Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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.... Quick Install Guide WD Dual-option™ Media Center and Combo External Storage Products 1 System Requirements Windows® ! An available OHCI-compliant FireWire port and/or USB* port ! An available OHCI-compliant FireWire port and/or USB* port ! A hard drive icon with the buttons on the desktop after formatting is displayed. Press the other edge of the...
.... Quick Install Guide WD Dual-option™ Media Center and Combo External Storage Products 1 System Requirements Windows® ! An available OHCI-compliant FireWire port and/or USB* port ! An available OHCI-compliant FireWire port and/or USB* port ! A hard drive icon with the buttons on the desktop after formatting is displayed. Press the other edge of the...
Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... answer ID 1021 for the three remaining feet. Connect one end of the FireWire cable to disable this process for Windows XP. For more information about booting from the side of 4 GB. Formatting the Drive Your WD Dual-option product is keyed with all its cables. 2. For...connect only the FireWire cable, USB devices are not supported. Place the drive upside down on your computer. Press the foot into place. 5. Connect the other end of the stand and carefully bend the stand upward until it off the external hard drive and disconnect all Windows operating systems. ...
... answer ID 1021 for the three remaining feet. Connect one end of the FireWire cable to disable this process for Windows XP. For more information about booting from the side of 4 GB. Formatting the Drive Your WD Dual-option product is keyed with all its cables. 2. For...connect only the FireWire cable, USB devices are not supported. Place the drive upside down on your computer. Press the foot into place. 5. Connect the other end of the stand and carefully bend the stand upward until it off the external hard drive and disconnect all Windows operating systems. ...
Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... (USB FLASH PEN DRIVE SHOWN) Figure 3 Inserting Media 1. Slot 2 (Figure 3) accepts Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, MultiMedia Card, SD Card, and SmartMedia. Access media through two Removable Disks icons in the My Computer window (Windows) or on the proper removal of Dantz software does not ...for your contacts, documents, miscellaneous files, music, and pictures. The next window displays data contained on (not sleep mode) for most users. If the card was directly formatted or used by a digital camera, you press the Manual Backup button, Retrospect Express launches the wizard...
... (USB FLASH PEN DRIVE SHOWN) Figure 3 Inserting Media 1. Slot 2 (Figure 3) accepts Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, MultiMedia Card, SD Card, and SmartMedia. Access media through two Removable Disks icons in the My Computer window (Windows) or on the proper removal of Dantz software does not ...for your contacts, documents, miscellaneous files, music, and pictures. The next window displays data contained on (not sleep mode) for most users. If the card was directly formatted or used by a digital camera, you press the Manual Backup button, Retrospect Express launches the wizard...
Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... check the warranty expiration (serial number required) via support.wdc.com. Select USB Mass Storage Device from your sole and exclusive warranty shall be helpful: How to... has not been issued) will be shipped in a particular installation. SAFELY REMOVE HARDWARE ICON Windows 1. Figure 6 Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found ...672.7199 +800.6008.6008 +31.20.4467651 North America Spanish Asia Pacific EMEA Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California 92630 U.S.A. If it to obtain service or a Return Material ...
... check the warranty expiration (serial number required) via support.wdc.com. Select USB Mass Storage Device from your sole and exclusive warranty shall be helpful: How to... has not been issued) will be shipped in a particular installation. SAFELY REMOVE HARDWARE ICON Windows 1. Figure 6 Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found ...672.7199 +800.6008.6008 +31.20.4467651 North America Spanish Asia Pacific EMEA Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California 92630 U.S.A. If it to obtain service or a Return Material ...
User Manual (pdf)
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... 2 Recording Your WD Product Information 3 Registering Your WD Product 3 Handling Precautions 3 2 Setting Up Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP 4 Mac OS v9.2.2 6 Mac OS X v10.2.8 7 3 Connecting the Drive Installing the Stands for Vertical Placement 8 Removing the Stands 8 Installing the Feet for Horizontal Placement 8 Removing... the Feet 8 Connecting the Cables 9 Powering Up the Drive 10 Formatting the Drive 10 WD Button Manager 10 4 Using the 8-in-1 Memory Card Reader (Media Center) Media Icons 11 Using the USB 2.0 Hub 12 Inserting Media 12 Removing Media 12 Copying Media 12 ...
... 2 Recording Your WD Product Information 3 Registering Your WD Product 3 Handling Precautions 3 2 Setting Up Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP 4 Mac OS v9.2.2 6 Mac OS X v10.2.8 7 3 Connecting the Drive Installing the Stands for Vertical Placement 8 Removing the Stands 8 Installing the Feet for Horizontal Placement 8 Removing... the Feet 8 Connecting the Cables 9 Powering Up the Drive 10 Formatting the Drive 10 WD Button Manager 10 4 Using the 8-in-1 Memory Card Reader (Media Center) Media Icons 11 Using the USB 2.0 Hub 12 Inserting Media 12 Removing Media 12 Copying Media 12 ...
