Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... (2006/95/CE). En "samsvarserklæring" i henhold til gjeldende direktiver har blitt skrevet og finnes arkivert hos Western Digital Europe. GPSGV: Unless declared otherwise, the highest level of sound pressure from information technology equipment. GPSGV: Der hö...nicht anders gekennzeichnet oder spezifiziert. My Book® Mirror Edition™ LED 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 or 1 USA, Japan, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia 2 Europe, Korea, Brazil, Chile 3 United Kingdom 4 China 5 Australia, New Zealand, Argentina 1 2 Windows® 1 2 Please see the user manual located...
... (2006/95/CE). En "samsvarserklæring" i henhold til gjeldende direktiver har blitt skrevet og finnes arkivert hos Western Digital Europe. GPSGV: Unless declared otherwise, the highest level of sound pressure from information technology equipment. GPSGV: Der hö...nicht anders gekennzeichnet oder spezifiziert. My Book® Mirror Edition™ LED 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 or 1 USA, Japan, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia 2 Europe, Korea, Brazil, Chile 3 United Kingdom 4 China 5 Australia, New Zealand, Argentina 1 2 Windows® 1 2 Please see the user manual located...
User Manual
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... Configuration 5 LED Indicators (Lights 5 Power/Activity LED Behavior 5 Capacity Gauge 5 Interfaces 6 Kensington Security Slot 6 Software 7 4 Setting Up 8 Windows 8 Macintosh 9 5 WD Drive Manager Status 12 WD Drive Manager Status Messages 12 6 WD RAID Manager for Windows 13 Configuring RAID 13 RAID Troubleshooting 14 7 WD RAID Manager for Mac 17 Configuring RAID 17 RAID...
... Configuration 5 LED Indicators (Lights 5 Power/Activity LED Behavior 5 Capacity Gauge 5 Interfaces 6 Kensington Security Slot 6 Software 7 4 Setting Up 8 Windows 8 Macintosh 9 5 WD Drive Manager Status 12 WD Drive Manager Status Messages 12 6 WD RAID Manager for Windows 13 Configuring RAID 13 RAID Troubleshooting 14 7 WD RAID Manager for Mac 17 Configuring RAID 17 RAID...
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... number of the device. This information is recommended that you install the latest updates and service pack (SP). MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Compatibility Windows ® • Available USB port • Windows 2000/XP/Vista Macintosh ® • Available USB port • Mac® OS X 10.4.11+ • Mac OS X 10.5.2+ Note...
... number of the device. This information is recommended that you install the latest updates and service pack (SP). MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Compatibility Windows ® • Available USB port • Windows 2000/XP/Vista Macintosh ® • Available USB port • Mac® OS X 10.4.11+ • Mac OS X 10.5.2+ Note...
User Manual
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...instantaneous and automatic data updates. Each section represents approximately 25 percent of the device. The capacity gauge is updated automatically as a single Windows NTFS* partition and is connected. You can replace the failed drive and rebuild the dual-drive storage system. This product also supports ...Alternate flashing between top and bottom LEDs RAID degraded mode Cycling from bottom to HFS+ (Journaled) or FAT32. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 3 About Your WD Drive Format and Configuration This WD device is preformatted as the drive is illuminated upon installation. ...
...instantaneous and automatic data updates. Each section represents approximately 25 percent of the device. The capacity gauge is updated automatically as a single Windows NTFS* partition and is connected. You can replace the failed drive and rebuild the dual-drive storage system. This product also supports ...Alternate flashing between top and bottom LEDs RAID degraded mode Cycling from bottom to HFS+ (Journaled) or FAT32. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 3 About Your WD Drive Format and Configuration This WD device is preformatted as the drive is illuminated upon installation. ...
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... 2.0) supports data transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 6 Interfaces MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL LED Power button/ Safe Shutdown™ Kensington® Security Slot USB USB The industry standard interface for most Windows-based computers. Connection to a USB 1.1 device transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to 1.5 Mb/s).
... 2.0) supports data transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 6 Interfaces MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL LED Power button/ Safe Shutdown™ Kensington® Security Slot USB USB The industry standard interface for most Windows-based computers. Connection to a USB 1.1 device transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to 1.5 Mb/s).
User Manual
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... Note: To change the format of agreement screen and WD Drive Manager and drivers are selected by default. SETTING UP - 8 MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 4 Setting Up Windows Important: You must install the utilities manually. Follow the steps below to the DC power input at the rear panel of your wall... power adapter is disabled on your computer and wait for Windows" on the included CD before connecting the unit. Insert the software CD into the device, after which installs the drivers. 4. Go to the system...
