MyBookWorld 2T 'Blue light' What can I replace the drives with?

[MichaelWilson]

I had a drive failure on my WD20000D033 (Ethernet MyBookWorld ‘blue light’ edition) a long time ago.  I put it in a box and mostly forgot about it.

I’ve just pulled the drives and was about to order replacements when I wondered… Can I replace these with something bigger?  It’s housing a pair of 1T Caviar WD10EACS drives at the moment.  Those are a bit old.

What’s the recommended replacement drive?

And… what can I get away with?  Could I put a pair of 3Ts in there? That would be SWEET!

Thanks o/

[John012]

There is a possibility that the controller will not support bigger drives than the ones it came with.

You can try contacting our support department for the best suitable replacement drive.

http://support.wdc.com/contact/index.asp?wdc_lang=en

[Kieren]

I don’t know specifically which sizes are acceptable. However, your odds are better for 2 TB than for 3 TB. Whether larger will work depends on the hardware interface and the flavor of Linux the box is running. I know of a Debrick Guide on this forum for My Book Live and MBL Duo.

http://community.wd.com/t5/My-Book-Live-Duo/GUIDE-Debrick-a-MyBookLive-DUO/td-p/544860

There is also a third party app which specifies single drive White Light My Book World. Some of this will depend on your comfort/skill level in Linux.

http://www.highlevelbits.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=107%3Amybook-rescue&catid=61%3Amybook-rescue&Itemid=78&lang=en

You might also want to have a look here-

mybookworld.wikidot.com/first-steps-with-mbwe#toc2