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...and used in accordance with the applicable directives has been made and is used in power unit marked "Class 2." My Book® Studio Edition™ II Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com 800.ASK.4WDC 800.832.4778 +800.6008.6008 ...Union übereinstimmt. In adempimento con le vigenti direttive è stata rilasciata una "Dichiarazione di conformità", depositata presso Western Digital Europe. Merking med CE-symbolet indikerer dette systemets overholdelse av gjeldende direktiver for more detailed information on the standard of Information ...
...and used in accordance with the applicable directives has been made and is used in power unit marked "Class 2." My Book® Studio Edition™ II Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com 800.ASK.4WDC 800.832.4778 +800.6008.6008 ...Union übereinstimmt. In adempimento con le vigenti direttive è stata rilasciata una "Dichiarazione di conformità", depositata presso Western Digital Europe. Merking med CE-symbolet indikerer dette systemets overholdelse av gjeldende direktiver for more detailed information on the standard of Information ...
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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... Online Support Visit our product support website at register.wdc.com. Search by keyword, phrase, or answer ID. • Installation - MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1 WD Service and Support Should you informed of new features and services, remember to register your product online at https:// www...
...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... Online Support Visit our product support website at register.wdc.com. Search by keyword, phrase, or answer ID. • Installation - MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1 WD Service and Support Should you informed of new features and services, remember to register your product online at https:// www...
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Outside the U.S., visit support.wdc.com. only). MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 2 Getting Started Thank you for purchasing My Book® Studio Edition™ II, the storage solution of data safety. Optional Accessories For more information on your WD product. This user manual ... 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 ...
Outside the U.S., visit support.wdc.com. only). MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 2 Getting Started Thank you for purchasing My Book® Studio Edition™ II, the storage solution of data safety. Optional Accessories For more information on your WD product. This user manual ... 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 ...
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eSATA port or eSATA adapter card* • Mac® OS X 10.4.10+ • Mac OS X 1.0.5.2+ Windows ® • Any of the following : - MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Compatibility Macintosh • Any of the following : - For Macintosh, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. Recording Your WD Product ...
eSATA port or eSATA adapter card* • Mac® OS X 10.4.10+ • Mac OS X 1.0.5.2+ Windows ® • Any of the following : - MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Compatibility Macintosh • Any of the following : - For Macintosh, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. Recording Your WD Product ...
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... of the device that may be handled with care during activity. • Do not use My Book as a portable device. • To avoid overheating, do not block air slots on top of the enclosure. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling...
... of the device that may be handled with care during activity. • Do not use My Book as a portable device. • To avoid overheating, do not block air slots on top of the enclosure. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling...
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...upon installation. Because this condition occurs, read/write activity will stop and the drive will be installed on each system to which My Book is enabled only through installation of WD Drive Manager, which must be preserved. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 5 For more information, ...Power/Activity LED Behavior Appearance Drive State Steady Power-on page 17 or "WD RAID Manager for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. 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 ...
...upon installation. Because this condition occurs, read/write activity will stop and the drive will be installed on each system to which My Book is enabled only through installation of WD Drive Manager, which must be preserved. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 5 For more information, ...Power/Activity LED Behavior Appearance Drive State Steady Power-on page 17 or "WD RAID Manager for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. 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 ...
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... separately). Kensington Security Slot For drive security, this kit. eSATA - Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) supports data transfer rates 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 - FireWire 800 has a maximum data transfer rate of 800 Mb/s and...
... separately). Kensington Security Slot For drive security, this kit. eSATA - Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) supports data transfer rates 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 - FireWire 800 has a maximum data transfer rate of 800 Mb/s and...
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ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 7 Copy Application Software allows you to back up the software included with this application. WD Anywhere Backup™ (Mac and Windows) is shipped with this device. It features automatic backup to multiple destinations and synchronization of working files to keep them current. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Software In addition to WD Drive Manager, this WD product is an intuitive and robust backup and recovery application that provides around-the-clock data protection. A user guide and online help are included with the following bonus software.
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 7 Copy Application Software allows you to back up the software included with this application. WD Anywhere Backup™ (Mac and Windows) is shipped with this device. It features automatic backup to multiple destinations and synchronization of working files to keep them current. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Software In addition to WD Drive Manager, this WD product is an intuitive and robust backup and recovery application that provides around-the-clock data protection. A user guide and online help are included with the following bonus software.
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Double-click the WD Drive Manager Installer icon. 7. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. 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 WD Drive Manager folder, which ...
Double-click the WD Drive Manager Installer icon. 7. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. 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 WD Drive Manager folder, which ...
