Hp and compaq desktop pcs about sata hard drives and. Switch to raid1 configuration for redundancy and to mirror data on the wd red drives inside. The two clam shells that form the my book are very snug. Hi all ill try describe my problem i have a sata to esata adapter installed on my desktop but its not spinning up or working my hard drive. A usb typec port with all cables included makes it universally. Jan 25, 2011 hi all ill try describe my problem i have a sata to esata adapter installed on my desktop but its not spinning up or working my hard drive. Raid use raid redundant array of independent disks mode when you want to use more than one hard drive, either to increase storage space or create a backup disk. Ive alway used usb until recently when i upgraded and got access to an esata port. How to recover files from esata external hard drive.
Step two put the my book up on its end, the long rubber feet down. The drives are not recognised when connected with esata cables, even though they work fine when connected with the slower usb2 cables. Drive expansion and drive upgrade faq tivocommunity forum. External sata esata hard drive seagate support australia. Western digital my book opening the case removing the drive. Hello, im sorry it seems im only here about my problems anymore, but school has been driving me crazy. Any info on the sata port controllers and port color code. I recently needed to removed the drive from a western digital my book external usbesata drive enclosure. Turn on my book by pressing the power button located on the back panel. So far, its been working well, but it took a few days to finally get this to work from bios setup, to driver updates, etc. Based on member reports, the my book home edition 320gb 1tb esata drive is incompatible with the tivo and cannot be used. The good the my book studio edition ii offers up to 6tb of storage, features raid 0 and raid 1, and supports usb 2.
Once the expander is plugged into the esata port on your tivo box, it will be married to that box. List of esata controllers tested with the wd my book esata compatible hard drives. My book duo western digital speichern western digital store. This is hps official website that will help automatically detect and download the correct drivers free of cost for your hp computing and printing products for windows and mac operating system. Connect the drive s power cord and usb, firewire, or an optional esata cable. Wd 1tb my book av dvr expander external hard drive usb 2. My problem is that when i connect my drive to the esata interface i can see it being detected in the biosuefi version 1704 but its not getting picked up at. Mac drivers for bundled esata card esata 300tx2 the seagate external esata drive comes bundled with a 2port esata pci card. I plugged in my usb hardrive but windows didnt recognise it. Windows 7 wont detect esata hard drive anandtech forums.
Jun 30, 2010 the esata driver should make all your esata connections removable devices and you should get the safely remove device icon. This controller has more features when connected through usb and maybe firewire than through esata. Mar 09, 2007 identify the corner screw that is painted black. I bought new esata cables to connect my 2 wd my book drives.
Vr2 professional raid 0, 1, 5, jbod external hard drive usb 3. When i plugged it in, i had automatically clicked on the windows 7 install hardware dialog box where it proceeded to incomplete the installation couldnt find driver. Hello, i just bought a new esata harddisk, and it doesnt seem to be detected by my laptop and desktop both running win7 i tried some drives from the manufacturers site asus, no luck, i tried with jmicron drivers found in another forum, also no luck. Sep 30, 2012 ext hdd not showing up via esata, but usb2. What can i do to take advantage of the faster esat. In addition to various external hard drives, you can also recover lost data from computer hard drives, recycle bin and trash, memory cards, usb drives and more. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. The dvr expander from western digital is the only tivo verified external storage device supported for use with tivo devices. Msi x58 pro esata port not reading my wd mybook anandtech. Hp elitebook 2560p notebook pc software and driver downloads. The three western digital esata external serial ata hard drive models dvr expander that fios recommends for dvr expansion were discontinued by western digital. My cheap solution, instead buying a whole bunch and cables and try them out, is to take a razor blade and cut a small part of the plastic enclosure end that plugs into the wd my book esata end of the cable. Wd my book studio edition 1tb ext fw800fwusbesata hard. Western digital esata external hard disk drives for sale.
So i need a windows 10 driver for the my drivei guess thats what i need. Can i upgrade from the 500gb my dvr expander to the 1tb version and preserve my recordings. Raid0 mode provides superfast performance with up to 360mbs2 sequential read speeds using the usb typec port. Windows drivers for bundled esata card esata 300tx2 the seagate external esata drive comes bundled with a twoport esata pci card. Removing a my dvr expander results in the loss of all. I had a failing wd mybook external hard drive, but instead of just throwing away the whole thing, i simply replaced the hard drive that resides. Corse there must be with that many interfaces supported.
Some esata controllers may require a system reboot to. May 02, 2009 this listed is updated periodically, try a different esata cable if available, or try the drive on a different computer with esata to see if the problem follows the drive. I have a wd my book home edition with fw800, usb 2. But there are sata external hard drives on the market from fantom and iomega. Guideshow toget connected how to increase recording capacity. Ryan w500gb seagate barracuda sata ii 7200rpm wesata, wd my book 500gb 7200rpm wusb custom rig, i5750, gigabyte ud4p, intel x25m 120gb ssd, 8gb corsair venegance cl8, xfx hd 5770, corsair hx 650 psu, 1tb and 500gb hdds. Buy wd my book studio edition 1tb ext fw800fwusbesata hard drive. Connect the ac adapter and esata cable optional as shown. My win7, 64bit box didnt have the specific jmicron esata driver as i used mostly all of the default drivers from the win7 install. Add an esata port to your computer esata bracket for external.
