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...MIC Notice (Republic of Korea only) Class B Device 1 Please note that interference will not occur in a domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. My Book® Mirror Edition™ LED 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 or 1 USA, Japan, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia 2 Europe, Korea, Brazil, Chile...equipment. En "samsvarserklæring" i henhold til gjeldende direktiver har blitt skrevet og finnes arkivert hos Western Digital Europe. CE-merkintä osoittaa tämän järjestelmän yhdenmukaisuuden sovellettavissa olevien Euroopan unionin neuvoston...
...MIC Notice (Republic of Korea only) Class B Device 1 Please note that interference will not occur in a domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. My Book® Mirror Edition™ LED 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 or 1 USA, Japan, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia 2 Europe, Korea, Brazil, Chile...equipment. En "samsvarserklæring" i henhold til gjeldende direktiver har blitt skrevet og finnes arkivert hos Western Digital Europe. CE-merkintä osoittaa tämän järjestelmän yhdenmukaisuuden sovellettavissa olevien Euroopan unionin neuvoston...
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....wdc.com. Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product to register your first telephone contact with WD technical support. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 1 WD Service and Support Should you prefer, please contact WD at support.wdc.com. Most technical support questions can be ...1 800 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...
....wdc.com. Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product to register your first telephone contact with WD technical support. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 1 WD Service and Support Should you prefer, please contact WD at support.wdc.com. Most technical support questions can be ...1 800 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...
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...your region. only) to view additional accessories like cables, power supplies, and carrying cases for purchasing My Book® Mirror Edition™. GETTING STARTED - 2 MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 2 Getting Started Thank you for this product. Outside the U.S., visit support.wdc.com. ... • USB cable • AC adapter* • Quick Install Guide • Software CD Software CD Quick Install Guide My Book Mirror Edition AC adapter (U.S.-only)* USB cable or Global AC adapter configurations* *This product may ship with a different AC adapter configuration, depending...
...your region. only) to view additional accessories like cables, power supplies, and carrying cases for purchasing My Book® Mirror Edition™. GETTING STARTED - 2 MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 2 Getting Started Thank you for this product. Outside the U.S., visit support.wdc.com. ... • USB cable • AC adapter* • Quick Install Guide • Software CD Software CD Quick Install Guide My Book Mirror Edition AC adapter (U.S.-only)* USB cable or Global AC adapter configurations* *This product may ship with a different AC adapter configuration, depending...
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...'s hardware configuration and operating system. Recording Your WD Product Information In the following table, write the serial number and model number of the device. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Compatibility Windows ® • Available USB port • Windows 2000/XP/Vista Macintosh ® • Available USB port • Mac® OS...
...'s hardware configuration and operating system. Recording Your WD Product Information In the following table, write the serial number and model number of the device. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Compatibility Windows ® • Available USB port • Windows 2000/XP/Vista Macintosh ® • Available USB port • Mac® OS...
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... not use the dual-drive storage system as a portable device. • To avoid overheating, do not block air slots on top of the enclosure. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration.
... not use the dual-drive storage system as a portable device. • To avoid overheating, do not block air slots on top of the enclosure. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration.
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...LEDs RAID degraded mode Cycling from one drive fails, the dual-drive storage system will still operate and your data will spin down My Book. See "WD RAID Manager for Mac" on the front panel of drive capacity. LED Indicators (Lights) The Power/Activity and capacity ...gauge indicators are represented by illuminating up the device. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 3 About Your WD Drive Format and Configuration This WD device is preformatted as the drive is pre-configured for RAID 1 (Mirrored...
...LEDs RAID degraded mode Cycling from one drive fails, the dual-drive storage system will still operate and your data will spin down My Book. See "WD RAID Manager for Mac" on the front panel of drive capacity. LED Indicators (Lights) The Power/Activity and capacity ...gauge indicators are represented by illuminating up the device. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 3 About Your WD Drive Format and Configuration This WD device is preformatted as the drive is pre-configured for RAID 1 (Mirrored...
