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... BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 1 WD Service and Support Should you prefer, please contact WD at the best telephone number shown below. Get Warranty, Product Replacement (RMA), RMA Status, and Data Recovery Information. • Knowledge Base - Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at register.wdc.com. Your product includes 30 days of your first telephone contact with WD technical support. Register your WD product...
... BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 1 WD Service and Support Should you prefer, please contact WD at the best telephone number shown below. Get Warranty, Product Replacement (RMA), RMA Status, and Data Recovery Information. • Knowledge Base - Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at register.wdc.com. Your product includes 30 days of your first telephone contact with WD technical support. Register your WD product...
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... view additional accessories like cables, power supplies, and carrying cases for purchasing My Book® Mirror Edition™. This user manual provides step-by-step installation instructions and other important information regarding your region. Outside the U.S., visit support.wdc.com. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 2 Getting Started Thank you for this product. Kit Contents • Dual-drive storage system • USB cable • AC adapter* • Quick Install Guide • Software CD Software CD Quick Install Guide My Book Mirror Edition AC adapter (U.S.-only)* USB...
... view additional accessories like cables, power supplies, and carrying cases for purchasing My Book® Mirror Edition™. This user manual provides step-by-step installation instructions and other important information regarding your region. Outside the U.S., visit support.wdc.com. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 2 Getting Started Thank you for this product. Kit Contents • Dual-drive storage system • USB cable • AC adapter* • Quick Install Guide • Software CD Software CD Quick Install Guide My Book Mirror Edition AC adapter (U.S.-only)* USB...
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... number and model number of your operating system and version. Serial Number: Model Number: Purchase Date: System and Software Notes: GETTING STARTED - 3 MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Compatibility Windows ® • Available USB port • Windows 2000/XP/Vista Macintosh ® • Available USB port • Mac® OS X 10.4.11+ • Mac OS X 10.5.2+ Note: Compatibility may vary depending on the bottom of the device. This information is recommended that you install the latest updates and service...
... number and model number of your operating system and version. Serial Number: Model Number: Purchase Date: System and Software Notes: GETTING STARTED - 3 MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Compatibility Windows ® • Available USB port • Windows 2000/XP/Vista Macintosh ® • Available USB port • Mac® OS X 10.4.11+ • Mac OS X 10.5.2+ Note: Compatibility may vary depending on the bottom of the device. This information is recommended that you install the latest updates and service...
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... BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Drives may block ventilation. Do not stack any objects on the underside, top, or rear of the device that may be handled with care during unpacking and installation. GETTING STARTED - 4 Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing...
... BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Drives may block ventilation. Do not stack any objects on the underside, top, or rear of the device that may be handled with care during unpacking and installation. GETTING STARTED - 4 Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing...
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... data updates. Capacity Gauge When the device is turned on, the capacity gauge indicates space used . Each section represents approximately 25 percent of WD Drive Manager, which the device is connected. The capacity gauge is pre-configured for RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode for extra data protection with a Macintosh computer, you must be preserved. This product also supports RAID 0 (Striped) mode for instructions. Power/Activity LED Behavior Appearance Drive State Steady Power-on state or power-save mode Slow flashing...
... data updates. Capacity Gauge When the device is turned on, the capacity gauge indicates space used . Each section represents approximately 25 percent of WD Drive Manager, which the device is connected. The capacity gauge is pre-configured for RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode for extra data protection with a Macintosh computer, you must be preserved. This product also supports RAID 0 (Striped) mode for instructions. Power/Activity LED Behavior Appearance Drive State Steady Power-on state or power-save mode Slow flashing...
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Kensington Security Slot For drive security, this device is backward-compatible with a Kensington Security Slot, which supports a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). USB 2.0 is equipped with USB 1.1. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 6 Connection to a USB 1.1 device transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to 1.5 Mb/s). Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) supports data transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s. Interfaces MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL LED Power button/ Safe Shutdown™ Kensington® Security Slot USB USB The industry standard interface for most Windows-based ...
Kensington Security Slot For drive security, this device is backward-compatible with a Kensington Security Slot, which supports a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). USB 2.0 is equipped with USB 1.1. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 6 Connection to a USB 1.1 device transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to 1.5 Mb/s). Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) supports data transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s. Interfaces MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL LED Power button/ Safe Shutdown™ Kensington® Security Slot USB USB The industry standard interface for most Windows-based ...
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... product. Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to the system. Plug one . 6. The WD Drive Manager icon appears in "WD RAID Manager for Windows" on your computer and wait for your AC power receptacle. 7. Or, click Cancel to install, then click Start. Double-click My Computer, My Book folder, WD_Windows_Tools folder, and Setup.exe. Insert the software CD into the device, after which installs the drivers. 4. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 4 Setting Up Windows Important: You must install...
... product. Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to the system. Plug one . 6. The WD Drive Manager icon appears in "WD RAID Manager for Windows" on your computer and wait for your AC power receptacle. 7. Or, click Cancel to install, then click Start. Double-click My Computer, My Book folder, WD_Windows_Tools folder, and Setup.exe. Insert the software CD into the device, after which installs the drivers. 4. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 4 Setting Up Windows Important: You must install...
