Question 1

is power supply external?

Accepted Answer

Yes, any hard drive that is 1.5 TB or higher must have external power for support. So this hard drive comes with an external power cord.  If you buy this drive make sure to connect the external power cord too or it will not work.

Question 2

does it support mac operating system? macbook

Accepted Answer

it works with my macbook pro, but with the need for any adjustments. i just connected and it works. but it does not connect to my windows desktop. is it because i started working with the  mac computwer first? does anybody work with both systems? windows and mac os?

Question 3

windows 7 compatible?

Accepted Answer

The drive is.  I have no idea about any included software as I don't use it. I simply use the drive as an external drive (NTFS formatted) on a Windows 7 PC and it works fine.

Question 4

Windows 7 compatible?

Accepted Answer

Yes. I am using the My Book with Windows 7. Great product!

Question 5

is this compatible with windows 8.1 ?

Accepted Answer

I've had no issues using this drive with Windows 8.1.

In fact, I have it plugged into my Windows 8.1 PC right now and it seems to be operating fine. I've also used it with my Macbook Pro Retina (late 2013) running Windows 8.1 and there have been no issues.

I think that this would point to it being compatible, even though it's not expressly mentioned anywhere.

Hopefully my experience lines up with yours if you decide to purchase this product.

Question 6

wiil this work on an old USB 2.0 only computer I need to back up...so I cam move to a new computer?

Accepted Answer

This works well, but on my old computer, i purchased from newegg a pci usb3.0 4 port card.... transfers a bit faster than the usb 2.0

it works great for a backup... and for the price its great..

i got it on sale for @109

Question 7

does it works for hp desktop windows 7 ?

Accepted Answer

According to the WD website, it is compatible with windows and mac.  That means any system with at least a USB 2.0 port will work.  Merry Christmas!

Question 8

Is it wireless? Can it be used with a Mac?

Accepted Answer

this external is not wireless, but does work with mac. if you want a wireless cloud 3TB may i suggest the WD My Cloud 3tb well worth the money and you can get it off the same website

(WD My Cloud 3TB Personal Cloud Storage WDBCTL0030HWT-NESN)

if you still want the My Book heres the mac version

(WD My Book for Mac 3TB USB 3.0 External Storage Model WDBYCC0030HBK-NESN)

hope this helps

Question 9

will this work with dish network receivers? does it have  internal power or does it plug in?

Accepted Answer

This unit has an AC power supply that plugs into the wall so it is self powered and connects by USB for data.  Most people use it with the supplied back-up software, but I have this one connected directly to my Netgear WNDR4500 routers USB connection and used as a NAS.  I also have connected it directly to a computer as a simple stand alone storage drive without any additional software other than the WIN 7.  If your Dish Network unit is setup to use an external hard drive this will work.  I know my Time Warner DVR has a USB connection but it is not for an external drive.  So be sure the unit in question is setup to use an external drive.

Question 10

can I down load a large cad file to this drive and then run it on my desktop??

Accepted Answer

ultimately this will depend on a the complete list of hardware you are using and what CAD program you are using.  for the hard drive, i believe you need 10 percent free space to maintain efficiency?  so 2.6 tb in size or smaller should be fine.  not being a graphic designer or engineer,  do these files get that big?

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