Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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..., Korea, Brazil, Chile 3 United Kingdom 4 China 5 Australia, New Zealand, Argentina eSATA 1 Windows® 1 2 4 3 1 Macintosh® 21 2 3 4 5 3 Windows® 1 2 Windows® 1 2 4 4 2 3 1 51 4 2 3 1 Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by a listed limited power source, double insulated, or direct plug-in a particular installation. This device complies with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to the instruction manual. 2 MIC Notice (Republic of sound pressure from...
..., Korea, Brazil, Chile 3 United Kingdom 4 China 5 Australia, New Zealand, Argentina eSATA 1 Windows® 1 2 4 3 1 Macintosh® 21 2 3 4 5 3 Windows® 1 2 Windows® 1 2 4 4 2 3 1 51 4 2 3 1 Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by a listed limited power source, double insulated, or direct plug-in a particular installation. This device complies with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to the instruction manual. 2 MIC Notice (Republic of sound pressure from...
User Manual
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... free number available in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom. Register online at the best telephone number shown below. 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 register.wdc.com. Get Warranty, Product Replacement (RMA), RMA Status, and Data Recovery...
... free number available in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom. Register online at the best telephone number shown below. 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 register.wdc.com. Get Warranty, Product Replacement (RMA), RMA Status, and Data Recovery...
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... www.westerndigital.com. Outside the U.S., visit support.wdc.com. 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 may ship with a different AC...
... www.westerndigital.com. Outside the U.S., visit support.wdc.com. 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 may ship with a different AC...
User Manual
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... as your new WD product found on the label on user's hardware configuration and operating system. * For a list of the following: - For Windows, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. USB port - See our Knowledge Base Article# 2754 at support.wdc.com for setup and technical support. FireWire 800 or 400 port - MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Compatibility Macintosh • Any of compatible eSATA cards, search our knowledge base at support.wdc.com...
... as your new WD product found on the label on user's hardware configuration and operating system. * For a list of the following: - For Windows, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. USB port - See our Knowledge Base Article# 2754 at support.wdc.com for setup and technical support. FireWire 800 or 400 port - MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Compatibility Macintosh • Any of compatible eSATA cards, search our knowledge base at support.wdc.com...
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Drives may block ventilation. GETTING STARTED - 4 Do not stack any objects on the underside, top, or rear of the device that 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. Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product: • Do not operate this device outside ...
Drives may block ventilation. GETTING STARTED - 4 Do not stack any objects on the underside, top, or rear of the device that 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. Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product: • Do not operate this device outside ...
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... instructions on changing the RAID configuration or drive format, see "WD RAID Manager for Mac" on page 17 or "WD RAID Manager for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. The Capacity Gauge is updated automatically as the drive is illuminated upon installation. USB and FireWire Mode The Capacity Gauge is pre-configured for RAID 0 (Striped) mode for Windows" on the front panel of the drive. You can replace the failed drive and restore the system. LED Indicators (Lights) The Power/Activity...
... instructions on changing the RAID configuration or drive format, see "WD RAID Manager for Mac" on page 17 or "WD RAID Manager for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. The Capacity Gauge is updated automatically as the drive is illuminated upon installation. USB and FireWire Mode The Capacity Gauge is pre-configured for RAID 0 (Striped) mode for Windows" on the front panel of the drive. You can replace the failed drive and restore the system. LED Indicators (Lights) The Power/Activity...
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Interfaces MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Power button LED FireWire eSATA Kensington® Security Slot USB FireWire - USB 2.0 is backwardcompatible with USB 1.1. Connection to a USB 1.1 device transfers data at FireWire 400 speed (up to 400 Mb/s). eSATA - To use this interface, an eSATA PCI card or eSATA motherboard port must be present on the Kensington Security Slot and available products, visit www.kensington.com. FireWire 800 has a maximum data transfer rate of 800 Mb/s and is backward-compatible with FireWire 400 using a special adapter such...
Interfaces MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Power button LED FireWire eSATA Kensington® Security Slot USB FireWire - USB 2.0 is backwardcompatible with USB 1.1. Connection to a USB 1.1 device transfers data at FireWire 400 speed (up to 400 Mb/s). eSATA - To use this interface, an eSATA PCI card or eSATA motherboard port must be present on the Kensington Security Slot and available products, visit www.kensington.com. FireWire 800 has a maximum data transfer rate of 800 Mb/s and is backward-compatible with FireWire 400 using a special adapter such...
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Click Install. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 4 Setting Up Macintosh FireWire or USB® Important: Follow the steps below to load. 2. SETTING UP - 8 Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the 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. WD Drive Manager enables the capacity gauge and Safe Shutdown™ and also installs WD RAID Manager. Turn on...
Click Install. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 4 Setting Up Macintosh FireWire or USB® Important: Follow the steps below to load. 2. SETTING UP - 8 Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the 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. WD Drive Manager enables the capacity gauge and Safe Shutdown™ and also installs WD RAID Manager. Turn on...
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... for your AC power receptacle. 13. The unit will appear in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the instructions as prompted. 11. SETTING UP - 9 Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to your region.* 12. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for answer ID# 1729. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8. FireWire USB 15. Click Accept to use. *This product may ship with the installation. 9.
... for your AC power receptacle. 13. The unit will appear in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the instructions as prompted. 11. SETTING UP - 9 Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to your region.* 12. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for answer ID# 1729. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8. FireWire USB 15. Click Accept to use. *This product may ship with the installation. 9.
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... power button located on your computer. 10. SETTING UP - 10 Turn off your AC power receptacle. 9. Verify that plug type of the interface cable into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for your wall power adapter is now installed and ready to use. Note: Some eSATA controllers may require a system reboot to install the backup software now, double-click the WD Anywhere Backup icon...
