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... and Configuration 5 LED Indicators (Lights 5 Power/Activity LED Behavior 5 Capacity Gauge 5 Interfaces 6 Kensington Security Slot 6 Software 7 4 Setting Up 8 Macintosh 8 Windows 11 5 WD Drive Manager Status 16 WD Drive Manager Status Messages 16 6 WD RAID Manager for Mac 17 Configuring RAID 17 RAID Troubleshooting 19 7 WD RAID Manager for Windows 22 Configuring RAID...
... and Configuration 5 LED Indicators (Lights 5 Power/Activity LED Behavior 5 Capacity Gauge 5 Interfaces 6 Kensington Security Slot 6 Software 7 4 Setting Up 8 Macintosh 8 Windows 11 5 WD Drive Manager Status 16 WD Drive Manager Status Messages 16 6 WD RAID Manager for Mac 17 Configuring RAID 17 RAID Troubleshooting 19 7 WD RAID Manager for Windows 22 Configuring RAID...
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8 Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device 26 Auto-off 26 Safe Shutdown 26 Safe Removal 26 Unplugging the Device 26 9 Replacing a Drive 27 10 Troubleshooting 30 11 Appendix 31 Regulatory Compliance 31 Warranty Information 32 Index 33 TABLE OF CONTENTS - ii
8 Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device 26 Auto-off 26 Safe Shutdown 26 Safe Removal 26 Unplugging the Device 26 9 Replacing a Drive 27 10 Troubleshooting 30 11 Appendix 31 Regulatory Compliance 31 Warranty Information 32 Index 33 TABLE OF CONTENTS - ii
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...8226; 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 ... WD product. GETTING STARTED - 2 only). Outside the U.S., visit support.wdc.com. 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. This user manual provides step-by-step installation ...
...8226; 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 ... WD product. GETTING STARTED - 2 only). Outside the U.S., visit support.wdc.com. 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. This user manual provides step-by-step installation ...
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...; Any of the following : - FireWire 800 or 400 port - Important: For highest performance and reliability, it from recognizing the full capacity of drives greater than 2 TB. Serial Number: Model Number: Purchase Date: System and Software Notes: GETTING STARTED - 3 Recording Your WD Product Information In ...technical support. FireWire 800 or 400 port - This information is recommended that keeps it is necessary for more information. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Compatibility Macintosh • Any of the following : - For Windows, go to the Start menu and select ...
...; Any of the following : - FireWire 800 or 400 port - Important: For highest performance and reliability, it from recognizing the full capacity of drives greater than 2 TB. Serial Number: Model Number: Purchase Date: System and Software Notes: GETTING STARTED - 3 Recording Your WD Product Information In ...technical support. FireWire 800 or 400 port - This information is recommended that keeps it is necessary for more information. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Compatibility Macintosh • Any of the following : - For Windows, go to the Start menu and select ...
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MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Do not stack any objects on .... • Do not use My Book as a portable device. • To avoid overheating, do not block air slots on top of the enclosure. GETTING STARTED - 4 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...
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Do not stack any objects on .... • Do not use My Book as a portable device. • To avoid overheating, do not block air slots on top of the enclosure. GETTING STARTED - 4 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...
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... with instantaneous and automatic data updates. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 5 Capacity Gauge When the device is turned on, the Capacity Gauge indicates space used . MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 3 About Your WD Drive Format and Configuration This WD device is preformatted to top... RAID rebuild mode Fast flashing (every second) Over-temperature condition* * If this drive is preformatted, the first section is illuminated...
... with instantaneous and automatic data updates. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 5 Capacity Gauge When the device is turned on, the Capacity Gauge indicates space used . MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 3 About Your WD Drive Format and Configuration This WD device is preformatted to top... RAID rebuild mode Fast flashing (every second) Over-temperature condition* * If this drive is preformatted, the first section is illuminated...
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... Kensington security cable (sold separately). USB - eSATA - USB 2.0 is equipped with two FireWire 800 interfaces. Kensington Security Slot For drive security, this interface, an eSATA PCI card or eSATA motherboard port must be present on the Kensington Security Slot and available products, ... as the FireWire 800 to 1.5 Mb/s). ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 6 This device is backwardcompatible with USB 1.1. 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® ...
... Kensington security cable (sold separately). USB - eSATA - USB 2.0 is equipped with two FireWire 800 interfaces. Kensington Security Slot For drive security, this interface, an eSATA PCI card or eSATA motherboard port must be present on the Kensington Security Slot and available products, ... as the FireWire 800 to 1.5 Mb/s). ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 6 This device is backwardcompatible with USB 1.1. 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® ...
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Copy Application Software allows you to back up the software included with this application. A user guide and online help are included with the following bonus software. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 7 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. WD Anywhere Backup™ (Mac and Windows) is shipped with this device.
Copy Application Software allows you to back up the software included with this application. A user guide and online help are included with the following bonus software. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 7 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. WD Anywhere Backup™ (Mac and Windows) is shipped with this device.
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... - 8 Double-click the WDDriveManager.dmg icon. 6. 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. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 4 Setting Up Macintosh FireWire or USB® Important: Follow the steps below...
... - 8 Double-click the WDDriveManager.dmg icon. 6. 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. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 4 Setting Up Macintosh FireWire or USB® Important: Follow the steps below...
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...accept the license agreement and continue with a different AC adapter configuration, depending on your region. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for answer ID# 1729. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8. Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to your region.* 12. Note: For more ...SETTING UP - 9 Plug one end of your wall power adapter is now installed and ready to the system, and WD Drive Manager will appear in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the instructions as prompted. 11. If you want to 400) into the device. Verify that plug ...