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... the capacity gauge and Safe Shutdown™ and also installs WD RAID Manager. Double-click the WDDriveManager.dmg icon. 6. Turn on your computer and wait for this device 5. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. Click Install. Double-click the WD Drive Manager folder, which contains the software for the operating system to safely connect the device. 1. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Macintosh® Important: Follow the steps below to load. 2. SETTING...
... the capacity gauge and Safe Shutdown™ and also installs WD RAID Manager. Double-click the WDDriveManager.dmg icon. 6. Turn on your computer and wait for this device 5. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. Click Install. Double-click the WD Drive Manager folder, which contains the software for the operating system to safely connect the device. 1. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Macintosh® Important: Follow the steps below to load. 2. SETTING...
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... Drive Manager will appear in the status menu. Plug the other end of the product. SETTING UP - 10 Click Accept to WD My Book. Plug one . 11. click the WD Drive Manager menu extra icon and point to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation. 9. Verify that plug type of the USB interface cable into the device. 14. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 8. Click Launch WD RAID Manager...
... Drive Manager will appear in the status menu. Plug the other end of the product. SETTING UP - 10 Click Accept to WD My Book. Plug one . 11. click the WD Drive Manager menu extra icon and point to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation. 9. Verify that plug type of the USB interface cable into the device. 14. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 8. Click Launch WD RAID Manager...
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... RAID Manager. Configuring RAID My Book Mirror Edition is preformatted as a single Windows NTFS partition and is a tool designed to back up all files stored in both drives A and B. Select Quick NTFS format if you easily manage your RAID system, including changing the RAID configuration and formatting the device. To launch WD RAID Manager, right-click the WD Drive Manager system tray icon and point to mirror the data in My Book onto another storage device. 1. This product also supports RAID...
... RAID Manager. Configuring RAID My Book Mirror Edition is preformatted as a single Windows NTFS partition and is a tool designed to back up all files stored in both drives A and B. Select Quick NTFS format if you easily manage your RAID system, including changing the RAID configuration and formatting the device. To launch WD RAID Manager, right-click the WD Drive Manager system tray icon and point to mirror the data in My Book onto another storage device. 1. This product also supports RAID...
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..., you can determine which drive (A or B) may have experienced a fault. WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 14 You can also right-click the device and choose Properties. To view the device status, select the device from the menu and click Next. When prompted again, click Yes to view options. If you don't see the device on a device in the Disk A or Disk B Serial Number field. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 3.
..., you can determine which drive (A or B) may have experienced a fault. WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 14 You can also right-click the device and choose Properties. To view the device status, select the device from the menu and click Next. When prompted again, click Yes to view options. If you don't see the device on a device in the Disk A or Disk B Serial Number field. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 3.
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... compatible with identical capacity drive and re-create RAID set . (Loss of your Disk A and B. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Disk Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on the current status of a valid configuration. Install drive that does not meet the unit's requirements. WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 16 Replace drive with RAID device. This will take several hours. Only WD Green Drives are compatible. The slot does not contain Create New RAID set . Displayed Status Text Good No hard disk...
... compatible with identical capacity drive and re-create RAID set . (Loss of your Disk A and B. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Disk Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on the current status of a valid configuration. Install drive that does not meet the unit's requirements. WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 16 Replace drive with RAID device. This will take several hours. Only WD Green Drives are compatible. The slot does not contain Create New RAID set . Displayed Status Text Good No hard disk...
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... BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 7 WD RAID Manager for Mac WD RAID Manager is preconfigured for RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. 1. To configure or change the RAID setting, click on both drives A and B. Configuring RAID My Book Mirror Edition is a tool designed to WD My Book. To launch WD RAID Manager, click the WD Drive Manager menu extra icon and point to help you easily manage your RAID system, including changing the RAID configuration and formatting the device. Click Launch WD RAID Manager...
... BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 7 WD RAID Manager for Mac WD RAID Manager is preconfigured for RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. 1. To configure or change the RAID setting, click on both drives A and B. Configuring RAID My Book Mirror Edition is a tool designed to WD My Book. To launch WD RAID Manager, click the WD Drive Manager menu extra icon and point to help you easily manage your RAID system, including changing the RAID configuration and formatting the device. Click Launch WD RAID Manager...
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...(s), a GUID Partition Table is created. Important: Before you can view the status of the main window. The HFS+ setting formats with a Master Boot Record partition map for an administrator's name and password to . When configuring the device, WD RAID Manager automatically formats the disk as the status of each drive and take the appropriate action. To view the device status as well as a single volume using a partition map type which brings up all files stored...
...(s), a GUID Partition Table is created. Important: Before you can view the status of the main window. The HFS+ setting formats with a Master Boot Record partition map for an administrator's name and password to . When configuring the device, WD RAID Manager automatically formats the disk as the status of each drive and take the appropriate action. To view the device status as well as a single volume using a partition map type which brings up all files stored...
