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Kit Contents My Book Pro Edition II Installation and software CD Quick Install Guide AC Power Adapter FireWire 800 Cable FireWire 400 Cable Before Getting Started Kit Contents • My Book™ Pro Edition™ II triple interface dual-drive storage system with RAID • FireWire®...and select Software Update. About Your Drive My Book Pro Edition II is preformatted for data protection. USB Cable My Book Pro Edition II | 1 For more information on this product including instructions on changing the RAID configuration or drive format, refer to installation, see knowledge...
Kit Contents My Book Pro Edition II Installation and software CD Quick Install Guide AC Power Adapter FireWire 800 Cable FireWire 400 Cable Before Getting Started Kit Contents • My Book™ Pro Edition™ II triple interface dual-drive storage system with RAID • FireWire®...and select Software Update. About Your Drive My Book Pro Edition II is preformatted for data protection. USB Cable My Book Pro Edition II | 1 For more information on this product including instructions on changing the RAID configuration or drive format, refer to installation, see knowledge...
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... cable (USB, FireWire 800, or FireWire 400) as prompted. 7. For further information on this device. 4. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon, the My Book drive icon, then the Mac folder, which the unit mounts to the system. Insert the software CD into the Applications folder. 6. Double-click ...® Express icon in the Mac folder and follow the instructions as shown, after which contains the software for use. My Book Pro Edition II | 2 Installing the Drive Macintosh 1. WD Button Manager Software disk image contains the installer required to install the program into the CD-ROM...
... cable (USB, FireWire 800, or FireWire 400) as prompted. 7. For further information on this device. 4. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon, the My Book drive icon, then the Mac folder, which the unit mounts to the system. Insert the software CD into the Applications folder. 6. Double-click ...® Express icon in the Mac folder and follow the instructions as shown, after which contains the software for use. My Book Pro Edition II | 2 Installing the Drive Macintosh 1. WD Button Manager Software disk image contains the installer required to install the program into the CD-ROM...
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...on your computer, you must first install the drive utilities on your choice; CSA Notice Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. My Book Pro Edition II | 3 This Class B digital apparatus complies with the limits of your computer.... 2. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. This unit generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and,...
...on your computer, you must first install the drive utilities on your choice; CSA Notice Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. My Book Pro Edition II | 3 This Class B digital apparatus complies with the limits of your computer.... 2. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. This unit generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and,...
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... at support.wdc.com), accident or mishandling while in the course of its possession. All rights reserved. 2079-701079-101 Nov 2006 My Book Pro Edition II | 4 If it is determined that the Product, in the possession of someone other than WD. The foregoing limited warranty is WD's ...com 800.ASK.4WDC North America 949.672.7199 Spanish +800.6008.6008 Asia Pacific +31.20.4467651 Europe/Middle East/Africa Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California 92630 U.S.A. Other marks may not apply to you . This limited warranty period shall commence on the purchase...
... at support.wdc.com), accident or mishandling while in the course of its possession. All rights reserved. 2079-701079-101 Nov 2006 My Book Pro Edition II | 4 If it is determined that the Product, in the possession of someone other than WD. The foregoing limited warranty is WD's ...com 800.ASK.4WDC North America 949.672.7199 Spanish +800.6008.6008 Asia Pacific +31.20.4467651 Europe/Middle East/Africa Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California 92630 U.S.A. Other marks may not apply to you . This limited warranty period shall commence on the purchase...
User Manual (pdf)
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... 1 Updating Your Operating System 2 Recording Your WD Product Information 2 Registering Your WD Product 2 Handling Precautions 2 2 About Your WD Drive 3 Format and Configuration 3 LED Indicators 3 Power/Activity LED 3 Capacity Gauge 3 Capacity Gauge Activity 3 Choosing an Interface 4 Kensington® ...Security Slot 4 3 Connecting the Device 5 4 My Book RAID Manager for Mac 7 Configuring RAID 8 RAID Troubleshooting 9 5 My Book RAID Manager for Windows 11 Configuring RAID 12 RAID Troubleshooting 13 6 Using EMC Retrospect Express 15...
