Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... on file at Western Digital Europe. My Book® Studio Edition™ II Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com 800.ASK.4WDC 800.832.4778 +800.6008.6008 00800.27549338 +31.880062100 North America Spanish Asia Pacific Europe (toll free where available) Europe/Middle East/Africa Please see the user manual located on the CD for more detailed information on the use...
... on file at Western Digital Europe. My Book® Studio Edition™ II Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com 800.ASK.4WDC 800.832.4778 +800.6008.6008 00800.27549338 +31.880062100 North America Spanish Asia Pacific Europe (toll free where available) Europe/Middle East/Africa Please see the user manual located on the CD for more detailed information on the use...
User Manual
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...: • Downloads - Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at register.wdc.com. Search by keyword, phrase, or answer ID. • Installation - Get online installation help us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at the best telephone number shown below. To help for support, have your product. Get Warranty, Product Replacement (RMA), RMA Status, and Data Recovery Information...
...: • Downloads - Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at register.wdc.com. Search by keyword, phrase, or answer ID. • Installation - Get online installation help us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at the best telephone number shown below. To help for support, have your product. Get Warranty, Product Replacement (RMA), RMA Status, and Data Recovery Information...
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... STARTED - 2 This user manual provides step-by-step installation instructions and other important information regarding your region. Kit Contents • Dual-drive storage system • USB cable • FireWire® 800 cable (9-pin to 9-pin) • FireWire 800 to 400 cable (9-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...
... STARTED - 2 This user manual provides step-by-step installation instructions and other important information regarding your region. Kit Contents • Dual-drive storage system • USB cable • FireWire® 800 cable (9-pin to 9-pin) • FireWire 800 to 400 cable (9-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...
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MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Compatibility Macintosh • Any of the following: - eSATA port or eSATA adapter card* • Mac® OS X 10.4.10+ • Mac OS X 1.0.5.2+ Windows ® • Any of the following table, write the serial number and model number of your operating system and version. USB port - See our Knowledge Base Article# 2754 at support.wdc.com for answer ID# 1524. † Windows XP/2000 has a known limitation...
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Compatibility Macintosh • Any of the following: - eSATA port or eSATA adapter card* • Mac® OS X 10.4.10+ • Mac OS X 1.0.5.2+ Windows ® • Any of the following table, write the serial number and model number of your operating system and version. USB port - See our Knowledge Base Article# 2754 at support.wdc.com for answer ID# 1524. † Windows XP/2000 has a known limitation...
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... may be handled with care during unpacking and installation. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Drives may block ventilation. Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product: • Do not operate this device outside the temperature range of 5°C-35°...
... may be handled with care during unpacking and installation. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Drives may block ventilation. Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product: • Do not operate this device outside the temperature range of 5°C-35°...
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... approximately 17 percent of six LEDs (lights) on state or power-save mode Slow flashing (every four seconds) System standby Moving up the device. The Capacity Gauge is updated automatically as the drive is used on the drive by a single bar of drive capacity. 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.
... approximately 17 percent of six LEDs (lights) on state or power-save mode Slow flashing (every four seconds) System standby Moving up the device. The Capacity Gauge is updated automatically as the drive is used on the drive by a single bar of drive capacity. 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.
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... equipped with FireWire 400 using a special adapter such as the FireWire 800 to 480 Mb/s. Connection to a FireWire 400 device transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to 3 Gb/s data transfers. USB - To use this kit. The industry standard interface for most Windows-based computers. Interfaces MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Power button LED FireWire eSATA Kensington® Security Slot USB FireWire - Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) supports data transfer rates up to 400 cable included in this interface, an eSATA PCI card or eSATA motherboard port must be...
... equipped with FireWire 400 using a special adapter such as the FireWire 800 to 480 Mb/s. Connection to a FireWire 400 device transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to 3 Gb/s data transfers. USB - To use this kit. The industry standard interface for most Windows-based computers. Interfaces MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Power button LED FireWire eSATA Kensington® Security Slot USB FireWire - Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) supports data transfer rates up to 400 cable included in this interface, an eSATA PCI card or eSATA motherboard port must be...
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... WD Drive Manager folder, which contains the software for the operating system to safely connect the device. 1. Double-click the WD Drive Manager Installer icon. 7. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. WD Drive Manager enables the capacity gauge and Safe Shutdown™ and also installs WD RAID Manager. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. SETTING UP - 8 Double-click the WDDriveManager.dmg icon. 6. Click Install. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 4 Setting Up Macintosh FireWire or USB®...