User Manual (pdf)
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... Types I and II ! Microdrive™ ! SD Card ! SmartMedia™ GETTING STARTED - 2 Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP Macintosh ® ! Available USB and/or OHCI-compliant FireWire port ! For more information regarding updating your system, visit apple.com/macosx. Memory Card Compatibility (Media ...accepts the following types of media: ! Memory Stick® ! Available USB and/or OHCI-compliant FireWire port ! Macintosh Go to the Start menu and select Windows update. Updating Your Operating System Windows Go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. MultiMedia Card !...
... Types I and II ! Microdrive™ ! SD Card ! SmartMedia™ GETTING STARTED - 2 Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP Macintosh ® ! Available USB and/or OHCI-compliant FireWire port ! For more information regarding updating your system, visit apple.com/macosx. Memory Card Compatibility (Media ...accepts the following types of media: ! Memory Stick® ! Available USB and/or OHCI-compliant FireWire port ! Macintosh Go to the Start menu and select Windows update. Updating Your Operating System Windows Go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. MultiMedia Card !...
User Manual (pdf)
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...CENTER AND COMBO EXTERNAL STORAGE PRODUCTS USER MANUAL The installation CD contains the Retrospect Express backup software as well as important drivers for WD. Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP 1. Insert the installation CD into your operating system. Click Next. 3. The program autoruns and displays a setup ...menu. SETTING UP - 4 Retrospect Express Installer launches and displays the following window. Select the option to Install Retrospect Express for your WD Dual-option product. Carefully follow the appropriate procedure for your CD-ROM...
...CENTER AND COMBO EXTERNAL STORAGE PRODUCTS USER MANUAL The installation CD contains the Retrospect Express backup software as well as important drivers for WD. Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP 1. Insert the installation CD into your operating system. Click Next. 3. The program autoruns and displays a setup ...menu. SETTING UP - 4 Retrospect Express Installer launches and displays the following window. Select the option to Install Retrospect Express for your WD Dual-option product. Carefully follow the appropriate procedure for your CD-ROM...
User Manual (pdf)
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... After installation is completed, the following window is filled automatically. Click Finish. 6. Since your User Name and click Next. Select Register Now to complete the registration information, and click the option either to e-mail or to "Connecting the Drive" on page 8. Proceed to print and... fax the information. 8. In the next window, click Install to register Retrospect Express. Click OK. 7. WD DUAL-OPTION MEDIA CENTER AND COMBO...
... After installation is completed, the following window is filled automatically. Click Finish. 6. Since your User Name and click Next. Select Register Now to complete the registration information, and click the option either to e-mail or to "Connecting the Drive" on page 8. Proceed to print and... fax the information. 8. In the next window, click Install to register Retrospect Express. Click OK. 7. WD DUAL-OPTION MEDIA CENTER AND COMBO...
User Manual (pdf)
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... 7. Proceed to format and set up the drive. Skip to "Connecting the Drive" on page 8 to connect the drive, then follow the on the desktop. After restarting, a message appears prompting you to personalize your CD-ROM drive. 6. A hard drive icon with the name you to the Applications ...folder and launch Retrospect Express. 8. To re-enable File Exchange, select the check box in Extensions Manager and click Restart. 5. In the next window, click the button to accept the...
... 7. Proceed to format and set up the drive. Skip to "Connecting the Drive" on page 8 to connect the drive, then follow the on the desktop. After restarting, a message appears prompting you to personalize your CD-ROM drive. 6. A hard drive icon with the name you to the Applications ...folder and launch Retrospect Express. 8. To re-enable File Exchange, select the check box in Extensions Manager and click Restart. 5. In the next window, click the button to accept the...
User Manual (pdf)
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...on the right panel. Insert the installation CD into multiple volumes for the USB drive. 5. The following window is completed, go to print and fax the information. 9. Click Erase to begin drive formatting. Your newly formatted drive is completed. Retrospect Express prompts you may be required to provide your ...also for general storage, select the Partition tab from the Volume Format menu, and enter a name for your software copy. A hard drive icon with the name you to create two separate partitions. Mac OS X v10.2.8+ WD DUAL-OPTION MEDIA CENTER AND COMBO EXTERNAL ...
...on the right panel. Insert the installation CD into multiple volumes for the USB drive. 5. The following window is completed, go to print and fax the information. 9. Click Erase to begin drive formatting. Your newly formatted drive is completed. Retrospect Express prompts you may be required to provide your ...also for general storage, select the Partition tab from the Volume Format menu, and enter a name for your software copy. A hard drive icon with the name you to create two separate partitions. Mac OS X v10.2.8+ WD DUAL-OPTION MEDIA CENTER AND COMBO EXTERNAL ...
