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iii Table of Contents 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 ...
iii Table of Contents 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 ...
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iv MY 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 ... 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 -
iv MY 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 ... 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 ...
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 ...
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... Registering the Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of the My Book Essential drive include: Smaller, sleeker, more streamlined design-We've made these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker, and more My Book drives to nestle neatly together like shape takes up your data automatically... shows the progress of your backup. • Bring back lost all the chapters of your digital life. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book® Essential external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your data, deleted a ...
... Registering the Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of the My Book Essential drive include: Smaller, sleeker, more streamlined design-We've made these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker, and more My Book drives to nestle neatly together like shape takes up your data automatically... shows the progress of your backup. • Bring back lost all the chapters of your digital life. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book® Essential external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your data, deleted a ...
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...com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. We encourage you to http://products.wdc.com/updates. Ready to minimize waste. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to plug-and-play with Windows Computers-NTFS-formatted for compatibility...latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. 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 ...
...com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. We encourage you to http://products.wdc.com/updates. Ready to minimize waste. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to plug-and-play with Windows Computers-NTFS-formatted for compatibility...latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. 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 ...
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...always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). Physical Description As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 on page 4, the My Book Essential drive has: • A power/activity indicator on the front • The power connector and button, interface port, and a security slot... on hardware configuration and operating system. 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...
...always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). Physical Description As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 on page 4, the My Book Essential drive has: • A power/activity indicator on the front • The power connector and button, interface port, and a security slot... on hardware configuration and operating system. 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...
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... or USB 1.1 port transfers data at the port speed: • USB 2.0-up to 480 Mb/s • USB 1.1-up to 5 Gb/s. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Power Button USB 3.0 Kensington® Security Slot Power Connector Figure 3. Note: If you disconnect the drive after using the power button to turn... you reconnect it back on . 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 steady Fast flashing, approximately...
... or USB 1.1 port transfers data at the port speed: • USB 2.0-up to 480 Mb/s • USB 1.1-up to 5 Gb/s. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Power Button USB 3.0 Kensington® Security Slot Power Connector Figure 3. Note: If you disconnect the drive after using the power button to turn... you reconnect it back on . 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 steady Fast flashing, approximately...
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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Kensington® Security Slot For drive security, the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). Drives may be handled with ... products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your My Book Essential drive to register online at register.wdc.com. Another way is to get the latest updates and special offers. Registering the Drive Always register your...
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Kensington® Security Slot For drive security, the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). Drives may be handled with ... products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your My Book Essential drive to register online at register.wdc.com. Another way is to get the latest updates and special offers. Registering the Drive Always register your...
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... Started Without the WD SmartWare Software Connecting the Drive To connect the My Book drive to your computer. 3. Connecting the My Book Drive 4 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 Depending on your computer and installing WD SmartWare software. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions...
... Started Without the WD SmartWare Software Connecting the Drive To connect the My Book drive to your computer. 3. Connecting the My Book Drive 4 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 Depending on your computer and installing WD SmartWare software. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions...
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... Started" on page 44 instead. 4. Note: If a Flash Player is . . . On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, click to open the My Book drive listing in Windows Explorer. 5. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to step b. Skip to close it. THEN . . . a. Verify that... is on the drive installs the proper driver for use on a Mac computer, skip the rest of this procedure and see Figure 5). MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note: If you have reformatted the drive for your operating system is installed on your computer, THEN . . . Figure 5.
... Started" on page 44 instead. 4. Note: If a Flash Player is . . . On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, click to open the My Book drive listing in Windows Explorer. 5. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to step b. Skip to close it. THEN . . . a. Verify that... is on the drive installs the proper driver for use on a Mac computer, skip the rest of this procedure and see Figure 5). MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note: If you have reformatted the drive for your operating system is installed on your computer, THEN . . . Figure 5.
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...lock password protection, and drive management features and: • Run your first backup • Password protect or register your My Book drive on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen provides three options for the software installation to "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare ... Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on page 15 instead. Wait for getting started with the WD SmartWare Software" in the next section. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 8. b. For Windows Vista or Windows 7, two or three screens might appear, depending on your computer, THEN . . . CONNECTING ...
...lock password protection, and drive management features and: • Run your first backup • Password protect or register your My Book drive on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen provides three options for the software installation to "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare ... Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on page 15 instead. Wait for getting started with the WD SmartWare Software" in the next section. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 8. b. For Windows Vista or Windows 7, two or three screens might appear, depending on your computer, THEN . . . CONNECTING ...