... WD Drive Manager folder, which contains the software for the operating system to safely connect the device. 1. Double-click the WD Drive Manager Installer icon. 7. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. WD Drive Manager enables the capacity gauge and Safe Shutdown™ and also installs WD RAID Manager. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. SETTING UP - 8 Double-click the WDDriveManager.dmg icon. 6. Click Install. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 4 Setting Up Macintosh FireWire or USB®...
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.... Connect the wall adapter to use. *This product may ship with the installation. 9. Plug the other end of the interface cable (USB, FireWire 800, or FireWire 800 to the system, and WD Drive Manager will power up and mount to 400) into the device. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for answer ID# 1729. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8. SETTING UP - 9 Click Accept to install the backup software now...
.... Connect the wall adapter to use. *This product may ship with the installation. 9. Plug the other end of the interface cable (USB, FireWire 800, or FireWire 800 to the system, and WD Drive Manager will power up and mount to 400) into the device. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for answer ID# 1729. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8. SETTING UP - 9 Click Accept to install the backup software now...
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... wait for the operating system to use. Turn off your AC power receptacle. 9. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for this device 5. Plug the other end of the product. Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to recognize the device. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL eSATA Note: The eSATA interface does not support WD Drive Manager 1. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. Verify that plug type of the eSATA cable into the CD...
... wait for the operating system to use. Turn off your AC power receptacle. 9. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for this device 5. Plug the other end of the product. Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to recognize the device. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL eSATA Note: The eSATA interface does not support WD Drive Manager 1. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. Verify that plug type of the eSATA cable into the CD...
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... drivers and utilities on your computer. 8. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important: You must install the utilities manually. Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to perform its search. 9. Note: If Windows prompts for Windows so your computer. 2. Click WD RAID Manager. Click Accept in the system tray. Turn on your AC power receptacle. 7. Plug the other end of your wall power adapter is disabled on your system recognizes the device. The Application Installer...
... drivers and utilities on your computer. 8. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important: You must install the utilities manually. Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to perform its search. 9. Note: If Windows prompts for Windows so your computer. 2. Click WD RAID Manager. Click Accept in the system tray. Turn on your AC power receptacle. 7. Plug the other end of your wall power adapter is disabled on your system recognizes the device. The Application Installer...
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... Base Article 184006 for additional information. 19. After the formatting process completes, My Book appears as the file system (you can also select FAT16 or FAT32). The Windows 2000 and Windows XP Disk Management utility cannot support the format of a FAT32 partition larger than 32GB. Dynamic partitions cannot be created on an external hard drive. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Note: In almost all cases, it is recommended that you use .
... Base Article 184006 for additional information. 19. After the formatting process completes, My Book appears as the file system (you can also select FAT16 or FAT32). The Windows 2000 and Windows XP Disk Management utility cannot support the format of a FAT32 partition larger than 32GB. Dynamic partitions cannot be created on an external hard drive. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Note: In almost all cases, it is recommended that you use .
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... hours. Install drive that does not meet the unit's requirements. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 21 Replace drive with RAID device. rebuilt from the other drive. Displayed Status Text Good No hard disk No Config Faulty Rebuilding Good Rejected Description User Action The slot configuration contains valid data. Consult the array status to complete. The slot does not contain Create New RAID set . Initialization failed to complete. Replace drive. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Disk Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports...
... hours. Install drive that does not meet the unit's requirements. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 21 Replace drive with RAID device. rebuilt from the other drive. Displayed Status Text Good No hard disk No Config Faulty Rebuilding Good Rejected Description User Action The slot configuration contains valid data. Consult the array status to complete. The slot does not contain Create New RAID set . Initialization failed to complete. Replace drive. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Disk Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports...
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... no HDD Install drive in empty slot. Replace drive. WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 25 The slot is marked as faulty. Replace other slot. Install drive that does not meet the unit's requirements. Displayed Status Text Good No hard disk No Config Faulty Rebuilding Good Rejected Description User Action The slot configuration contains valid data. Replace drive with RAID device. The slot contains an HDD that is compatible with identical capacity drive and re-create RAID set . (Loss...
... no HDD Install drive in empty slot. Replace drive. WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 25 The slot is marked as faulty. Replace other slot. Install drive that does not meet the unit's requirements. Displayed Status Text Good No hard disk No Config Faulty Rebuilding Good Rejected Description User Action The slot configuration contains valid data. Replace drive with RAID device. The slot contains an HDD that is compatible with identical capacity drive and re-create RAID set . (Loss...
