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... encounter any problem, please give us keep you prefer, please contact WD® at support.wdc.com and choose from these topics: • Downloads-Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product. • Registration-Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers. • Warranty & RMA Services...
... encounter any problem, please give us keep you prefer, please contact WD® at support.wdc.com and choose from these topics: • Downloads-Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product. • Registration-Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers. • Warranty & RMA Services...
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v MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Safely Dismounting the Drive 58 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 58 Using the My Book Icon 59 Using the Drive Power Button 60 Unlocking the Drive 60 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 60 ... the Drive 64 Frequently Asked Questions 64 A Installing an SES Driver 66 Installing on Windows XP Computers 66 Installing the Driver Automatically 66 Installing the Driver Manually 68 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 70 Installing the Driver Automatically 70 Installing the Driver Manually 71 Installing on Windows 7 Computers 73 B Compliance and ...
v MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Safely Dismounting the Drive 58 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 58 Using the My Book Icon 59 Using the Drive Power Button 60 Unlocking the Drive 60 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 60 ... the Drive 64 Frequently Asked Questions 64 A Installing an SES Driver 66 Installing on Windows XP Computers 66 Installing the Driver Automatically 66 Installing the Driver Manually 68 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 70 Installing the Driver Automatically 70 Installing the Driver Manually 71 Installing on Windows 7 Computers 73 B Compliance and ...
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... disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . THEN . . . CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 Enabled Disabled Proceed to step 10 on page 9. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 2 4 3 1 Figure 4. Skip to step 8. Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to step b on page 9. 8. For Windows XP, one ...or two screens might also appear, depending on your My Book drive. 7. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it: Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 The WD SmartWare software...
... disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . THEN . . . CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 Enabled Disabled Proceed to step 10 on page 9. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 2 4 3 1 Figure 4. Skip to step 8. Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to step b on page 9. 8. For Windows XP, one ...or two screens might also appear, depending on your My Book drive. 7. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it: Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 The WD SmartWare software...
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... your computer to make them active: Click Yes to access the computer in the Password box: 7. Click OK. 8. Click Install on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 4. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 51 As prompted, when the installation completes, click Yes to continue. 5. Read the license agreement and...
... your computer to make them active: Click Yes to access the computer in the Password box: 7. Click OK. 8. Click Install on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 4. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 51 As prompted, when the installation completes, click Yes to continue. 5. Read the license agreement and...
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...card documentation or contact your system includes a PCI slot, you have problems when installing or using the Disk Management utility. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you can...more help. A: USB 2.0 is plugged into the system motherboard, be operating at the USB 1.1 full speed of up to an incorrect driver installation of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows XP and Vista Install, partition, and format ...
...card documentation or contact your system includes a PCI slot, you have problems when installing or using the Disk Management utility. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you can...more help. A: USB 2.0 is plugged into the system motherboard, be operating at the USB 1.1 full speed of up to an incorrect driver installation of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows XP and Vista Install, partition, and format ...
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..., be needed for installation procedures. Contact the adapter card manufacturer for computers with limited bus power. Refer to your system manufacturer. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Q: Why does the drive not power up? Outside the U.S., contact WD Technical Support in to boot from external drives, ...setting documentation to the computer before connecting your region. For more information about booting from your computer may be sure that its drivers are installed. The drive is the drive not recognized under My Computer or on your system configuration, your WD portable USB ...
..., be needed for installation procedures. Contact the adapter card manufacturer for computers with limited bus power. Refer to your system manufacturer. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Q: Why does the drive not power up? Outside the U.S., contact WD Technical Support in to boot from external drives, ...setting documentation to the computer before connecting your region. For more information about booting from your computer may be sure that its drivers are installed. The drive is the drive not recognized under My Computer or on your system configuration, your WD portable USB ...
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...SmartWare Software" on page 15). Verify that your computer must have an SES driver installed on computers running Windows to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Book drive to your computer is installed automatically when you install the WD SmartWare ... can use the Found New Hardware Wizard to install the SES driver either: • Automatically, if your computer is connected to the Internet • Manually, whether your computer. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you...
...SmartWare Software" on page 15). Verify that your computer must have an SES driver installed on computers running Windows to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Book drive to your computer is installed automatically when you install the WD SmartWare ... can use the Found New Hardware Wizard to install the SES driver either: • Automatically, if your computer is connected to the Internet • Manually, whether your computer. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you...
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When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 67 Select Install the software automatically and click Next: MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5. 4.
When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 67 Select Install the software automatically and click Next: MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5. 4.
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Browse to continue. 3. c. Click Next to My Computer and: a. Double-click the My Book drive. Select WD SES Device Driver. Double-click the Extras folder. Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next: 4. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 68 b. On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No, not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to Windows Update: 2.
Browse to continue. 3. c. Click Next to My Computer and: a. Double-click the My Book drive. Select WD SES Device Driver. Double-click the Extras folder. Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next: 4. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 68 b. On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No, not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to Windows Update: 2.
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d. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 69 Click Next: MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5.
d. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 69 Click Next: MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5.
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...Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista automatically: • Connects to the Internet or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer is enabled, two additional screens might appear at the same time as shown in Figure 3 on... • Manually, whether your computer is connected to Windows Update • Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 70 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen.
...Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista automatically: • Connects to the Internet or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer is enabled, two additional screens might appear at the same time as shown in Figure 3 on... • Manually, whether your computer is connected to Windows Update • Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 70 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen.
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On the Found New Hardware - MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc. At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. Show me other options: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 71 WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2.
On the Found New Hardware - MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc. At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. Show me other options: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 71 WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2.
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Double-click the My Book drive. c. Browse to Computer and: a. b. Double-click the Extras folder. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 72 Select WD SES Device Driver. Click Next: MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5. d. 4.
Double-click the My Book drive. c. Browse to Computer and: a. b. Double-click the Extras folder. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 72 Select WD SES Device Driver. Click Next: MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5. d. 4.
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MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5 or Figure 4 on page 6, use the Windows 7 Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: 1. Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 73
MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5 or Figure 4 on page 6, use the Windows 7 Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: 1. Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 73
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MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 4. 3. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 74 Browse to Computer, double-click the My Book drive, double-click the Extras folder, and select WD SES Device Driver: 5. Click Next. 6. Click Browse my computer for driver software.
MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 4. 3. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 74 Browse to Computer, double-click the My Book drive, double-click the Extras folder, and select WD SES Device Driver: 5. Click Next. 6. Click Browse my computer for driver software.