Fantom drives 2tb dvr external hard drive expander usb 3. Connect the drive to your compatible usb or esata dvr to instantly create more storage for your tv shows, sporting events, and movies. My book studio edition user manual connecting the device 6 connecting the device firewire or usb 1. The drive mounts to the desktop and a my book icon appears. My book essential drivers external drives for pc wd. Guideshow toget connected how to increase recording. This listed is updated periodically, try a different esata cable if available, or try the drive on a different computer with esata to see if the problem follows the drive. My book home edition user manual connecting the device 6 esata 1. Mac drivers for bundled esata card esata 300tx2 the seagate external esata drive comes bundled with a twoport esata pci card. Other dvr expander articles include you may find helpful. My book home with esata not being picked up in windows 7 64bit.
Note tivo cannot guarantee compatibility with drives other than the western digital my dvr expander. Resurrecting my old windows vista desktop is not an option. Hi there i have an older 500gb my book home edition wd5000h1cs00 which supports usb, firewire and esata. The western digital my book av dvr expander is available in a 1 tb size. So far, its been working well, but it took a few days to finally get this to. Sans digital towerraid tr4m6gnc fourbay esata 6g port multiplier jbod tower no esata card bundled the towerraid tr4m6g is a new 6g port multiplier. This controller has more features when connected through usb. Dvr expander troubleshooting what external storage devices does tivo support for use with hd tivo boxes. In this video we add an esata bracket to our computer to connect an external hdd wd mybook via esata. The my book duo drive has massive capacity for storing photos, videos, documents and music.
Drive should be sata ii so i shouldnt need to adjust any jumpers, but ill check to see. If you are installing windows xp, you may need to have the sata controller driver when installing a hard drive using ahci mode. The esata driver should make all your esata connections removable devices and you should get the safely remove device icon. Apr 19, 2011 the good the my book studio edition ii offers up to 6tb of storage, features raid 0 and raid 1, and supports usb 2. I have an older 500gb my book home edition wd5000h1cs00 which. The sdock2u33re offers convenient dualfunction performance. Note some retail drives, including my books, are incompatible with the series3 and cannot be used. When used with a dvr, the my book av drive expands the recording capacity of a single dvr and cannot be also used as an expander with multiple dvrs or as storage for other av devices. After having my story station constantly change drive letters after waking from sleep, i changed the driver to the latest and it finally works. If you have the correct driver and still dont get the icon, you can use one of those hot swap utilities.
But there are no other conflicts in device manager so all drivers appear to be installed. The bridge chip built into that products enclosure is believed to be responsible for the incompatibility, because if you remove the bare drive from the. My book home 1tb connected by esata disappears after going to. This card requires drivers that are included on the cd. All recordings made after the my dvr expander was added are split across the internal and external drives. I then looked into device manager and found that some drivers were missing. And of course when copying stuff it takes a lot less time with esata. 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. Wd my book home edition wdh1cs0 hard drive 1 tb firewire usb 2. Since many users are still on esata equipment this adapter will add value by adding usb 3. So i am saying to western digital, get with it please and find a way for me to restore my hundreds of files in a quick, seamless manner.
Download the latest drivers, firmware, and software for your hp elitebook 2560p notebook pc. Some esata controllers may require a system reboot to recognize the device. In fact, it looks like wd has dropped all sata drives. Connect the drives power cord and usb or firewire cable. I am using the esata connection with a western digital my book home edition 2 tb usbfirewireesata external hard drive. Product title avastor hdx1500 6tb firewire 800, esata, usb 3. If you have problems with other external drives, you are on. My book home edition takes no more space than a paperback book. This prevents windows from looking for the sata controller driver. Drive expansion and drive upgrade faq discussion in tivo. Need new list of recommended esata hard drives for dvr. For some reason, the pe1900 did not recognize the card at all the first time i tried it, but another attempt a few days later was successful.
Watch the power of my book come to life we live hectic lives and generate tons of digital content. To change the setting, use the up and down arrow keys to select the current sata controller setting, and then press enter. Not so in windows 10 but it can easily be fix but manually selecting the driver. My external drive goes to sleep every 10mins or so, then when i try to access it itll wake up for a second and then disappear completely. Wd my book home not showing up on esata peripherals.
Conveniently, the kanex thunderbolt to esata adapter adds an extra superspeed usb 3. With this smart tool, you can select to recover videos, images, audio and other files from your esata external hard drive. The hard drive has 3 ports usb to usb usb to dc power esata to esata over usb it works fine but when i use the esata and power cable the hard. I am using the esata connection with a western digital my book home edition 2 tb usbfirewire esata external hard drive. Ryan w500gb seagate barracuda sata ii 7200rpm w esata, wd my book 500gb 7200rpm wusb custom rig, i5750, gigabyte ud4p, intel x25m 120gb ssd, 8gb corsair venegance cl8, xfx hd 5770, corsair hx 650 psu, 1tb and 500gb hdds. My book and windows 10 external drives for pc wd community. My problem is that when i connect my drive to the esata interface i. Sounds like your esata dock is limiting your speeds more than esata at least if you re getting faster transfer with usb. Acomdata 1tb 7200 rpm, stamped apr 09, model pdhduse72. The esata interface gives you speed comparable to a stateoftheart internal hard drive, while the firewire connection delivers a highperformance interface that is perfect for macintosh computers.
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