Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... product. My Book® Home Edition™ LED 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 drive for more detailed information on the use the equipment according to the instruction manual...
... product. My Book® Home Edition™ LED 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 drive for more detailed information on the use the equipment according to the instruction manual...
User Manual
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MY BOOK HOME EDITION USER MANUAL 1 Getting Started Thank you install the latest updates and service pack (SP). Kit Contents • Triple-interface external hard drive • USB cable • FireWire® 400 cable (6-pin to 6-pin) • AC adapter • Quick Install Guide AC Adapter Quick Install Guide My Book Home Edition USB Cable FireWire 400 Cable Optional Accessories For more information on user's hardware configuration and operating system. only). USB port - FireWire 400 port - FireWire 400 port - Important: For highest performance and reliability, ...
MY BOOK HOME EDITION USER MANUAL 1 Getting Started Thank you install the latest updates and service pack (SP). Kit Contents • Triple-interface external hard drive • USB cable • FireWire® 400 cable (6-pin to 6-pin) • AC adapter • Quick Install Guide AC Adapter Quick Install Guide My Book Home Edition USB Cable FireWire 400 Cable Optional Accessories For more information on user's hardware configuration and operating system. only). USB port - FireWire 400 port - FireWire 400 port - Important: For highest performance and reliability, ...
User Manual
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... WD technical support. GETTING STARTED - 2 This information is necessary for your first telephone contact with care during activity. • Do not use My Book as your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the device. • Do not move the device during unpacking and installation. MY BOOK HOME EDITION USER MANUAL Recording Your WD Product Information In the following precautions when unpacking and installing your operating system...
... WD technical support. GETTING STARTED - 2 This information is necessary for your first telephone contact with care during activity. • Do not use My Book as your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the device. • Do not move the device during unpacking and installation. MY BOOK HOME EDITION USER MANUAL Recording Your WD Product Information In the following precautions when unpacking and installing your operating system...
User Manual
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... and 184006 at support.wdc.com. See "Copy Application Software" on repartitioning and reformatting the drive to NTFS prior to NTFS using the Disk Management utility. For Mac, you must install WD Drive Manager. For instructions on page 4. If you can overcome these file size limitations by right-clicking the WD Drive Manager icon in Windows 2000/XP/Vista. The LED indicators function as a single FAT32 partition for approx. 3 seconds) Slow flashing (every 5 seconds) Up...
... and 184006 at support.wdc.com. See "Copy Application Software" on repartitioning and reformatting the drive to NTFS prior to NTFS using the Disk Management utility. For Mac, you must install WD Drive Manager. For instructions on page 4. If you can overcome these file size limitations by right-clicking the WD Drive Manager icon in Windows 2000/XP/Vista. The LED indicators function as a single FAT32 partition for approx. 3 seconds) Slow flashing (every 5 seconds) Up...
User Manual
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... your internal drive. For further information or help with Memeo software, go to www.memeo.com Copy Application Software is an easy, one-time setup, backup application that allows you at the end of the hardware installation. Features include multiple destination backup and simple, intuitive file recovery. Kensington® Security Slot For drive security, this WD product is shipped with free trial software which supports a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). MY BOOK HOME EDITION USER MANUAL eSATA Mode Capacity...
... your internal drive. For further information or help with Memeo software, go to www.memeo.com Copy Application Software is an easy, one-time setup, backup application that allows you at the end of the hardware installation. Features include multiple destination backup and simple, intuitive file recovery. Kensington® Security Slot For drive security, this WD product is shipped with free trial software which supports a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). MY BOOK HOME EDITION USER MANUAL eSATA Mode Capacity...
User Manual
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.... CONNECTING THE DEVICE - 5 If a security alert is disabled on the first installation of available software and other options. Go to begin using the drive. 5. When finished, a menu displays a list of this installation, click Accept or Continue. 4. Drive utilities are connecting My Book to begin using the drive. 5. MY BOOK HOME EDITION USER MANUAL 3 Connecting the Device Windows USB 1. FireWire 1. The autorun menu appears only on your computer or you are installed automatically. Connect the AC adapter and USB cable as...
.... CONNECTING THE DEVICE - 5 If a security alert is disabled on the first installation of available software and other options. Go to begin using the drive. 5. When finished, a menu displays a list of this installation, click Accept or Continue. 4. Drive utilities are connecting My Book to begin using the drive. 5. MY BOOK HOME EDITION USER MANUAL 3 Connecting the Device Windows USB 1. FireWire 1. The autorun menu appears only on your computer or you are installed automatically. Connect the AC adapter and USB cable as...