... 1 Updating Your Operating System 2 Recording Your WD Product Information 2 Registering Your WD Product 2 Handling Precautions 2 2 About Your WD Drive 3 Format and Configuration 3 LED Indicators 3 Power/Activity LED 3 Capacity Gauge 3 Capacity Gauge Activity 3 Choosing an Interface 4 Kensington® ...Security Slot 4 3 Connecting the Device 5 4 My Book RAID Manager for Mac 7 Configuring RAID 8 RAID Troubleshooting 9 5 My Book RAID Manager for Windows 11 Configuring RAID 12 RAID Troubleshooting 13 6 Using EMC Retrospect Express 15...
User Manual (pdf)
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... • Triple interface dual-drive storage system with RAID • FireWire® 800 cable • FireWire 400 cable • USB 2.0 certified cable • AC adapter with power cord • Software CD • Quick Install Guide My Book Pro Edition II AC Power Adapter Software CD ... USB or FireWire port • Windows 2000/XP Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user's hardware configuration and operating system. MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1 Getting Started Thank you install the latest updates and service pack (SP). Important: For highest performance and reliability, it...
... • Triple interface dual-drive storage system with RAID • FireWire® 800 cable • FireWire 400 cable • USB 2.0 certified cable • AC adapter with power cord • Software CD • Quick Install Guide My Book Pro Edition II AC Power Adapter Software CD ... USB or FireWire port • Windows 2000/XP Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user's hardware configuration and operating system. MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1 Getting Started Thank you install the latest updates and service pack (SP). Important: For highest performance and reliability, it...
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For more information regarding updating your system, visit windowsupdate.microsoft.com. For more information regarding updating your system, visit apple.com/macosx. Drives may block ventilation. This information is necessary for your operating system and version. The 30-day period commences on the back panel of... new WD product found on the large label on the date of free technical support during activity. • Do not use My Book as your product. MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Updating Your Operating System Macintosh Go to the Start menu and select Windows update.
For more information regarding updating your system, visit windowsupdate.microsoft.com. For more information regarding updating your system, visit apple.com/macosx. Drives may block ventilation. This information is necessary for your operating system and version. The 30-day period commences on the back panel of... new WD product found on the large label on the date of free technical support during activity. • Do not use My Book as your product. MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Updating Your Operating System Macintosh Go to the Start menu and select Windows update.
User Manual (pdf)
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... degraded mode RAID rebuild mode Capacity Gauge The Capacity Gauge (inner LED) consists of the drive. Capacity Gauge Activity The Capacity Gauge is updated automatically upon installation. MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 2 About Your WD Drive Format and Configuration My Book Pro Edition II is preformatted for HFS+ (Journaled) and is pre-configured for RAID 0 (Striped) mode for...
... degraded mode RAID rebuild mode Capacity Gauge The Capacity Gauge (inner LED) consists of the drive. Capacity Gauge Activity The Capacity Gauge is updated automatically upon installation. MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 2 About Your WD Drive Format and Configuration My Book Pro Edition II is preformatted for HFS+ (Journaled) and is pre-configured for RAID 0 (Striped) mode for...
User Manual (pdf)
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...800 Port (x2) F USB Port G Power Port H Kensington Security Slot D E F G H Kensington® Security Slot For drive security, My Book Pro Edition II is backward-compatible with a Kensington Security Slot, which supports a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). FireWire 400: FireWire 400 supports... data transfer rates up to 1.1 Mb/s). MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Choosing an Interface My Book Pro Edition II is transferred at USB 1.1 speed (up to 480 Mb/s. Choose the best interface depending...
...800 Port (x2) F USB Port G Power Port H Kensington Security Slot D E F G H Kensington® Security Slot For drive security, My Book Pro Edition II is backward-compatible with a Kensington Security Slot, which supports a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). FireWire 400: FireWire 400 supports... data transfer rates up to 1.1 Mb/s). MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Choosing an Interface My Book Pro Edition II is transferred at USB 1.1 speed (up to 480 Mb/s. Choose the best interface depending...
