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How to rebuild a Mirrored RAID array on a WD My Book World (Blue Rings) dual-drive storage system

October 19th, 2009 No comments

If a single hard drive fails while the WD My Book World (Blue Rings) storage system is operating under RAID-1 mode, the data on the storage system will still be saved and accessible on the properly working hard drive.

Dismantle the unit and replace the faulty hard drive. Once the hard drive has been physically replaced and the unit has been reassembled, please follow the directions below to format and mirror the existing data to the new replacement hard drive.

Ensure that the WD My Book World (Blue Rings) storage system is powered on and is detected by WD Anywhere Access…