...accept the license agreement and continue with a different AC adapter configuration, depending on your region. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for answer ID# 1729. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8. Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to your region.* 12. Note: For more ...SETTING UP - 9 Plug one end of your wall power adapter is now installed and ready to the system, and WD Drive Manager will appear in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the instructions as prompted. 11. If you want to 400) into the device. Verify that plug ...
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...AC power receptacle. 9. If you want to use. Turn on your computer. 1 2 Power Off 7. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL eSATA Note: The eSATA interface does not support WD Drive Manager 1. Verify that plug type of the eSATA cable into an available port on your computer and wait for... 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. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for this device 5. Turn on the back panel. 13...
...AC power receptacle. 9. If you want to use. Turn on your computer. 1 2 Power Off 7. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL eSATA Note: The eSATA interface does not support WD Drive Manager 1. Verify that plug type of the eSATA cable into an available port on your computer and wait for... 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. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for this device 5. Turn on the back panel. 13...
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... exit and no applications will be installed. 5. WD Drive Manager enables the capacity gauge and Safe Shutdown™ and also installs WD RAID Manager. Or, click Cancel to WD My Book. Click Accept in the system tray. Since My Book Studio Edition II comes preformatted for Mac, you do not want ...to the system. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important: You must now reformat it for additional drivers, allow it and install ...
... exit and no applications will be installed. 5. WD Drive Manager enables the capacity gauge and Safe Shutdown™ and also installs WD RAID Manager. Or, click Cancel to WD My Book. Click Accept in the system tray. Since My Book Studio Edition II comes preformatted for Mac, you do not want ...to the system. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important: You must now reformat it for additional drivers, allow it and install ...
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... menu of available options. The Welcome to select the Unallocated drive (black bar). Click Next. The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard completes. Do not select a system drive or any other healthy drive. Windows Vista: please proceed to continue and select Primary partition. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 13. Click Finish. 14. Windows XP...
... menu of available options. The Welcome to select the Unallocated drive (black bar). Click Next. The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard completes. Do not select a system drive or any other healthy drive. Windows Vista: please proceed to continue and select Primary partition. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 13. Click Finish. 14. Windows XP...
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The Format Partition screen appears. Select the size of the partition you wish to create on the drive. On this screen, you can select the file system, allocation unit size, and volume label you enter "My Book" in the formatting process. SETTING UP - 14 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 16. It is recommended that you wish to create and click Next. 17. Select a drive letter to assign to save time in the Volume label field and select Perform a quick format to the partition and click Next. 18.
The Format Partition screen appears. Select the size of the partition you wish to create on the drive. On this screen, you can select the file system, allocation unit size, and volume label you enter "My Book" in the formatting process. SETTING UP - 14 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 16. It is recommended that you wish to create and click Next. 17. Select a drive letter to assign to save time in the Volume label field and select Perform a quick format to the partition and click Next. 18.
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...and ready to use NTFS as a drive letter in My Computer and is best to leave the allocation unit size at default. After the formatting process completes, My Book appears 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 use . Dynamic partitions cannot be created on an external hard drive. SETTING UP - 15 If you selected. 20.
...and ready to use NTFS as a drive letter in My Computer and is best to leave the allocation unit size at default. After the formatting process completes, My Book appears 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 use . Dynamic partitions cannot be created on an external hard drive. SETTING UP - 15 If you selected. 20.
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... view WD Drive Manager Status in Mac, click the WD Drive Manager status menu icon and point to WD My Book RAID. 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. To view WD Drive Manager Status ...in Windows, roll the cursor over the WD Drive Manager system tray icon. Windows Condition Icon ...
... view WD Drive Manager Status in Mac, click the WD Drive Manager status menu icon and point to WD My Book RAID. 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. To view WD Drive Manager Status ...in Windows, roll the cursor over the WD Drive Manager system tray icon. Windows Condition Icon ...
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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 ... Book. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 17 To launch WD RAID Manager, click the WD Drive Manager menu extra icon and point to mirror the data on both drives A and B. Click Launch WD RAID Manager. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 6 WD RAID Manager for Mac WD RAID Manager is preconfigured for RAID...
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 ... Book. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 17 To launch WD RAID Manager, click the WD Drive Manager menu extra icon and point to mirror the data on both drives A and B. Click Launch WD RAID Manager. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 6 WD RAID Manager for Mac WD RAID Manager is preconfigured for RAID...
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... the device, WD RAID Manager automatically formats the disk as a single volume using a partition map type which best matches the Macintosh model the drive is created. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1. On Macintosh computers with an HFS Extended w/ Journal volume using the format and RAID type specified. For information on how...
... the device, WD RAID Manager automatically formats the disk as a single volume using a partition map type which best matches the Macintosh model the drive is created. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1. On Macintosh computers with an HFS Extended w/ Journal volume using the format and RAID type specified. For information on how...
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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. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 19 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.
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. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 19 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.
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... configuration. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 20 RAID 1 only Recovering from different RAID sets detected in slots. Drives from degraded mode. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL RAID Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on the current status of a ... disk status. Wait for rebuild to determine which configuration is faulty and replace the drive. Degraded RAID Status Rebuilding Bad Install the original drive that is not part of your drive. Displayed Status Text Healthy Setting Mismatched Description User Action Array is part of the ...
... configuration. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 20 RAID 1 only Recovering from different RAID sets detected in slots. Drives from degraded mode. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL RAID Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on the current status of a ... disk status. Wait for rebuild to determine which configuration is faulty and replace the drive. Degraded RAID Status Rebuilding Bad Install the original drive that is not part of your drive. Displayed Status Text Healthy Setting Mismatched Description User Action Array is part of the ...