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... which your product was purchased. User-serviceable Designed with two Thunderbolt ports Thunderbolt cable AC adapter WD Drive Utilities software Quick install guide LIMITED WARRANTY 3 years Worldwide SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY Mac... per second (Gb/s) = one trillion bytes. My Book Thunderbolt Duo High-Speed RAID Storage Product Features Ignite your creativity My Book Thunderbolt Duo brings performance to achieve > 600 MB/s transfer rates... of the world. in all regions of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and other companies. My Book Thunderbolt and WD Drive Utilites are full. Other ...
... which your product was purchased. User-serviceable Designed with two Thunderbolt ports Thunderbolt cable AC adapter WD Drive Utilities software Quick install guide LIMITED WARRANTY 3 years Worldwide SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY Mac... per second (Gb/s) = one trillion bytes. My Book Thunderbolt Duo High-Speed RAID Storage Product Features Ignite your creativity My Book Thunderbolt Duo brings performance to achieve > 600 MB/s transfer rates... of the world. in all regions of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and other companies. My Book Thunderbolt and WD Drive Utilites are full. Other ...
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... Online Support Visit our product support website at http://support.wdc.com and choose from these topics: • Downloads-Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product. • Registration-Register your thoughts and connect with WD Technical Support. This 30day period starts... on the date of free telephone support during the warranty period. Contacting WD Technical Support When contacting WD for your WD product or software. • WD Community-Share your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers. • Warranty & RMA Services-Get warranty...
... Online Support Visit our product support website at http://support.wdc.com and choose from these topics: • Downloads-Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product. • Registration-Register your thoughts and connect with WD Technical Support. This 30day period starts... on the date of free telephone support during the warranty period. Contacting WD Technical Support When contacting WD for your WD product or software. • WD Community-Share your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers. • Warranty & RMA Services-Get warranty...
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...® Security Slot 5 Registering Your Device 5 Handling Precautions 5 2 Connecting the Device and Getting Started 6 Connecting the Device 6 Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software 8 3 Managing and Customizing Your My Book Thunderbolt Duo Device 10 Checking Device Health 10 Managing the RAID Configuration 12 Checking the Device Status 12 Changing the Device Configuration 13 Erasing the...
...® Security Slot 5 Registering Your Device 5 Handling Precautions 5 2 Connecting the Device and Getting Started 6 Connecting the Device 6 Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software 8 3 Managing and Customizing Your My Book Thunderbolt Duo Device 10 Checking Device Health 10 Managing the RAID Configuration 12 Checking the Device Status 12 Changing the Device Configuration 13 Erasing the...
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... Drive UtilitiesTM software-Keep your device performing at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718 or http:// docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.7/en/mchlp1034.html. Super-fast external boot capability-For information about using your My Book Thunderbolt Duo as an ... a second copy of the drives stores your external drives. MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Storage Device Welcome to your My Book® Thunderbolt™ Duo dual-drive storage device, featuring revolutionary Thunderbolt technology that sets new standards for multitasking projects. ABOUT YOUR WD...
... Drive UtilitiesTM software-Keep your device performing at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718 or http:// docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.7/en/mchlp1034.html. Super-fast external boot capability-For information about using your My Book Thunderbolt Duo as an ... a second copy of the drives stores your external drives. MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Storage Device Welcome to your My Book® Thunderbolt™ Duo dual-drive storage device, featuring revolutionary Thunderbolt technology that sets new standards for multitasking projects. ABOUT YOUR WD...
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... ID 1048. ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE - 2 For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to http://support.wdc.com/downloads. Kit Contents As shown in your My Book Thunderbolt Duo dual-drive storage device kit includes the following: • My Book Thunderbolt Duo dual-drive storage device • AC adapter (configuration varies, depending...
... ID 1048. ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE - 2 For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to http://support.wdc.com/downloads. Kit Contents As shown in your My Book Thunderbolt Duo dual-drive storage device kit includes the following: • My Book Thunderbolt Duo dual-drive storage device • AC adapter (configuration varies, depending...
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...Note: Older Windows operating systems might need a patch from Microsoft to the Apple menu and select Software Update. Front and Rear Views of Your My Book Thunderbolt Duo Dual-drive Storage Device Rear View ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE - 3 In the RAID configurations,...• Lion Compatibility can be reformatted as a striped RAID disk array (RAID 0). MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Thunderbolt Duo dual-drive storage device and WD Drive Utilities software are formatted with a single HFS+J partition for Mac OS X operating systems. In the ...
...Note: Older Windows operating systems might need a patch from Microsoft to the Apple menu and select Software Update. Front and Rear Views of Your My Book Thunderbolt Duo Dual-drive Storage Device Rear View ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE - 3 In the RAID configurations,...• Lion Compatibility can be reformatted as a striped RAID disk array (RAID 0). MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Thunderbolt Duo dual-drive storage device and WD Drive Utilities software are formatted with a single HFS+J partition for Mac OS X operating systems. In the ...
