Network Drive not showing up in Network settings.

daninozz

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Hi all,

So Ive got a WD MyBook Live white edition and I cant for some reason access the drive. I found a script online I thought I would try but sadly it didnt work. At this stage I thought the hard drive was faulty so I tried to format the drive as NTFS and test to see if windows could pick it up, which it did perfectly fine so I know the drive is functional.

It just seems to me that the network firmware has somehow become corrupt and Im unable to see the drive on the network. Anyway so I tried running that script and it didnt work Im still stuck in the same boat.

here is the guide I followed trying to fix my drive, I dont know if maybe the drive is still faulty because after the script was ran through on ubuntu it hasnt worked for some reason. the model no of the drive is WD10000H1NC-00.

http://iknowsomething.com/how-to-fix-bricked-wd-my-book-world-edition-or-install-brand-new-disk/

can anyone please help me as im not sure what to do next for trouble shooting this issue im currently facing.

Cheers
 

Ralston18

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Lots of "warnings" in that guide.....

Go back a couple of steps and format the drive as NTFS as you have already done. So you know that the drive is functional within Windows.

Did you pull the drive and format it separately from the enclosure? Probably the case but do wish to be sure that that is so.

I.e., if the drive functions outside of the enclosure and does not function inside the enclosure that may indicate an enclosure problem. Could be physical, firmware, or configuration.

Does the following User Manual Link match your drive?

http://products.wdc.com/library/UM/ENG/4779-705013.pdf

Start fresh and "do over". Go step by step and watch the LED Indicator lights per Page 10.

The lights may provide some clue as to what is going astray.

Troubleshooting procedures start on Page 173. Factory reset may get it working again.

 

daninozz

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Update found a different version of firmware ISO flashed and working perfectly fine.

I am curious as to why its not showing up when I click on network like my other drives do my MybookLive and my storage drive. Yet I can map my drive and make folder shares.

Not sure why this is?
 

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