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... separately). Connection to a USB 1.1 device transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to 1.5 Mb/s). USB 2.0 is equipped with USB 1.1. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 6 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 computers. For more...
... separately). Connection to a USB 1.1 device transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to 1.5 Mb/s). USB 2.0 is equipped with USB 1.1. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 6 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 computers. For more...
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MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Software In addition to WD Drive Manager, this WD product is an easy, one-time setup, backup application that allows you to preserve your data files with the following bonus software. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 7 Features include multiple destination backup and simple, intuitive file recovery. WD Anywhere™ Backup is shipped with around-the-clock protection.
MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Software In addition to WD Drive Manager, this WD product is an easy, one-time setup, backup application that allows you to preserve your data files with the following bonus software. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 7 Features include multiple destination backup and simple, intuitive file recovery. WD Anywhere™ Backup is shipped with around-the-clock protection.
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... its search. SETTING UP - 8 Note: If AutoPlay is the correct plug type for the operating system to the system. Double-click My Computer, My Book folder, WD_Windows_Tools folder, and Setup.exe. The Application Installer screen displays a list of the interface cable into the CD-ROM drive. 3. WD Drive Manager ... Windows" on your computer and wait for your AC power receptacle. 7. Plug the other end of options including software, documentation, and a registration link. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 4 Setting Up Windows Important: You must install the utilities manually.
... its search. SETTING UP - 8 Note: If AutoPlay is the correct plug type for the operating system to the system. Double-click My Computer, My Book folder, WD_Windows_Tools folder, and Setup.exe. The Application Installer screen displays a list of the interface cable into the CD-ROM drive. 3. WD Drive Manager ... Windows" on your computer and wait for your AC power receptacle. 7. Plug the other end of options including software, documentation, and a registration link. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 4 Setting Up Windows Important: You must install the utilities manually.
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... 5. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the WDDriveManager.dmg icon. 6. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. Click Install. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Macintosh® Important: Follow the steps below to load. 2. Double-click the WD Drive Manager Installer icon. 7. SETTING UP - 9
... 5. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the WDDriveManager.dmg icon. 6. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. Click Install. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Macintosh® Important: Follow the steps below to load. 2. Double-click the WD Drive Manager Installer icon. 7. SETTING UP - 9
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... receptacle. 12. Plug the other end of the USB interface cable into the device. 14. The unit will power up and mount to WD My Book. If incorrect, remove it and install the correct one end of the interface cable into an available port on your computer. 13. Click Launch WD... accept the license agreement and continue with the installation. 9. Verify that plug type of the product. Click Accept to your region. SETTING UP - 10 MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 8.
... receptacle. 12. Plug the other end of the USB interface cable into the device. 14. The unit will power up and mount to WD My Book. If incorrect, remove it and install the correct one end of the interface cable into an available port on your computer. 13. Click Launch WD... accept the license agreement and continue with the installation. 9. Verify that plug type of the product. Click Accept to your region. SETTING UP - 10 MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 8.
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MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 15. Enter this information and click OK. As standard precaution, the system prompts you for an administrator's name and password to use. The device is now installed and ready to authenticate your action. Select the desired RAID configuration and device format and click Configure. 16. When prompted to display the pop-up menu. SETTING UP - 11 Click on the device to confirm, click Configure again. 17.
MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 15. Enter this information and click OK. As standard precaution, the system prompts you for an administrator's name and password to use. The device is now installed and ready to authenticate your action. Select the desired RAID configuration and device format and click Configure. 16. When prompted to display the pop-up menu. SETTING UP - 11 Click on the device to confirm, click Configure again. 17.
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... STATUS - 12 Windows Condition Icon To view WD Drive Manager Status in Windows, roll the cursor over the WD Drive Manager system tray icon. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 5 WD Drive Manager Status WD Drive Manager Status provides a quick view of the general status of the device. To view WD Drive...