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... BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8 Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device Auto-off My Book turns off . You may disconnect the device safely. If the computer is now shut down as the Power LED flashes. Safe Shutdown™ The Power button features Safe Shutdown, which will otherwise prevent successful safe shutdown. To engage Safe Shutdown, press the Power button once. Safe Removal Mac Drag the My Book icon to turn off the device. Windows...
... BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8 Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device Auto-off My Book turns off . You may disconnect the device safely. If the computer is now shut down as the Power LED flashes. Safe Shutdown™ The Power button features Safe Shutdown, which will otherwise prevent successful safe shutdown. To engage Safe Shutdown, press the Power button once. Safe Removal Mac Drag the My Book icon to turn off the device. Windows...
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...; use My Book Studio II Edition with your computer system service My Book Studio Edition II to replace a hard drive change the RAID setting of a WD My Book Studio Edition II format the drive to Mac OS format install, partition, and format the drive in Windows XP/Vista install, partition, and format the drive in Windows 2000 make a device bootable on Intel-based Mac systems obtain and reinstall the original software included on My Book obtain further information on external hard drive...
...; use My Book Studio II Edition with your computer system service My Book Studio Edition II to replace a hard drive change the RAID setting of a WD My Book Studio Edition II format the drive to Mac OS format install, partition, and format the drive in Windows XP/Vista install, partition, and format the drive in Windows 2000 make a device bootable on Intel-based Mac systems obtain and reinstall the original software included on My Book obtain further information on external hard drive...
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11 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II 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 Technology Equipment. This unit generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with Canadian ICES-003 Class B. This device complies...
11 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II 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 Technology Equipment. This unit generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with Canadian ICES-003 Class B. This device complies...
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... how to change specifications at any and all obligations and liabilities of WD for any patent or patent rights of warranty, check the warranty expiration (serial number required) via support.wdc.com. Subject to the address provided on the list of limited user-serviceable products and the specific alteration is attributable to misuse, improper installation, alteration (including removing or obliterating labels and opening, disassembling, or removing external enclosures, including but...
... how to change specifications at any and all obligations and liabilities of WD for any patent or patent rights of warranty, check the warranty expiration (serial number required) via support.wdc.com. Subject to the address provided on the list of limited user-serviceable products and the specific alteration is attributable to misuse, improper installation, alteration (including removing or obliterating labels and opening, disassembling, or removing external enclosures, including but...
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... eSATA 5 K Kensington Security Slot 5 Kit contents 1 L LED indicators 4 capacity gauge 4 Limited warranty 31 O Obtaining service 30 P Product registration 2 R RAID configuring 16, 21 disk messages 20, 24 status messages 19, 23 troubleshooting 18, 22 Registration, product 2 Regulatory compliance 30 Replacing a drive 26 S Safe removal 25 Safe Shutdown 25 Safety compliance 30 Service, WD 30, 32 Software supplied on CD 6 WD RAID Manager-Mac 16 WD RAID Manager-Windows 21 Support, WD 32 System compatibility 2 T Troubleshooting 29 Turning off the device...
... eSATA 5 K Kensington Security Slot 5 Kit contents 1 L LED indicators 4 capacity gauge 4 Limited warranty 31 O Obtaining service 30 P Product registration 2 R RAID configuring 16, 21 disk messages 20, 24 status messages 19, 23 troubleshooting 18, 22 Registration, product 2 Regulatory compliance 30 Replacing a drive 26 S Safe removal 25 Safe Shutdown 25 Safety compliance 30 Service, WD 30, 32 Software supplied on CD 6 WD RAID Manager-Mac 16 WD RAID Manager-Windows 21 Support, WD 32 System compatibility 2 T Troubleshooting 29 Turning off the device...
Product Specifications
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.... Capacities and Model Numbers Automatic backup software - and other companies. Pictures shown may vary by law. User serviceable - Simply open the case and replace the existing drive - temperature: -20°C to 65°C -4 F to multiple destinations including file servers, portable drives and My Book. One terabyte (TB) = one billion bytes. RAID 1 (Mirrored) accesses half of the total capacity for details. no screwdriver needed. Total accessible capacity varies depending on your limited warranty...
.... Capacities and Model Numbers Automatic backup software - and other companies. Pictures shown may vary by law. User serviceable - Simply open the case and replace the existing drive - temperature: -20°C to 65°C -4 F to multiple destinations including file servers, portable drives and My Book. One terabyte (TB) = one billion bytes. RAID 1 (Mirrored) accesses half of the total capacity for details. no screwdriver needed. Total accessible capacity varies depending on your limited warranty...