... power button located on your computer. 10. SETTING UP - 10 Turn off your AC power receptacle. 9. Verify that plug type of the interface cable into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for your wall power adapter is now installed and ready to use. Note: Some eSATA controllers may require a system reboot to install the backup software now, double-click the WD Anywhere Backup icon...
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... safely connect the device. 1. Turn on your computer, you must now reformat it for additional drivers, allow it and install the correct one end of your wall power adapter is disabled on your AC power receptacle. 7. The CD autoruns. Plug one . 6. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important: You must install the utilities manually. Follow the steps below to WD My Book. Verify that plug type of the interface cable (USB, FireWire...
... safely connect the device. 1. Turn on your computer, you must now reformat it for additional drivers, allow it and install the correct one end of your wall power adapter is disabled on your AC power receptacle. 7. The CD autoruns. Plug one . 6. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important: You must install the utilities manually. Follow the steps below to WD My Book. Verify that plug type of the interface cable (USB, FireWire...
User Manual
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... size at default. Dynamic partitions cannot be created on an external hard drive. The Windows 2000 and Windows XP Disk Management utility cannot support the format of a FAT32 partition larger than 32GB. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Note: In almost all cases, it is now installed and ready to use NTFS as a drive letter in My Computer and is recommended that you selected. 20. After the formatting process completes, My Book appears as the file...
... size at default. Dynamic partitions cannot be created on an external hard drive. The Windows 2000 and Windows XP Disk Management utility cannot support the format of a FAT32 partition larger than 32GB. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Note: In almost all cases, it is now installed and ready to use NTFS as a drive letter in My Computer and is recommended that you selected. 20. After the formatting process completes, My Book appears as the file...
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... an HDD that is compatible with identical capacity drive and re-create RAID set . (Loss of your Disk A and B. Displayed Status Text Good No hard disk No Config Faulty Rebuilding Good Rejected Description User Action The slot configuration contains valid data. data) Mismatched capacity. Replace drive. Replace other errors have been detected. Only WD Green Drives are compatible. Consult the array status to see if other drive. Replace drive with RAID device. This will take several hours. Install drive that...
... an HDD that is compatible with identical capacity drive and re-create RAID set . (Loss of your Disk A and B. Displayed Status Text Good No hard disk No Config Faulty Rebuilding Good Rejected Description User Action The slot configuration contains valid data. data) Mismatched capacity. Replace drive. Replace other errors have been detected. Only WD Green Drives are compatible. Consult the array status to see if other drive. Replace drive with RAID device. This will take several hours. Install drive that...
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... contain Create New RAID set . Initialization failed to see if other errors have been detected. Replace drive with RAID device. The slot is marked as faulty. Displayed Status Text Good No hard disk No Config Faulty Rebuilding Good Rejected Description User Action The slot configuration contains valid data. The slot is currently being Wait for rebuild to complete. WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 25 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Disk Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports...
... contain Create New RAID set . Initialization failed to see if other errors have been detected. Replace drive with RAID device. The slot is marked as faulty. Displayed Status Text Good No hard disk No Config Faulty Rebuilding Good Rejected Description User Action The slot configuration contains valid data. The slot is currently being Wait for rebuild to complete. WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 25 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Disk Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports...
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... My Book until all active windows, files, and applications before the Power LED turns off. You also may hear the device power down before shutting down the device, which prevents the inadvertent powering down of the interface cable from the power supply socket on , first follow these steps to the Trash icon for proper dismount. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8 Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device Auto-off My Book turns off...
... My Book until all active windows, files, and applications before the Power LED turns off. You also may hear the device power down before shutting down the device, which prevents the inadvertent powering down of the interface cable from the power supply socket on , first follow these steps to the Trash icon for proper dismount. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8 Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device Auto-off My Book turns off...
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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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... - 31 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 the instruction manual. These limits are designed to radio or television reception. This unit generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used near a radio...
... - 31 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 the instruction manual. These limits are designed to radio or television reception. This unit generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used near a radio...
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... user-serviceable products and the specific alteration is within the scope of the applicable instructions, as new. The foregoing limited warranty is WD's sole warranty and is longer. If this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from state to the address provided on how to products sold as found at support.wdc.com), accident or mishandling while in connection with the purchase, use , will be free...
... user-serviceable products and the specific alteration is within the scope of the applicable instructions, as new. The foregoing limited warranty is WD's sole warranty and is longer. If this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from state to the address provided on how to products sold as found at support.wdc.com), accident or mishandling while in connection with the purchase, use , will be free...
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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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... Contents Dual-drive storage system FireWire 800 cable FireWire 800 to 400 cable USB cable AC adapter Software CD Quick Install Guide Product Specifications Pre-configured to RAID 0 (Striped) Configurable to RAID 1 (Mirrored) Data transfer rate: FireWire 800 Mb/s (maximum) eSATA 3 Gb/s (maximum) USB 480 Mb/s (maximum) AC input voltage 100-240V AC input frequency 47-63 Hz Temperature: Operating 5°C to 35°C 41 F to change it ; Simply open the case and replace the existing drive - Western Digital, WD, the...
... Contents Dual-drive storage system FireWire 800 cable FireWire 800 to 400 cable USB cable AC adapter Software CD Quick Install Guide Product Specifications Pre-configured to RAID 0 (Striped) Configurable to RAID 1 (Mirrored) Data transfer rate: FireWire 800 Mb/s (maximum) eSATA 3 Gb/s (maximum) USB 480 Mb/s (maximum) AC input voltage 100-240V AC input frequency 47-63 Hz Temperature: Operating 5°C to 35°C 41 F to change it ; Simply open the case and replace the existing drive - Western Digital, WD, the...