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MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 31 Password Protecting Your Drive 31 Unlocking Your Drive 32 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 33 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 WD SmartWare Software 36 Checking Drive Status 36 Monitoring Icon Alerts 37 Safely Disconnecting the Drive 37 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 37 Using the Drive Power Button 37 Customizing...
MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 31 Password Protecting Your Drive 31 Unlocking Your Drive 32 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 33 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 WD SmartWare Software 36 Checking Drive Status 36 Monitoring Icon Alerts 37 Safely Disconnecting the Drive 37 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 37 Using the Drive Power Button 37 Customizing...
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...BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Safely Dismounting the Drive 58 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 58 Using the My Book Icon 59 Using the Drive Power Button 60 Unlocking the Drive 60 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 60 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 61 Uninstalling 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...
...BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Safely Dismounting the Drive 58 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 58 Using the My Book Icon 59 Using the Drive Power Button 60 Unlocking the Drive 60 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 60 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 61 Uninstalling 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...
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... BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book™ Elite™ external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your drive. WD SmartWare™ software-An easy-to-use backup solution that gives you what 's on a shelf. The new sleeker design brings beauty and brains together. Your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256-bit hardwarebased encryption...
... BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book™ Elite™ external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your drive. WD SmartWare™ software-An easy-to-use backup solution that gives you what 's on a shelf. The new sleeker design brings beauty and brains together. Your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256-bit hardwarebased encryption...
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... a list of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. Ready to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on the drive) • USB cable • AC adapter • Quick Install Guide USB Cable Quick Install Guide AC Adapter Figure 1. My Book Drive Kit Components My Book Elite Drive Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for compatibility with your computer. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL USB 2.0 interface-A simple connection that offers...
... a list of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. Ready to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on the drive) • USB cable • AC adapter • Quick Install Guide USB Cable Quick Install Guide AC Adapter Figure 1. My Book Drive Kit Components My Book Elite Drive Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for compatibility with your computer. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL USB 2.0 interface-A simple connection that offers...
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... SmartWare Software" in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to do not want to WD SmartWare screen provides three options for the software installation to continue. 3. Wait for getting started with continuous automatic backup, retrieve, drive lock password protection, and drive management features and: • Run your first backup • Create a drive label • Password protect or register your drive Install Drive Settings button. Getting Started...
... SmartWare Software" in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to do not want to WD SmartWare screen provides three options for the software installation to continue. 3. Wait for getting started with continuous automatic backup, retrieve, drive lock password protection, and drive management features and: • Run your first backup • Create a drive label • Password protect or register your drive Install Drive Settings button. Getting Started...
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... an external hard drive. In the Content Gauge for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the category. Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online help , click the X icon in the used space portion of your drive with a password (see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on page 27) • Secure you can still use your software and drive settings for backups...
... an external hard drive. In the Content Gauge for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the category. Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online help , click the X icon in the used space portion of your drive with a password (see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on page 27) • Secure you can still use your software and drive settings for backups...
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... SmartWare software, you hid the VCD, then use the copy/paste or drag/drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager folder from your desktop to your My Book drive. (This is the folder that you copied to your to continue. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 9. Read the license agreement and click Accept to your My Book drive at step 1 of this would be a simple two-click operation from support.wdc.com. 2. CONNECTING...
... SmartWare software, you hid the VCD, then use the copy/paste or drag/drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager folder from your desktop to your My Book drive. (This is the folder that you copied to your to continue. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 9. Read the license agreement and click Accept to your My Book drive at step 1 of this would be a simple two-click operation from support.wdc.com. 2. CONNECTING...
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... not enough free space on page 21), select Detailed View to open the backup files content box: BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 23 Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your stop request and remove the newly created backup files Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include: • Selecting specific content to complete the backup. Choosing the number of backup versions to view the Western Digital Online Store website...
... not enough free space on page 21), select Detailed View to open the backup files content box: BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 23 Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your stop request and remove the newly created backup files Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include: • Selecting specific content to complete the backup. Choosing the number of backup versions to view the Western Digital Online Store website...
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... MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Figure 12. You always have the most-recent specified number of versions of each file box. 3. Click Apply to 25) in -time period • Consumes more disk space To specify the number of versions ago, the WD SmartWare software has a copy for each file. Specify the number of file versions that you can keep up to 25 older versions of backup...
... MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Figure 12. You always have the most-recent specified number of versions of each file box. 3. Click Apply to 25) in -time period • Consumes more disk space To specify the number of versions ago, the WD SmartWare software has a copy for each file. Specify the number of file versions that you can keep up to 25 older versions of backup...
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... either screen, click Security to display either the WD SmartWare Settings screen or the drive management Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 32). 2. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE - 31 15 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting Your Drive Unlocking Your Drive Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature Changing Your Password MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Password Protecting Your Drive You should password protect your drive if you are...
... either screen, click Security to display either the WD SmartWare Settings screen or the drive management Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 32). 2. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE - 31 15 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting Your Drive Unlocking Your Drive Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature Changing Your Password MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Password Protecting Your Drive You should password protect your drive if you are...
