000h2q00 studio edition ii manuals. My book studio edition ii update for wd drive manager mac osx. Western digital is now shipping the my book studio edition ii, a twodrive enclosure filled with 6 tb thats right, six terabytes of raid 0 storage and a quadinterface fw800 fw400 esata. By default my book studio edition ii implements a raid0 across its two internal drives, although western digitals software lets you convert that. Wds greenpower drives, this system uses about 30% less energy than standard systems and runs quietly because it doesnt need a fan.
Apr 09, 2011 the mybook studio edition ii comes in a foot cube box and is the same size as most dual 3. Western digital my book studio edition ii specs cnet. When it is complete, your my book studio ii 2tb capacity light should turn on, and the drive should function as normal. How do you think i should install and configure my macbook pro so that i can use it together with my wd my book studio edition ii, in raid 0. How to setup raid 0 on my macbook pro with wd my book studio edition ii. The wd my book studio edition ii 4tb external hard drive employs two 2tb western digital caviar green hard drives in a raid 0 configuration, which improves read and write speeds. 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. It wont format with disk utility under mac os extended journal. Western digital my book studio edition 1tb macworld. Looks like a driver issue and the microsoft community says wd has no plans to update the drivers. Wd my book studio edition ii for mac wdh2q20000n hard drive array 2tb 2 x 1tb hard drive firewire, esata, usb. Hi, i use a my book studio edition ii, configured as raid 1 mirrored with my macbook pro.
It looks quite nice and would go nicely with a mac pro or any aluminum mac. Same thing happened to me with a wd my book studio edition ii 6tb. Mar 17, 2011 western digital has slapped two of its tripleterabyte monsters into a dualdisk enclosure and paired it with esata and firewire 800 interfaces to create the my book studio edition ii. If you want to use this drive with a windows system, see reformatting the drive on page 28 and troubleshooting on page 29. 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. View online or download western digital wd40000h2q00 studio edition ii user manual. On other note, i did experienced some issue with my new hitachi xl2000 2tb hd. Western digital wd40000h2q00 studio edition ii pdf user manuals. Wd my book studio ii externe festplatte 2tb 3,5 zoll. This update is only for products that originally shipped with wd smartware and will not function on previous generations of products. The western digital my book pro ii has an internal raid controller, which uses a specific wd driver. Or can i scan and fix without losing any of my documents all my research for a book and about 10,000 pictures help.
Western digital ships the my book studio edition ii with cables for usb 2. The good the my book studio edition ii offers up to 6tb of storage, features raid 0 and raid 1, and supports usb 2. There are many flawed units of this drive on the market. 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.
I have the wd 2tb my book studio edition ii wd20000h2q00, and both the hard disks are full. May 10, 2015 opening a western digital my book studio edition ii external hard drive. If you have any trouble accessing the drive, reboot your computer and disconnectreconnect the my book studio ii s 2tbpower cable. I also used razor blades, but they can be replaced or omitted if you would like to do it differently.
From there, you will be able to update to the current available 02. Western digitals my book studio edition ii is an external hard drive that uses two drives, preconfigured as a fast raid 0 striped array. Wd boosts my book studio edition ii to 4tb jun 09 macnn. The mybook studio edition ii comes in a foot cube box and is the same size as most dual 3. Click accept to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation. Jun 03, 2008 western digitals my book studio edition ii is an external hard drive that uses two drives, preconfigured as a fast raid 0 striped array. 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. Western digital my book studio edition ii macworld. Recover from a failed mybook and mybook ii firmware. Aug 01, 2016 i have the wd my book world edition ii, however it doesnt seem to want to play with windows 10. Western digital 6 tb my book desktop external hard drive usb 3. Right around 12 months after western digital outed its 2tb my book studio edition ii, the company has come forward with a new edition that houses twice the.
Given that no macs have an integrated esata port, theres no esata cable in the box. It shows up in devices, but in device manager it has a yellow triangle with an exclamation on it. Western digital on tuesday launched one of its largest home drives with an upgrade to the my book studio edition ii. The my book studio edition ii drive comes equipped with two 2tb hard disk mechanisms inside. Wd offers 4tb my book studio edition ii hard drive pcworld. Western digital has slapped two of its tripleterabyte monsters into a dualdisk enclosure and paired it with esata and firewire 800 interfaces to create the my book studio edition ii. Firewire this device is equipped with two firewire 800 interfaces. Wd s my book studio edition ii dualdrive, quadinterface external storage system for mac offers optimum performance for creative professionals. Designed to meet wds demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended. Jul 09, 2011 theres not much to say about the new western digital my book studio 3tb hard drive.
Western digital wd200000h2q00 2tb my book studio edition ii. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. Before i say anything else, i need to discourage you strongly from buying this drive. Our test unit came with two 500gb wd green power drives which use up to. Firewire 800 has a maximum data transfer rate of 800 mbs and is backwardcompatible with firewire 400 using a special adapter such as the firewire 800 to 400 cable included in this kit. 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. Disassembling a western digital my book instructables. The file system on the wd netcenter and the wd my book world edition hard drive supports access from windows, macintosh and most linux based computer systems through a samba network. Western digitals my book studio edition ii external hard drive. You need this driver working before you can see the hard disk devices. In our trial, the included version of wd drive manager didnt work as. Quad interface, raidenabled, about 30% less power consumption, formatted for mac. There are two firewire 800 ports an adapter cable for connecting.
Millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. 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. Western digital my book studio edition 1tb about the size of a stubby desk dictionary, the gray my book features ports aplenty. How to setup raid 0 on my macbook pro wit apple community. Jun 10, 2009 the my book studio edition ii drive comes equipped with two 2tb hard disk mechanisms inside. Formatted for mac works with apples time machinetm software. This update does not work on my book for mac, my passport for mac or my book studio.
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