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...a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment, it may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception. My Book® Studio Edition™ II Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com 800.ASK.4WDC 800.832.4778 +800.6008.6008... lavspenningsdirektivet (2006/95/EC). In adempimento con le vigenti direttive è stata rilasciata una "Dichiarazione di conformità", depositata presso Western Digital Europe. Podrobnější informace o používání tohoto produktu naleznete v uživatelské př...
...a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment, it may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception. My Book® Studio Edition™ II Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com 800.ASK.4WDC 800.832.4778 +800.6008.6008... lavspenningsdirektivet (2006/95/EC). In adempimento con le vigenti direttive è stata rilasciata una "Dichiarazione di conformità", depositata presso Western Digital Europe. Podrobnější informace o používání tohoto produktu naleznete v uživatelské př...
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... knowledge base is not available or, if you informed of your first telephone contact with WD technical support. Register online at support.wdc.com. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1 WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us keep you prefer, please contact WD at support.wdc.com...
... knowledge base is not available or, if you informed of your first telephone contact with WD technical support. Register online at support.wdc.com. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1 WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us keep you prefer, please contact WD at support.wdc.com...
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...to 400 cable (9-pin to 6-pin) • AC adapter* • Quick Install Guide • Software CD Software CD Quick Install Guide My Book Studio Edition II FireWire 800 cable FireWire 800 to 400 cable USB cable AC adapter (U.S.-only)* or Global AC adapter configurations* *This product may ship with ... your region. For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 2 Getting Started Thank you for purchasing My Book® Studio Edition™ II, the storage solution of data safety. only).
...to 400 cable (9-pin to 6-pin) • AC adapter* • Quick Install Guide • Software CD Software CD Quick Install Guide My Book Studio Edition II FireWire 800 cable FireWire 800 to 400 cable USB cable AC adapter (U.S.-only)* or Global AC adapter configurations* *This product may ship with ... your region. For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 2 Getting Started Thank you for purchasing My Book® Studio Edition™ II, the storage solution of data safety. only).
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... reliability, it is necessary for more information. This information is recommended that keeps it from recognizing the full capacity of drives greater than 2 TB. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Compatibility Macintosh • Any of the following : - For Macintosh, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update.
... reliability, it is necessary for more information. This information is recommended that keeps it from recognizing the full capacity of drives greater than 2 TB. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Compatibility Macintosh • Any of the following : - For Macintosh, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update.
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.... Do not stack any objects on the underside, top, or rear of the device that may be handled with care during unpacking and installation. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration.
.... Do not stack any objects on the underside, top, or rear of the device that may be handled with care during unpacking and installation. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration.
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... RAID 0 (Striped) mode for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. Allow it to cool down for 1-2 hours then reconnect and power up and down My Book. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 3 About Your WD Drive Format and Configuration This WD device is preformatted to HFS+ (Journaled) for compatibility with instantaneous and automatic data...
... RAID 0 (Striped) mode for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. Allow it to cool down for 1-2 hours then reconnect and power up and down My Book. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 3 About Your WD Drive Format and Configuration This WD device is preformatted to HFS+ (Journaled) for compatibility with instantaneous and automatic data...
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Interfaces MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Power button LED FireWire eSATA Kensington® Security Slot USB FireWire - Connection to a USB 1.1 device transfers data at FireWire 400 speed (up ...
Interfaces MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Power button LED FireWire eSATA Kensington® Security Slot USB FireWire - Connection to a USB 1.1 device transfers data at FireWire 400 speed (up ...
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ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 7 Copy Application Software allows you to back up the software included with this application. A user guide and online help are included with the following bonus software. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Software In addition to WD Drive Manager, this WD product is an intuitive and robust backup and recovery application that provides around-the-clock data protection. It features automatic backup to multiple destinations and synchronization of working files to keep them current. WD Anywhere Backup™ (Mac and Windows) is shipped with this device.