User Manual (pdf)
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...Double-click this device. 4. CONNECTING THE DEVICE - 5 Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon, the My Book drive icon, then the Mac folder, which the unit mounts to the system. Double-click My Book RAID Manager to install the program into the Applications folder. 6. WD Button Manager ... after which contains the software for this icon to install this program into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Insert the software CD into the Applications folder. 5. 3 Connecting the Device MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Macintosh® 1. If you want to enable the capacity gauge and Safe Shutdown...
...Double-click this device. 4. CONNECTING THE DEVICE - 5 Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon, the My Book drive icon, then the Mac folder, which the unit mounts to the system. Double-click My Book RAID Manager to install the program into the Applications folder. 6. WD Button Manager ... after which contains the software for this icon to install this program into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Insert the software CD into the Applications folder. 5. 3 Connecting the Device MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Macintosh® 1. If you want to enable the capacity gauge and Safe Shutdown...
User Manual (pdf)
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...A menu displays a list of your computer. 2. otherwise, click Quit to the desktop. To format My Book to perform its search My Book is now ready for instructions. CONNECTING THE DEVICE - 6 Then run the CD which the unit mounts to ..., you must first install the drivers and utilities on your choice; MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important: You must install the utilities manually. Click My Book RAID Manager to the system. Connect the unit's power cord and interface cable... documentation, and a registration link. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3.
...A menu displays a list of your computer. 2. otherwise, click Quit to the desktop. To format My Book to perform its search My Book is now ready for instructions. CONNECTING THE DEVICE - 6 Then run the CD which the unit mounts to ..., you must first install the drivers and utilities on your choice; MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important: You must install the utilities manually. Click My Book RAID Manager to the system. Connect the unit's power cord and interface cable... documentation, and a registration link. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3.
User Manual (pdf)
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MY BOOK RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 7 Then double-click My Book RAID Manager to help you easily manage your RAID system, including changing the RAID configuration and formatting the device. MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 4 My Book RAID Manager for Mac My Book RAID Manager is a tool designed to install this program into the applications folder. To install My Book RAID Manager, double-click the CD-ROM icon, the My Book drive icon, then the Mac folder.
MY BOOK RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 7 Then double-click My Book RAID Manager to help you easily manage your RAID system, including changing the RAID configuration and formatting the device. MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 4 My Book RAID Manager for Mac My Book RAID Manager is a tool designed to install this program into the applications folder. To install My Book RAID Manager, double-click the CD-ROM icon, the My Book drive icon, then the Mac folder.
User Manual (pdf)
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.... When prompted to back up all files stored in both drives A and B. 1. To configure or change the RAID setting, click on a device from the menu to display the popup menu. 2. MY BOOK RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 8 MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Configuring RAID My Book Pro Edition II is preformatted for HFS+ (Journaled) and is preconfigured for RAID...
.... When prompted to back up all files stored in both drives A and B. 1. To configure or change the RAID setting, click on a device from the menu to display the popup menu. 2. MY BOOK RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 8 MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Configuring RAID My Book Pro Edition II is preformatted for HFS+ (Journaled) and is preconfigured for RAID...
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... - 9 MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 4. When configuring the device, My Book RAID Manager automatically formats the disk as the status of each drive and take the appropriate action. To view the device status as well as a single volume to the format you specified RAID Troubleshooting My Book RAID Manager monitors ... As standard precaution, the system prompts you can view the status of each internal hard drive, click on a device and then click Info, which brings up a drawer on the right hand side of the drives in the RAID system, so at anytime, you for an administrator's name and ...
... - 9 MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 4. When configuring the device, My Book RAID Manager automatically formats the disk as the status of each drive and take the appropriate action. To view the device status as well as a single volume to the format you specified RAID Troubleshooting My Book RAID Manager monitors ... As standard precaution, the system prompts you can view the status of each internal hard drive, click on a device and then click Info, which brings up a drawer on the right hand side of the drives in the RAID system, so at anytime, you for an administrator's name and ...
