"WD My Book Live" NAS Disassembly - How to open, take out Hard disk

[@ianking8197]

good video. I used one of those plastic tools, they give you to replace a mobile phone screen, and started at the corner of the case to start and it was a lot easier to run the tool around the lip rather than brace it open as i went. thank you for your hard work it saved me a lot of time.

[@prjo108]

If you attempt to force the long edges apart in the way shown you will break the lugs securing the outer casing to the chassis assembly. Using a screwdriver will also damage the casing further. To separate the casing from the chassis you must slide the chassis out, using a plastic separator tool inserted (like a wedge) between the round edge of the casing (top and bottom) and the casing to ease it out. When the clips securing the casing to the chassis are free the casing will slide easily. It requires patience and great care.

[@AdamGeorge-pb3fm]

Do a video of it. Would appreciate.

[@mohgujai]

Thanks for the tip, managed to slide it out in one piece with nil damage, 10/10 would brick again.

[@funkydan2]

Fantastic tutorial. Opened up my MyBook live to debrick and this helped heaps. Thanks.

[@paulthrussell]

Many thanks! Saved me the trouble of trial and error and probably more casualties than just one tab.

[@ooo-raduga6]

Thanks! Great tutorial From Russia with love!

[@Draklor00]

Thanks for the video, I'm good at this stuff but it is always a good idea to see if anyone has done it before to use that experience

[@mattknight5579]

Worked perfectly. Thank you

[@jonathankovacs1809]

Well done gentlemen thank you for this great video...

[@RandhirBat]

Thank you Saurabh.This was very useful to me.

[@tuxcup]

how do you get the 3rd hand?

[@sarathchandranpj]

get married :P and get 2 more hands

[@aMeek1]

Thank you! Now to get an external enclosure and see if I can get my 2 decades of pictures off of this drive.

[@CCAvatar]

You only have to pry open the edges along the back (where the network jack is). The LED optical cable is a pain when putting it back together because the rubber that covers the screw needs to be worked around (instead of removed). The LED no longer works for me, but I guess that's not really important. I was able to upgrade the 2TB drive to a 4TB drive and re-imaged the drive to get it to work. Thanks for posting.

[@HA-wv2go]

hi, good to hear that. Would you please be so kind and tell me what you have done and how to double the capacity? And does anyhone knows what is max capacity to upgrade ?

[@ks2401]

Hi Saurabh, My MBL is full and has become non-responsive. I appreciate that you have put up a video to disassemble and assemble, is there a way you can demonstrate how to 'unbrick' the hdd. Thanks.

[@silinalexandr]

is it possible to use other Hdd instead of native one?

[@AlekseyLitvinov]

Thanks, nice video. Everything is simple...

[@techrear]

You might have done something wrong.. In my case, putting all these parts back together including the LED was as easy as disassembling them.. In fact, I'm going to upload assembly video as well for those having trouble doing the same..

[@banglamoviemela8443]

Awsome. Many thanks. Please upload the assembly video as well.

[@marccasshern]

Thanks!! Now i have my HD out, do i just need a 3.5 Sata external enclosure? Sorry new to this...

[@31Mike]

You shouldn't pry the sides open like that, you'll break the latches. The case slides apart on rails.

[@sheatues]

is the data of the harddrive usable if we plug a sata to usb adapter ? Or are they protected by some kind of hardware ? Mine has a dead power alimentation .. and i want to get back the data on it !

[@jef4music]

Totally saved me. Thank you!

[@samhouston4326]

Job well done. Thanks guys.

[@MichaelMortensen]

Thank you for sharing. Is it possible to replace the Green drive with a Red drive? My understanding is, that for NAS the RED series is superior to GREEN series .. why I am curious why WD did not mount this from the beginning.

[@michaelfeher]

Michael Mortensen i was thinning of replacing with an ssd. Just want to know if it can be done i can save and replace all the data i have on my drive. I use the network drive as a media server and can access it when im out of the house. An ssd would speed things up if possible.

