Oct 06, 2017 wd has designed the my book duo 20tb to be user serviceable, giving users the option to easily upgrade and replace the drives as needed. Thinking the enclosure was bad, i put in a wd drive to test it and it mounts just fine. Rather than the white of the my cloud, the my book is wrapped in glossy black plastic. Cannot run backup to wd my book after installing 360 v 5. I have a spare wd mybook enclosure and a spare 500gb seagate sata drive.
Theres much to like about the new wd my book duo desktop external storage device. The only feature that will not be available with the diagnostics is the smart data. Oct 10, 20 wd my book live direct connected to mac with ethernet cable no routter tag. There are three diagnostic tools available in wd drive utilities to help make sure the supported drive is performing well. Jul 29, 2014 theres much to like about the new wd my book duo desktop external storage device. The drives are configured by default as a raid 0, which gives you the maximum amount of storage as well as fast. The range of scores 95th 5th percentile for the wd my book 1 1tb is 27. Oct 11, 2016 the good the new wd my book is fast, goodlooking and supports a high level of encryption the bad the drive doesnt support usbc, is a bit slower than its competitors with a higher price tag. There is a bit of discrepancy on pricing as the press release and the amazon listings. Data lifeguard diagnostic wd support western digital. If the drive gets recognized properly do run a diagnostic check and see the condition of the drive and see if its the one causing the problem or there are other issues. The my book duo external drives are available now on wds website. We got the 2tb version, which is a good space for people who do a lot of graphical work or store a lot of data.
Secure your precious memories on my book desktop storage. This capacity is made for the heavy downloader as well. Western digital my book 8tb and my passport 4tb external hdds. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the wd my book 1 1tb performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions. My question is that it seems as if i can only put a wd drive in the mybook enclosure. Lifeguard diagnostics will test internal hard drives contained within a wd my. Oct 11, 2016 here, the new wd my book recorded a pcmark score of 2552 with a bandwidth of 10. The my book duo drive has massive capacity for storing photos, videos, documents and music. Wd mybook essential enclosure and non wd replacement drive. For one, its the first desktop external drive ive seen that comes. My book drive, with the wd backup and wd drive utilities software.
Wd discovery can also be used to manage your drive with wd drive utilities. Western digitals my book range are powerful external hds that take up more space than its competitors, but offer a lot more storage for a decent price. We may earn affiliate commissions from buying links, which help support our testing. Raid0 mode provides superfast performance with up to 360mbs2 sequential read speeds using the usb typec port. Testing the speed of a western digital external hard drive. Im sorry to hear about your massive movie collection. I have not yet tried with time machine but this one also fails the complete drive test with same message. The good the new wd my book is fast, goodlooking and supports a high level of encryption the bad the drive doesnt support usbc, is a bit slower than its competitors with a higher price tag.
Nov 15, 2019 wd is back with its high capacity raid enabled dual drive in the my book duo, but is it any good. Wd uses a pair of caviar green drive mechanisms in the my book thunderbolt duo. The 8tb version of the western digital my book is a deep well of affordable storage. Testing a drive for problems using data lifeguard diagnostics for. The quick drive test checks the drive for major performance problems. Password protection with hardware encryption the my book drives.
I would suggest to use wd data lifeguard diagnostic and see if the drive passes both the quick and the extended tests. Click the wd smartware icon to display a list of drives and select the my book drive. Have you tried accessing the drive on a different computer. Windows data lifeguard diagnostics will test internal hard drives contained within a wd my book premium ii and wd my book pro edition ii storage system. This usb drive is optimized for the fastest possible data transfer rates and provides a complete backup solution with automatic backup, cloud backup and systemlevel backup to protect your precious memories and your critical system files. Here, the new wd my book recorded a pcmark score of 2552 with a bandwidth of 10. The wd my passport external hard drive is available in multiple storage options. Wd my book essential not being recognized in windows 10. List of all wd firmware and software available for download. Conclusion overall, wds new my book is a solid choice for the general consumer looking for a solution to back up a large amount of data, such images of their entire computer and large media files, leveraging a relatively large. How to solve my wd hard drive not recognized in windows 10.
This tutorial analyzes the reasons for wd drive utilities quick drive test failed, provides quick solutions to the problem and an alternative way to. Performance benchmarks western digital my book 8tb and. Our datacentric solutions are comprised of the western digital, gtechnology, sandisk, upthere and wd brands. The my book drive is trusted desktop storage designed to complement your personal style with a massive amount of space to store your photos, videos, music and documents. Western digital releases my book external raid usb. The good the new wd my book is fast, goodlooking and supports a high level of encryption the bad the drive doesnt support usbc, is a bit slower than its competitors with a.
The first segment gives the write speed, while the second one. Preinstalled on the my book duo is the wd discovery tool that allows for the downloading and installing of wd drive utilities, wd backup and wd security software. After testing seven hard drives, we found that western digitals 4 tb my. Vor allem wd backup ist erfreulich simpel zu nutzen. A web page will display the test results for the drive. The icons for wd security, discovery and backup are on my desktop.
If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. A usb typec port with all cables included makes it universally compatible supports. Wd my book live direct connected to mac with ethernet cable no routter tag. My book 4tb desktop hard drive with password protection and. Oct 21, 20 the western digital my book sports the same look as the recent my cloud networkattached storage drive. Aug 22, 2017 the my book duo external drives are available now on wds website. Solutions to wd drive utilities quick drive test failed. The first gave issues accessing folders under time machine and failed a complete drive test. The western digital my book sports the same look as the recent my cloud networkattached storage drive. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the wd my book 320gb performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions. The raid array on these units does not need to be broken in order to test the internal drives. Id recommend you to check the hdds health and smart data by.
A line of external hard drives by western digital, styled after hardbound books. Mac compatible, may require reformatting before use. My book user manual checking drive status hover the pointer over the wd quick view icon to see the drive capacity used and drive temperature status, and to find out if the drive is locked. So because wd is packaging the drive with glitchy utility software i had to spend hours running diagnostics, talking twice with tech support, and returning what was likely a perfectly good drive to amazon. My book for mac user manual checking drive status use the wd smartware icon to determine whether the drive is encrypted locked, how full the drive is, the drives serial number, and the temperature condition of the drive. Western digital mybook speed test external hard drive windows 7. Western digital my book troubleshooting, repair, and service manuals.
The diagnostics will not read smart data from the drives. It seems that when i put that drive in the mybook enclosure it does not mount. Installing and removing drives is pretty straightforward. Product title wd 3tb my book desktop external hard drive, usb 3. To get started, choose the western digital brand youd like help with. Western digital offers an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices, systems and solutions for businesses and consumers alike.
After publishing our howto guide on saving money with the toshiba 5tb 7200rpm external drives, we planned to do the same with the 8tb drives. The range of scores 95th 5th percentile for the wd my book 320gb is just 8. Equipped with social media and cloud storage import, password protection and perfectly paired with wd backup or time machine, my book desktop storage helps keep your files safe. The drives are configured by default as a raid 0, which gives. Switch to raid1 configuration for redundancy and to mirror data on the wd red drives inside. The my book desktop hard drive also works great with acronis true image wd edition software to schedule full system backups. Complete drive test failed external drives for mac wd. Password protection with hardware encryption the my book devices builtin 256bit aes hardware encryption with wd security software helps keep your content private and safe.