Comments on: How to revive a dead Western Digital MyBook

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:00:45 +0000

I managed to get an ‘IOMAX’ utility kit from Amazon (uk) for £19, it covers most disk types and sizes. Using this I was able to confirm my whole worldbook was fried, disk and card – that PogoPlug is looking more interesting now I nolonger have a networked backup drive.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:38:44 +0000

Thanks for the info, I’m a UK user so I’ll do some research online.

Whilst looking for your 3 in 1 I came across the “PogoPlug Network USB Device / Hard Drive Adapter” on play.com looks like a more flexible alternative to the worldbook devices, might give that a go if it turns out that it is the card rather than the drive that has died on my worldbook.

I’m pretty relieved that I purchased another 1TB WD drive as a USB add on a few months ago and made sure I duplicated all my data on that as well – phew!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:30:50 +0000

It was 20 or 30 bucks. Bought it at a store in Houston called Altex Electronics. They’ve got a website, but tend not to have the more obscure geeky stuff on it. The brand I bought was i dot Connect, but I’ve come across other brands on other websites.

Sites like Buy.com have similar devices that look a little more permanent. I think that ThinkGeek has one as well.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:04:54 +0000

Good to see your step by step guide, unfortunately I came across it after taking apart my ‘Myworldbook II’ 350gb white case blue ring version.

It took me a little while to work out how to get the casing off. A rubber edging strip needed to be prised out before two plastic catches could be depressed (one on top and one on bottom)a two screw driver method required for this, one to press the catch and one to prise the casing apart.

Unfortunately after getting to the drive I found mine was a SATA I had a spare EIDE drive which I had hoped to try out to work out what had failed. I’ve tried to find your 3 in 1 device, can you tell me where you got it from and a rough cost – thanks.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:40:27 +0000

Now that the drive is back together, it’s been running as an external on my media center for about 2 months now with no hitches. Of course, I probably just jinxed myself…

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:47:54 +0000

I would expect that you could, but no promises. Seems like they would have made the electronics that same in all of their EIDE externals.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:41:55 +0000

Ryan, I have this exact HDD and I was thinking about upgrading. My question is, is there anything stopping me from buying a larger EIDE HDD and putting it in this enclosure? However, after doing some research, large EIDE drives are more expensive than SATA are so I have no plans on doing it. But, I would be interested in hearing what you think.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:33:40 +0000

Actually bought one of those last week. The lock slot you’re seeing is probably the slot for a cable lock and not related to the cover. Best bet is to get it fixed under warranty if you can. Western Digital was very easy to work with the first drive I had that had to be RMA’d, although they will just send you another so you’ll lose any data. Otherwise, best guess is that the plastic cover is just clipped on and a little careful work with a small flat head screwdriver should be able to separate. There are pages out on the internet on taking apart the newer models. Those were the ones I found before putting mine up.

By: Roopak

Roopak — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:29:56 +0000

Hey i have a WD1000H 1 TB disk… when i plug it in it is supposed to be recoginised.. but all of a sudden it is not recognising my disk… want to open and take the hard disk out.. this model does not have the screw like in yours.. think its one with plastic clips.. cos in the casing have a small lock looking symbol..messed with it but no luck

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:22:49 +0000

So, on a whim I decided to plug the drive back into the controller card from the external enclosure and it worked! I took pictures of the steps for this blog post, and I’m glad I did. Made it much easier to get back together. Hardest part was getting the plastic catches on the case to click together. Took a little more force than I was comfortable with, but it worked.