[@Decypher242]

Thanks for the tutorial. The My Book Live NAS absolutely sucked in performance, at least I can use the hard drive...

[@andreabajandas2909]

+Decypher242 I'm taking mine apart as I type this XD I returned it many times for a replacement thinking it was a faulty unit. Then I gave up. Swapping the drive now.

[@KristinGudim]

I sent to QNAP - 3rd failed WD product for me.

[@adithyaanil2823]

Is it a normal 3.5 inch drive inside?

[@CCAvatar]

In your case, you have it easy. I bricked my 2TB with some apt-get install commands, so I needed an original backup image. In your case, you have to learn how to partition and dd your new drive with linux. If you don't want to mess with those commands, search on google for Mybook Clone Feature Pack.

[@haselu2002]

So you can replaced any kind volume hard disk in this way?

[@tonysalib]

Once I have the hard drive out, can I connected to a Windows PC using a "SATA3 to USB" cable and be able to access my files like a portable hard drive? Would windows recognize the drive this way or does it have to get connected directly to the motherboard like an internal hard drive? Thanks.

[@PrzemysawCioch]

No, I've tried ;( doesnt work. Or just rather no possibility without formating... i dont want to loose my data

[@fortpassgta]

You are super thanks

[@andreabajandas2909]

I need to take apart my MyCloud NAS device, any idea if the process is any similar?

[@ChuckSembroski]

The case slides apart if you insert spudgers on both side from the back panel.

[@adriasukakazama]

I have a few questions. 1.) Can I buy a SATA hdd case or use the same case it came in and just buy a SATA - USB connector? 2.) What is the physical size of the 2TB hdd? I'm confused about what inches is which. I have the same model disassembled in the video.

[@Schnitzer325ci]

Thanks for the tutorial. This should definitely be of some use. My personal MYBOOKLIVE must have took a firmware update which has bricked the OS. The drive has some really important data on there. Question is, will removing and connecting the HDD to my Win 7 machine allow me access to my files?

[@techrear]

Schnitzer325ci yes, it will...

[@aguswidi9316]

Thank's ... usefull video

[@techclassy9977]

what do you need to connect the drive to a laptop? just a sata to usb adapter?

[@techrear]

yes

[@CCAvatar]

The only part I had trouble with was with putting back the rubber guard that houses the LED. HOWEVER, I had tested the LED before re-assembling and there was no light emitted from the tiny square. Could be a lot of reasons... the hard drive (Seagate 4TB instead of WD), the firmware, etc. I don't remember the last time I saw the LED work, so it may be irrelevant.

[@keynblackmoon]

Thanks a lot guys!

[@BernardoLedoBogdan]

Do you have a procedure to setup a new drive or debrick the one htat I have? Thanks!

[@techrear]

Here is the link for debricking guide: community.wd.com/t5/My-Book-Live/GUIDE-How-to-unbrick-a-totally-dead-MBL/td-p/435724 I've tried this guide and it works fine,.

[@BernardoLedoBogdan]

Saurabh Kumar Thanks man! It really helped me.

[@gel810]

Can you kindly advise which software you used to image/clone the 2TB to your 4TB? I have a MBL 1TB and planning to go bigger, and understand it is not as simple as just replacing the drive. The image of the original drive has to be cloned onto the new drive.

[@amnonbuchnik8235]

By setting the hard drive to PC the WIN7 says that it is not accessible and needs to be format (both of the disks from the WD case). is their any way to read the data ? TNX

[@techrear]

Amnon Buchnik Try it on Linux distro..

[@amnonbuchnik8235]

Saurabh Kumar UBUNTU?

[@techrear]

Amnon Buchnik yeah, you can try on ubuntu or use any of those live bootable linux distros especially made for recovery purposes with essential disk management related tools (System Rescue CD), so you don't have to mess with your current windows..

