Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... companies. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with ...+31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705028-800 Jun 2009 My Book® Essential™ All rights reserved. and My Book and My Book Essential are registered trademarks in the ...
... companies. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with ...+31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705028-800 Jun 2009 My Book® Essential™ All rights reserved. and My Book and My Book Essential are registered trademarks in the ...
Product Specifications (pdf)
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WORL RIVES LLING EXTE My Book® Essential™ External Hard Drives Smart backup and storage D'S BEST SE WD RNAL HARD D Automatic, continuous backup Visual backup control center Password protection and hardware-based encryption Our best-selling My Book external drive is an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life. Our latest edition now features visual, easy-to-use, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection.
WORL RIVES LLING EXTE My Book® Essential™ External Hard Drives Smart backup and storage D'S BEST SE WD RNAL HARD D Automatic, continuous backup Visual backup control center Password protection and hardware-based encryption Our best-selling My Book external drive is an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life. Our latest edition now features visual, easy-to-use, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection.
Product Specifications (pdf)
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...GB WDBAAF7500EBK 640 GB WDBAAF6400EBK 500 GB WDBAAF5000EBK Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Book and Put Your Life On It are required to obtain Hi-Speed USB performance. Power miser My Book external drives are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 interface A simple connection that belong to save energy. Product Specifications Interface USB 2.0 Kit Contents External hard drive.... My Book Essential External Hard Drives Product Features See your life safe in which your product was purchased. Drive lock Gain peace of your backup. Essential, WD ...
...GB WDBAAF7500EBK 640 GB WDBAAF6400EBK 500 GB WDBAAF5000EBK Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Book and Put Your Life On It are required to obtain Hi-Speed USB performance. Power miser My Book external drives are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 interface A simple connection that belong to save energy. Product Specifications Interface USB 2.0 Kit Contents External hard drive.... My Book Essential External Hard Drives Product Features See your life safe in which your product was purchased. Drive lock Gain peace of your backup. Essential, WD ...
User Manual
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... MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional Accessories 2 Operating System Compatibility 3 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Power/Activity LED 4 Power Button 4 USB 3.0 Interface 4 Kensington® Security Slot 5 Registering the Drive 5 Handling Precautions 5 2 Connecting the Drive and...
... MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional Accessories 2 Operating System Compatibility 3 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Power/Activity LED 4 Power Button 4 USB 3.0 Interface 4 Kensington® Security Slot 5 Registering the Drive 5 Handling Precautions 5 2 Connecting the Drive and...
User Manual
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...BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL 5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 27 Password Protecting the Drive 27 Unlocking the Drive 28 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 29 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 29 Changing Your Password 30 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 31 6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive... Home Screen 49 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 50 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 50 Checking Drive Status 51 Safely Dismounting the Drive 52 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 52 Using the My Book Icon 53 Using the Drive Power Button 53 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
...BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL 5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 27 Password Protecting the Drive 27 Unlocking the Drive 28 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 29 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 29 Changing Your Password 30 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 31 6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive... Home Screen 49 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 50 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 50 Checking Drive Status 51 Safely Dismounting the Drive 52 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 52 Using the My Book Icon 53 Using the Drive Power Button 53 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
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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...
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...
User Manual
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... smaller, sleeker, and more from unauthorized access or theft with your digital life. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to save energy. WD's best-selling My Book Essential USB external hard drive features WD SmartWare software that your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more elegant. WD...
... smaller, sleeker, and more from unauthorized access or theft with your digital life. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to save energy. WD's best-selling My Book Essential USB external hard drive features WD SmartWare software that your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more elegant. WD...
User Manual
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... software). Kit Contents As shown in your My Book Essential disk drive kit includes the following: • My Book Essential external hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on the drive) • USB cable • AC adapter • Quick Install Guide USB Cable Quick Install Guide AC Adapter My Book Essential Drive Figure 1. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box...
... software). Kit Contents As shown in your My Book Essential disk drive kit includes the following: • My Book Essential external hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on the drive) • USB cable • AC adapter • Quick Install Guide USB Cable Quick Install Guide AC Adapter My Book Essential Drive Figure 1. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box...
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... For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). Disk Drive Format Your My Book Essential drive is preformatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to ... configuration and operating system. Front of the My Book Essential Drive ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Essential drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with a Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 44 and "Troubleshooting" on page ...
... For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). Disk Drive Format Your My Book Essential drive is preformatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to ... configuration and operating system. Front of the My Book Essential Drive ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Essential drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with a Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 44 and "Troubleshooting" on page ...
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... USB 2.0-up to 480 Mb/s • USB 1.1-up to 5 Gb/s. Note: If you disconnect the drive after using the power button to turn it off, when you must press the power button again to the drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Power Button USB 3.0 Kensington® Security Slot Power Connector ...button to turn it to 12 Mb/s ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 USB 3.0 is installed on your running computer, the drive automatically powers on . Back of the My Book Essential Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state and activity as follows: LED Appearance On ...
... USB 2.0-up to 480 Mb/s • USB 1.1-up to 5 Gb/s. Note: If you disconnect the drive after using the power button to turn it off, when you must press the power button again to the drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Power Button USB 3.0 Kensington® Security Slot Power Connector ...button to turn it to 12 Mb/s ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 USB 3.0 is installed on your running computer, the drive automatically powers on . Back of the My Book Essential Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state and activity as follows: LED Appearance On ...
