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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL 5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 27 Password Protecting the Drive 27 Unlocking the Drive 28 Unlocking the...or Windows 7 41 Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image 41 7 Checking Drive Health 42 8 Using the Drive with a Mac 44 Reformatting the Drive 44 Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image 44 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 44 Enhancing Performance ... 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 - iv
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL 5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 27 Password Protecting the Drive 27 Unlocking the Drive 28 Unlocking the...or Windows 7 41 Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image 41 7 Checking Drive Health 42 8 Using the Drive with a Mac 44 Reformatting the Drive 44 Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image 44 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 44 Enhancing Performance ... 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 - iv
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...security slot on hardware configuration and operating system. Front of the My Book Essential Drive ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 For Windows computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. For Mac computers, go to use the drive with the following operating systems: Windows...; Compatibility can vary, depending on the back Power/Activity LED Figure 2. 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...
...security slot on hardware configuration and operating system. Front of the My Book Essential Drive ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 For Windows computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. For Mac computers, go to use the drive with the following operating systems: Windows...; Compatibility can vary, depending on the back Power/Activity LED Figure 2. 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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...appear, depending on your computer's operating system: IF your operating system is on the drive installs the proper driver for use on a Mac computer, skip the rest of this procedure and see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on page 44 instead. 4. The WD ... 5). on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is animated. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note: If you have reformatted the drive for your My Book drive. 6. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to step b. Several different screens might appear,...
...appear, depending on your computer's operating system: IF your operating system is on the drive installs the proper driver for use on a Mac computer, skip the rest of this procedure and see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on page 44 instead. 4. The WD ... 5). on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is animated. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note: If you have reformatted the drive for your My Book drive. 6. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to step b. Several different screens might appear,...
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... SmartWare Software and Disk Image After you have reformatted your My Book drive for use on a Mac computer and downloaded and restored the Mac version of the WD SmartWare software and disk image on the drive. Connect the My Book drive to your computer as a single NTFS partition for use ...to support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419 for more information about downloading and restoring the Mac version of the WD SmartWare software and disk image: 1. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 18 Using the Drive with a Mac The My Book drive is preformatted as shown in Figure 4 on page 6.
... SmartWare Software and Disk Image After you have reformatted your My Book drive for use on a Mac computer and downloaded and restored the Mac version of the WD SmartWare software and disk image on the drive. Connect the My Book drive to your computer as a single NTFS partition for use ...to support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419 for more information about downloading and restoring the Mac version of the WD SmartWare software and disk image: 1. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 18 Using the Drive with a Mac The My Book drive is preformatted as shown in Figure 4 on page 6.
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... (see "Installing the WD SmartWare Software" on page 47) Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is fully compatible with the Mac computer: 4. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 45 If you . If you do not need to the volume when you reformatted the drive for you are not going to ... Backup Disk. If you are going to install the WD SmartWare software, install WD +TURBO to use with Apple's Time Machine software. The My Book icon now displays as: Your My Book drive is now ready to enhance the performance of the drive on your My Book drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 3.
... (see "Installing the WD SmartWare Software" on page 47) Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is fully compatible with the Mac computer: 4. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 45 If you . If you do not need to the volume when you reformatted the drive for you are not going to ... Backup Disk. If you are going to install the WD SmartWare software, install WD +TURBO to use with Apple's Time Machine software. The My Book icon now displays as: Your My Book drive is now ready to enhance the performance of the drive on your My Book drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 3.
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Click Install on the screen that installing the drivers requires you that displays: 2. A message informs you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. 5. Double-click the My Book icon and then double-click the Extras folder on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer icon: 3. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL To install WD +TURBO: 1. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 46
Click Install on the screen that installing the drivers requires you that displays: 2. A message informs you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. 5. Double-click the My Book icon and then double-click the Extras folder on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer icon: 3. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL To install WD +TURBO: 1. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 46
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... and then double-click the WD SmartWare icon on the screen that you reformatted the drive for use with the Mac computer: Your My Book drive is the name you assigned to the volume when you normally use as an enhanced-performance external storage device. As prompted, when the installation ... Password box and click OK: 7. Installing the WD SmartWare Software To install the WD SmartWare software: 1. Type the password that displays: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 47 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 6.
... and then double-click the WD SmartWare icon on the screen that you reformatted the drive for use with the Mac computer: Your My Book drive is the name you assigned to the volume when you normally use as an enhanced-performance external storage device. As prompted, when the installation ... Password box and click OK: 7. Installing the WD SmartWare Software To install the WD SmartWare software: 1. Type the password that displays: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 47 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 6.