[@amnonbuchnik8235]

tnx

[@techrear]

yeah, I'll upload within a day or two..

[@MikeCarr07]

Any one know how I can use the HD? I pulled it out but cannot read it, with the controller it works fine.

[@lasseriis33]

Thank you for this video! But I really don't like seeing all the black hands flying all around on the harddrive! It's really annoing to look at!! How many helping hands do you need????

[@hydrerad]

Comedy gold! How not to videos FTW!

[@Stier_Zed]

Спасибо, очень полезная информация!

[@ShoresOfHelll]

Do u know any good recover software for NTFS file system?

[@TorpedoToni]

is the little Pin (see the time 05:10) important? I lose this pin.

[@idrivem9124]

Heard of ESD? Wear ground bracelet when "huggling" electronics like this ;P.

[@yash.s3321]

Can you increase storage?

[@wewyllenium]

I may end up doing this :D

[@samhouston4326]

My LED stopped working shortly after I got it. It started working months later for no apparent reason but for only for a few days. I was surprised to see a red light when I did my first reset but that soon stopped working. I previously had WD Netcenter that went bad but it was the HDD. Here's hoping that its just the MBL controller.

[@techclassy9977]

I dropped mine yesterday from about 2 feet i tried turning it on and it does it makes the reading sounds in the beginning the lights are blue but then it goes to solid red....i tried to set it up to our new network since we moved from the last time i actually used it i'm just scared that something broke on the fall....it's not able to have the solid green light therefore the setup guide doesn't find it...what should i do anyone? please.

[@inkbold8511]

Trade in to WD while it's still available for this model. They are taking all trade in Of MBL til October 31 2021. Once you trade in they give you a 40% code to purchase update version of MBL.

[@JAYHOVA110]

Can I put the hard drive in a Playstation 4?

[@NeatSquid]

No

[@PavelMoukhataev]

Видео должно называться как не надо разбирать WD MyBookLive. Корпус тупо съезжает назад, поэтому отгибать там ничего не надо. Наоборот. Одну часть корпус надо просто выдвинуть из другой. Но на плоской части корпуса есть 4 пластиковых защелки, которые особо не нужны, но которые все ломают во время разбора. Эти перцы почти 100% эти защелки сломали. Как эти защелки не сломать - очень большой вопрос - видимо в щель надо что-то просунуть и по мере разбора сдвигать их.

[@JoeEvansSound]

Hi Saurabh. I am totally disgusted with the WD My Cloud Box!. I hate it :¬( Because it is so slow and the software does not work with Linux propely. SO.... I am going to disassemble it and use the hard disk in another computer with "owncloud" software. My question is..... Do you see any problem with taking out the disk using it in another computer? ? Will it work ok?? Thanx

[@VolcomMarie1]

Once I've successfully disassembled the hard drive, how do I connect it to my computer?

[@techrear]

Just attach sata cable and power cable from CPU to hdd

[@Hermanroovers]

thank you!!!!!!!!!!

[@Secretftw]

Thank-you

[@Tyree89733]

My unit is bricked (Due to power outage) how do i unbrick it?

[@techrear]

Uploaded Assembly video .. Check its link in description section of this disassembly video..

[@aykutersoy3209]

4 tb ?

[@jjgiordano999]

This is wrong Begin at the curved part, pry it open a little, and then the cover will slide about half way easily, where it can be spread open a little to get it off. I tried your way and it wrecked the clips inside, before I noticed that should slide back.

[@mat2090]

Metal screwdriver on plastic, comedy gold

[@d4m3d]

yoga thanks!

[@andrewsantos1112]

tranks \o/ 2021

[@binarysneaker]

Haven't you guys heard of a spudger? This is NOT how you open a plastic case.

[@viktarsamuel8822]

Никогда так не делайте!

[@maheensulaiman1410]

use proper tools to open it.

[@klesk333]

Аццкий девайс - хрен разберешь ))