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..., United Kingdom Europe (non toll free) +31.880062100 Middle East +31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Book are registered trademarks in the U.S. 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. All rights reserved. and other...
..., United Kingdom Europe (non toll free) +31.880062100 Middle East +31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Book are registered trademarks in the U.S. 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. All rights reserved. and other...
User Manual
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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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... your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256-bit hardwarebased encryption. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to its original location whether you've lost files effortlessly-Retrieve your valuable data to your My Book® Studio™ or Studio LX external hard drive. Our latest editions feature visual, easy-to personalize your storage needs with...
... your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256-bit hardwarebased encryption. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to its original location whether you've lost files effortlessly-Retrieve your valuable data to your My Book® Studio™ or Studio LX external hard drive. Our latest editions feature visual, easy-to personalize your storage needs with...
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... encourage you to minimize waste. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to three WD drives (My Book or My Passport drives with WD SmartWare software). MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Pure performance-Save and access data at www.westerndigital.com. A USB 2.0 interface is also provided for multiple devices-One installation of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. Important...
... encourage you to minimize waste. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to three WD drives (My Book or My Passport drives with WD SmartWare software). MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Pure performance-Save and access data at www.westerndigital.com. A USB 2.0 interface is also provided for multiple devices-One installation of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. Important...
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... • The power connector and button, interface ports, and a security slot on page 61. For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest software updates and service pack (SP). 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...
... • The power connector and button, interface ports, and a security slot on page 61. For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest software updates and service pack (SP). 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...
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... your desktop and behaves just like a physical CD. Turn on your computer. 3. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for use on page 61 instead. Connect the My Book drive 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...
... your desktop and behaves just like a physical CD. Turn on your computer. 3. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for use on page 61 instead. Connect the My Book drive 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...
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... you did not copy the Virtual CD Manager folder to your My Book drive when you got started without installing the WD SmartWare software, hid (disabled) the WD SmartWare virtual CD (VCD), and now want to move your desktop display to the desktop of your computer. (This is more involved. Doing this would be a simple two-click operation from the downloaded .zip file 3. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 8.
... you did not copy the Virtual CD Manager folder to your My Book drive when you got started without installing the WD SmartWare software, hid (disabled) the WD SmartWare virtual CD (VCD), and now want to move your desktop display to the desktop of your computer. (This is more involved. Doing this would be a simple two-click operation from the downloaded .zip file 3. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 8.
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... 19), select Detailed View to display the Home screen. 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 longterm archive storage and: a. The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click...
... 19), select Detailed View to display the Home screen. 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 longterm archive storage and: a. The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click...
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... WD SmartWare software enables you want to see Figure 10), click Set File History to keep between 1 and 25 versions. Keeping more versions: • Improves your ability to keep for each file. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Figure 10. Software Settings Screen Specifying the Number of backup versions that you to retrieve files from a longer back-in-time period • Consumes more disk space...
... WD SmartWare software enables you want to see Figure 10), click Set File History to keep between 1 and 25 versions. Keeping more versions: • Improves your ability to keep for each file. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Figure 10. Software Settings Screen Specifying the Number of backup versions that you to retrieve files from a longer back-in-time period • Consumes more disk space...
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... drive remains unlocked for your drive. Drive Settings Screen 4. Type your current work session. Then, the WD SmartWare software: • Locks the drive when you shut down your computer, disconnect your drive, or your computer goes into the sleep mode • Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your computer or reconnect your drive Unlocking Your Drive After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files...
... drive remains unlocked for your drive. Drive Settings Screen 4. Type your current work session. Then, the WD SmartWare software: • Locks the drive when you shut down your computer, disconnect your drive, or your computer goes into the sleep mode • Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your computer or reconnect your drive Unlocking Your Drive After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files...
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... WD SmartWare Software on Windows Using the WD SmartWare Icon Opening the WD SmartWare Software Checking Drive Status and Temperature Monitoring 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. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 18 Using the Drive with Windows The My Book drive is preformatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating...
... WD SmartWare Software on Windows Using the WD SmartWare Icon Opening the WD SmartWare Software Checking Drive Status and Temperature Monitoring 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. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 18 Using the Drive with Windows The My Book drive is preformatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating...
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..., be operating at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more help. Note: If an additional external drive is connected to your USB card documentation or contact your system includes a PCI slot, you have problems when installing or using the Disk Management utility. Contact the card manufacturer for further details. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently...
..., be operating at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more help. Note: If an additional external drive is connected to your USB card documentation or contact your system includes a PCI slot, you have problems when installing or using the Disk Management utility. Contact the card manufacturer for further details. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently...
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... in this time only to allow Windows XP to connect to Windows Update: 3. Verify that your computer. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 63 You can use the Found New Hardware Wizard to install the SES driver either: • Automatically, if your computer is connected to the Internet • Manually, whether your computer is installed automatically when you install the WD SmartWare software or if you connect your My Book drive to...
... in this time only to allow Windows XP to connect to Windows Update: 3. Verify that your computer. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 63 You can use the Found New Hardware Wizard to install the SES driver either: • Automatically, if your computer is connected to the Internet • Manually, whether your computer is installed automatically when you install the WD SmartWare software or if you connect your My Book drive to...
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Select Install the software automatically and click Next: 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 64 MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 4.
Select Install the software automatically and click Next: 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 64 MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 4.
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... and install driver software: 3. On the Found New Hardware - MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen. Verify that your computer must be connected to the Internet: 1. 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. You can use the Found New...
... and install driver software: 3. On the Found New Hardware - MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen. Verify that your computer must be connected to the Internet: 1. 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. You can use the Found New...
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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 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. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. On the Found New Hardware -
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 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. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. On the Found New Hardware -
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Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 70 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. Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2.
Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 70 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. Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2.
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... (2006/95/EC). MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 1B Compliance and Warranty Information This appendix includes the following topics: Regulatory Compliance Environmental Compliance (China) Warranty Information Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found to comply with the applicable directives has been made and is on file at Western Digital Europe. Safety Compliance Approved...
... (2006/95/EC). MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 1B Compliance and Warranty Information This appendix includes the following topics: Regulatory Compliance Environmental Compliance (China) Warranty Information Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found to comply with the applicable directives has been made and is on file at Western Digital Europe. Safety Compliance Approved...
Product Specifications
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... and USB 2.0 certified cable are registered trademarks in (48 mm) Weight: 2.6 lb (1.18 kg) System Compatibility Mac OS® X Tiger®, Leopard®, Snow Leopard™ Windows® XP, 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 change a file.
... and USB 2.0 certified cable are registered trademarks in (48 mm) Weight: 2.6 lb (1.18 kg) System Compatibility Mac OS® X Tiger®, Leopard®, Snow Leopard™ Windows® XP, 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 change a file.