... Note: To change the format of agreement screen and WD Drive Manager and drivers are selected by default. SETTING UP - 8 MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 4 Setting Up Windows Important: You must install the utilities manually. Follow the steps below to the DC power input at the rear panel of your wall... power adapter is disabled on your computer and wait for Windows" on the included CD before connecting the unit. Insert the software CD into the device, after which installs the drivers. 4. Go to the system...
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... flashing Red See WD Drive Manager Status for details WD DRIVE MANAGER STATUS - 12 Windows Condition Icon To view WD Drive Manager Status in Windows, roll the cursor over the WD Drive Manager system tray icon. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 5 WD Drive Manager Status WD Drive Manager Status provides a quick view...
... flashing Red See WD Drive Manager Status for details WD DRIVE MANAGER STATUS - 12 Windows Condition Icon To view WD Drive Manager Status in Windows, roll the cursor over the WD Drive Manager system tray icon. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 5 WD Drive Manager Status WD Drive Manager Status provides a quick view...
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MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 6 WD RAID Manager for Windows WD RAID Manager is pre-configured for RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode...drive formatted automatically following example shows RAID 0). Click WD RAID Manager. Configuring RAID My Book Mirror Edition is preformatted as a single Windows NTFS partition and is a tool designed to mirror the data in My Book onto another storage...tray icon and point to back up all files stored in both drives A and B. WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 13 This product also supports RAID 0 (Striped) mode for data protection which dedicates half the capacity ...
MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 6 WD RAID Manager for Windows WD RAID Manager is pre-configured for RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode...drive formatted automatically following example shows RAID 0). Click WD RAID Manager. Configuring RAID My Book Mirror Edition is preformatted as a single Windows NTFS partition and is a tool designed to mirror the data in My Book onto another storage...tray icon and point to back up all files stored in both drives A and B. WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 13 This product also supports RAID 0 (Striped) mode for data protection which dedicates half the capacity ...
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... is reported in the RAID system, so at anytime, you can determine which drive (A or B) may have experienced a fault. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 3. Enter the confirmation number provided, then click Yes. Right-click on the menu, click Refresh to search for My Book devices connected to...Serial Number field. You can also use the context menu in the WD RAID Manager main screen to your computer system. WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 14 RAID Troubleshooting WD RAID Manager monitors the activity of each drive and take the appropriate action. In this screen, you don't see...
... is reported in the RAID system, so at anytime, you can determine which drive (A or B) may have experienced a fault. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 3. Enter the confirmation number provided, then click Yes. Right-click on the menu, click Refresh to search for My Book devices connected to...Serial Number field. You can also use the context menu in the WD RAID Manager main screen to your computer system. WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 14 RAID Troubleshooting WD RAID Manager monitors the activity of each drive and take the appropriate action. In this screen, you don't see...
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MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL RAID Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on the current status of the RAID array.Create a new array with ... which configuration is marked as faulty. RAID 1 only Recovering from different RAID sets detected in slots. See "Disk valid array configuration. WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 15 RAID 1 only Consult the slot status values to complete. (This may take several hours.) Neither slot contains a Check disk status. None Both slots have...
MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL RAID Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on the current status of the RAID array.Create a new array with ... which configuration is marked as faulty. RAID 1 only Recovering from different RAID sets detected in slots. See "Disk valid array configuration. WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 15 RAID 1 only Consult the slot status values to complete. (This may take several hours.) Neither slot contains a Check disk status. None Both slots have...
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The slot does not contain Create New RAID set . Only WD Green Drives are compatible. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Disk Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on the current status of a valid configuration. None The ...The slot is marked as faulty. rebuilt from the other drive. Install drive that does not meet the unit's requirements. WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 16 Displayed Status Text Good No hard disk No Config Faulty Rebuilding Good Rejected Description User Action The slot configuration contains valid data. Replace ...
The slot does not contain Create New RAID set . Only WD Green Drives are compatible. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL Disk Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on the current status of a valid configuration. None The ...The slot is marked as faulty. rebuilt from the other drive. Install drive that does not meet the unit's requirements. WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS - 16 Displayed Status Text Good No hard disk No Config Faulty Rebuilding Good Rejected Description User Action The slot configuration contains valid data. Replace ...
