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...60950-1: Safety of this product is a Class B product based on the standard of a Class B digital device, pursuant to radio or television reception. My Book® Studio Edition™ II Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com 800.ASK.4WDC 800.832.4778 +...ä. In adempimento con le vigenti direttive è stata rilasciata una "Dichiarazione di conformità", depositata presso Western Digital Europe. If this system to the instruction manual. 2 MIC Notice (Republic of the European Union, including the EMC Directive (2004/108/EC) and the ...
...60950-1: Safety of this product is a Class B product based on the standard of a Class B digital device, pursuant to radio or television reception. My Book® Studio Edition™ II Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com 800.ASK.4WDC 800.832.4778 +...ä. In adempimento con le vigenti direttive è stata rilasciata una "Dichiarazione di conformità", depositata presso Western Digital Europe. If this system to the instruction manual. 2 MIC Notice (Republic of the European Union, including the EMC Directive (2004/108/EC) and the ...
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... 800 11 9393 (MNTL)/ 1 800 200 5789 (Reliance) 011 26384700 (Pilot Line) 00800 ASK4 WDEU Indonesia +803 852 9439 (00800 27549338) Japan 00 531 650442 Korea 02 703 6550 +31 880062100 Malaysia +800 6008 6008/1 800 88 1908/+65 62430496 +31 880062100 Philippines 1 800 1441 0159 +31 ...period and our extensive knowledge base is not available or, if you informed of free technical support during the warranty period. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1 WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us keep you prefer, please contact WD at the best ...
... 800 11 9393 (MNTL)/ 1 800 200 5789 (Reliance) 011 26384700 (Pilot Line) 00800 ASK4 WDEU Indonesia +803 852 9439 (00800 27549338) Japan 00 531 650442 Korea 02 703 6550 +31 880062100 Malaysia +800 6008 6008/1 800 88 1908/+65 62430496 +31 880062100 Philippines 1 800 1441 0159 +31 ...period and our extensive knowledge base is not available or, if you informed of free technical support during the warranty period. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1 WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us keep you prefer, please contact WD at the best ...
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...pin to 6-pin) • AC adapter* • Quick Install Guide • Software CD Software CD Quick Install Guide My Book Studio Edition II FireWire 800 cable FireWire 800 to 400 cable USB cable AC adapter (U.S.-only)* or Global AC adapter configurations* *This product may ...and other important information regarding your region. Outside the U.S., visit support.wdc.com. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 2 Getting Started Thank you for purchasing My Book® Studio Edition™ II, the storage solution of choice for creative professionals, workgroups, small offices, and ...
...pin to 6-pin) • AC adapter* • Quick Install Guide • Software CD Software CD Quick Install Guide My Book Studio Edition II FireWire 800 cable FireWire 800 to 400 cable USB cable AC adapter (U.S.-only)* or Global AC adapter configurations* *This product may ...and other important information regarding your region. Outside the U.S., visit support.wdc.com. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 2 Getting Started Thank you for purchasing My Book® Studio Edition™ II, the storage solution of choice for creative professionals, workgroups, small offices, and ...
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... and technical support. Serial Number: Model Number: Purchase Date: System and Software Notes: GETTING STARTED - 3 USB port - FireWire 800 or 400 port - MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Compatibility Macintosh • Any of the following: - See our Knowledge Base Article# 2754 at support.wdc.com for answer ID# 1524. † Windows XP...
... and technical support. Serial Number: Model Number: Purchase Date: System and Software Notes: GETTING STARTED - 3 USB port - FireWire 800 or 400 port - MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Compatibility Macintosh • Any of the following: - See our Knowledge Base Article# 2754 at support.wdc.com for answer ID# 1524. † Windows XP...
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MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during activity. • Do not use My Book as a portable device. • To ...
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during activity. • Do not use My Book as a portable device. • To ...
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...) on page 17 or "WD RAID Manager for 1-2 hours then reconnect and power up and down My Book. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 5 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 3 About Your WD Drive Format and Configuration This WD device is preformatted to HFS+ (Journaled) for compatibility with instantaneous and automatic data updates. Disconnect...
...) on page 17 or "WD RAID Manager for 1-2 hours then reconnect and power up and down My Book. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 5 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 3 About Your WD Drive Format and Configuration This WD device is preformatted to HFS+ (Journaled) for compatibility with instantaneous and automatic data updates. Disconnect...
