Comments on: Inside the 2TB Western Digital My Book Essential http://ianparr.com/blog/2010/01/05/inside-the-2tb-western-digital-my-book-essential/ Just stuff I'm interested in.... Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:03:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: noname http://ianparr.com/blog/2010/01/05/inside-the-2tb-western-digital-my-book-essential/comment-page-1/#comment-5292 noname Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:28:53 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=279#comment-5292 Found this video which is for the newer drives. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_2oMyoTBno&feature=related Found this video which is for the newer drives. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_2oMyoTBno&feature=related

]]> By: ian http://ianparr.com/blog/2010/01/05/inside-the-2tb-western-digital-my-book-essential/comment-page-1/#comment-5286 ian Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:16:31 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=279#comment-5286 Sorry, just can't remember. I do recall having to be very careful levering the panels apart with a knife. I also recall breaking some of the tabs but there were enough available to keep the unit together and secure. Sorry, just can’t remember. I do recall having to be very careful levering the panels apart with a knife. I also recall breaking some of the tabs but there were enough available to keep the unit together and secure.

]]> By: Mart http://ianparr.com/blog/2010/01/05/inside-the-2tb-western-digital-my-book-essential/comment-page-1/#comment-5285 Mart Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:06:41 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=279#comment-5285 Hi Ian, the guide you link is not for the same Mybook model that is in your article above. The one you have in your article is the same as mine (newer model) -- does not have a screw, and the ventilation slots run straight across, ie not the 'morse-code' pattern that is in all the guides on the net. Can you pls confirm that there are no hidden lugs to press down? but rather, only the two small 'catches' along the back edge lip that I can clearly see on your photos? Cheers for clarification -- this could be a lifesaver for me! Hi Ian, the guide you link is not for the same Mybook model that is in your article above. The one you have in your article is the same as mine (newer model) — does not have a screw, and the ventilation slots run straight across, ie not the ‘morse-code’ pattern that is in all the guides on the net.
Can you pls confirm that there are no hidden lugs to press down? but rather, only the two small ‘catches’ along the back edge lip that I can clearly see on your photos?
Cheers for clarification — this could be a lifesaver for me!

]]> By: ian http://ianparr.com/blog/2010/01/05/inside-the-2tb-western-digital-my-book-essential/comment-page-1/#comment-5279 ian Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:50:58 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=279#comment-5279 followed the many guides on the net - google 'open wd my book' Just be careful levering up the edges - knife better than scredriver , its quite easy to break the plastic tabs. followed the many guides on the net – google ‘open wd my book’
Just be careful levering up the edges – knife better than scredriver , its quite easy to break the plastic tabs.

]]> By: paolo http://ianparr.com/blog/2010/01/05/inside-the-2tb-western-digital-my-book-essential/comment-page-1/#comment-5276 paolo Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:14:22 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=279#comment-5276 Hi, I disperately and urgently need to open this hd in order to try to recover the data by putting the hd in a hd case (the WD usb port is broken). Could you tell me how did you manage to open it? Thanks a lot Paolo Hi, I disperately and urgently need to open this hd in order to try to recover the data by putting the hd in a hd case (the WD usb port is broken). Could you tell me how did you manage to open it?

Thanks a lot

Paolo

]]> By: LGHT http://ianparr.com/blog/2010/01/05/inside-the-2tb-western-digital-my-book-essential/comment-page-1/#comment-5228 LGHT Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:04:57 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=279#comment-5228 I got the same drive, but my drive came with a 2.0tb WD20EARS drive and has 64mb cache and not 32. The PN is WDBAAF0020HBK-01 I got the same drive, but my drive came with a 2.0tb WD20EARS drive and has 64mb cache and not 32. The PN is WDBAAF0020HBK-01

]]> By: Svare http://ianparr.com/blog/2010/01/05/inside-the-2tb-western-digital-my-book-essential/comment-page-1/#comment-5193 Svare Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:21:01 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=279#comment-5193 From where i can get ONLY : USB to SATA interface PCB ?? please help From where i can get ONLY : USB to SATA interface PCB ??

please help

]]> By: ian http://ianparr.com/blog/2010/01/05/inside-the-2tb-western-digital-my-book-essential/comment-page-1/#comment-5096 ian Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:21:37 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=279#comment-5096 Carefully ! I recall following one of the many guides on the net Here is quite a good <a href="http://rebootdaily.blogspot.com/2007/03/how-to-open-western-digital-my-book.html" rel="nofollow">guide</a> Carefully !

I recall following one of the many guides on the net

Here is quite a good guide

]]> By: VoxAudi n3r8d http://ianparr.com/blog/2010/01/05/inside-the-2tb-western-digital-my-book-essential/comment-page-1/#comment-5095 VoxAudi n3r8d Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:59:35 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=279#comment-5095 Thanks for the tip. How do you get the bloody case open without breaking it? Thanks for the tip. How do you get the bloody case open without breaking it?

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