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Hooked it onto the mac via usb and then applied the latest firmware. There are two firewire 800 ports an adapter cable for connecting. My book western digital speichern western digital store. Physically, the wd mybook studio edition ii is attractively styled in silver, as is about the width of a couple of hardcover books. Thats where the western digital my book studio edition ii comes in. The my book studio edition ii drive comes in 1tb, 2tb and 4tb capacities and is designed with wds greenpower technology, so the system uses about 30% less energy than standard wd drive systems.
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Since the drive is in a raid setup it will only show one partition. Western digital mybook 6tb studio edition ii 9to5mac. That might have been ok, but the drive was throwing errors all the time, including adding about 30 seconds to the boot time while it went through. Western digital my book studio edition ii 2tb external hdd. We recover all models of western digital drives including laptop, notebook, desktop, external and portable usb hard drives. Western digital my book external hard drive my book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. This one however, is the first with two 3tb drives inside. Western digital serial ata hard drive installation guide install an additional storage drive 1. My book studio edition ii for mac wdh2q20000n hard drive. Wd my book studio ii externe festplatte 4tb 8, 9 cm 3, 5 zoll, firewire 800, esata. Read speeds up to 2000mbs to decrease load times and get you into the game faster. Wd my book studio ii externe festplatte 4tb 3,5 zoll. Configure pc w western digital my book studio edition ii 2tb.
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Western digital my book studio edition ii 1tb quad. Ii contains two drives and is designed to be used as a raid. Lightningfast firewire 800 or esata interfaces combined with raid 0 striping yields the speed you need for fast, smooth video and audio editing, rendering. If anyone owns a western digital my book studio edition external drive the one with firewire, esata, and usb interfaces and has reconfigured it to run in raid 1 mirrored instead of raid 0 striped, id be interested in hearing your thoughts about the deficit in file transfer speed. How to open the western digital mybook may not be entirely obvious. The system is also available in 2 tb and 4 tb models. The mybook studio edition comes with quad interface. 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. Wda4nc20000 sharespace nas 2tb hd 1tb x 2 raid software pdf manual download. Opening a western digital my book studio edition ii external hard drive. Frage zu wd studio edition ii raid version externe festplatte. The original studio edition was available in capacities of up to 1tb. Western digital my book studio edition ii macworld. Data transfer speeds up to 800mbs ensure fast transfer of your information, especially when connected via the firewire800 port.
This drive was picked up by the intel manager and so was not seen by the western digital raid manager. Can i change the raid setting via usbfirewire and then connected with esata. Quad interface, raid enabled, about 30% less power consumption, formatted for mac. Western digital my book studio edition 1tb macworld. Western digitals my book studio edition ii is an external hard drive that uses two drives, preconfigured as a fast raid 0 striped array. By default my book studio edition ii implements a raid 0 across its two internal drives, although western digital s software lets you convert that to a raid 1 at half the capacity if youd like. I am looking at the wd mybook studio edition ii 2 tb and have some questions i need answered before getting it. Wd my book studio edition ii for mac wdh2q20000n hard drive array 2tb 2 x 1tb hard drive firewire, esata, usb. Youll need a thin flathead screwdriver and a phillips star shaped screwdriver. The external drive, available in 1tb and 2tb capacities, sports a quad interface. Oct 15, 2015 same problem here got the my book studio edition ii 4tb connected with esata. The my book studio ii supports only two of the raid standards. Icy box ibrd3662u3s externes 2fach raid gehause fur 3,5 8,9 cm sata.
Western digital my book pro edition ii 1tb specs cnet. Our test unit came with two 500gb wd green power drives. Newegg and western digital apparently need to start listing which drives are compatible with which operating systems. Western digital s my book studio edition ii is an external hard drive that uses two drives, preconfigured as a fast raid 0 striped array. Quad interface, raidenabled, about 30% less power consumption, formatted for mac. Essential edition, home edition, office edition, mirror edition, studio edition, premium edition, elite edition, pro edition, av dvr live edition, and the world edition. Wdbjbh5000abk, wdbk6z5000att, wdbuwz0020jbk, wdby8l0020bsl, wdbcpz0010hal. But if it is setup as a raid 1 if your drive has 1tb it will only give you 500gb to use. Western digital my book pro edition ii 1tb sign in to comment.