User Manual (pdf)
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... for a newly replaced disk. The data on the master will be installed properly. MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Condition Messages My Book RAID Manager reports the following condition messages depending on the current status of your system to replace a drive. Message Healthy Degraded Rebuilding Bad Setting Mismatched Not Configured Unknown Description Your device is...
... for a newly replaced disk. The data on the master will be installed properly. MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Condition Messages My Book RAID Manager reports the following condition messages depending on the current status of your system to replace a drive. Message Healthy Degraded Rebuilding Bad Setting Mismatched Not Configured Unknown Description Your device is...
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... the utilities manually. Then run the software CD to the desktop. MY BOOK RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 11 MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 5 My Book RAID Manager for Windows My Book RAID Manager is disabled on the desktop or system tray. To Install My Book RAID Manager, run the CD which installs the drivers. Note: If...
... the utilities manually. Then run the software CD to the desktop. MY BOOK RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 11 MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 5 My Book RAID Manager for Windows My Book RAID Manager is disabled on the desktop or system tray. To Install My Book RAID Manager, run the CD which installs the drivers. Note: If...
User Manual (pdf)
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... storage device before you want the drive formatted automatically following example shows RAID 1). Enter the confirmation number provided, then click Yes. MY BOOK RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 12 This product also supports RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Configuring RAID My Book Pro Edition II is preformatted for HFS+ (Journaled...
... storage device before you want the drive formatted automatically following example shows RAID 1). Enter the confirmation number provided, then click Yes. MY BOOK RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 12 This product also supports RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Configuring RAID My Book Pro Edition II is preformatted for HFS+ (Journaled...
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... BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL You can also use the context menu in the My Book RAID Manager main screen to view options. Click Close when finished. You can view the status of the drives in the RAID system, so at anytime, you don't see the device on a device in My Book... run Windows Disk Management Tool, perform NTFS quick format, or change the RAID configuration. MY BOOK RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 13 RAID Troubleshooting My Book RAID Manager monitors the activity of each drive and take the appropriate action. If you can also right-click the device and choose Properties....
... BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL You can also use the context menu in the My Book RAID Manager main screen to view options. Click Close when finished. You can view the status of the drives in the RAID system, so at anytime, you don't see the device on a device in My Book... run Windows Disk Management Tool, perform NTFS quick format, or change the RAID configuration. MY BOOK RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 13 RAID Troubleshooting My Book RAID Manager monitors the activity of each drive and take the appropriate action. If you can also right-click the device and choose Properties....
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MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Condition Messages My Book RAID Manager reports the following condition messages depending on the current status of this manual for information on how to replace a drive. Refer to either slot A or B may take up to the secondary drive during the rebuilding process. ...for a newly replaced disk. The data on the master will be installed properly. MY BOOK RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 14 Your data in RAID 1 mode with both drives detected as master. Message Healthy Degraded Rebuilding Bad Setting Mismatched Not Configured Unknown Description Your ...
MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Condition Messages My Book RAID Manager reports the following condition messages depending on the current status of this manual for information on how to replace a drive. Refer to either slot A or B may take up to the secondary drive during the rebuilding process. ...for a newly replaced disk. The data on the master will be installed properly. MY BOOK RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 14 Your data in RAID 1 mode with both drives detected as master. Message Healthy Degraded Rebuilding Bad Setting Mismatched Not Configured Unknown Description Your ...
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... the rest. Retrospect's smart utility won't return unwanted files and folders-just the exact data you countless hours reconfiguring the computer and reinstalling software, including hard-to prevent unauthorized access. MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 6 Using EMC Retrospect Express EMC Retrospect Express is accessible from any screen. USING EMC RETROSPECT EXPRESS - 15
... the rest. Retrospect's smart utility won't return unwanted files and folders-just the exact data you countless hours reconfiguring the computer and reinstalling software, including hard-to prevent unauthorized access. MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 6 Using EMC Retrospect Express EMC Retrospect Express is accessible from any screen. USING EMC RETROSPECT EXPRESS - 15