Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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...; Studio Edition™ II Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com 800.ASK.4WDC 800.832.4778 +800.6008.6008 00800.27549338 +31.880062100 North America Spanish Asia Pacific Europe (toll free where available) Europe/Middle East/Africa Please see the user manual located on the CD for Europe Marking by WD could void the user's authority to 400 FireWire...
...; Studio Edition™ II Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com 800.ASK.4WDC 800.832.4778 +800.6008.6008 00800.27549338 +31.880062100 North America Spanish Asia Pacific Europe (toll free where available) Europe/Middle East/Africa Please see the user manual located on the CD for Europe Marking by WD could void the user's authority to 400 FireWire...
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... SERVICE AND SUPPORT - 1 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1 WD Service and Support Should you informed of free technical support during the warranty period. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at support.wdc.com and choose from these topics: • Downloads - Get online installation help us keep you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. To help for your product...
... SERVICE AND SUPPORT - 1 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1 WD Service and Support Should you informed of free technical support during the warranty period. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at support.wdc.com and choose from these topics: • Downloads - Get online installation help us keep you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. To help for your product...
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... user manual provides step-by-step installation instructions and other important information regarding your region. only). Optional Accessories For more information on your WD product. Outside the U.S., visit support.wdc.com. Kit Contents • Dual-drive storage system • USB cable • FireWire® 800 cable (9-pin to 9-pin) • FireWire 800 to 400 cable (9-pin to 6-pin) • AC adapter* • Quick Install Guide • Software CD Software CD Quick Install Guide My Book Studio Edition...
... user manual provides step-by-step installation instructions and other important information regarding your region. only). Optional Accessories For more information on your WD product. Outside the U.S., visit support.wdc.com. Kit Contents • Dual-drive storage system • USB cable • FireWire® 800 cable (9-pin to 9-pin) • FireWire 800 to 400 cable (9-pin to 6-pin) • AC adapter* • Quick Install Guide • Software CD Software CD Quick Install Guide My Book Studio Edition...
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...; Mac OS X 1.0.5.2+ Windows ® • Any of the following table, write the serial number and model number of your operating system and version. USB port - MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Compatibility Macintosh • Any of compatible eSATA cards, search our knowledge base at support.wdc.com for setup and technical support. FireWire 800 or 400 port - eSATA port or eSATA adapter card* • Windows 2000/XP/Vista† Note: Compatibility may vary depending on the bottom of drives greater...
...; Mac OS X 1.0.5.2+ Windows ® • Any of the following table, write the serial number and model number of your operating system and version. USB port - MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Compatibility Macintosh • Any of compatible eSATA cards, search our knowledge base at support.wdc.com for setup and technical support. FireWire 800 or 400 port - eSATA port or eSATA adapter card* • Windows 2000/XP/Vista† Note: Compatibility may vary depending on the bottom of drives greater...
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... not use My Book as a portable device. • To avoid overheating, do not block air slots on the underside, top, or rear of 5°C-35°C (41°F-95°F) • Do not drop or jolt the device. • Do not move the device during unpacking and installation. GETTING STARTED - 4 Drives may block ventilation. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are...
... not use My Book as a portable device. • To avoid overheating, do not block air slots on the underside, top, or rear of 5°C-35°C (41°F-95°F) • Do not drop or jolt the device. • Do not move the device during unpacking and installation. GETTING STARTED - 4 Drives may block ventilation. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are...
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... in eSATA mode. Capacity Gauge When the device is turned on, the Capacity Gauge indicates space used . USB and FireWire Mode The Capacity Gauge is connected. eSATA Mode Capacity Gauge is used on each system to which My Book is enabled only through installation of drive capacity. The Capacity Gauge is updated automatically as the drive is not available in an upward vertical direction. This product also supports RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode for extra data protection with Macintosh operating systems...
... in eSATA mode. Capacity Gauge When the device is turned on, the Capacity Gauge indicates space used . USB and FireWire Mode The Capacity Gauge is connected. eSATA Mode Capacity Gauge is used on each system to which My Book is enabled only through installation of drive capacity. The Capacity Gauge is updated automatically as the drive is not available in an upward vertical direction. This product also supports RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode for extra data protection with Macintosh operating systems...
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... eSATA PCI card or eSATA motherboard port must be present on the Kensington Security Slot and available products, visit www.kensington.com. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 6 Up to 1.5 Mb/s). Connection to a FireWire 400 device transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to 400 Mb/s). To use this device is backward-compatible with a Kensington Security Slot, which supports a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). USB - Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) supports data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s data transfers. Interfaces MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Power button LED FireWire eSATA...
... eSATA PCI card or eSATA motherboard port must be present on the Kensington Security Slot and available products, visit www.kensington.com. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 6 Up to 1.5 Mb/s). Connection to a FireWire 400 device transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to 400 Mb/s). To use this device is backward-compatible with a Kensington Security Slot, which supports a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). USB - Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) supports data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s data transfers. Interfaces MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Power button LED FireWire eSATA...