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... 37 b. b. After that, launching the software displays the Home screen so you want to step 7 on page 10). b. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 4. This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install WD SmartWare and running your computer. After the software installation completes: IF you install...
... 37 b. b. After that, launching the software displays the Home screen so you want to step 7 on page 10). b. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 4. This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install WD SmartWare and running your computer. After the software installation completes: IF you install...
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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 6. Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 7.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 6. Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 7.
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... with 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. This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install Drive Settings. WD SmartWare Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 Figure...
... with 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. This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install Drive Settings. WD SmartWare Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 Figure...
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... protection is continuous for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before. • See your backup as your My Book drive is believing. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 Drive Management Home Screen WD SmartWare Overview The WD SmartWare software is an...SmartWare software rescans your computer for as long as it happens-Seeing is connected to your data or just overwritten an important file. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 9. Then, whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to its original location whether you add or change a file....
... protection is continuous for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before. • See your backup as your My Book drive is believing. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 Drive Management Home Screen WD SmartWare Overview The WD SmartWare software is an...SmartWare software rescans your computer for as long as it happens-Seeing is connected to your data or just overwritten an important file. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 9. Then, whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to its original location whether you add or change a file....
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... the drop-down selection box under the name of your computer. Files that are not backed up files from the selected drive to your My Book drive • Retrieve tab to retrieve backed up include system files, program files, applications, and working files like .tmp and .log files. ...SmartWarev software will identify the categories of files on page 20) On the WD SmartWare Home screen, you have retrieved from a prior backup. 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 ...
... the drop-down selection box under the name of your computer. Files that are not backed up files from the selected drive to your My Book drive • Retrieve tab to retrieve backed up include system files, program files, applications, and working files like .tmp and .log files. ...SmartWarev software will identify the categories of files on page 20) On the WD SmartWare Home screen, you have retrieved from a prior backup. 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 ...
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...first install the WD SmartWare software-before performing your first backup-represents the system and hidden files that are uncertain about what to your My Book drive (see Figure 9 on page 12) • Settings-Manages the same security, diagnostics, and power settings as the WD SmartWare ...Drive Settings screen and provides a Preferences button for backups. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your My Book drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your computer's ...
...first install the WD SmartWare software-before performing your first backup-represents the system and hidden files that are uncertain about what to your My Book drive (see Figure 9 on page 12) • Settings-Manages the same security, diagnostics, and power settings as the WD SmartWare ...Drive Settings screen and provides a Preferences button for backups. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your My Book drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your computer's ...
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...Software" on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen to display the Continue without installing WD SmartWare? CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you can still use your mind and... do not want to install the WD SmartWare software. • Go Back if you have changed your My Book as an external hard drive. Click: • Continue without installing the WD SmartWare software: 1. Click Do Not Install on page 8. prompt: 2.
...Software" on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen to display the Continue without installing WD SmartWare? CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you can still use your mind and... do not want to install the WD SmartWare software. • Go Back if you have changed your My Book as an external hard drive. Click: • Continue without installing the WD SmartWare software: 1. Click Do Not Install on page 8. prompt: 2.
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... the drive to back up. Then, whenever you can use to select specific categories of files or folders to back up . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 13 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up Your Computer Files Backing It All Up... by backing up any action on your computer to three backup drives that are configured with an Apply Changes button for implementing your My Book drive is continuous for controlling backups BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 16 Note: Automatic backup protection is connected to your computer. Additionally,...
... the drive to back up. Then, whenever you can use to select specific categories of files or folders to back up . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 13 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up Your Computer Files Backing It All Up... by backing up any action on your computer to three backup drives that are configured with an Apply Changes button for implementing your My Book drive is continuous for controlling backups BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 16 Note: Automatic backup protection is connected to your computer. Additionally,...
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..., the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your My Book drive represents the potential backup copies of the original files • Dark blue background identifies categories of files that would be included in the backup... and other picture extensions Others that are available for backup • Gray background in the five main categories BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 17 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 10. Backup Screen In the Content Gauges for your computer's disk drives, the categories of files that have been backed up In...
..., the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your My Book drive represents the potential backup copies of the original files • Dark blue background identifies categories of files that would be included in the backup... and other picture extensions Others that are available for backup • Gray background in the five main categories BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 17 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 10. Backup Screen In the Content Gauges for your computer's disk drives, the categories of files that have been backed up In...