western digital my book world windows 10

#Western digital my book world windows 10 install#

Centralize all your familys digital content. Stream digital media anywhere in your home. Features at a glance: Automatic, continuous backup for all the computers in your home. The team values your opinions and thanks you for your business, your trust. My Book World Edition Home Network Storage. Your satisfaction is our top priority, so please share any feedback you have through chat, email, survey response, or a phone call.

#Western digital my book world windows 10 install#

Use the ‘WD link’ software or a Network scanner to locate the drive (it’s IP) on the local network. Whether it is a general product question or helping you install new firmware, our team is here to assist you in whatever support you need. The network settings should have reset to DHCP default. The drives web UI username and password should have reset to admin, admin. The unit will go in to a short ‘Transitioning to drive ready’ mode followed by a drive scan where the lights will move up and down as if the drive is in use, followed by a solid light when it is nearing completion. Then press and HOLD the ‘Reset button’ and power up using the ‘Power button’ … hold the ‘Reset button’ for 60 seconds. It does this so that a powered down unit doesn’t power up after a power cut. If you have allocated a static IP to the unit, remove it from your router.Īttach the drive by ethernet to your network/router.Ĭonnect power cable and wait for it to cycle on then off automatically. Power down, disconnect power cable and remove any expansion USB drives connected to the rear ‘USB port’. I found the following procedure worked for me. There are a few versions of the ‘reset procedure’ available online and WD admit there is an error in the operating instructions for the ‘My Book World Edition’, specifically the time you should hold the ‘reset button’ in for (manual says 4 seconds, which WD corrected to 20 seconds).