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...security, the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). Drives can easily register your device using your My Book Thunderbolt Duo dual-drive storage device to register online at http://register.wdc.com. ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE - 5 Registering Your Device ... and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Observe the following precautions when unpacking and using the WD Drive Utilities software, as described in any position other than the standing upright position. • Do not use this product as a portable device....
...security, the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). Drives can easily register your device using your My Book Thunderbolt Duo dual-drive storage device to register online at http://register.wdc.com. ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE - 5 Registering Your Device ... and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Observe the following precautions when unpacking and using the WD Drive Utilities software, as described in any position other than the standing upright position. • Do not use this product as a portable device....
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Connect the AC adapter to a power receptacle and to the 12 VDC power connector on your region, if required, change the power adapter as follows: Installing Removing Installing Removing 2. MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Device and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for: Connecting the Device Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software Connecting the Device 1. Turn on the device: CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 Depending on your computer. 3.
Connect the AC adapter to a power receptacle and to the 12 VDC power connector on your region, if required, change the power adapter as follows: Installing Removing Installing Removing 2. MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Device and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for: Connecting the Device Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software Connecting the Device 1. Turn on the device: CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 Depending on your computer. 3.
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...Time Machine on page 13.) • If you do want to use . It is ready to use one of your My Book Thunderbolt Duo device are software configured, and the Lion backup disk encryption feature is not compatible with or without backup encryption. • Convert it without backup ... If you can either the My Book Thunderbolt Duo Finder listing or its desktop icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on Lion - The Stripe and Mirror RAID modes of them with software-configured RAID devices. Either way, your My Book Thunderbolt Duo dual-drive storage device is recommended ...
...Time Machine on page 13.) • If you do want to use . It is ready to use one of your My Book Thunderbolt Duo device are software configured, and the Lion backup disk encryption feature is not compatible with or without backup encryption. • Convert it without backup ... If you can either the My Book Thunderbolt Duo Finder listing or its desktop icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on Lion - The Stripe and Mirror RAID modes of them with software-configured RAID devices. Either way, your My Book Thunderbolt Duo dual-drive storage device is recommended ...
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Drag the icon for the WD Drive Utilities software to continue and display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 3 below and "Managing and Customizing Your My Book Thunderbolt Duo Device" on the screen that displays: 3. Figure 3. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application. 4. WD Drive Utilities Screen CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 Read the license agreement and click Accept to the alias Applications folder on page 10). . MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 2.
Drag the icon for the WD Drive Utilities software to continue and display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 3 below and "Managing and Customizing Your My Book Thunderbolt Duo Device" on the screen that displays: 3. Figure 3. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application. 4. WD Drive Utilities Screen CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 Read the license agreement and click Accept to the alias Applications folder on page 10). . MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 2.
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... Registering the Device Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image Safely Dismounting the Device Drives The WD Drive Utilities software (see . . . Status Check S.M.A.R.T. A detected increase in the next section. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO DEVICE - 10 Run drive diagnostics ... With advanced warning, you can provide an indication that your data to . . . MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 13 Managing and Customizing Your My Book Thunderbolt Duo Device This chapter includes the following tests if you are working properly. • RAID Management-Check...
... Registering the Device Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image Safely Dismounting the Device Drives The WD Drive Utilities software (see . . . Status Check S.M.A.R.T. A detected increase in the next section. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO DEVICE - 10 Run drive diagnostics ... With advanced warning, you can provide an indication that your data to . . . MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 13 Managing and Customizing Your My Book Thunderbolt Duo Device This chapter includes the following tests if you are working properly. • RAID Management-Check...
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... but needs to be formatted differently for enhanced flexibility Checking the Device Status The WD Drive Utilities software provides a status indication of your computer, select the one supported storage device connected to your My Book Thunderbolt Duo device is as a striped RAID 0 disk array for maximum-protection/reduced-storage • JBOD individual drives that...
... but needs to be formatted differently for enhanced flexibility Checking the Device Status The WD Drive Utilities software provides a status indication of your computer, select the one supported storage device connected to your My Book Thunderbolt Duo device is as a striped RAID 0 disk array for maximum-protection/reduced-storage • JBOD individual drives that...
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...software and disk image.) To change to another storage device before changing the configuration. If you want to change the device configuration: 1. Maximum Capacity and Performance (RAID 0) • Mirror - Volume name for the new RAID array: Individual Drives Volume name and file format for specifying the . . . MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO... USER MANUAL Changing the Device Configuration CAUTION! Displays a volume dialog for each drive: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO DEVICE - 13
...software and disk image.) To change to another storage device before changing the configuration. If you want to change the device configuration: 1. Maximum Capacity and Performance (RAID 0) • Mirror - Volume name for the new RAID array: Individual Drives Volume name and file format for specifying the . . . MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO... USER MANUAL Changing the Device Configuration CAUTION! Displays a volume dialog for each drive: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO DEVICE - 13
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... Drive Utilities software: • Displays a status bar to show the progress of a volume, type over the name in the Volume Name box. During the configuration change . 6. If you are converting to individual drives, select the option to support the new device mode MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO DEVICE -... 14 On the volume dialog: a. MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 5.
