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v MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL Unlocking the Drive 53 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 53 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 55 Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software 56 9 Troubleshooting 57 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 57 Frequently Asked Questions 57 A Installing the SES Driver 59 Installing on Windows XP Computers 59 Installing the Driver Automatically...
v MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL Unlocking the Drive 53 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 53 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 55 Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software 56 9 Troubleshooting 57 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 57 Frequently Asked Questions 57 A Installing the SES Driver 59 Installing on Windows XP Computers 59 Installing the Driver Automatically...
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...the drive installs the proper driver for use on your operating system is animated. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to step 9 on your My Book drive. 6. b. Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to step b. on page 8. 7. Skip to step 7. On Windows ...WD SmartWare screen (see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on your computer's operating system: IF your computer, the screen is . . . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note: If you have reformatted the drive for your computer, THEN . . . On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled,...
...the drive installs the proper driver for use on your operating system is animated. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to step 9 on your My Book drive. 6. b. Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to step b. on page 8. 7. Skip to step 7. On Windows ...WD SmartWare screen (see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on your computer's operating system: IF your computer, the screen is . . . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note: If you have reformatted the drive for your computer, THEN . . . On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled,...
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... Your system may affect performance. TROUBLESHOOTING - 57 To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from Mac GPT to Windows Vista NTFS format „ Obtain and reinstall the original software included with USB ... GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows XP and Vista „ Install, partition, and format the drive to Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5+ „ Reformat from Mac GPT to Windows XP NTFS „ Reformat the drive from support.wdc.com/download. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL ...
... Your system may affect performance. TROUBLESHOOTING - 57 To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from Mac GPT to Windows Vista NTFS format „ Obtain and reinstall the original software included with USB ... GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows XP and Vista „ Install, partition, and format the drive to Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5+ „ Reformat from Mac GPT to Windows XP NTFS „ Reformat the drive from support.wdc.com/download. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL ...
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.... 2. INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 59 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 1A Installing the SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must be connected to the Internet: 1. You can use the Found New Hardware Wizard to install the SES driver either: • Automatically,... Book drive to your computer is installed automatically when you install the WD SmartWare software or if you clicked Do Not Install on the Welcome to the Internet • Manually, whether your computer. Verify that your computer must have an SES driver installed on computers running Windows ...
.... 2. INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 59 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 1A Installing the SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must be connected to the Internet: 1. You can use the Found New Hardware Wizard to install the SES driver either: • Automatically,... Book drive to your computer is installed automatically when you install the WD SmartWare software or if you clicked Do Not Install on the Welcome to the Internet • Manually, whether your computer. Verify that your computer must have an SES driver installed on computers running Windows ...
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On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No, not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to continue. 3. Select WD SES Device Driver. Click Next to Windows Update: 2. Double-click the My Book drive. Browse to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. b. c. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to My Computer and: a. Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next: 4. INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 61 Double-click the Extras folder.
On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No, not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to continue. 3. Select WD SES Device Driver. Click Next to Windows Update: 2. Double-click the My Book drive. Browse to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. b. c. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to My Computer and: a. Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next: 4. INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 61 Double-click the Extras folder.
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... Found New Hardware screen displays. On the Found New Hardware - MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen. You can use the Found New Hardware screen to install the SES driver either: • Automatically, if your computer is connected to the...
... Found New Hardware screen displays. On the Found New Hardware - MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen. You can use the Found New Hardware screen to install the SES driver either: • Automatically, if your computer is connected to the...
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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 4 on page 6, use the Windows 7 Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: 1. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software: INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 66 Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 4 on page 6, use the Windows 7 Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: 1. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software: INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 66 Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2.