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 7 Copy Application Software allows you to back up the software included with this application. A user guide and online help are included with the following bonus software. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Software In addition to WD Drive Manager, this WD product is an intuitive and robust backup and recovery application that provides around-the-clock data protection. It features automatic backup to multiple destinations and synchronization of working files to keep them current. WD Anywhere Backup™ (Mac and Windows) is shipped with this device.
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.... 6. Double-click the WD Drive Manager Installer icon. 7. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. Turn on your computer and wait for this device 5. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 4 Setting Up Macintosh FireWire or USB® Important: Follow the steps below to load. 2. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM...
.... 6. Double-click the WD Drive Manager Installer icon. 7. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. Turn on your computer and wait for this device 5. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 4 Setting Up Macintosh FireWire or USB® Important: Follow the steps below to load. 2. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM...
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...region. Connect the wall adapter to 400) into the device. Click Accept to the system, and WD Drive Manager will appear in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the instructions as prompted. 11. Plug the other end of the product. Verify that plug type of the interface cable ...installed and ready to install the backup software now, double-click the WD Anywhere Backup icon in the status menu. Click Quit. 10. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for answer ID# 1729. If you want to use. *This product may ship with the installation. 9. Note:...
...region. Connect the wall adapter to 400) into the device. Click Accept to the system, and WD Drive Manager will appear in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the instructions as prompted. 11. Plug the other end of the product. Verify that plug type of the interface cable ...installed and ready to install the backup software now, double-click the WD Anywhere Backup icon in the status menu. Click Quit. 10. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for answer ID# 1729. If you want to use. *This product may ship with the installation. 9. Note:...
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... backup software now, double-click the WD Anywhere Backup icon in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the instructions as prompted. 6. SETTING UP - 10 Turn on My Book by pressing the power button located on your region. 8. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL eSATA Note: The eSATA interface does not support WD Drive... wall adapter to the DC power input at the rear panel of your wall power adapter is now installed and ready to use. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for this device 5.
... backup software now, double-click the WD Anywhere Backup icon in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the instructions as prompted. 6. SETTING UP - 10 Turn on My Book by pressing the power button located on your region. 8. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL eSATA Note: The eSATA interface does not support WD Drive... wall adapter to the DC power input at the rear panel of your wall power adapter is now installed and ready to use. Your My Book Studio Edition II is the correct plug type for this device 5.
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... the system. Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to exit and no applications will be installed. 5. Plug one . 6. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important: You must first install the drivers and utilities on your computer, you must now reformat it for additional...options including software, documentation, and a registration link. All applications are installed automatically. Plug the other end of the product. Since My Book Studio Edition II comes preformatted for Mac, you do not want to safely connect the device. 1. Insert the software CD into the device, ...
... the system. Connect the adapter's DC cable plug to exit and no applications will be installed. 5. Plug one . 6. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important: You must first install the drivers and utilities on your computer, you must now reformat it for additional...options including software, documentation, and a registration link. All applications are installed automatically. Plug the other end of the product. Since My Book Studio Edition II comes preformatted for Mac, you do not want to safely connect the device. 1. Insert the software CD into the device, ...
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Click Next. 12. The My Book disk number is selected by default. Click Next. The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears. SETTING UP - 12 Click on the device, then right-click to Initialize screen appears. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 10. The Select Disks to bring up the context menu. Click Run Windows Disk Management Tool. 11.
Click Next. 12. The My Book disk number is selected by default. Click Next. The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears. SETTING UP - 12 Click on the device, then right-click to Initialize screen appears. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 10. The Select Disks to bring up the context menu. Click Run Windows Disk Management Tool. 11.
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... Convert Disk Wizard completes. The device displays as a large Unallocated partition. Do not select a system drive or any other healthy drive. SETTING UP - 13 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 13. The Welcome to the New Partition Wizard or New Simple Volume Wizard appears.
... Convert Disk Wizard completes. The device displays as a large Unallocated partition. Do not select a system drive or any other healthy drive. SETTING UP - 13 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 13. The Welcome to the New Partition Wizard or New Simple Volume Wizard appears.
