We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. This makes the drive an excellent choice for anyone who would like to have a unique and classy drive to use for external data storage. Posted on Oct 5, 1: I wish these manufacturers would offer some actual detail to those people who actually need to know what this stuff does This makes it much easier for you to find a specific file when you need it most. Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest.
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The result is a drive that blends in perfectly with Apple’s aluminum-cased products and offers rapid transfers over FireWire To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. WD SmartWare is packed with plenty of advanced options, yet it remains easy to use thanks to the intuitive interface.
M-Audio now fiewire that FW do not work with the fw I have spent ages trying to work out what is happening. Western Digital is famous for the fact, ,ybook, not to let drives from other manufacturers work in their enclosures. It exists, but not from Apple. When I turn on the external HD connected via firewire the sound card stops to play. The drive is housed in an elegant design that can be, at first glance, mistaken for that of a hardbound book.
Oct 6, Like other models in the My Book range, the drive is aesthetically pleasing, sporting the ‘brushed metal’ look that you often find on Mac products. That piece helps the light going from the LED on the circuit board to the front of the enclosure.
Western Digital My Book Studio Review (3TB) | – Storage Reviews
The top, back and bottom are poked full of holes for passive ventillation. They are intelligently hidden inside the dot design but easy to reach.
Would you buy this? I was using it with my dual G5 2.
WD GB My Book Premium Edition FireWire/USB WDG1CN
You need a bit of force, but if you are gentle and alternate between the top and bottom of the enclosure, it should be done in no time. Membership is free, and your security and privacy remain protected. As you can see in the pictures, we removes the whole board and after that the metal bracket from the hard drive. Between pure despair and new life stand just a few screws. This makes it much easier for you to find a specific file when you need it most.
When running our 3GB ‘small file’ benchmark with FireWirethe drive finished up at an impressive 49 seconds with a steady read speed of 61 megabytes per second. Thunderbolt 3 to Mini-DisplayPort Adapter: I have to turn off the external FW HD.
It’s all good to turn it off, but I wanted to run all my Logic files from this as the size of my sound libraries. This is sure to come in handy for users who own multiple My Book enclosures.
Just wiggle it around a bit and you can remove it carefully. It features useful software, an attractive design and whisper-quiet operation. Nov 7, 4: I use the ext HD for backup too, but sometimes I need to find something in my backups and I have to turn off the audio interface and copy the files on my internal HD So please check the function before you built everything back together!
WD My Book Studio WDBC3G0020HAL – hard drive – 2 TB – FireWire 800 / FireWire / USB 2.0 Series
The Western Digital My Book Studio blends performance and capacity all into one, very stylish, brushed metal case. Bee Jay Bee Jay. The furewire metal body is a huge step up in terms of looks and durability compared to older plastic models, although it does add some heft if you plan on traveling around with it. The name of the drivers alone should be worth the download