The mybook studio edition ii comes in a foot cube box and is the same size as most dual 3. Unfollow wd my book 1tb to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. As i understand it it will then be seen as a 1 tb drive to the operating. Theres not much to say about the new western digital my book studio 3tb hard drive. My storage needs started to outgrow the western digital my book 1 tb. Digitals my book studio edition ii, which combines two 3tb drives in a raid 0 setup.
Insert the data lifeguard tools cd into your cdrom drive. This edition is available with storage capacities of 1 tb, 1. I wish i had know before buying the drive, now i have to return it. Buy western digital my book studio edition ii 1tb quad interface storage system with raid model wdh2q0n with fast shipping and toprated customer service. 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. So, i plugged my 6tb or 4tb drive into my computers usb 3. My book desktop storage has massive storage capacity so you can confidently back up the files that make up your digital life. Sep 22, 2012 how to open the western digital mybook may not be entirely obvious. Dec 28, 2010 boasting two userservicable 1tb drives in raid 0 or raid 1 along with usb 2. It went smooth as i had it running on a pc and i emptied it and broke the raid up. Theyve been handy mainly for redundant media backups that i store offsite. Swapped the drives and reconnected it and it saw both drives and all the capacity. Western digital 1tb my book studio edition ii dualdrive storage system with raid quad interface, raidenabled, about 30% less power consumption, formatted for mac.
Find great deals on ebay for wd my book 1tb and wd my book 2tb. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Hello, i read that you can use the wd manager only when your external drive is connected via usb or firewire. Apr 09, 2011 the mybook studio edition ii comes in a foot cube box and is the same size as most dual 3.
The good the my book studio edition ii offers up to 6tb of storage, features raid 0 and raid 1, and supports usb 2. Raid 0 zero, as it comes preconfigured out of the box, combines the two physical hard drives into one large volume, in the case of. Wd elements desktop and wd elements my book essential my book for mac my book studio and my book studio ii. This item wd my book studio ii 2 tb 2 x 1 tb usb 2. Equipped with wd backup software for windows and apple time machine compatibility for mac, the my book desktop hard drive can back up your photos, videos. Wd mybook studio edition ii 2 tb raid1, multiple partitions. The first systems had capacities from 320 gb to 1 tb. This drive has everything you need and nothing you dont. Leaflet english leaflet english 2tb my passport for mac. The my book studio edition ii treads lightly on the earth and carries big performance for creative professionals. Apr 20, 2011 western digital did just that with their new macoriented my book studio edition ii, an easytouse dualdrive raid solution.
Jun 03, 2008 western digital s my book studio edition ii is an external hard drive that uses two drives, preconfigured as a fast raid 0 striped array. Western digital my book externe festplatte 8,9 cm 1 tb. The my book studio edition ii treads lightly on the earth and carries big performance for. Western digital esata external hard disk drives for sale ebay. The western digital my book studio external hard drive has 2tb of storage that works out of the box with your mac os x leopard or snow leopard machine. Perhaps someone who uses it with their mac knows the answers. Jul 03, 2008 if anyone owns a western digital my book studio edition external drive the one with firewire, esata, and usb interfaces and has reconfigured it to run in raid 1 mirrored instead of raid 0 striped, id be interested in hearing your thoughts about the deficit in file transfer speed. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. My book drives are designed to look like a standard black hardback book, with the exception of the. Western digital my book studio edition ii 2tb dischi. It would suit a freelance photographer or music producer needing to access large. Western digital my book studio edition ii 1tb quad interface. I want to use the my book studio edition ii with 2 tb and raid 0 connected via esata. Western digital my book studio edition ii 1tb firewire 400.
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