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... as faulty. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 20 The slot is compatible with identical capacity drive and re-create RAID set . (Loss of your Disk A and B. Initialization failed to see if other errors have been detected. Consult the array status to complete. Only WD Green Drives are compatible. Replace drive with RAID device. rebuilt from the other drive. Install drive that does not meet the unit's requirements. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Disk Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages...
... as faulty. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 20 The slot is compatible with identical capacity drive and re-create RAID set . (Loss of your Disk A and B. Initialization failed to see if other errors have been detected. Consult the array status to complete. Only WD Green Drives are compatible. Replace drive with RAID device. rebuilt from the other drive. Install drive that does not meet the unit's requirements. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Disk Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages...
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... My Book... > Safely Remove. When the Power LED is now shut down the computer. Mac Drag the My Book icon to turn off the device. Unplug the AC adapter from the computer port. 3. Note: My Book Mirror Edition supports a maximum capacity of the interface cable from the power receptacle. 4. The device is steady, you may press the Power button once or disconnect the device's power cord to the Trash icon for replacement into the My Book Mirror Edition enclosure. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 8 Turning...
... My Book... > Safely Remove. When the Power LED is now shut down the computer. Mac Drag the My Book icon to turn off the device. Unplug the AC adapter from the computer port. 3. Note: My Book Mirror Edition supports a maximum capacity of the interface cable from the power receptacle. 4. The device is steady, you may press the Power button once or disconnect the device's power cord to the Trash icon for replacement into the My Book Mirror Edition enclosure. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 8 Turning...
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... BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Troubleshooting If you have problems when installing or using this product, visit our support Web site at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more help. How to install My Book Mirror Edition on a Windows or Macintosh computer use My Book Mirror Edition with your computer system service My Book Mirror Edition to replace a hard drive change the RAID setting of a WD My Book Mirror Edition format the drive to Mac OS format install, partition, and format the drive in Windows XP/Vista...
... BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Troubleshooting If you have problems when installing or using this product, visit our support Web site at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more help. How to install My Book Mirror Edition on a Windows or Macintosh computer use My Book Mirror Edition with your computer system service My Book Mirror Edition to replace a hard drive change the RAID setting of a WD My Book Mirror Edition format the drive to Mac OS format install, partition, and format the drive in Windows XP/Vista...
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... B Device 1 Please note that interference will not occur in a particular installation. CE Compliance For Europe Marking by WD could void the user's authority to operate this is a Class B product based on file at Western Digital Europe. VCCI Notice (Japan only) This is used in ... to the instruction manual. This device complies with Canadian ICES-003 Class B. 11 MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Appendix Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of Information...
... B Device 1 Please note that interference will not occur in a particular installation. CE Compliance For Europe Marking by WD could void the user's authority to operate this is a Class B product based on file at Western Digital Europe. VCCI Notice (Japan only) This is used in ... to the instruction manual. This device complies with Canadian ICES-003 Class B. 11 MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Appendix Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of Information...
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... attributable to misuse, improper installation, alteration (including removing or obliterating labels and opening, disassembling, or removing external enclosures, including but not limited to accidental, consequential, or special damages, or any time without notice. WD shall have other companies. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. The term of WD. The foregoing warranty of WD shall extend to repaired or replaced Products for the balance of...
... attributable to misuse, improper installation, alteration (including removing or obliterating labels and opening, disassembling, or removing external enclosures, including but not limited to accidental, consequential, or special damages, or any time without notice. WD shall have other companies. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. The term of WD. The foregoing warranty of WD shall extend to repaired or replaced Products for the balance of...
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..., USB, and eSATA 6 K Kensington Security Slot 6 Kit contents 2 L LED indicators 5 capacity gauge 5 Limited warranty 27 O Obtaining service 27 P Product registration 1 R RAID configuring 13, 17 disk messages 16, 20 status messages 15, 19 troubleshooting 14, 18 Registration, product 1 Regulatory compliance 26 Replacing a drive 22 RoHS 26 S Safe removal 21 Safe Shutdown 21 Safety compliance 26 Service, WD 1, 27 Software supplied on CD 7 WD RAID Manager-Mac 17 WD RAID Manager-Windows 13 Support, WD 1 System compatibility 3 T Troubleshooting 25 Turning off...
..., USB, and eSATA 6 K Kensington Security Slot 6 Kit contents 2 L LED indicators 5 capacity gauge 5 Limited warranty 27 O Obtaining service 27 P Product registration 1 R RAID configuring 13, 17 disk messages 16, 20 status messages 15, 19 troubleshooting 14, 18 Registration, product 1 Regulatory compliance 26 Replacing a drive 22 RoHS 26 S Safe removal 21 Safe Shutdown 21 Safety compliance 26 Service, WD 1, 27 Software supplied on CD 7 WD RAID Manager-Mac 17 WD RAID Manager-Windows 13 Support, WD 1 System compatibility 3 T Troubleshooting 25 Turning off...