Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Heatdissipating, cooltothetouch aluminum enclosure heatdissipating, cooltothetouch aluminum enclosure. Its compatible with apple time machine and offers password protection and hardware encryption to keep your data private. You can connect up to 63 devices to a firewire bus. It looks quite nice and would go nicely with a mac pro or any aluminum mac. Mar 21, 2020 the manual says the elura 100 has 4pin connector ieee 94 compliant so you probably need a firewire 4pin to 9pin firewire 800 cable to connect it to the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter or any firewire 800 port of a thunderbolt dock. Opening a wd my book external hdd case guide youtube.
If your camcorder is incompatible with mac and you fail to connect it to mac via firewire cable, you can do it alternatively. Western digital my book for mac wdbycc0040hbk 4tb usb 3. Western digital my book studio edition 1tb firewire 400 800. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. When you purchase something after clicking links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Jul 09, 2012 you can boot a mac from firewire, the ability to boot a mac from firewire is most useful when youre experiencing problems with your mac and need to run system diagnostics, or simply access the system but cannot do so through the computer itself. Information about these and other types of mac ports is available in the specifications for your mac. My book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. Just yesterday i plugged it into my macbook and the icon did not appear on the desk top. Do the firewire ports on the early 2011 macbook pros use 4. I can hear the drive working and the wd drive manager shows up at the top and the wd anywhere backup appears on the dock but no icon to click on to get into the drive. All data gone on my book studio ii external drives for mac wd.
Choose apple menu about this mac, click support, then. Dec 17, 2008 hi, i have a black macbook, the one just prior to the new ones. Wd adds firewire 800 to mac external hard drive cnet. Western digital mybook pro 500gb firewire 400 ocuk. Quit disk utility and, if necessary, the installer software.
Hi, i just purchased a wd my book 1tb external drive for my intel imac and i decided to connect it via firewire. Wd my book studio 3 tb firewire 800 external hard drive. The aluminum enclosure complements your mac computer and the book like design allows two or more my book drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf save and access data at firewire 800 speeds or change gears and utilize the usb 2. Small and compact, it connects to the thunderbolt port on your mac computer, giving you a firewire 800 port that supplies up to 7w for buspowered peripherals like hard drives and audio devices. Easily connect your thunderboltequipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. The usb and firewire capabilities of each recent g3 and later mac are listed below. I had the my book studio ii 4tb in raid 1, connected through firewire 800 to macbook pro working quite well since may. The highperformance firewire 800 interface gives you the speed you need for creative endeavors like photo and video editing and graphic design. Oct 22, 2008 the macbook arrived with a mere two usb 2.
Firewire really shines when it comes to digital video applications. With babel3d, view 3d models on smartphones, tablets, pc and mac. Questions about apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter apple. In isochronous mode, data streams between the device. I want to know with which software i can convert the nwd format to a. Its formatted for mac with a premium aluminum enclosure and delivers blisteringly fast performance while staying cool to the touch. At some time in the future, that number is expected to jump to an unbelievable 3. Wd my book home not connecting to imac external drives. If you need a firewire 800 drive, the my book studio gives a good amount of grunt, and is about as maccy as one can mac. A quick and simple guide on how to open the case without smashing it to bits. I did a web search and could find nothing about this causing any over heating problems but maybe rab and nick know something i dont.
Sonnet firewire 800 expresscard34 and a dual usb 3. May 08, 2009 hi, i was looking into buying a mac book the new alumnin type that apple recently released for high school. Wd my book studio desktop hard drive features blazingfast usb 3. Wd my book studio wdbc3g0020hal hard drive 2 tb firewire 800 firewire usb 2. The only problem i am aware of is the possible inability to boot from a firewire to usb external hard drive. I have another that is connected by usb and when i shut down the mac the hard drive also shuts down, but with the new one connected via firewire it doesnt and the light remains. Wd my book studio 1tb mac external hard drive storage usb 3. And i found out that it doesnt have a firewire port so my question is if i buy the new mac book and someday i know i will need to transfer huge files like an imovie from one mac to the. Thank you for helping us maintain cnet s great community. This item wd my book studio 1tb mac external hard drive storage usb 3. Cant change raid on wb mybook studio 2 on mac os x mojave. Id say it was a good way to slice your finger open, and it didnt do any good.
I need to buy an external hard drive for pro tools, so need to make sure if its firewire 400 or 800 port. When i click on the anywhere backup icon it gives me. Western digital my book studio 2tb compact and light enough to easily fit in a backpack or briefcase, western digitals my book studio external hard drive is a cute little bugger. Jobs responds to outrage over macbooks missing firewire u. Our enormous warehouse and free shipping ensures youll get it fast and at a great value. Wds my book studio is the high performance, premium design external hard drive for your mac backup and storage needs. My book pro edition sports three interfaces to give a choice of firewire 800, firewire 400 and usb 2. Top 4 best ways for mac users to import minidv tapes. If you have a fw 400 device you simply need a cable that goes from fw800 to fw400 which can be purchased from amazon, radio shack or even your local computer store. Since the introduction of thunderbolt as a port in 2011 macs, apple has slowly phased out its previous highspeed connection, firewire. Windows operating systems 98 and later and mac os 8.