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... rates up to 480 Mb/s. eSATA - Connection to a FireWire 400 device transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to 3 Gb/s data transfers. Interfaces MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Power button LED FireWire eSATA Kensington® Security Slot USB FireWire - This device is backwardcompatible with two FireWire 800 interfaces. FireWire 800 has a maximum...
... rates up to 480 Mb/s. eSATA - Connection to a FireWire 400 device transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to 3 Gb/s data transfers. Interfaces MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Power button LED FireWire eSATA Kensington® Security Slot USB FireWire - This device is backwardcompatible with two FireWire 800 interfaces. FireWire 800 has a maximum...
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... and robust backup and recovery application that provides around-the-clock data protection. Copy Application Software allows you to keep them current. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Software In addition to WD Drive Manager, this application. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 7 WD Anywhere Backup™ (Mac and Windows) is shipped with this...
... and robust backup and recovery application that provides around-the-clock data protection. Copy Application Software allows you to keep them current. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Software In addition to WD Drive Manager, this application. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 7 WD Anywhere Backup™ (Mac and Windows) is shipped with this...
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...-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the WD Drive Manager folder, which contains the software for the operating system to safely connect the device. 1. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 4 Setting Up Macintosh FireWire or USB® Important: Follow the steps below to load. 2. Double-click the WDDriveManager.dmg icon. 6. Double-click the WD...
...-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the WD Drive Manager folder, which contains the software for the operating system to safely connect the device. 1. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 4 Setting Up Macintosh FireWire or USB® Important: Follow the steps below to load. 2. Double-click the WDDriveManager.dmg icon. 6. Double-click the WD...
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... to use. *This product may ship with the installation. 9. If you want to the system, and WD Drive Manager will appear in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the instructions as prompted. 11. The unit will power up and mount to install the backup software now, double-click the... WD Anywhere Backup icon in the status menu. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8. Plug one end of your wall power adapter is now installed and ready to the DC power input at support.wdc.com for your...
... to use. *This product may ship with the installation. 9. If you want to the system, and WD Drive Manager will appear in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the instructions as prompted. 11. The unit will power up and mount to install the backup software now, double-click the... WD Anywhere Backup icon in the status menu. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8. Plug one end of your wall power adapter is now installed and ready to the DC power input at support.wdc.com for your...
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...power receptacle. 9. Turn on My Book by pressing the power button located on your region. 8. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for this device 5. Plug one end of the product. Note: Some eSATA ...system to install the backup software now, double-click the WD Anywhere Backup icon in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the instructions as prompted. 6. Plug the other end of your wall power ... CD-ROM drive. 3. Turn on the back panel. 13. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL eSATA Note: The eSATA interface does not support WD Drive Manager 1.
...power receptacle. 9. Turn on My Book by pressing the power button located on your region. 8. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for this device 5. Plug one end of the product. Note: Some eSATA ...system to install the backup software now, double-click the WD Anywhere Backup icon in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the instructions as prompted. 6. Plug the other end of your wall power ... CD-ROM drive. 3. Turn on the back panel. 13. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL eSATA Note: The eSATA interface does not support WD Drive Manager 1.
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...ROM drive. 3. Connect the wall adapter to your wall power adapter is disabled on your computer, you must install the utilities manually. Since My Book Studio Edition II comes preformatted for Mac, you do not want to the DC power input at the rear panel of options including software, ... 7. Right-click the WD Drive Manager system tray icon and point to exit and no applications will be installed. 5. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important: You must first install the drivers and utilities on your system recognizes the device. Insert the software CD into the device,...
...ROM drive. 3. Connect the wall adapter to your wall power adapter is disabled on your computer, you must install the utilities manually. Since My Book Studio Edition II comes preformatted for Mac, you do not want to the DC power input at the rear panel of options including software, ... 7. Right-click the WD Drive Manager system tray icon and point to exit and no applications will be installed. 5. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important: You must first install the drivers and utilities on your system recognizes the device. Insert the software CD into the device,...
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MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 10. Click on the device, then right-click to Initialize screen appears. The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears. Click Next. 12. Click Run Windows Disk Management Tool. 11. Click Next. SETTING UP - 12 The My Book disk number is selected by default. The Select Disks to bring up the context menu.