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... that plug type of the interface cable into an available port on your region.* 12. Plug the other end of your wall power adapter is now installed and ready to your computer. 14. SETTING UP - 9 Connect the wall adapter to use. *This product may ship with the installation. 9. Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to the DC power input at support.wdc.com for your region. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8.
... that plug type of the interface cable into an available port on your region.* 12. Plug the other end of your wall power adapter is now installed and ready to your computer. 14. SETTING UP - 9 Connect the wall adapter to use. *This product may ship with the installation. 9. Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to the DC power input at support.wdc.com for your region. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8.
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... drive. 3. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL eSATA Note: The eSATA interface does not support WD Drive Manager 1. Double-click the WD Drive Manager folder, which contains the software for your computer. 1 2 Power Off 7. Verify that plug type of the interface cable into the device. 11. Plug the other end of your computer. 12. Turn on My Book by pressing the power button located on your wall power adapter is now installed and ready to use...
... drive. 3. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL eSATA Note: The eSATA interface does not support WD Drive Manager 1. Double-click the WD Drive Manager folder, which contains the software for your computer. 1 2 Power Off 7. Verify that plug type of the interface cable into the device. 11. Plug the other end of your computer. 12. Turn on My Book by pressing the power button located on your wall power adapter is now installed and ready to use...
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.... Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to install, then click Start. Plug one . 6. The WD Drive Manager icon flashes in the terms of the interface cable (USB, FireWire 800, or FireWire 400) into an available port on your computer, you must install the utilities manually. All applications are installed automatically. Turn on the included CD before connecting the unit. Double-click My Computer, My Book folder, WD_Windows_Tools folder, and Setup.exe. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important...
.... Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to install, then click Start. Plug one . 6. The WD Drive Manager icon flashes in the terms of the interface cable (USB, FireWire 800, or FireWire 400) into an available port on your computer, you must install the utilities manually. All applications are installed automatically. Turn on the included CD before connecting the unit. Double-click My Computer, My Book folder, WD_Windows_Tools folder, and Setup.exe. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important...
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... Computer and is now installed and ready to leave the allocation unit size at default. If you are not dual-booting, it is best to use NTFS as the file system (you can also select FAT16 or FAT32). MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Note: In almost all cases, it is recommended that you selected. 20. Dynamic partitions cannot be created on an external hard drive.
... Computer and is now installed and ready to leave the allocation unit size at default. If you are not dual-booting, it is best to use NTFS as the file system (you can also select FAT16 or FAT32). MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Note: In almost all cases, it is recommended that you selected. 20. Dynamic partitions cannot be created on an external hard drive.
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... w/ Journal volume using the format and RAID type specified. Select the desired RAID configuration and device format and click Configure. 3. When configuring the device, WD RAID Manager automatically formats the disk as a single volume using a partition map type which best matches the Macintosh model the drive is created. FAT32 formats with PowerPC processor(s), an Apple Partition Map structure is created. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1. When prompted to support.wdc.com and search for Windows compatibility. On Macintosh...
... w/ Journal volume using the format and RAID type specified. Select the desired RAID configuration and device format and click Configure. 3. When configuring the device, WD RAID Manager automatically formats the disk as a single volume using a partition map type which best matches the Macintosh model the drive is created. FAT32 formats with PowerPC processor(s), an Apple Partition Map structure is created. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1. When prompted to support.wdc.com and search for Windows compatibility. On Macintosh...
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... RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 21 Only WD Green Drives are compatible. Replace drive. Initialization failed to see if other errors have been detected. The slot contains an HDD that is compatible with identical capacity drive and re-create RAID set . (Loss of your Disk A and B. The slot is currently being Wait for rebuild to complete. The slot is marked as faulty. rebuilt from the other drive. data) Mismatched capacity. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Disk Status...
... RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 21 Only WD Green Drives are compatible. Replace drive. Initialization failed to see if other errors have been detected. The slot contains an HDD that is compatible with identical capacity drive and re-create RAID set . (Loss of your Disk A and B. The slot is currently being Wait for rebuild to complete. The slot is marked as faulty. rebuilt from the other drive. data) Mismatched capacity. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Disk Status...
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... Drives are compatible. Install drive that does not meet the unit's requirements. Displayed Status Text Good No hard disk No Config Faulty Rebuilding Good Rejected Description User Action The slot configuration contains valid data. Initialization failed to see if other errors have been detected. Replace drive. This will take several hours. Replace drive with RAID device. Replace other slot. None The slot contains no HDD Install drive in empty slot. data) Mismatched capacity. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Disk Status...
... Drives are compatible. Install drive that does not meet the unit's requirements. Displayed Status Text Good No hard disk No Config Faulty Rebuilding Good Rejected Description User Action The slot configuration contains valid data. Initialization failed to see if other errors have been detected. Replace drive. This will take several hours. Replace drive with RAID device. Replace other slot. None The slot contains no HDD Install drive in empty slot. data) Mismatched capacity. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Disk Status...