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...Macintosh model the drive is created. When configuring the device, WD RAID Manager automatically formats the disk as the status of the main window. The HFS+ setting formats with PowerPC processor(s), an Apple Partition Map structure is currently connected to back up a drawer on the... map type which brings up all files stored on the right hand side of each drive and take the appropriate action. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 2. On Macintosh computers with a Master Boot Record partition map for an administrator's name and password to confirm, click Configure again...
...Macintosh model the drive is created. When configuring the device, WD RAID Manager automatically formats the disk as the status of the main window. The HFS+ setting formats with PowerPC processor(s), an Apple Partition Map structure is currently connected to back up a drawer on the... map type which brings up all files stored on the right hand side of each drive and take the appropriate action. MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL 2. On Macintosh computers with a Master Boot Record partition map for an administrator's name and password to confirm, click Configure again...
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... My Book Mirror Edition supports a maximum capacity of 2TB (1TB per drive assembly) in a RAID 0 system or 1TB in your system tray and point to turn off . You may press the Power button once or disconnect the device's power cord to My Book... > Safely Remove. Safe Removal Windows Right-click on ... of the device until all data is still on, first follow these steps to the Trash icon for replacement into the My Book Mirror Edition enclosure. You also may perform normal system shutdown at any time and remove the product thereafter. You can also right-click the Safely Remove...
... My Book Mirror Edition supports a maximum capacity of 2TB (1TB per drive assembly) in a RAID 0 system or 1TB in your system tray and point to turn off . You may press the Power button once or disconnect the device's power cord to My Book... > Safely Remove. Safe Removal Windows Right-click on ... of the device until all data is still on, first follow these steps to the Trash icon for replacement into the My Book Mirror Edition enclosure. You also may perform normal system shutdown at any time and remove the product thereafter. You can also right-click the Safely Remove...
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How to install My Book Mirror Edition on a Windows or Macintosh computer use My Book Mirror Edition with your computer system service My Book Mirror Edition to replace a hard drive change the RAID setting of a WD My Book Mirror Edition 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 ...
How to install My Book Mirror Edition on a Windows or Macintosh computer use My Book Mirror Edition with your computer system service My Book Mirror Edition to replace a hard drive change the RAID setting of a WD My Book Mirror Edition 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 ...
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Index MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL A Auto-off 21 C Capacity gauge 5 Compatibility, system 3 Compliance, regulatory 26 Configuring RAID 13, 17 D Device disconnecting 21 turning off 21 Drive configuration 5 format 5 ... 26 S Safe removal 21 Safe Shutdown 21 Safety compliance 26 Service, WD 1, 27 Software supplied on CD 7 WD RAID Manager-Mac 17 WD RAID Manager-Windows 13 Support, WD 1 System compatibility 3 T Troubleshooting 25 Turning off the device 21 U UL 26 Underwriters Laboratories Inc. 26 USB 6 W Warranty 27 Warranty, limited 27 WD...
Index MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION USER MANUAL A Auto-off 21 C Capacity gauge 5 Compatibility, system 3 Compliance, regulatory 26 Configuring RAID 13, 17 D Device disconnecting 21 turning off 21 Drive configuration 5 format 5 ... 26 S Safe removal 21 Safe Shutdown 21 Safety compliance 26 Service, WD 1, 27 Software supplied on CD 7 WD RAID Manager-Mac 17 WD RAID Manager-Windows 13 Support, WD 1 System compatibility 3 T Troubleshooting 25 Turning off the device 21 U UL 26 Underwriters Laboratories Inc. 26 USB 6 W Warranty 27 Warranty, limited 27 WD...
Product Specifications
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...Edition and GreenPower are required to other countries; One gigabyte (GB) = one trillion bytes. RAID 1 (mirrored) accesses half of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, Put Your Life On It and My Book are registered trademarks in (98 mm) 5.2 lb (2.63 kg) System Compatibility Windows... F Here are provided for data protection. 4178-705018-A00 May 2008 The term of our limited warranty. © 2008 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Your results will vary based on file size and format, settings, features, software and other files that belong...
...Edition and GreenPower are required to other countries; One gigabyte (GB) = one trillion bytes. RAID 1 (mirrored) accesses half of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, Put Your Life On It and My Book are registered trademarks in (98 mm) 5.2 lb (2.63 kg) System Compatibility Windows... F Here are provided for data protection. 4178-705018-A00 May 2008 The term of our limited warranty. © 2008 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Your results will vary based on file size and format, settings, features, software and other files that belong...