Mar 06, 2020 the latest addition to this fleet of undeniably desirable products is the western digital my book world edition that was just announced today. Is it possible to install plex or dlna server in wd blue rings. Windows 10 cannot access my book live with file browser. Forum forum my book world edition white light complete guide to upgrade to twonky 78 version my book world edition white light i or ii only started by.
Windows 10 10041 cant connect to netwok drive wd my book. Jun 24, 2009 western digital have updated their my book world edition ii nas, boosting the dualdrive device to a total of 4tb. I just bought a new my cloud home to replace my old my book live. View and download western digital my book world edition ii specifications online. All you need is the my book world edition drive and a digital media adapter or a game console like xbox 360 or playstation 3, and your masterpiece is there on the big screen. I have a lot of photos on my hard drive, and since the firmware upgrade my xbox 360 has trouble reading the images, and also displaying the folders out of order. Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive. Theres virtually no setup, its remotely accessible and works flawlessly on. Both devices work with other network storage devices that have. Windows 10 10041 cant connect to netwok drive wd my book live windows 10 10041 cant connect to network drive wd my book live.
Connect the removed physical drive to usb port using whatever adapter you have and power up the drive. Wd debuts my book world edition nas, we go handson engadget. Western digital my book world edition ii nas gets capacity. Wd wdh1nc0n 1tb my book world edition network hard drive.
Media server simple hacks for wd mybook live and live duo. Originally, the wd mybook live used the twonky media server to. Wd smartware icon in the windows system tray, left or rightclick the wd quick view icon to display the main menu, and then select wd smartware. Sep 03, 20 i am trying to access streaming media from my western digital world book live, but am unable to see the content from any of my win 8 client apps music, photos, videos. However, everytime i restart my computer or shut it down and come back it just doesnt want to recognize it anymore. Western digital my book world edition ii 2 tb 2 x 1 tb. The world edition made a huge splash in the pond of nas servers throughput. Oct 03, 20 as it turns out, the my cloud series is replacing the my book line, and the new desktop and mobile apps wd is launching alongside my cloud will also work with the older drives. Western digital my book world edition you and your family have a lot of media files. Wd wdh1nc20000n 2tb my book world edition home network. Sep 01, 2017 how to solve the wd my book live dlna streaming issue with samsung smart tvs unfortunately, both with twonky or dlna media server, the wd my book live shows a lot of issue with samsung smart tvs. Wd has software available on their website for managing and copyingcontent, but windows explorer handles this kind of task natively, and being a minimalist when it comes to software, that is the route i selected. Mar 07, 2014 i can access the nas drive via the wd dashboard in the web browser via its ip number and access all functions. I disabled power saving on the my book live to eliminate any potential problems.
I have a couple of media server devices, media server and bluray player, that read media server clients and make the files on those clients available to my media servers. Home media center with dlna support connect the western digital my book world edition model wdh1nc0n to any of your digital multimedia appliances supporting dlna digital living network alliance and enjoy playback of digital files stored in your nas effortlessly watch movies, listen to music and view pictures without complicated setup. I have a 2tb my book live on my home network and a wd live hub too the two of them work awesome either playing media on my tv, or communicating with our computers. Running windows 7 64bit wd mybook world edition 1tb fw 1. Complete guide to upgrade to twonky 78 version my book. The patches provide in the kba link below offers the choice of using either dlna server, and the option to switch back to the other server by simply applying one of the patches. I looked around the forum but cannot find anything specific, most of the. Designed to meet wds demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended. Wd my book live dlna streaming issue with samsung smart tvs. Here is how to get at your data from a failed 1tb wd my book world blue ring.
Western digital my book dualdrive network storage users manual. Complete guide to upgrade to twonky 78 version my book world edition white light i or ii only started by. Western digital my book world edition 1tb home network. Western digital my book world edition ii specifications pdf. Have installed the wd dlna server replaces twonky on their guidance, but still am unable to see the server and stream to these apps. Firstly it doesnt complete the media scan even after 24 hours the 2tb. Both devices work with other network storage devices that have media serving. Mini dlna server in my book world edition wd community.