User Manual
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...• Do not use this product as described in "Registering the Drive" on page 37. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 5 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Kensington® Security Slot For drive security, the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington security cable (...drive. • To allow proper ventilation, do not block any of the drive enclosure's air slots. You can easily register your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the drive. • Do not move the drive during unpacking and installation. Registering the Drive Always register your My Book Essential drive...
...• Do not use this product as described in "Registering the Drive" on page 37. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 5 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Kensington® Security Slot For drive security, the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington security cable (...drive. • To allow proper ventilation, do not block any of the drive enclosure's air slots. You can easily register your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the drive. • Do not move the drive during unpacking and installation. Registering the Drive Always register your My Book Essential drive...
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.../KO US/JA/TW EU/KO Installing Removing Installing 2. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive to your computer and installing WD SmartWare software. Removing 2 3 1 Figure 4. Connecting the My Book Drive 4 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 It includes the following topics: Connecting the...
.../KO US/JA/TW EU/KO Installing Removing Installing 2. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive to your computer and installing WD SmartWare software. Removing 2 3 1 Figure 4. Connecting the My Book Drive 4 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 It includes the following topics: Connecting the...
User Manual
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... 8. 7. on a Mac computer, skip the rest of this procedure and see Figure 5). The WD SmartWare software that the new My Book drive appears under My Computer in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare application file to display the Welcome to close it. Note: If...to step 9 on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note: If you have reformatted the drive for your computer, the screen is animated. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to WD SmartWare screen (see...
... 8. 7. on a Mac computer, skip the rest of this procedure and see Figure 5). The WD SmartWare software that the new My Book drive appears under My Computer in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare application file to display the Welcome to close it. Note: If...to step 9 on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note: If you have reformatted the drive for your computer, the screen is animated. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to WD SmartWare screen (see...
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... already backed up to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 5 on page 15 instead. 9. THEN click the . . . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 8. For Windows Vista or Windows 7, two or three screens might appear, depending on your drive, The full version of the WD SmartWare software, with the WD SmartWare software: 1. a. b. Continue to do not...
... already backed up to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 5 on page 15 instead. 9. THEN click the . . . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 8. For Windows Vista or Windows 7, two or three screens might appear, depending on your drive, The full version of the WD SmartWare software, with the WD SmartWare software: 1. a. b. Continue to do not...
User Manual
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... The initial Backup screen for securing and registering your first backup (see Figure 6 on page 10). Install Drive Settings The drive management initial Drive Settings screen for performing your drive (Figure 7 on page 10). See Figure 8 on page 11 and "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on... all WD SmartWare functions: a. Skip to display the WD SmartWare initial Drive Settings screen (Figure 7 on page 11). This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Retrieve a backup. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 4. Retrieve a backup The Home screen for returning to display...
... The initial Backup screen for securing and registering your first backup (see Figure 6 on page 10). Install Drive Settings The drive management initial Drive Settings screen for performing your drive (Figure 7 on page 10). See Figure 8 on page 11 and "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on... all WD SmartWare functions: a. Skip to display the WD SmartWare initial Drive Settings screen (Figure 7 on page 11). This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Retrieve a backup. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 4. Retrieve a backup The Home screen for returning to display...
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Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 7. Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 6.
Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 7. Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 6.
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... a Preferences button that you can use to close the WD SmartWare initial Drive Settings screen and display the WD SmartWare Home screen (Figure 8). MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 6. Figure 8. After password protecting or registering your drive, click Continue to close the drive management initial Drive Settings screen. This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install...
... a Preferences button that you can use to close the WD SmartWare initial Drive Settings screen and display the WD SmartWare Home screen (Figure 8). MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 6. Figure 8. After password protecting or registering your drive, click Continue to close the drive management initial Drive Settings screen. This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install...
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...Overview The WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you add or change a file. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 9. Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup. ...you've lost all your data automatically-Automatic, continuous backup instantly makes a copy whenever you the power to: • Secure your drive-In drive settings, create a password to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer. Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for new...
...Overview The WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you add or change a file. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 9. Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup. ...you've lost all your data automatically-Automatic, continuous backup instantly makes a copy whenever you the power to: • Secure your drive-In drive settings, create a password to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer. Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for new...
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Files that are not backed up files from your My Book drive to any location on your computer In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all of your files that are available for backup are not available for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category displays the ...the drop-down selection box under the name of your computer. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen provides four tab-selected options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity of each hard drive in or connected to your computer (see Figure 8 on page 11...
Files that are not backed up files from your My Book drive to any location on your computer In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all of your files that are available for backup are not available for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category displays the ...the drop-down selection box under the name of your computer. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen provides four tab-selected options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity of each hard drive in or connected to your computer (see Figure 8 on page 11...
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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your My Book drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown ...• Home-Provides a Content Gauge showing the capacity and contents of your My Book drive (see Figure 9 on page 12) • Settings-Manages the same security, diagnostics, and power settings as the ...uncertain about what to do, just click the info/online help screen after selecting Install Drive Settings, installing the software, completing the initial drive settings, and opening the WD SmartWare software. This space is available after reading the ...
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your My Book drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown ...• Home-Provides a Content Gauge showing the capacity and contents of your My Book drive (see Figure 9 on page 12) • Settings-Manages the same security, diagnostics, and power settings as the ...uncertain about what to do, just click the info/online help screen after selecting Install Drive Settings, installing the software, completing the initial drive settings, and opening the WD SmartWare software. This space is available after reading the ...
