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... kg) System Compatibility Formatted HFS+ Journaled Mac OS® X Tiger®, Leopard®, Snow Leopard™ Operating Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 480 Mb/sec Operating temperature: 5°C to 35°C Non-op. Planet friendly We designed a small retail box from actual products. Power miser My Book external drives are registered trademarks in the U.S. Product Specifications Interface USB 2.0 Kit Contents External hard drive WD SmartWare software USB cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide Dimensions Height: 1.9 in...
... kg) System Compatibility Formatted HFS+ Journaled Mac OS® X Tiger®, Leopard®, Snow Leopard™ Operating Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 480 Mb/sec Operating temperature: 5°C to 35°C Non-op. Planet friendly We designed a small retail box from actual products. Power miser My Book external drives are registered trademarks in the U.S. Product Specifications Interface USB 2.0 Kit Contents External hard drive WD SmartWare software USB cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide Dimensions Height: 1.9 in...
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... of Contents MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 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 Indicators 3 Power Button 4 USB 2.0 Interface 5 Kensington® Security Slot 5 Registering Your Drive 5 Handling Precautions 5 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 6 Connecting the Drive 6 Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO 7 Installing the WD SmartWare Software 9 Getting Started with the...
... of Contents MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 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 Indicators 3 Power Button 4 USB 2.0 Interface 5 Kensington® Security Slot 5 Registering Your Drive 5 Handling Precautions 5 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 6 Connecting the Drive 6 Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO 7 Installing the WD SmartWare Software 9 Getting Started with the...
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... BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 30 Password Protecting Your Drive 30 Unlocking Your Drive 31 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 32 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 33 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 34 Changing Your Password 35 6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive 36 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 36 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 36 Checking Drive Status 37 Safely Dismounting the Drive 38 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 38 Using the My Book Icon 39 Using the Drive Power Button...
... BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 30 Password Protecting Your Drive 30 Unlocking Your Drive 31 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 32 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 33 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 34 Changing Your Password 35 6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive 36 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 36 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 36 Checking Drive Status 37 Safely Dismounting the Drive 38 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 38 Using the My Book Icon 39 Using the Drive Power Button...
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MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 62 Uninstalling on Windows XP 62 Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7 62 Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software 62 9 Troubleshooting 64 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 64 Frequently Asked Questions 64 A Installing an SES Driver 66 Installing on Windows XP Computers 66 Installing the Driver Automatically 66 Installing the Driver Manually 68 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 70 Installing the Driver Automatically 70 Installing the Driver Manually 71 Installing on Windows 7 ...
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 62 Uninstalling on Windows XP 62 Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7 62 Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software 62 9 Troubleshooting 64 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 64 Frequently Asked Questions 64 A Installing an SES Driver 66 Installing on Windows XP Computers 66 Installing the Driver Automatically 66 Installing the Driver Manually 68 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 70 Installing the Driver Automatically 70 Installing the Driver Manually 71 Installing on Windows 7 ...
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... or change a file. • See your drive. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 Illuminated capacity gauge-See at a glance how much space is secure. Relax! MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book® for Mac® external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your data, deleted a file, or just overwritten an important file. • Take control-Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings...
... or change a file. • See your drive. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 Illuminated capacity gauge-See at a glance how much space is secure. Relax! MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book® for Mac® external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your data, deleted a file, or just overwritten an important file. • Take control-Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings...
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... from recycled materials to three WD drives (My Book or My Passport drives with your region. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to plug-and-play with Mac computers-HFS+J-formatted for compatibility with all Mac OS X operating systems. Support for Mac external hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on and off with WD SmartWare software). WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up to minimize...
... from recycled materials to three WD drives (My Book or My Passport drives with your region. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to plug-and-play with Mac computers-HFS+J-formatted for compatibility with all Mac OS X operating systems. Support for Mac external hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on and off with WD SmartWare software). WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up to minimize...
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... required, change the power adapter as shown in Finder: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 If you physicallyconnect the drive, the WD SmartWare virtual CD: • Icon displays on your computer. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO Installing the WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Software Overview WD SmartWare Home Screen Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Connecting the Drive...
... required, change the power adapter as shown in Finder: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 If you physicallyconnect the drive, the WD SmartWare virtual CD: • Icon displays on your computer. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO Installing the WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Software Overview WD SmartWare Home Screen Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Connecting the Drive...
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... BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of your computer files: 1. Click the WDStore link in the WD Online box to display the Home screen. Pausing the backup until your computer is idle Selecting Specific Content to Back Up To back up • Changing the backup software settings: - Click the Home tab to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to longterm archive storage...
... BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of your computer files: 1. Click the WDStore link in the WD Online box to display the Home screen. Pausing the backup until your computer is idle Selecting Specific Content to Back Up To back up • Changing the backup software settings: - Click the Home tab to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to longterm archive storage...