... Drive Utilities software: • Displays a status bar to show the progress of a volume, type over the name in the Volume Name box. During the configuration change . 6. If you are converting to individual drives, select the option to support the new device mode MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO DEVICE -... 14 On the volume dialog: a. MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 5.
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...want to use the device drives to step 10 on Lion - A • My Book Thunderbolt Duo - The Stripe and Mirror RAID modes of your My Book Thunderbolt Duo device are software configured, and the Lion backup disk encryption feature is not compatible with Time Machine in ...and skip to use the Time Machine backup software, click: - To use the Time Machine backup software, then for: - Select the volume that you have converted to use : • My Book Thunderbolt Duo - MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 8. Your My Book Thunderbolt Duo device leverages the operating system to step ...
...want to use the device drives to step 10 on Lion - A • My Book Thunderbolt Duo - The Stripe and Mirror RAID modes of your My Book Thunderbolt Duo device are software configured, and the Lion backup disk encryption feature is not compatible with Time Machine in ...and skip to use the Time Machine backup software, click: - To use the Time Machine backup software, then for: - Select the volume that you have converted to use : • My Book Thunderbolt Duo - MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 8. Your My Book Thunderbolt Duo device leverages the operating system to step ...
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MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL b. Go to step 10. 10. Note: Erasing your device drives also deletes the WD software and all of the support files, utilities, and user manual files. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display the WD Drive ...; Using Lion: - MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO DEVICE - 16 If you have changed to its original configuration after erasing the drives. (See Knowledge Base answer ID 7 at http://support.wdc.com for information about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image.) To erase your backup files, ...
MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL b. Go to step 10. 10. Note: Erasing your device drives also deletes the WD software and all of the support files, utilities, and user manual files. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display the WD Drive ...; Using Lion: - MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO DEVICE - 16 If you have changed to its original configuration after erasing the drives. (See Knowledge Base answer ID 7 at http://support.wdc.com for information about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image.) To erase your backup files, ...
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...: • Erase Drive A • Erase Drive B b. If you want to complete. c. This will be performed and the data may be recoverable using disk recovery software. MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 2. If you have more than one supported storage device or drive connected to display the Drive Erase dialog: For RAID Array Configurations For...
...: • Erase Drive A • Erase Drive B b. If you want to complete. c. This will be performed and the data may be recoverable using disk recovery software. MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 2. If you have more than one supported storage device or drive connected to display the Drive Erase dialog: For RAID Array Configurations For...
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... -date on page 9). MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL e. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO DEVICE - 18 To register your computer is on the device drives, back it up -to register your device. Registering the Device The WD Drive Utilities software uses your password and click OK...erase operation completes, click OK to another device before continuing with the drive erase. Read the warning about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image. f. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Knowledge Base ...
... -date on page 9). MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL e. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO DEVICE - 18 To register your computer is on the device drives, back it up -to register your device. Registering the Device The WD Drive Utilities software uses your password and click OK...erase operation completes, click OK to another device before continuing with the drive erase. Read the warning about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image. f. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Knowledge Base ...
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...that you will need to register. 4. g. If you have erased or reformatted the drives, go to restore the WD software and disk image on your My Book Thunderbolt Duo device in the E-mail address box. Type the serial number of the data on your last name in the First name... Yes, I want to remove and reinstall the WD software on your language in the Preferred language box. Type your first name in the Last name box. Click Register Drive. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO DEVICE - 19 MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 3. Type your e-mail address in the ...
...that you will need to register. 4. g. If you have erased or reformatted the drives, go to restore the WD software and disk image on your My Book Thunderbolt Duo device in the E-mail address box. Type the serial number of the data on your last name in the First name... Yes, I want to remove and reinstall the WD software on your language in the Preferred language box. Type your first name in the Last name box. Click Register Drive. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO DEVICE - 19 MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 3. Type your e-mail address in the ...
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... JBOD configuration: As prompted for a RAID configuration, use the WD Drive Utilities software to determine which drive has failed. (See "Checking the Device Status" on page 12.) For a JBOD configuration, the warning message indicates the drive that failed. MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 14 Replacing a Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Determining...
... JBOD configuration: As prompted for a RAID configuration, use the WD Drive Utilities software to determine which drive has failed. (See "Checking the Device Status" on page 12.) For a JBOD configuration, the warning message indicates the drive that failed. MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL 14 Replacing a Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Determining...