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... creating a password, the drive remains unlocked for your drive. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Drive Settings Screen Drive Management Drive Settings Screen Figure 17. CAUTION! Then, the WD SmartWare software: • Locks the drive when you shut down your computer or disconnect your drive • 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 on...
... creating a password, the drive remains unlocked for your drive. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Drive Settings Screen Drive Management Drive Settings Screen Figure 17. CAUTION! Then, the WD SmartWare software: • Locks the drive when you shut down your computer or disconnect your drive • 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 on...
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... new retrieve folder. 4. Click Browse and use . 2. "Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is idle • Specifying a unique folder to store files retrieved from your drive • Automatically checking for WD SmartWare software updates To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for software updates whenever you reconnect your My Book drive to save and implement the new retrieve folder. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Customizing Your Software Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly...
... new retrieve folder. 4. Click Browse and use . 2. "Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is idle • Specifying a unique folder to store files retrieved from your drive • Automatically checking for WD SmartWare software updates To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for software updates whenever you reconnect your My Book drive to save and implement the new retrieve folder. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Customizing Your Software Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly...
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MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function. On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 31.) Using the Drive Unlock Utility. tual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file - Read the warning about the loss of data if you accept the risk. 4. Click Drive Erase to display the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen: • Start the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility by either: - If you still want to use a password to protect...
MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function. On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 31.) Using the Drive Unlock Utility. tual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file - Read the warning about the loss of data if you accept the risk. 4. Click Drive Erase to display the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen: • Start the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility by either: - If you still want to use a password to protect...
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... manual for installation procedures and more information. however, Windows users can achieve Hi-Speed USB transfer rates by formatting the drive to the WD product, USB bandwidth is connected to NTFS using this product, refer to this product Format the drive to 12 Mbps. 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 Windows Vista NTFS format Obtain and reinstall the original software included with USB...
... manual for installation procedures and more information. however, Windows users can achieve Hi-Speed USB transfer rates by formatting the drive to the WD product, USB bandwidth is connected to NTFS using this product, refer to this product Format the drive to 12 Mbps. 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 Windows Vista NTFS format Obtain and reinstall the original software included with USB...
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.... INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 66 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must be connected to the Internet: 1. Click Next to Windows Update: 3. This appendix includes the following topics: Installing on Windows XP Computers Installing on Windows Vista Computers Installing on Windows 7 Computers Installing on Windows XP Computers After you connect your My Book drive to your computer must have an SES driver installed...
.... INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 66 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must be connected to the Internet: 1. Click Next to Windows Update: 3. This appendix includes the following topics: Installing on Windows XP Computers Installing on Windows Vista Computers Installing on Windows 7 Computers Installing on Windows XP Computers After you connect your My Book drive to your computer must have an SES driver installed...
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When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 67 4. Select Install the software automatically and click Next: MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5.
When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 67 4. Select Install the software automatically and click Next: MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5.
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... Autoplay is 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 Windows Update • Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 70 If they appear, close them. On the Found New Hardware - MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen...
... Autoplay is 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 Windows Update • Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 70 If they appear, close them. On the Found New Hardware - MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen...
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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 - 71 On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc.
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 - 71 On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc.
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... BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL F FAQs USBs 64 FCC Class B information 75 File categories, defined 14, 21 history, drive setting 38 history, screen 25 Flashing icon alerts 37 Formatting the drive 64 Front and back views 3 Full Media Scan 47 H Handling precautions 6 Hardware 2 I ICES/NMB-003 compliance 75 K Kensington security slot 5 Kit contents 2 L Label, specifying 41 Launching WD SmartWare software on the Mac 56 LED indicators 4 LEDs lock indicator 5 Limited warranty 76 M Mac reformatting...
... BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL F FAQs USBs 64 FCC Class B information 75 File categories, defined 14, 21 history, drive setting 38 history, screen 25 Flashing icon alerts 37 Formatting the drive 64 Front and back views 3 Full Media Scan 47 H Handling precautions 6 Hardware 2 I ICES/NMB-003 compliance 75 K Kensington security slot 5 Kit contents 2 L Label, specifying 41 Launching WD SmartWare software on the Mac 56 LED indicators 4 LEDs lock indicator 5 Limited warranty 76 M Mac reformatting...
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... and compatibility among multiple computers. Please visit our web site at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of our limited warranty and for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Mac OS® X Tiger ®, Leopard ®, Snow Leopard™ (requires reformatting) Capacities and models 2 TB WDBAAH0020HCH 1.5 TB WDBAAH0015HCH 1 TB WDBAAH0010HCH 640 GB WDBAAH6400ECH Kit Contents External hard drive WD SmartWare software USB cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide operating Specifications Data transfer rate...
... and compatibility among multiple computers. Please visit our web site at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of our limited warranty and for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Mac OS® X Tiger ®, Leopard ®, Snow Leopard™ (requires reformatting) Capacities and models 2 TB WDBAAH0020HCH 1.5 TB WDBAAH0015HCH 1 TB WDBAAH0010HCH 640 GB WDBAAH6400ECH Kit Contents External hard drive WD SmartWare software USB cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide operating Specifications Data transfer rate...