hi,
I am trying to use my mybooklive wd hardrive on my mac via an Ethernet cable, but it has detected it; however the harddrive is blinking green and says connection failed. Why is that?? and how to fix this? Thank you
Have you read the User Manual or other material that came with the My Book that would provide instructions for setting up and using it?
Use this link, High-Capacity HDDs for PCs, NAS, Gaming, Data Centers, and AI Data Cycles | WD, and look under products for your device and more information.
it tells me to go this site: http://www.wd.com/setup. but it says it cannot be found/no longer exists.
@sophtche
How long have you owned your My Book Live? Does WD still make what you own?
WD My Book Live End of Support
How to Access My Book Live When Connected Directly to a Computer
## Connect to the Computer
Connect the My Book Live to the computer and power on.
- Turn off WiFi on the computer.
Need more help?
- Microsoft Article: Turn airplane mode on or off
- Apple Article HT202480: Use network locations on Mac
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Insert one end of the cable into the network port of a My Book Live.
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Insert the other end of the cable into the network port of a computer.
If the computer DOES NOT have an ethernet port:
- Use a USB to Ethernet adapter.
- Use a different computer.
- Connect the My Book Live and computer to a router without an Internet connection.
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Power On or Reboot the computer.
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Log In as Admin user.
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Power On the My Book Live.
7.Wait for a Solid Green LED.*