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... through installation of My Book until all active windows, files, and applications before shutting down properly and may disconnect the device safely. Safe Removal Mac Drag the My Book icon to turn off . Windows Right-click on each system to turn it off safely. My Book is now shut down the device, which will otherwise prevent successful safe shutdown. Unplug the AC adapter from the power supply...
... through installation of My Book until all active windows, files, and applications before shutting down properly and may disconnect the device safely. Safe Removal Mac Drag the My Book icon to turn off . Windows Right-click on each system to turn it off safely. My Book is now shut down the device, which will otherwise prevent successful safe shutdown. Unplug the AC adapter from the power supply...
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...; use My Book Studio II Edition with your computer system service My Book Studio Edition II to replace a hard drive change the RAID setting of a WD My Book Studio Edition II format the drive to Mac OS format install, partition, and format the drive in Windows XP/Vista install, partition, and format the drive in Windows 2000 make a device bootable on Intel-based Mac systems obtain and reinstall the original software included on My Book obtain further information on external hard drive...
...; use My Book Studio II Edition with your computer system service My Book Studio Edition II to replace a hard drive change the RAID setting of a WD My Book Studio Edition II format the drive to Mac OS format install, partition, and format the drive in Windows XP/Vista install, partition, and format the drive in Windows 2000 make a device bootable on Intel-based Mac systems obtain and reinstall the original software included on My Book obtain further information on external hard drive...
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... O MCV X MCV APPENDIX - 31 This unit generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may be supplied by WD could void the user's authority to radio or television reception. However, there is a Class B product based on file at Western Digital Europe. This product is 70db(A) or less, per EN ISO...
... O MCV X MCV APPENDIX - 31 This unit generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may be supplied by WD could void the user's authority to radio or television reception. However, there is a Class B product based on file at Western Digital Europe. This product is 70db(A) or less, per EN ISO...
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... normal use , or performance of the Product, even if WD has been advised of the possibility of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. No license is on how to obtain service or a Return Material Authorization (RMA). and Studio Edition, WD Anywhere Backup, and Safe Shutdown are in lieu of a) any patent or patent rights of warranty, check the warranty expiration (serial number required) via support.wdc...
... normal use , or performance of the Product, even if WD has been advised of the possibility of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. No license is on how to obtain service or a Return Material Authorization (RMA). and Studio Edition, WD Anywhere Backup, and Safe Shutdown are in lieu of a) any patent or patent rights of warranty, check the warranty expiration (serial number required) via support.wdc...
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..., USB, and eSATA 5 K Kensington Security Slot 5 Kit contents 1 L LED indicators 4 capacity gauge 4 Limited warranty 31 O Obtaining service 30 P Product registration 2 R RAID configuring 16, 21 disk messages 20, 24 status messages 19, 23 troubleshooting 18, 22 Registration, product 2 Regulatory compliance 30 Replacing a drive 26 S Safe removal 25 Safe Shutdown 25 Safety compliance 30 Service, WD 30, 32 Software supplied on CD 6 WD RAID Manager-Mac 16 WD RAID Manager-Windows 21 Support, WD 32 System compatibility 2 T Troubleshooting 29 Turning off...
..., USB, and eSATA 5 K Kensington Security Slot 5 Kit contents 1 L LED indicators 4 capacity gauge 4 Limited warranty 31 O Obtaining service 30 P Product registration 2 R RAID configuring 16, 21 disk messages 20, 24 status messages 19, 23 troubleshooting 18, 22 Registration, product 2 Regulatory compliance 30 Replacing a drive 26 S Safe removal 25 Safe Shutdown 25 Safety compliance 30 Service, WD 30, 32 Software supplied on CD 6 WD RAID Manager-Mac 16 WD RAID Manager-Windows 21 Support, WD 32 System compatibility 2 T Troubleshooting 29 Turning off...
Product Specifications
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... FireWire 800 cable FireWire 800 to 400 cable USB cable AC adapter Software CD Quick Install Guide Product Specifications Pre-configured to RAID 0 (Striped) Configurable to RAID 1 (Mirrored) Data transfer rate: FireWire 800 Mb/s (maximum) eSATA 3 Gb/s (maximum) USB 480 Mb/s (maximum) AC input voltage 100-240V AC input frequency 47-63 Hz Temperature: Operating 5°C to 35°C 41 F to other countries; User serviceable - See at support.wdc.com/warranty for 5-years, unless otherwise required by region. Studio Edition...
... FireWire 800 cable FireWire 800 to 400 cable USB cable AC adapter Software CD Quick Install Guide Product Specifications Pre-configured to RAID 0 (Striped) Configurable to RAID 1 (Mirrored) Data transfer rate: FireWire 800 Mb/s (maximum) eSATA 3 Gb/s (maximum) USB 480 Mb/s (maximum) AC input voltage 100-240V AC input frequency 47-63 Hz Temperature: Operating 5°C to 35°C 41 F to other countries; User serviceable - See at support.wdc.com/warranty for 5-years, unless otherwise required by region. Studio Edition...