User Manual
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... begin using My Book. Turn on your computer. 2. The drive mounts to install the included software. Double-click WDDriveManager.dmg to recognize the device. Turn on the back panel. 4. Connect the AC adapter and eSATA cable (optional) as shown. 3. Note: Some eSATA controllers may require a system reboot to install the device utilities. 6. Turn on My Book by pressing the power button located on your computer. 2. Double-click the My Book drive icon. 4. Connect the drive's power cord and USB, FireWire, or...
... begin using My Book. Turn on your computer. 2. The drive mounts to install the included software. Double-click WDDriveManager.dmg to recognize the device. Turn on the back panel. 4. Connect the AC adapter and eSATA cable (optional) as shown. 3. Note: Some eSATA controllers may require a system reboot to install the device utilities. 6. Turn on My Book by pressing the power button located on your computer. 2. Double-click the My Book drive icon. 4. Connect the drive's power cord and USB, FireWire, or...
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MY BOOK HOME EDITION USER MANUAL 4 Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device SmartPower™ In USB or FireWire mode, My Book automatically powers off . 2. You may press the Power button once or disconnect the drive's power cord to turn off (Windows) 1. Shut down the drive. Important: Shut down before turning off the drive safely. Macintosh Drag the My Book icon to safely turn off the drive or disconnecting the eSATA cable. Important: To prevent data loss, close all files are not available...
MY BOOK HOME EDITION USER MANUAL 4 Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device SmartPower™ In USB or FireWire mode, My Book automatically powers off . 2. You may press the Power button once or disconnect the drive's power cord to turn off (Windows) 1. Shut down the drive. Important: Shut down before turning off the drive safely. Macintosh Drag the My Book icon to safely turn off the drive or disconnecting the eSATA cable. Important: To prevent data loss, close all files are not available...
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... support.wdc.com. Note: If an additional external drive is connected to the WD product, USB bandwidth is the data transfer rate slow? TROUBLESHOOTING - 8 Installation Q: Why does the drive not power up? Q: Why is shared and may be sure that does not support USB 2.0. 45 MY BOOK HOME EDITION USER MANUAL Troubleshooting If you can overcome these file size limitations by installing a USB 2.0 PCI adapter card. How to Answer ID install, partition, and format the drive in Windows XP 207 install, partition...
... support.wdc.com. Note: If an additional external drive is connected to the WD product, USB bandwidth is the data transfer rate slow? TROUBLESHOOTING - 8 Installation Q: Why does the drive not power up? Q: Why is shared and may be sure that does not support USB 2.0. 45 MY BOOK HOME EDITION USER MANUAL Troubleshooting If you can overcome these file size limitations by installing a USB 2.0 PCI adapter card. How to Answer ID install, partition, and format the drive in Windows XP 207 install, partition...
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... belong to repaired or replaced Products for its use , or performance of the Product, even if WD has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Authorized returns must be kept for Generic Immunity, as new. Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Part 1: General Requirements (File E101559). The foregoing warranty of WD shall extend to other companies. © 2008 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 6 MY BOOK HOME EDITION USER MANUAL Appendix...
... belong to repaired or replaced Products for its use , or performance of the Product, even if WD has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Authorized returns must be kept for Generic Immunity, as new. Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Part 1: General Requirements (File E101559). The foregoing warranty of WD shall extend to other companies. © 2008 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 6 MY BOOK HOME EDITION USER MANUAL Appendix...
Product Specifications
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... Preserve Your Precious Memories. Mika Mitchell Mother of your photos to an online sharing service, duplicate your e-mail and contacts to your important milestones... Your baby's first step, your wedding in Bali, all captured in digital photos and video. External Storage My Book® Home Edition™ Designed for Home Users Automatic, Continuous Backup Triple Interface My Book helps me preserve memories... and masterpieces. -
... Preserve Your Precious Memories. Mika Mitchell Mother of your photos to an online sharing service, duplicate your e-mail and contacts to your important milestones... Your baby's first step, your wedding in Bali, all captured in digital photos and video. External Storage My Book® Home Edition™ Designed for Home Users Automatic, Continuous Backup Triple Interface My Book helps me preserve memories... and masterpieces. -
Product Specifications
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... operating environment. My Book and Home Edition are registered trademarks; The term of Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Other marks may vary from actual products. Pictures shown may be available in allregions of the specific countries in (54 mm) 2.6 lb (1.17 kg) System Compatibility Mac OS® X Tiger or Leopard Windows Vista®/XP Compatibility may vary depending on user's hardware configuration and operating system. External Storage My Book Home Edition...
... operating environment. My Book and Home Edition are registered trademarks; The term of Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Other marks may vary from actual products. Pictures shown may be available in allregions of the specific countries in (54 mm) 2.6 lb (1.17 kg) System Compatibility Mac OS® X Tiger or Leopard Windows Vista®/XP Compatibility may vary depending on user's hardware configuration and operating system. External Storage My Book Home Edition...