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... My Book are registered trademarks in the U.S. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705045-803 Jul 2010 My Book® Studio™ and Studio LX Specifications subject to other countries; All rights reserved. and My Book Studio is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Technical Support Services http://support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with this product, please contact WD Technical Support.
... My Book are registered trademarks in the U.S. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705045-803 Jul 2010 My Book® Studio™ and Studio LX Specifications subject to other countries; All rights reserved. and My Book Studio is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Technical Support Services http://support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with this product, please contact WD Technical Support.
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... STUDIO LX 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 4 Power Button 5 Drive Interfaces 6 Kensington® Security Slot 6 Registering Your Drive 6 Handling Precautions 6 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 7 Connecting the Drive 7 Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software 10 WD SmartWare Software Overview 12 WD SmartWare Home Screen 13 Viewing...
... STUDIO LX 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 4 Power Button 5 Drive Interfaces 6 Kensington® Security Slot 6 Registering Your Drive 6 Handling Precautions 6 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 7 Connecting the Drive 7 Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software 10 WD SmartWare Software Overview 12 WD SmartWare Home Screen 13 Viewing...
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... BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 59 Uninstalling on Windows XP Computers 59 Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7 Computers 59 Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software 60 9 Troubleshooting 61 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 61 Frequently Asked Questions 61 A Installing an SES Driver 63 Installing on Windows XP Computers 63 Installing the Driver Automatically 63 Installing the Driver Manually 65 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 67 Installing the Driver Automatically 67 Installing the Driver Manually...
... BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 59 Uninstalling on Windows XP Computers 59 Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7 Computers 59 Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software 60 9 Troubleshooting 61 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 61 Frequently Asked Questions 61 A Installing an SES Driver 63 Installing on Windows XP Computers 63 Installing the Driver Automatically 63 Installing the Driver Manually 65 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 67 Installing the Driver Automatically 67 Installing the Driver Manually...
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... you the power to personalize your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with WD SmartWare software for Mac computers. The display also provides available capacity and security status information. Your data is unplugged. This chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering Your Drive Handling Precautions Features Formatted for Mac computers, the My Book Studio and Studio LX external drives feature...
... you the power to personalize your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with WD SmartWare software for Mac computers. The display also provides available capacity and security status information. Your data is unplugged. This chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering Your Drive Handling Precautions Features Formatted for Mac computers, the My Book Studio and Studio LX external drives feature...
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... recycled materials to http://products.wdc.com/updates Kit Contents As shown in Figure 1 on page 3, your My Book Studio or Studio LX disk drive kit includes the following: • External hard drive • USB cable • FireWire 400 cable • FireWire 800 cable • AC adapter (configuration may vary depending on region) • Quick Install Guide • WD SmartWare software (included on with all Mac OS X operating systems. Support for this product, visit: USA Canada Europe...
... recycled materials to http://products.wdc.com/updates Kit Contents As shown in Figure 1 on page 3, your My Book Studio or Studio LX disk drive kit includes the following: • External hard drive • USB cable • FireWire 400 cable • FireWire 800 cable • AC adapter (configuration may vary depending on region) • Quick Install Guide • WD SmartWare software (included on with all Mac OS X operating systems. Support for this product, visit: USA Canada Europe...
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... 4, the My Book Studio and Studio LX drives have: • Indicators on the front • The power connector and button, interface ports, and a security slot on page 61. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Quick Install Guide AC Adapter USB Cable My Book Studio or Studio LX Drive FireWire 400 Cable FireWire 800 Cable Figure 1. My Book Drive Kit Components Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Studio or Studio LX disk drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with Windows" on page 49 and "Troubleshooting" on the back...
... 4, the My Book Studio and Studio LX drives have: • Indicators on the front • The power connector and button, interface ports, and a security slot on page 61. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Quick Install Guide AC Adapter USB Cable My Book Studio or Studio LX Drive FireWire 400 Cable FireWire 800 Cable Figure 1. My Book Drive Kit Components Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Studio or Studio LX disk drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with Windows" on page 49 and "Troubleshooting" on the back...
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..., if required, change the power adapter as shown in the form of this procedure and see "Using the Drive with 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 To connect your My Book Studio or Studio LX drive to your Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard/ Snow Leopard computer: 1. Connect the My Book drive as follows...
..., if required, change the power adapter as shown in the form of this procedure and see "Using the Drive with 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 To connect your My Book Studio or Studio LX drive to your Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard/ Snow Leopard computer: 1. Connect the My Book drive as follows...
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... involved. Open the Virtual CD Manager folder or the downloaded utility .zip file (Virtual_CD_Manager_vxxxx.zip) and double-click the appropriate .exe file to confirm the change. 9. Use the copy/paste or drag/drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager file from the downloaded .zip file 3. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 8. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 16 Click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility and check your desktop display...
... involved. Open the Virtual CD Manager folder or the downloaded utility .zip file (Virtual_CD_Manager_vxxxx.zip) and double-click the appropriate .exe file to confirm the change. 9. Use the copy/paste or drag/drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager file from the downloaded .zip file 3. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 8. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 16 Click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility and check your desktop display...
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... include: • Selecting specific content to complete the backup. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the WD Online box to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to Back Up To back up • Changing the backup software settings: - If you...
... include: • Selecting specific content to complete the backup. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the WD Online box to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to Back Up To back up • Changing the backup software settings: - If you...