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... Accept to use. *This product may ship with the installation. 9. Plug the other end of the product. The unit will appear in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the instructions as prompted. 11. Connect the wall adapter to the system, and WD Drive Manager will power up and mount... to your region.* 12. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8. If you want to the DC power input at support.wdc.com for your AC power receptacle. 13. Connect the adapter's...
... Accept to use. *This product may ship with the installation. 9. Plug the other end of the product. The unit will appear in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the instructions as prompted. 11. Connect the wall adapter to the system, and WD Drive Manager will power up and mount... to your region.* 12. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8. If you want to the DC power input at support.wdc.com for your AC power receptacle. 13. Connect the adapter's...
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...button located on your computer. 10. SETTING UP - 10 Connect the wall adapter to your computer. 1 2 Power Off 7. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for this device 5. Note: Some eSATA controllers may require a system reboot to use. Verify that plug ... 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. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL eSATA Note: The eSATA interface does not support WD Drive Manager ...
...button located on your computer. 10. SETTING UP - 10 Connect the wall adapter to your computer. 1 2 Power Off 7. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for this device 5. Note: Some eSATA controllers may require a system reboot to use. Verify that plug ... 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. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL eSATA Note: The eSATA interface does not support WD Drive Manager ...
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...Click Accept in the system tray. Note: If AutoPlay is disabled on your wall power adapter is the correct plug type. Since My Book Studio Edition II comes preformatted for additional drivers, allow it to your AC power receptacle. 7. Then run the CD which the unit mounts to WD ...My Book. Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to safely connect the device. 1. Deselect any applications you must install the utilities manually. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important: You must first install the drivers and ...
...Click Accept in the system tray. Note: If AutoPlay is disabled on your wall power adapter is the correct plug type. Since My Book Studio Edition II comes preformatted for additional drivers, allow it to your AC power receptacle. 7. Then run the CD which the unit mounts to WD ...My Book. Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to safely connect the device. 1. Deselect any applications you must install the utilities manually. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important: You must first install the drivers and ...
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The Select Disks to bring up the context menu. Click on the device, then right-click to Initialize screen appears. Click Next. Click Next. 12. SETTING UP - 12 The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears. Click Run Windows Disk Management Tool. 11. The My Book disk number is selected by default. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 10.
The Select Disks to bring up the context menu. Click on the device, then right-click to Initialize screen appears. Click Next. Click Next. 12. SETTING UP - 12 The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears. Click Run Windows Disk Management Tool. 11. The My Book disk number is selected by default. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 10.
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Click Finish. 14. 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 ...
Click Finish. 14. 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 ...
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Select the size of the partition you wish to create and click Next. 17. The Format Partition screen appears. SETTING UP - 14 Select a drive letter to assign to save time in the formatting process. On this screen, you can select the file system, allocation unit size, and volume label you wish to create on the drive. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 16. It is recommended that you enter "My Book" in the Volume label field and select Perform a quick format to the partition and click Next. 18.
Select the size of the partition you wish to create and click Next. 17. The Format Partition screen appears. SETTING UP - 14 Select a drive letter to assign to save time in the formatting process. On this screen, you can select the file system, allocation unit size, and volume label you wish to create on the drive. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 16. It is recommended that you enter "My Book" in the Volume label field and select Perform a quick format to the partition and click Next. 18.
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... 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 selected. 20. SETTING UP - 15 If you are not dual-booting, it ...
... 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 selected. 20. SETTING UP - 15 If you are not dual-booting, it ...
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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. Windows Condition Icon WD ... - 16 Mac Condition Icon To view WD Drive Manager Status in Mac, click the WD Drive Manager status menu icon and point to 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. Windows Condition Icon WD ... - 16 Mac Condition Icon To view WD Drive Manager Status in Mac, click the WD Drive Manager status menu icon and point to WD My Book RAID. To view WD Drive Manager Status in Windows, roll the cursor over the WD Drive Manager system tray icon.
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...the WD Drive Manager menu extra icon and point to WD My Book. Click Launch WD RAID Manager. 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. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 6 WD RAID Manager for Mac WD RAID Manager is preconfigured for RAID 0 (Striped) mode for data protection ...
...the WD Drive Manager menu extra icon and point to WD My Book. Click Launch WD RAID Manager. 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. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 6 WD RAID Manager for Mac WD RAID Manager is preconfigured for RAID 0 (Striped) mode for data protection ...
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.... As standard precaution, the system prompts you for an administrator's name and password to authenticate your My Book bootable on an Intel-based Macintosh, go to support.wdc.com and search for Windows compatibility. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1. The HFS+ setting formats with Intel processor(s), a GUID Partition Table is created. On...
.... As standard precaution, the system prompts you for an administrator's name and password to authenticate your My Book bootable on an Intel-based Macintosh, go to support.wdc.com and search for Windows compatibility. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1. The HFS+ setting formats 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