If nas drives remain in many cases a prerogative of professional environments, the need to store large amounts of data is increasingly felt as well at home the wd my book live with the dlna server is a perfect. All went well except that i can now no longer access files on my lan networked wd my book live in the normal manner, using file explorer. Millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. Jun 24, 2009 the wd my book world edition ii dualdrive network storage system is aimed at enthusiasts and power users that have multiple computers in the household and want to keep them backed up over their. I have it up and running and can see the files i copied from my laptop, desktop pcs and my ipad now all i need is to get dlna service working so the i can play content on my marantz mcr611 and ipad. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. Wd mionet remote access technology lets you accesses your files anywhere, anytime. However my new asus infinity tablet can see content on my hub, but not my my book it says it can read dlna enabled devices.
Oct 03, 2008 dlna home network set up with twonky media. The wd my book live nas server isnt able to do what its predecessor, the my book world edition, did a year ago. May 20, 2009 the wd my book world editions sevenpage quick install guide is about as simple as it gets in terms of getting a product set up and operational quickly. Hi, i recently replaced my wd my book live 2tb with the my book live duo 4tb and basically just copied all the data across with the one exception of splitting them into 4 public shares as opposed to 2 in my older one. I am trying to access streaming media from my western digital world book live, but am unable to see the content from any of my win 8 client apps music, photos, videos. Complete guide to upgrade to twonky 78 version my book live only work with single and duo started by. The dualdrive model my book world edition ii is preconfigured for maximum capacity as a large single spanned volume.
Western digital have updated their my book world edition ii nas, boosting the dualdrive device to a total of 4tb. Woah this is fantastic, all my devices find the server first time and i can now cut my pc out of the loop now i have sky hd in the family room, the media center on the 360 is not used as much. Plugged it into a switch and its not being recognised at all, even downloaded the wd cd with the drivers and the detection tool doesnt see it either. How to stream movies, music and photos from wd my cloud. The management of files, photos and videos, is becoming more and more important at work, in the it, but also at home for the family entertainment. I recently bought a wd my book essentials 2tb with the intention of using it as a nas. Wd my book world edition white solved windows 10 forums.
Mods as this isnt specifically about the mycloud, if theres a better forum for this to go in please feel free to relocate it. Without a doubt, the 1tb western digital my book world edition is the easiest to use nas ive ever tried. For more information, see drive management on page 41. Apr 10, 2009 without a doubt, the 1tb western digital my book world edition is the easiest to use nas ive ever tried. A media server is used to stream music, pictures and video to client devices like the wd tv boxes and microsofts media player.
The my book live is pretty neat and does its job of exposing the available files via a smb share. The benefit of upgrading to the newer wd media server is to gain full windows 8 certification and to take advantage of wd s app for windows 8. 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. Simply load your favorite media files on the my cloud and the builtin dlna server automatically makes your media available to stream to any dlna player smart tv, media player, mobile device, etc. Twonky media server and wds dlna media server my book.
Upnp dlna my book world hacking wd mybook world ed. The my book world edition home network storage is also a great multimedia server supporting both itunes and dlna. Store and access a whole library of information in this one book. If nas drives remain in many cases a prerogative of professional environments, the need to store large amounts of data is increasingly felt as well at home the wd my book live with the dlna server is a perfect living room companion. From there, you will be able to update to the current available 02. If you dont see the wd apps setup, look for a folder called wd apps for windows, if you are using windows or wd apps for mac if you are using os x to find the application installer for your operating system. From it you can stream photos, music, and videos to your home entertainment center. Im tyring to figure out exactly what the wd live is suppose to do when i tell it to make videopicturesaudio available in the shares section.