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.... 6. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 48 Click Install WD SmartWare to Install and the installer utility will detect that you normally use to access the computer in the Password box and click OK: 7. Click Continue to begin the installation. 5. The WD SmartWare Software Installer screen displays: MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 3. Type the...
.... 6. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 48 Click Install WD SmartWare to Install and the installer utility will detect that you normally use to access the computer in the Password box and click OK: 7. Click Continue to begin the installation. 5. The WD SmartWare Software Installer screen displays: MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 3. Type the...
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USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 49 WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home Screen On the Home screen, you select a different drive, the system will identify the categories of ... computer's main hard drive. If you can modify the primary drive being categorized with the dropdown selection box under the name of your computer. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 18. In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all of your files that are available for backup are shown against...
USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 49 WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home Screen On the Home screen, you select a different drive, the system will identify the categories of ... computer's main hard drive. If you can modify the primary drive being categorized with the dropdown selection box under the name of your computer. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 18. In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all of your files that are available for backup are shown against...
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... the icon, you can restart it by: • Clicking the WD SmartWare icon and selecting Open WD SmartWare: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 50 Note: The small number of files that are not available for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number... Retrieved category, also shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your computer's operating system put there when you installed the drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, shows the files that you have installed the WD SmartWare...
... the icon, you can restart it by: • Clicking the WD SmartWare icon and selecting Open WD SmartWare: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 50 Note: The small number of files that are not available for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number... Retrieved category, also shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your computer's operating system put there when you installed the drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, shows the files that you have installed the WD SmartWare...
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USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 51 Click Unlock Drive on the submenu to determine whether the drive is locked (encrypted), how full the drive is unlocked (not encrypted), the submenu ... WD SmartWare in the Password box. Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of the drive: 1. Type your Password in the Applications list: MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Checking Drive Status Use the WD SmartWare icon to display the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen: b. If the drive is , the drive's serial...
USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 51 Click Unlock Drive on the submenu to determine whether the drive is locked (encrypted), how full the drive is unlocked (not encrypted), the submenu ... WD SmartWare in the Password box. Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of the drive: 1. Type your Password in the Applications list: MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Checking Drive Status Use the WD SmartWare icon to display the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen: b. If the drive is , the drive's serial...
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... SmartWare Icon To safely dismount the drive using either the: • WD SmartWare icon • My Book icon • Drive power button CAUTION! Wait for the drive icon to disappear from the computer. At... close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen. You might hear the drive power down or removing the drive. Select the My Book drive, and then on the submenu, select Unmount Volumes: If the drive has more than one volume, a prompt asks ... before disconnecting the drive from the desktop before shutting down . 3. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 52 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL c.
... SmartWare Icon To safely dismount the drive using either the: • WD SmartWare icon • My Book icon • Drive power button CAUTION! Wait for the drive icon to disappear from the computer. At... close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen. You might hear the drive power down or removing the drive. Select the My Book drive, and then on the submenu, select Unmount Volumes: If the drive has more than one volume, a prompt asks ... before disconnecting the drive from the desktop before shutting down . 3. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 52 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL c.
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... computer exits the sleep mode You will have to do not have the WD SmartWare software installed on a Mac computer: You might hear the drive power down . 2. Right- MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Using the My Book Icon To safely dismount the drive using the drive power button: 1. Wait for the drive icon to...
... computer exits the sleep mode You will have to do not have the WD SmartWare software installed on a Mac computer: You might hear the drive power down . 2. Right- MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Using the My Book Icon To safely dismount the drive using the drive power button: 1. Wait for the drive icon to...
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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Automatically. Select the My Book drive and then click Unlock Drive: 3. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt, click Exit to unlock your password in the Password box. 2. Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock on page 55 • My Book icon To unlock ...in "Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software" on the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen: 4. If your drive: 1. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 54 To unlock the drive, you reactivate it. Click Unlock to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Automatically. Select the My Book drive and then click Unlock Drive: 3. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt, click Exit to unlock your password in the Password box. 2. Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock on page 55 • My Book icon To unlock ...in "Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software" on the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen: 4. If your drive: 1. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 54 To unlock the drive, you reactivate it. Click Unlock to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen.