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... delete a file by mistake, or want to see Figure 10), click Set File History to retrieve files from a longer back-in-time period • Consumes more disk space To specify the number of each file: 1. Software Settings Screen Specifying the Number of versions ago, the WD SmartWare software has a copy for each file. On the Software Settings screen (see the file a couple of Backup Versions. If you . MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL...
... delete a file by mistake, or want to see Figure 10), click Set File History to retrieve files from a longer back-in-time period • Consumes more disk space To specify the number of each file: 1. Software Settings Screen Specifying the Number of versions ago, the WD SmartWare software has a copy for each file. On the Software Settings screen (see the file a couple of Backup Versions. If you . MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL...
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... password. 8. Type your drive. Click Save Security Settings to help remind yourself of data loss if you continue your password in the Choose a password box. 5. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE - 31 MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Figure 15. Drive Settings Screen 4. Retype your current work session. After creating a password, the drive remains unlocked for your password in the Verify password box. 6. Click the I understand check box to do not have the WD SmartWare software installed...
... password. 8. Type your drive. Click Save Security Settings to help remind yourself of data loss if you continue your password in the Choose a password box. 5. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE - 31 MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Figure 15. Drive Settings Screen 4. Retype your current work session. After creating a password, the drive remains unlocked for your password in the Verify password box. 6. Click the I understand check box to do not have the WD SmartWare software installed...
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... Icon Alerts Disconnecting the Drive Safely Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software Reformatting the Drive CAUTION! Depending on your drive for use with a Windows computer. If you have already saved files on the drive, be sure to back them up before reformatting it to NTFS for compatibility with Windows operating systems. (You can reformat it . MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL...
... Icon Alerts Disconnecting the Drive Safely Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software Reformatting the Drive CAUTION! Depending on your drive for use with a Windows computer. If you have already saved files on the drive, be sure to back them up before reformatting it to NTFS for compatibility with Windows operating systems. (You can reformat it . MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL...
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... have problems when installing or using the Disk Management utility. Contact the card manufacturer for more help. Q: What happens when a USB 2.0 device is built into a USB 1.1 port or hub? A: Your system may affect performance. TROUBLESHOOTING - 61 MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you can overcome these file size limitations by installing a USB 2.0 PCI adapter card. When connected to a USB 1.1 port...
... have problems when installing or using the Disk Management utility. Contact the card manufacturer for more help. Q: What happens when a USB 2.0 device is built into a USB 1.1 port or hub? A: Your system may affect performance. TROUBLESHOOTING - 61 MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you can overcome these file size limitations by installing a USB 2.0 PCI adapter card. When connected to a USB 1.1 port...
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... connect your My Book drive to WD SmartWare screen (see "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on page 60). Note: If Autoplay is installed automatically when you install the WD SmartWare software or if you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware Wizard screen. If they appear, close them. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you do not install the WD SmartWare software...
... connect your My Book drive to WD SmartWare screen (see "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on page 60). Note: If Autoplay is installed automatically when you install the WD SmartWare software or if you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware Wizard screen. If they appear, close them. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you do not install the WD SmartWare software...
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Select Install the software automatically and click Next: 5. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 4. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 64
Select Install the software automatically and click Next: 5. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 4. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 64
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... online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista automatically: • Connects to the Internet. 2. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Installing on page 8, the Found New Hardware screen displays. If they appear, close them. On the Found New Hardware - On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 3. Note: If Autoplay is connected to Windows Update • Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver INSTALLING AN...
... online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista automatically: • Connects to the Internet. 2. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Installing on page 8, the Found New Hardware screen displays. If they appear, close them. On the Found New Hardware - On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 3. Note: If Autoplay is connected to Windows Update • Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver INSTALLING AN...
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WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. Show me other options: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 68 On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. On the Found New Hardware - MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc.
WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. Show me other options: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 68 On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. On the Found New Hardware - MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc.
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Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 70 Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 4 on page 8, 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 AN SES DRIVER - 70 Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 4 on page 8, use the Windows 7 Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: 1.
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... changes or modifications not expressly approved by a listed limited power source, double insulated, or direct plug-in accordance with the applicable directives has been made and is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. Maschinenlärminformations-Verordnung 3. However, there is on file at Western Digital Europe. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 1B Compliance and Warranty...
... changes or modifications not expressly approved by a listed limited power source, double insulated, or direct plug-in accordance with the applicable directives has been made and is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. Maschinenlärminformations-Verordnung 3. However, there is on file at Western Digital Europe. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 1B Compliance and Warranty...
Product Specifications
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..., Windows Vista®, or Windows 7(requires reformatting) Capacities and models 2 TB WDBAAJ0020HSL 1.5 TB WDBAAJ0015HSL 1 TB WDBAAJ0010HSL Kit Contents External hard drive WD SmartWare software FireWire 800 cable FireWire 800 to 400 adapter USB cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide operating Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 480 Mb/sec Operating temperature: 5°C to remind you add or change without notice. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up . a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the...
..., Windows Vista®, or Windows 7(requires reformatting) Capacities and models 2 TB WDBAAJ0020HSL 1.5 TB WDBAAJ0015HSL 1 TB WDBAAJ0010HSL Kit Contents External hard drive WD SmartWare software FireWire 800 cable FireWire 800 to 400 adapter USB cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide operating Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 480 Mb/sec Operating temperature: 5°C to remind you add or change without notice. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up . a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the...
