Comments on: Review: 1TB Western Digital My Book World Edition NAS

By: GadgetGeek

GadgetGeek — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:17:30 +0000

Mionet is used primarily for WAN file transfer. Meaning you can access the files on the NAS anywhere as long as you have internet connection. Any files is supported for file transfer including avi format. But both ends(home1 and home2) should have a fast internet connection especially when transfering large size data so that the download/upload will be appreciated. Inorder to share your files thru Mionet to other people the other user should register to Mionet and have his/her own account. By doing so you can invite that person to have access to your NAS and you can set the privelege (read/write permission).

By: James Lane

James Lane — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:31:09 +0000

I like to use the to share my home made videos with the in laws. However, the manual says that avi files cannot be accessed an shared via Mionet. Can I not allow access to my drive any other way? Do I have to use Mionet?

By: Pioneer

Pioneer — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:37:24 +0000

You can wire it to a wireless router … :)

By: GadgetGeek

GadgetGeek — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:15:18 +0000

What firmware version do guys have? The latest version for now is v1.00.28. This firmware version is very stable.
If you would like to use Mionet, check first what Mionet version is in the NAS. The latest is 2.4.0.62, below this version is crap. To get the updated version just leave your NAS turned on on a network for about 24 hours that has internet connection basically means the NAS should be able to connect the internet to update Mionet. When the Mionet on your NAS finally got updated then your ready, you can use Mionet with no problem. Download the latest Mionet PC client version and install it on your computer just incase or you can use the Internet explorer to login. A high speed internet connection at both ends would necessary to get a great upload and download speed.

By: Baturay DAYLAK

Baturay DAYLAK — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:48:45 +0000

I have Windows 7 Professional installed for a week. I was using W7 RC1 when I got this product. There wasn’t any issues.

Today, I need to reboot the drive. After that, W7 tried to install a driver for it, couldn’t find any. Now, I have weird “freeze” problems in drive. I changed W7 encryption for file transfering via network to 40- and 52-bit option, hoped something would change; but no.

Also, I found some resources about freezes, all connected with Windows 7. I’m not sure if it’s the problem. I will try downgrading the firmware to previous version, or restoring to factory settings

By: Gorrd MacDonald

Gorrd MacDonald — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:07:02 +0000

I Just bought this and it appears to be NOT Windows 7 compatible – does anyone have a definitive status on this subject. I do plan to upgrade my computers to W7 so the answer is important.. Thanks

By: Ernest Riggen

Ernest Riggen — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:49:08 +0000

Does this unit HAVE to be connected to the network via a network cable or can it be used via a wireless router?

Thanks.

By: Gene Beley

Gene Beley — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:38:40 +0000

I bought a W.D. 1000 gig My Book two days ago for video editing useage. My first beef is it is not 1,000 gigs. It is 938.28 gigs, according to my “Get Info” on my MacBookPro. Seems like that is fraudulent labeling and advertising, isn’t it?

Next beef is there is no printed instruction manual. When I clicked the”User Guide”, it came up in some foreign language. Because it is the Labor Day weekend, when I called them for help, they were off for the holiday. And so far, I can’t find an instruction manual on the Internet. My problem is it shows up on my i-Movie 09, but is not allowing me to transfer my movie clips directly from other hard disks to organize it. Hopefully, I’ll get some help tomorrow. I recently bought their 500 gig WD USB external hard drive, and it was much simpler and didn’t even need to be plugged into a 110 wall socket to operate. I will pass on that Costco is selling these for $120.00. The 500 gig drive has worked flawlessly and, once I get this issue straightened out, imagine the new “1,000 gig” will, too.

By: remote access software

remote access software — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:18:11 +0000

I bought my first external years ago, and LaCie seemed to have the form/function ratio nailed. I remember seeing a clunky Western Digital for $10 less and about twice the size.

Things have changed, and I think I just found my next external. And the media server aspect is brilliant.

By: any gadget review

any gadget review — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:00:47 +0000

I spent the past year digitizing my CD collection and when I outgrew my 200 gig internal hard drive I decided to go the external route. The My Book was a good choice. The drive is extremely quiet, takes up very little space, and does not get hot in normal use. I really like that the drive is smart enough to automatically go into stand-by when you turn off your P.C. The first thing you will want to do if you buy one is to delete the junk software that comes preinstalled on the disc. The second thing is to reformat the drive to use the NTFS file system, which is more reilable than FAT 32. The drive is not a speed demon but is more than adequate for streaming music. I recently bought a second one to backup the first. Unless you need the Firewire port, the Essential Edition should be adequate.Any Gadget Review

By: bly

bly — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:04:19 +0000

Sorry to hear this Aiva.
But please always do a backup of your data in future. This means always having the important data twice, or better thrice. And of course on different systems/disks!

By: Kered

Kered — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:41:55 +0000

Anyone know how I can rename the two folders called “Public” & “Download” to something of my own choosing ??

By: Aiva

Aiva — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:22:36 +0000

DO NOT GET THIS!!! I bouhgt mine and after 2 months it crashed!!! I lost 7 years of info I had! I sent it to Data Recovery and they couldnt recover anything! It was a mechanical defect! I feel like suing the company!

By: johnathome

johnathome — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:34:13 +0000

I have the same problem as BC in that I have the 500 Gig version but it stops after about a gig of transfer which is no use for a backup especially if the files are over 100 Gig does anyone know of a solution whats the point of selling a backup device if it does not work

By: BC

BC — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:13:36 +0000

i have the 1tb world edition and for some reason it i cant load more than 1 gig of data and it says the drive is full . i have to turn it off, wait, turn it back on, wait, and start again . over and over and over . maybe i set some thing up wrong . but other than that it would be perfect for home use .

mionet is trash

and i wish they (WD) had better online support

swapable drives would be good too

By: peter Thompson

peter Thompson — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:01:39 +0000

My WD Netcenter has just died hence the purchase of the My Book W. It set up instantly but reading the above comments I wondered why the Windows backup sofware couldn’t just as easily be used? It all seems to have appeared on my LAN just by switching the units over. any thoughts?

By: Chaz

Chaz — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:44:08 +0000

daryl: you can access the drive as you would any other computer on your network, through My Network Places, although, any files you put on it through mionet won’t be accessible unless you move them to PUBLIC or create new shares by going to http://MyWorldBook/ (or whatever you named yours) in a browser and setting it up. It will ask for a user/pass use the one you used for mionet, or, reset the pass and use user:admin pass:123456. You can also map a shared folder to a drive on your PC and use FTP server software on that PC to access it remotely, not as convenient as using a solution built in to the drive, I know, but…. The only other way would be to hack it and add an FTP server to the drive itself :)

Andy V: make sure your boss’s network is at least 100Mb (1Gb is preferable) if it’s 10Mb you will not be happy at all with the speed…. personally, I wish they had added a way for you to hook the drive up to your PC directly, I wanted it for its NAS features, but, it would have been easier to transfer all my files to it before connecting it to the network…..took ages over the LAN.

By: weatherman

weatherman — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:30:13 +0000

Thanks. I figured as much. That’s really just a bonus anyway.

By: Peter Ha

Peter Ha — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:07:30 +0000

You can stream remotely, but it’s probably not going to be a great experience unless you have high speed Internet on both ends.

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