... STATUS - 12 Windows Condition Icon To view WD Drive Manager Status in Windows, roll the cursor over the WD Drive Manager system tray icon. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 5 WD Drive Manager Status WD Drive Manager Status provides a quick view of the general status of the device. To view WD Drive...
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...-click the WD Drive Manager system tray icon and point to help you proceed, make sure to mirror the data in My Book onto another storage device. 1. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 6 WD RAID Manager for Windows WD RAID Manager is pre-configured for RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode for maximum capacity and accelerated...
...-click the WD Drive Manager system tray icon and point to help you proceed, make sure to mirror the data in My Book onto another storage device. 1. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 6 WD RAID Manager for Windows WD RAID Manager is pre-configured for RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode for maximum capacity and accelerated...
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...of the drives in the WD RAID Manager main screen to your computer system. Right-click on the menu, click Refresh to search for My Book devices connected to view options. To view the device status, select the device from the menu and click Next. If you don't see the... and choose Properties. This is reported in WD RAID Manager to confirm. 4. You can determine which drive (A or B) may have experienced a fault. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 3. Click Close when finished. In this screen, you can also use the context menu in the Disk A or Disk B Serial Number field. ...
...of the drives in the WD RAID Manager main screen to your computer system. Right-click on the menu, click Refresh to search for My Book devices connected to view options. To view the device status, select the device from the menu and click Next. If you don't see the... and choose Properties. This is reported in WD RAID Manager to confirm. 4. You can determine which drive (A or B) may have experienced a fault. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 3. Click Close when finished. In this screen, you can also use the context menu in the Disk A or Disk B Serial Number field. ...
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... the current status of a different RAID array. Wait for rebuild to determine which configuration is not part of your drive. Drives from degraded mode. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL RAID Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on page 16.
... the current status of a different RAID array. Wait for rebuild to determine which configuration is not part of your drive. Drives from degraded mode. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL RAID Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on page 16.
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... drive in empty slot. Initialization failed to see if other errors have been detected. Only WD Green Drives are compatible. data) Mismatched capacity. 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...
... drive in empty slot. Initialization failed to see if other errors have been detected. Only WD Green Drives are compatible. data) Mismatched capacity. 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...
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...) mode for data protection which dedicates half the capacity to mirror the data on a device from the menu to display the popup menu. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 7 WD RAID Manager for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. 1. To launch WD RAID Manager, click the WD Drive Manager menu extra icon... including changing the RAID configuration and formatting the device. Click Launch WD RAID Manager. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 17 Configuring RAID My Book Mirror Edition is a tool designed to WD My Book. To configure or change the RAID setting, click on both drives A and B.
...) mode for data protection which dedicates half the capacity to mirror the data on a device from the menu to display the popup menu. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 7 WD RAID Manager for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. 1. To launch WD RAID Manager, click the WD Drive Manager menu extra icon... including changing the RAID configuration and formatting the device. Click Launch WD RAID Manager. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 17 Configuring RAID My Book Mirror Edition is a tool designed to WD My Book. To configure or change the RAID setting, click on both drives A and B.
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MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 2. As standard precaution, the system prompts you for Windows compatibility. The HFS+ setting formats with PowerPC processor(s), an Apple Partition Map structure is ...
MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 2. As standard precaution, the system prompts you for Windows compatibility. The HFS+ setting formats with PowerPC processor(s), an Apple Partition Map structure is ...
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... the slot status values to complete. (This may take several hours.) Neither slot contains a Check disk status. Install another drive that is newer. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL RAID Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on page 20. Degraded RAID Status Rebuilding Bad Install the original drive...
... the slot status values to complete. (This may take several hours.) Neither slot contains a Check disk status. Install another drive that is newer. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL RAID Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on page 20. Degraded RAID Status Rebuilding Bad Install the original drive...