How to check WD My Book World Edition disk temperature?

Normal MBWE WD Caviar Green HDD temperature should fit in range 38-50°C. We can simply use S.M.A.R.T. monitoring hard drive feature to read current temperature using few commands.

Solution

To read MBWE hard disk temperature do the following steps:

1. Enable SSH on your MBWE. To do this, login to your MBWE web interface and go to Advanced Setup > System > Advanced then check SSH Access to Enable and click Submit.
2. Open Terminal on your Linux/MAC OSX (for Windows use PuTTY or simple boot Ubuntu Live CD) then write following command, providing your MBWE current IP address (here is an example):
   ssh root@192.168.1.2 [hit ENTER]
   and provide password:
   welc0me [hit ENTER].

How to recover data from bricked WD My Book World Edition White Light hard disk?

Problem

How to copy/save my data fromWD My Book World Edition White Light I or II (further as MBWE) hard drive(s) when:

• MBWE doesn’t boot up at all or
• MBWE shows failed DataVolume and is not accessible anymore?

Solution

• This guide is intended only for copying data from MBWE that can’t boot anymore. If it does boot but MBWE shows failed DataVolumethen go to… (guide in preparation).

How to fix bricked WD My Book World Edition White Light or install brand new disk?

Problem

I bought brand new WD Caviar Green hard disks and put them into My Book World Edition II White Light case but… surprisingly it doesn’t work or even start! Only top LED is blinking/flashing and MBWE doesn’t appear in my network environment! Similar situation is withWD My Book World Edition I White Light or with my previous HDD that has stopped working.

How to recover or rebuild firmware of bricked WD My Book World Edition White Light or install/replace brand new hard disk(s)?

Also following questions will find here their answers:

• Which disk to buy for WD My Book World Edition White Light?
• How to increase/upgrade WD My Book World Edition White Light capacity to 3TB (MBWE I) or 6TB (MBWE II)?
• How to downgrade WD My Book World Edition White Light firmware version?
• How to clean personal data (completely erase to the factory defaults) WD My Book World Edition White Light in purpose of sale?