User Manual (pdf)
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...HARD DRIVE ICON 2. Formatting the Drive Your WD Dual-option product is now ready to use. Your drive is preformatted as a single FAT32 partition and is preformatted as a single FAT32 partition for compatibility with all Windows... My Computer window for Windows XP. The USB hub and memory card reader (Media Center) are open , you press the Power button while an active window is blue.... THE DRIVE - 10 Your operating system automatically detects the external drive. A new hard drive icon appears in the system tray (typically located on page 6 to reinitialize the drive to page...
...HARD DRIVE ICON 2. Formatting the Drive Your WD Dual-option product is now ready to use. Your drive is preformatted as a single FAT32 partition and is preformatted as a single FAT32 partition for compatibility with all Windows... My Computer window for Windows XP. The USB hub and memory card reader (Media Center) are open , you press the Power button while an active window is blue.... THE DRIVE - 10 Your operating system automatically detects the external drive. A new hard drive icon appears in the system tray (typically located on page 6 to reinitialize the drive to page...
User Manual (pdf)
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...memory cards from media slots while a corresponding green activity LED is represented by a drive letter in My Computer. Memory Stick ! For instructions on the proper removal of media, see "Disconnecting the Drive" on the desktop screen. In Macintosh, two new icons appear on page 23....TYPE I /II ! Media icon names are as follows: Slot 1 - MultiMedia Card ! Memory Stick PRO ! CompactFlash Types I SHOWN) USING THE USB 2.0 HUB (USB FLASH PEN DRIVE SHOWN) USING THE 8-IN-1 MEMORY CARD READER (MEDIA CENTER) - 11 Media Icons In Windows, each media icon is flashing. SD Card !
...memory cards from media slots while a corresponding green activity LED is represented by a drive letter in My Computer. Memory Stick ! For instructions on the proper removal of media, see "Disconnecting the Drive" on the desktop screen. In Macintosh, two new icons appear on page 23....TYPE I /II ! Media icon names are as follows: Slot 1 - MultiMedia Card ! Memory Stick PRO ! CompactFlash Types I SHOWN) USING THE USB 2.0 HUB (USB FLASH PEN DRIVE SHOWN) USING THE 8-IN-1 MEMORY CARD READER (MEDIA CENTER) - 11 Media Icons In Windows, each media icon is flashing. SD Card !
User Manual (pdf)
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... or back up menu. Click the icon to eject the card. If the card was directly formatted or used by a digital camera, you may result in My Computer (Windows) or on your card, and select Eject from its slot. If the card does not insert properly, you may be... MEMORY CARD READER (MEDIA CENTER) - 12 Note: Do not force the card into place. Windows: Open the My Computer window, right-click the media icon associated with the drive, and carefully pull the drive from the pen/drive onto your computer, use a USB flash pen or thumb drive, insert the device into the destination folder.
... or back up menu. Click the icon to eject the card. If the card was directly formatted or used by a digital camera, you may result in My Computer (Windows) or on your card, and select Eject from its slot. If the card does not insert properly, you may be... MEMORY CARD READER (MEDIA CENTER) - 12 Note: Do not force the card into place. Windows: Open the My Computer window, right-click the media icon associated with the drive, and carefully pull the drive from the pen/drive onto your computer, use a USB flash pen or thumb drive, insert the device into the destination folder.
User Manual (pdf)
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...-OPTION MEDIA CENTER AND COMBO EXTERNAL STORAGE PRODUCTS USER MANUAL 5 Using the Backup Software This section contains instructions for both Windows and Macintosh users to back up. This is the source drive that Retrospect Express backs up each time you want to set up your WD Dual-option product with Dantz Retrospect.... USING THE BACKUP SOFTWARE - 13 Press the Manual Backup button (two folders icon) on Demand) 1. Click Next. 2. Manual Backup (Backup on the front of the drive to launch the initial setup wizard.
...-OPTION MEDIA CENTER AND COMBO EXTERNAL STORAGE PRODUCTS USER MANUAL 5 Using the Backup Software This section contains instructions for both Windows and Macintosh users to back up. This is the source drive that Retrospect Express backs up each time you want to set up your WD Dual-option product with Dantz Retrospect.... USING THE BACKUP SOFTWARE - 13 Press the Manual Backup button (two folders icon) on Demand) 1. Click Next. 2. Manual Backup (Backup on the front of the drive to launch the initial setup wizard.
