Unable to discover MBL 3TB

WD Legacy Products My Book Live
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I have followed all instructions and the software still can’t discover the drive. Just to make sure the drive is working, I attached it directly through the Ethernet port on the computer and the computer recognises it as a normal drive with 3 folders and no usable files for setup or otherwise. I guess I can use it as a normal drive, but this defies the purpose (and the high cost)…

It is connected to a Bewan Vodafone DSL router ( http://www.business.vodafone.com/site/bus/public/enuk/support/50_business_solutions/50_office_solutions/vodafone_dsl_router/p_dsl_router.jsp))

The light is solid green.

Tried it by connecting the router to the computer both via WiFi and through the Ethernet cable, and still no luck.

I am using Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 SP3.

Please HELP!

Thanks,

Hassan

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Have you tried using the new WD Setup software, version 1.1.0.11?

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You do not need to setup or run any software if you do not want to.

Connecting the MBL to the laptop directly is not a valid config, unless you are and advanced user and setup static IP or a DHCP server on your laptop.

My .02…

  • Find out the IP it gets when connected to router. you will have to do this on your router

  • connect to it as
    " http://192.168.1.100" to manage it via any browser

“\192.168.1.100” to access it via the windows explorer

Remove the quotes and replace the IP with yours.