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The Format Partition screen appears. Select a drive letter to assign to create and click Next. 17. It is recommended that you wish to save time in the formatting process. On this screen, you can select the file system, allocation unit size, and volume label you enter "My Book" in the Volume label field and select Perform a quick format to create on the drive. Select the size of the partition you wish to the partition and click Next. 18. SETTING UP - 14 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 16.
The Format Partition screen appears. Select a drive letter to assign to create and click Next. 17. It is recommended that you wish to save time in the formatting process. On this screen, you can select the file system, allocation unit size, and volume label you enter "My Book" in the Volume label field and select Perform a quick format to create on the drive. Select the size of the partition you wish to the partition and click Next. 18. SETTING UP - 14 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 16.
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... 32GB. Click Next to support.microsoft.com and search for Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 184006 for additional information. 19. After the formatting process completes, My Book appears as a drive letter in My Computer and is now installed and ready to use NTFS as the file system (you can also select FAT16... to leave the allocation unit size at default. SETTING UP - 15 If you are not dual-booting, it is best to complete the process. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Note: In almost all cases, it is recommended that you use .
... 32GB. Click Next to support.microsoft.com and search for Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 184006 for additional information. 19. After the formatting process completes, My Book appears as a drive letter in My Computer and is now installed and ready to use NTFS as the file system (you can also select FAT16... to leave the allocation unit size at default. SETTING UP - 15 If you are not dual-booting, it is best to complete the process. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Note: In almost all cases, it is recommended that you use .
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... WD DRIVE MANAGER STATUS - 16 To view WD Drive Manager Status in Windows, roll the cursor over the WD Drive Manager system tray icon. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 5 WD Drive Manager Status WD Drive Manager Status provides a quick view of the general status of the device. Mac Condition Icon To...
... WD DRIVE MANAGER STATUS - 16 To view WD Drive Manager Status in Windows, roll the cursor over the WD Drive Manager system tray icon. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 5 WD Drive Manager Status WD Drive Manager Status provides a quick view of the general status of the device. Mac Condition Icon To...
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...) mode for Mac WD RAID Manager is a tool designed to help you proceed, make sure to back up all files stored in My Book onto another storage device. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 6 WD RAID Manager for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. Click Launch WD RAID Manager. Configuring RAID Important: Before you... A and B. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 17 This product also supports RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode for data protection which dedicates half the capacity to WD My Book.
...) mode for Mac WD RAID Manager is a tool designed to help you proceed, make sure to back up all files stored in My Book onto another storage device. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 6 WD RAID Manager for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. Click Launch WD RAID Manager. Configuring RAID Important: Before you... A and B. WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 17 This product also supports RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode for data protection which dedicates half the capacity to WD My Book.
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... created. When prompted to authenticate your My Book bootable on a device from the menu to support.wdc.com and search for Windows compatibility. On Macintosh computers with a Master Boot Record partition map for answer ID# 1787. Select the desired RAID configuration and device format and click Configure. 3. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1.
... created. When prompted to authenticate your My Book bootable on a device from the menu to support.wdc.com and search for Windows compatibility. On Macintosh computers with a Master Boot Record partition map for answer ID# 1787. Select the desired RAID configuration and device format and click Configure. 3. MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1.
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WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 19 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL RAID Troubleshooting WD RAID Manager monitors the activity of the drives in the RAID system so you can view the status of the main window. To view the device status as well as the status of each internal hard drive, including which drive (A or B) may have experienced a fault, click on a device and then click Info, which brings up a drawer on the right hand side of each drive and take the appropriate action.
WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC - 19 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL RAID Troubleshooting WD RAID Manager monitors the activity of the drives in the RAID system so you can view the status of the main window. To view the device status as well as the status of each internal hard drive, including which drive (A or B) may have experienced a fault, click on a device and then click Info, which brings up a drawer on the right hand side of each drive and take the appropriate action.