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Read the warning about the possibility of your computer. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE - 31 Click Save Security Settings to your computer • Your computer exits the sleep mode You will have the WD SmartWare software installed on your drive, you will have to type your password to unlock the drive whenever: • You shut down and restart your computer • You disconnect and reconnect the...
Read the warning about the possibility of your computer. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE - 31 Click Save Security Settings to your computer • Your computer exits the sleep mode You will have the WD SmartWare software installed on your drive, you will have to type your password to unlock the drive whenever: • You shut down and restart your computer • You disconnect and reconnect the...
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MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Customizing Your Software Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its own software settings for the best possible performance with your drive by: • Specifying the number of backup versions to keep for each file, Enable anytime backups or inhibit them until times when your computer is idle • Specifying a unique folder to store files retrieved from your...
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Customizing Your Software Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its own software settings for the best possible performance with your drive by: • Specifying the number of backup versions to keep for each file, Enable anytime backups or inhibit them until times when your computer is idle • Specifying a unique folder to store files retrieved from your...
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... drive. • Registration-Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities. • Diagnostics-Run diagnostics and status checks to enable or disable the Preferences options: • Open WD SmartWare when drive is connected • Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates Customizing Your Drive Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it is working properly. • Sleep Timer-Turn your desktop...
... drive. • Registration-Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities. • Diagnostics-Run diagnostics and status checks to enable or disable the Preferences options: • Open WD SmartWare when drive is connected • Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates Customizing Your Drive Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it is working properly. • Sleep Timer-Turn your desktop...
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... signify that appears: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 44 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function. Click Drive Erase to erase your password prompt: • Double-click theWD SmartWare virtual CD icon and double-click the Drive Unlock icon on the screen that you do it again after erasing the drive. (See "Password Protecting Your Drive" on page 25), click Drive Erase to do not...
... signify that appears: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 44 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function. Click Drive Erase to erase your password prompt: • Double-click theWD SmartWare virtual CD icon and double-click the Drive Unlock icon on the screen that you do it again after erasing the drive. (See "Password Protecting Your Drive" on page 25), click Drive Erase to do not...
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... BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. Click Enable Backup Now to: • Add the Backup and Retrieve tabs to the Home screen display • Add the Set Up Software and Set Up Drive options to the Settings screen • Remove the Preferences option from the Drive Settings screen Unlocking the Drive After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive, you will have to type your password to unlock the drive...
... BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. Click Enable Backup Now to: • Add the Backup and Retrieve tabs to the Home screen display • Add the Set Up Software and Set Up Drive options to the Settings screen • Remove the Preferences option from the Drive Settings screen Unlocking the Drive After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive, you will have to type your password to unlock the drive...
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... USB card documentation or contact your USB 2.0 controller is shared and may be sure to the WD product, USB bandwidth is built into a USB 1.1 port or hub? A: Your system may affect performance. TROUBLESHOOTING - 64 Note: If your USB card manufacturer. 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 the FAT32 file system* Use the drive on a Mac...
... USB card documentation or contact your USB 2.0 controller is shared and may be sure to the WD product, USB bandwidth is built into a USB 1.1 port or hub? A: Your system may affect performance. TROUBLESHOOTING - 64 Note: If your USB card manufacturer. 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 the FAT32 file system* Use the drive on a Mac...
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... WD SmartWare screen (see "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on page 7, the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays. Verify that your computer. Note: If Autoplay is connected to the Internet. 2. Click Next to Windows Update: 3. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 66 If they appear, close them. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you...
... WD SmartWare screen (see "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on page 7, the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays. Verify that your computer. Note: If Autoplay is connected to the Internet. 2. Click Next to Windows Update: 3. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 66 If they appear, close them. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you...
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When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 67 Select Install the software automatically and click Next: MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. 4.
When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 67 Select Install the software automatically and click Next: MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. 4.
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When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 69 Click Next: MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. d.
When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 69 Click Next: MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. d.
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... or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer is connected to Windows Update • Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 70 WD SES Device wizard screen, click Yes, search online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista automatically: • Connects to the Internet. 2. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 3. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing on...
... or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer is connected to Windows Update • Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 70 WD SES Device wizard screen, click Yes, search online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista automatically: • Connects to the Internet. 2. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 3. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing on...
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WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. Show me other options: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 71 On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc. On the Found New Hardware -
WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. Show me other options: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 71 On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc. On the Found New Hardware -
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4. b. d. Double-click the Extras folder. Select WD SES Device Driver. Browse to Computer and: a. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 72 Click Next: MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. Double-click the My Book drive. c.
4. b. d. Double-click the Extras folder. Select WD SES Device Driver. Browse to Computer and: a. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 72 Click Next: MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. Double-click the My Book drive. c.