I am SO SICK of the My World Book drive disappearing CONTIUALLY

[archtiectscott]

Hi

So it seems that every 24 hours or so - My Wold Book 1TB drive disappears from my internal network -- forcing me to unplug the drive and then recycle it -- and guess what ... then it reappears ... only to go away again in 24-48 hours

So - are these drives prone to this aberrant behavior -- I iniitally thought it was my router where I have plugged it in ... but after spending $100 for a new router .... the problem has not gone away .... and yes it has the latest firmware.

Do you guys have ongoing reports that your drives do not work -- I am so tired of using WD Discovery and WD Link tools and having it say "no drives exist"

Perhaps there are other vendors with more reliable soltuions ... I will try to use this channel and then (failing that) I will just get another brand and will be generous with my complaints around the internet about the defective qulity of the World Book drives ...

scott

[Wizer]

is the drive new?

I doubt it.. So did it always worked like this?

The board might be heating up causing the network loss

if the drive is under warranty you can replace it

[Umpa2011]

As suggested heat does this, as does installing optware and some 3rd party tools. I have had it in the past with mine, but they are rather old.

[archtiectscott]

No - I actually have checked this as well ... unless it is just defective -- and though it is not new -- it has always done this ...

[archtiectscott · Accepted solution]

I have come to the cnclusion that the drive is defective - but unfortunately no longer under warranty .... **bleep** ... next time I will be smarter -- pay more for better quality ...

[Surrinder]

Have a look at the thread Can't access drive on network