The drive is extremely easy to configure, removing the headaches associated with configuring network storage devices. Jun 01, 2011 hi all, yesterday, i bought a wd my book live. Oct 11, 2011 the my book live is pretty neat and does its job of exposing the available files via a smb share. Two models will be available 2tb and 4tb each offering either raid 0 or 1. Using the wd discovery software, i can map my drives and that seems to work fine. Designed to meet wd s demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended. This will start the installation process for the backup software. Wd my book world edition ii external 2tb nas drive legit. I looked around the forum but cannot find anything specific, most of the posts are from years ago or contain non.
Wd my book world edition white after building a pc with win 10, ive not had my wd my book world edition used for a good while, decided to plug it in and install the drivers etc. I purchased the western digital my book world edition, 1tb. Jun 03, 2016 wd mybook live install tecnologia facil y rapida. Now, if only the tvs were good enough to just recognize and read from samba shares, dlna could. I can access the nas drive via the wd dashboard in the web browser via its ip number and access all functions. Hi, i am new here and i would like some help to install mini dlna server on my book world, the objective is to have a media server that enables. My book world edition ii storage pdf manual download. Feb 18, 2009 while some nas devices can get a bit unwieldy or unsightly, that is thankfully not the case with western digital s new my book world edition, which keeps things clean and simple without skimping. Wd my book live dlna streaming issue with samsung smart. Theres virtually no setup, its remotely accessible and works flawlessly on both.
Wd0h1nc world edition, wd20000h1nc world edition, wdh1nc0. The benefit of upgrading to the newer wd media server is to gain full windows 8 certification and to take advantage of wds app for windows 8. Western digital my book live duo user manual pdf download. Page 30 my book live duo user manual launching the wd smartware software after installation use one of the following options for the wd smartware software once you have installed it. Since the wd tv live hub has 1tb of storage, i decided to copy some of my favorite content to its built in hard drive. Hi all, im looking into a nas solution for my home network following the premature expiry of my mypassport portable drive a couple of days ago and having looked at both mycloud and mybook products at pc world and talking to their staff, im now. When i open the network location with file browser the mybooklive icon is there as a storage, but it is not listed in the directory tree at the side. Recently, i catch an offer and bought an amazing samsung 40mu6400, a perfect companion to fit an hdr gaming console and to watch 4k movies from the. Forum category hacking wd mybook world ed my book world. Ive tried everything i could think of, but i dont seem to get the new dlna server working. Hi, i upgraded from windows 7 64bit to windows 10 yesterday. Firstly it doesnt complete the media scan even after 24. New threads new posts a place to discuss and share ideas for modifying the mbwe existing linux installation.
As it turns out, the my cloud series is replacing the my book line, and the new desktop and mobile apps wd is launching alongside my cloud will also work with the older drives. The my book has an itunes server as well as upnp support and dlna 1. I can access it from any computer on my network and my ipod touch. Which model of the my book world are you refering to the one with.
The wd my book world editions sevenpage quick install guide is about as simple as it gets in terms of getting a product set up and operational quickly. Read speeds up to 2000mbs to decrease load times and get you into the game faster. However my new asus infinity tablet can see content on my hub, but not my my book it says it can read dlnaenabled devices. Wd my book world edition wdh1nc0 nas server 1 tb sign in to comment. For mac, go to the apple menu and select software update if your device is currently running firmware version 02. Forum forum my book world edition blue rings installing plex or dlna server possible. One example of this is playing 1080p video on your television through. Twonky media server and wds dlna media server my book live. Because my tv is dlna compliant the drive shows up without the need of a media player or gaming system. From it you can stream photos, music, and videos to your home entertainment centre all you need is the my book world edition drive and a digital media adapter or a game console like an xbox 360 or playstation 3, and your masterpiece is there on the big screen. First i had trouble with streaming media on my playstation 3 but a call to the wd helpline resolved the issue software update to wd2go resolved the issue.
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