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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you can use the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there. ... SmartWare software installed, you connect your password in the Password box and click Unlock on the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 55 Type your password-protected drive to a computer that appears: 2.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you can use the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there. ... SmartWare software installed, you connect your password in the Password box and click Unlock on the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 55 Type your password-protected drive to a computer that appears: 2.
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Double-click the My Book icon on the desktop or WD SmartWare in the Applications list and double-click the Extras folder on the WD SmartWare Uninstall screen: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 56 Double-click the WD SmartWare Uninstaller icon: 3. Click Uninstall on the screen that displays: 2. However, you ... uninstalling deletes all existing backup job configurations. (See "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on page 16.) To uninstall the WD SmartWare software: 1. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software Important: You can easily uninstall the WD SmartWare software.
Double-click the My Book icon on the desktop or WD SmartWare in the Applications list and double-click the Extras folder on the WD SmartWare Uninstall screen: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 56 Double-click the WD SmartWare Uninstaller icon: 3. Click Uninstall on the screen that displays: 2. However, you ... uninstalling deletes all existing backup job configurations. (See "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on page 16.) To uninstall the WD SmartWare software: 1. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software Important: You can easily uninstall the WD SmartWare software.
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...How do I determine whether or not my system supports USB 3.0 or USB 2.0? Contact the card manufacturer for further details. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you can ... Install, partition, and format the drive 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 1.1. however, Windows users can...
...How do I determine whether or not my system supports USB 3.0 or USB 2.0? Contact the card manufacturer for further details. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you can ... Install, partition, and format the drive 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 1.1. however, Windows users can...
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... box 19 procedure 18, 19 Box contents 2 C CAUTION about erasing the drive 38 about lost passwords 27 about erasing the drive 38 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL F FAQs USBs 57 FCC Class B information 68 File categories, defined 13, 17 history, drive setting 34 history, screen 21 Flashing...restoring 41, 44 Documents file category 13 Drive connecting 6 diagnostics and status checks 42 disconnecting from a PC 33 dismounting from a Mac 52 dismounting VCD from a Mac 56 handling precautions 5 sleep timer 37 Drive Settings drive eraser 38 file history 34 registration 37 security 27 sleep timer 37 E ...
... box 19 procedure 18, 19 Box contents 2 C CAUTION about erasing the drive 38 about lost passwords 27 about erasing the drive 38 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL F FAQs USBs 57 FCC Class B information 68 File categories, defined 13, 17 history, drive setting 34 history, screen 21 Flashing...restoring 41, 44 Documents file category 13 Drive connecting 6 diagnostics and status checks 42 disconnecting from a PC 33 dismounting from a Mac 52 dismounting VCD from a Mac 56 handling precautions 5 sleep timer 37 Drive Settings drive eraser 38 file history 34 registration 37 security 27 sleep timer 37 E ...
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... Status Check 42 Software Settings preferences 34, 35 retrieve folder 34 system throttling 34 Space available on a Mac 56 on Windows 32 Settings MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL See Drive Settings Status check 32 on a Mac 56 on Windows 32 System file category defined 50 file category, defined 13, 18 throttling software setting 34...
... Status Check 42 Software Settings preferences 34, 35 retrieve folder 34 system throttling 34 Space available on a Mac 56 on Windows 32 Settings MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL See Drive Settings Status check 32 on a Mac 56 on Windows 32 System file category defined 50 file category, defined 13, 18 throttling software setting 34...
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... TB WDBACW0030HBK 2 TB WDBACW0020HBK 1.5 TB WDBACW0015HBK 1 TB WDBACW0010HBK Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Book and Put Your Life On It are successful because we understand the importance of your product was purchased. My Book Essential and WD SmartWare are required to WD hard drives. Please visit ... (48 mm) Weight: 2.6 lb (1.18 kg) System Compatibility Formatted NTFS for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7 Requires reformatting for Mac OS® X Leopard®, Snow Leopard® operating Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 480 Mb/sec in USB 2.0 mode and up to ...
... TB WDBACW0030HBK 2 TB WDBACW0020HBK 1.5 TB WDBACW0015HBK 1 TB WDBACW0010HBK Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Book and Put Your Life On It are successful because we understand the importance of your product was purchased. My Book Essential and WD SmartWare are required to WD hard drives. Please visit ... (48 mm) Weight: 2.6 lb (1.18 kg) System Compatibility Formatted NTFS for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7 Requires reformatting for Mac OS® X Leopard®, Snow Leopard® operating Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 480 Mb/sec in USB 2.0 mode and up to ...