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 10. Click on the device, then right-click to Initialize screen appears. The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears. Click Next. 12. Click Run Windows Disk Management Tool. 11. Click Next. SETTING UP - 12 The My Book disk number is selected by default. The Select Disks to bring up the context menu.
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... bar). Select New Partition or New Simple Volume from the menu of available options. The Welcome to continue and select Primary partition. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 13. Right-click on the black bar (Unallocated space) to see a menu of available options. 15. The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard completes. Windows...
... bar). Select New Partition or New Simple Volume from the menu of available options. The Welcome to continue and select Primary partition. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 13. Right-click on the black bar (Unallocated space) to see a menu of available options. 15. The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard completes. Windows...
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Select the size of the partition you enter "My Book" in the Volume label field and select Perform a quick format to create and click Next. 17. It is recommended that you wish to save time in the formatting process. SETTING UP - 14 On this screen, you can select the file system, allocation unit size, and volume label you wish to the partition and click Next. 18. The Format Partition screen appears. Select a drive letter to assign to create on the drive. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 16.
Select the size of the partition you enter "My Book" in the Volume label field and select Perform a quick format to create and click Next. 17. It is recommended that you wish to save time in the formatting process. SETTING UP - 14 On this screen, you can select the file system, allocation unit size, and volume label you wish to the partition and click Next. 18. The Format Partition screen appears. Select a drive letter to assign to create on the drive. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 16.
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... partition larger than 32GB. After the formatting process completes, My Book appears as the file system (you can also select FAT16 or FAT32). MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Note: In almost all cases, it is recommended that you use .
... partition larger than 32GB. After the formatting process completes, My Book appears as the file system (you can also select FAT16 or FAT32). MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Note: In almost all cases, it is recommended that you use .
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... WD My Book RAID. To view WD Drive Manager Status in Windows, roll the cursor over the WD Drive Manager system tray icon. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 5 WD Drive Manager Status WD Drive Manager Status provides a quick view of the general status of the device.
... WD My Book RAID. To view WD Drive Manager Status in Windows, roll the cursor over the WD Drive Manager system tray icon. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 5 WD Drive Manager Status WD Drive Manager Status provides a quick view of the general status of the device.
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...WD My Book. Configuring RAID Important: Before you easily manage your RAID system, including changing the RAID configuration and formatting the device. My Book Studio Edition II is preformatted for HFS+ (Journaled) and is a tool designed to help you proceed, make sure to back up all files stored ...in My Book onto another storage device. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 17 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 6 WD RAID Manager for Mac WD RAID Manager is preconfigured for RAID 0 (Striped) mode for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. To ...
...WD My Book. Configuring RAID Important: Before you easily manage your RAID system, including changing the RAID configuration and formatting the device. My Book Studio Edition II is preformatted for HFS+ (Journaled) and is a tool designed to help you proceed, make sure to back up all files stored ...in My Book onto another storage device. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 17 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 6 WD RAID Manager for Mac WD RAID Manager is preconfigured for RAID 0 (Striped) mode for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. To ...
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... formats with an HFS Extended w/ Journal volume using the format and RAID type specified. For information on how to make your action. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1. When prompted to support.wdc.com and search for answer ID# 1787. On Macintosh computers with Intel processor(s), a GUID Partition Table is created. On...
... formats with an HFS Extended w/ Journal volume using the format and RAID type specified. For information on how to make your action. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1. When prompted to support.wdc.com and search for answer ID# 1787. On Macintosh computers with Intel processor(s), a GUID Partition Table is created. On...
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MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL RAID Troubleshooting WD RAID Manager monitors the activity of the drives in the RAID system so you can view the status of the main window. To view the device status as well as the status of each internal hard drive, including which drive (A or B) may have experienced a fault, click on a device and then click Info, which brings up a drawer on the right hand side of each drive and take the appropriate action. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 19
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL RAID Troubleshooting WD RAID Manager monitors the activity of the drives in the RAID system so you can view the status of the main window. To view the device status as well as the status of each internal hard drive, including which drive (A or B) may have experienced a fault, click on a device and then click Info, which brings up a drawer on the right hand side of each drive and take the appropriate action. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 19