User Manual (pdf)
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... store your choice and click Next. If you have multiple external drives connected, the drive on which the button was pressed is the ideal choice for answer ID 1270. USING THE BACKUP SOFTWARE - 14 Click Next. Windows and Mac OS 9.x users: By default, the software copies Documents... the default destination. Mac OS X users: In the following window, select the types of your operating system and programs, visit support.wdc.com, click Knowledge Base, and search for most users. Note: The destination drive cannot be the same drive selected as the source drive. Make your backup files.
... store your choice and click Next. If you have multiple external drives connected, the drive on which the button was pressed is the ideal choice for answer ID 1270. USING THE BACKUP SOFTWARE - 14 Click Next. Windows and Mac OS 9.x users: By default, the software copies Documents... the default destination. Mac OS X users: In the following window, select the types of your operating system and programs, visit support.wdc.com, click Knowledge Base, and search for most users. Note: The destination drive cannot be the same drive selected as the source drive. Make your backup files.
User Manual (pdf)
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... your existing choices and allows 10 seconds to either accept the settings or click Modify to complete the setup and begin your files. The last window summarizes the settings you press the Manual Backup button, Retrospect Express launches the wizard and backs up your first backup.
... your existing choices and allows 10 seconds to either accept the settings or click Modify to complete the setup and begin your files. The last window summarizes the settings you press the Manual Backup button, Retrospect Express launches the wizard and backs up your first backup.
User Manual (pdf)
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... an automatic backup begins. USING THE BACKUP SOFTWARE - 16 Note: To create a backup that Retrospect Express backs up . Click the drive you want to launch the initial setup wizard. Click Next. 3. Windows and Mac OS 9.x users: By default, the software copies Documents Only, which includes your choice and click Next. Make your...
... an automatic backup begins. USING THE BACKUP SOFTWARE - 16 Note: To create a backup that Retrospect Express backs up . Click the drive you want to launch the initial setup wizard. Click Next. 3. Windows and Mac OS 9.x users: By default, the software copies Documents Only, which includes your choice and click Next. Make your...
User Manual (pdf)
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Click Next. WD DUAL-OPTION MEDIA CENTER AND COMBO EXTERNAL STORAGE PRODUCTS USER MANUAL Mac OS X users: Select the types of automatic backups and click Next. Note: The destination drive cannot be the same drive selected as the source drive. Select the frequency of files to store your choice and click Next. 4. Make your backup files. USING THE BACKUP SOFTWARE - 17 If you have multiple external drives connected, the drive on which the button was pressed is the default destination. 5. Select the drive on which to back up in the following window.
Click Next. WD DUAL-OPTION MEDIA CENTER AND COMBO EXTERNAL STORAGE PRODUCTS USER MANUAL Mac OS X users: Select the types of automatic backups and click Next. Note: The destination drive cannot be the same drive selected as the source drive. Select the frequency of files to store your choice and click Next. 4. Make your backup files. USING THE BACKUP SOFTWARE - 17 If you have multiple external drives connected, the drive on which the button was pressed is the default destination. 5. Select the drive on which to back up in the following window.
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The last window summarizes the settings you chose Once a week, select the day and specify the time for your automatic backups and click Next. 7. If you chose Every .... The area surrounding the Automatic Backup button is illuminated blue, indicating that backups are scheduled to complete the setup. Important: Both the source and destination drives must remain powered on (not sleep mode) for your automatic backups, and click Next. 8. If you specified in your first backup now, select Start the...
The last window summarizes the settings you chose Once a week, select the day and specify the time for your automatic backups and click Next. 7. If you chose Every .... The area surrounding the Automatic Backup button is illuminated blue, indicating that backups are scheduled to complete the setup. Important: Both the source and destination drives must remain powered on (not sleep mode) for your automatic backups, and click Next. 8. If you specified in your first backup now, select Start the...
User Manual (pdf)
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...folders, and drag and drop the files where you want to search. Restoring Files from a Backup Windows 1. Open the My Computer window and double-click the hard drive icon of a file on your hard drive, go to Start > Search > For Files or Folders to launch the wizard and change is...folder, and open the folder named Backup on your backup. 2. The wizard displays a summary of a file on your selected hard drive. Double-click the hard drive icon of your automatic backup settings, disable Automatic Backup, or enable an existing Automatic Backup that a change your settings or the...
...folders, and drag and drop the files where you want to search. Restoring Files from a Backup Windows 1. Open the My Computer window and double-click the hard drive icon of a file on your hard drive, go to Start > Search > For Files or Folders to launch the wizard and change is...folder, and open the folder named Backup on your backup. 2. The wizard displays a summary of a file on your selected hard drive. Double-click the hard drive icon of your automatic backup settings, disable Automatic Backup, or enable an existing Automatic Backup that a change your settings or the...