The mybook studio edition comes with quad interface. Cooltothetouch aluminium enclosure complements your mac. Designed for mac, my book studio external drives feature a customizable elabel, automatic, visual backup, and password protection. Wd my book studio ii 2tb external hard drive for mac. Wd my book studio ii 2tb external hard drive for mac, usb 2. I installed the wd raid manager on my computer running mac os x mojave. Western digital my book for mac wdbycc0040hbk 4tb 4000gb usb 3.
Wd mybook 1tb wont connect via firewire february 2009. I have a wd my book 500gig external drive for my mac that is less than a year old. An important element of firewire is the support of isochronous devices. These are firewire usb drives and i tried the process connecting them via both interfaces. Shop staples for thunderbolt to firewire adapter, white. Didnt think to notice whether the air would have a firewire port it does not. Jobs responds to outrage over macbooks missing firewire u by prince mclean thursday, october 16, 2008, 05. The sd card will appear on your desktop as a hard drive icon. For the purposes of this guide, well be basing it upon the current mac lineup as of february 20. Nov 18, 2008 hi, i just purchased a wd my book 1tb external drive for my intel imac and i decided to connect it via firewire. If both computers have higherspeed firewire 800 ports in addition to the standard firewire 400 ports, you can use a 9pin to 9pin cable with the firewire 800 ports to transfer data at higher speeds. Transfer nwd models directly to the app via itunes, or use the ios open in feature to open nwd files directly from autodesk products.
Use your firewire gear with a new mac wednesday, january 22nd, 2014 author. The new my passport studio from western digital gets larger in size, and the addition of firewire 800. To help you choose from the many firewire audio interfaces available, sweetwater s friendly sales engineers are at your service. The apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter connects to the thunderbolt port on your mac and supports a firewire 800 connection. Western digital mybook pro 500gb firewire 400 800 usb2. I took the inner drive out a red 2tb nas drive, unplugged the power supply board and put the drive in a usb 3 enclosure. Can the macbook pro boot from an external firewire or usb. As the name implies, the my book mac edition is designed for the mac and is time machineready.
For complete specs on a particular system, click on the name of the mac left column. Jun 06, 2006 western digital has added a new member to its range of my book external hard drives. Use this adapter to connect to firewire devices like hard drives and audio devices. If your machine has been made within the past 5 years it has a firewire 800 port. Can the macbook pro boot from an external firewire or usb drive. However now when i plug it in it says the drive is not recognized by this computer immediately and theres nothing i can.
Mac shops with significant firewire investment may not need a total thunderbolt or usb 3. Shop for wd my book studio 3 tb firewire 800 external hard drive at best buy. Drive is a little slow compared to owc drive i had used in the past. The adapter is fine for asynchronus file transfers, but for realtime recording and playback all bets are off. This edition is available with storage capacities of 1 tb, 1. The macbook pro came out better off, but still crippled losing the firewire 400 port of its predecessors. I have another that is connected by usb and when i shut down the mac the hard drive also shuts down, but with the new one connected via firewire it doesnt and the light remains on. Full disclosure, im a founder of lifeflix, one of the recommended methods. Booting imac from firewire december 2012 forums cnet. Start up the first computer while holding down the t key. Ive got an maudio firewire solo and just bought a new macbook air so i could run pro tools.
Firewire 800 dv cable cord lead for mac wd mybook studio. The smartware software initially did not show up on desktop or finder until reboot after backup via time machine. You can directly insert the camcorder sd card to the sd card slot on mac. Hi there i purchased a 2tb my book studio for mac firewire about 3 years ago. My book studio for mac suddenly not recognized wd community. This story, apple talks firewire and mac os x was originally published by pcworld. Most digital video cameras or camcorders now have a firewire plug. Oct 02, 2004 connect the two computers using a 6pin to 6pin firewire cable. When you attach a camcorder to a computer using firewire, the connection is amazing. Theres not much to say about the new western digital my book studio 3tb hard drive. Western digital wd my book studio mac external hard drive.
Apples support site simply says dont start up from an external usb device as under mac os x, apple does not support starting up from usb devices. Ill need to run a firewire cable from an audio interface also on order, that has a 6pin. It took 5 hours to backup 225gb of data connected to firewire 800 on mac pro. Mybook studio mac edition firewire cable damaged on opening. I know it has a firewire port, think its 400 port, but not 100% sure. Mar 28, 2020 if youre not sure which port to use with your external display, hard drive, camera, printer, iphone, ipad, or other device, the port shapes and symbols in this guide should help. Need help getting into the case of a my book 3,5 external harddrive case. Small and compact, it connects to the thunderbolt port on your mac computer, giving you a firewire 800 port that supplies up to 7w for buspowered peripherals. Firewire 800 can transfer files many times faster than usb. Western digital my book goes pro with firewire 800 the register. Wd my book studio 3tb external desktop hard drive with metal. The trick is finding one that will work with mac osx and has the right drivers for the osx the system has. Restart your mac and see if the my book appear now.
If it says the wd hdd is ok, try repairing the disk anyway. Do the firewire ports on the early 2011 macbook pros use 4pin or 9pin. When it comes to firewire audio interfaces, count on sweetwater for the most reliable selection anywhere. Nwd files viewed with navisworks freedom give stakeholders equal access to explore and experience whole projects.
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