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Question posted by rcddj on July 11th, 2011

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[email protected] I have unpluged the power cord to the wdbaaf5000ebk. Please tell me the correct power rewquirement so I can find the right cord with the correct power output.

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Product Specifications (pdf) - Page 1

...-to-use, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection. WORL RIVES LLING EXTE My Book® Essential™ External Hard Drives Smart backup and storage D'S BEST SE WD RNAL HARD D Automatic, continuous backup Visual backup control center Password protection and hardware-based encryption Our best-selling My Book external drive is an elegant, high-capacity storage...

Product Specifications (pdf) - Page 2

...Non-op. Not all your backup. All rights reserved. Illuminated capacity gauge See at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of ... TB WDBAAF0010EBK 750 GB WDBAAF7500EBK 640 GB WDBAAF6400EBK 500 GB WDBAAF5000EBK Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Book and Put Your Life On It are trademarks of the world. My Book Essential External Hard Drives Product Features See...

User Manual - Page 3

iii Table of Contents MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional Accessories 2 Operating System Compatibility 3 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Power/Activity LED 4 Power Button 4 USB 3.0 Interface 4 Kensington® Security Slot 5 ...

User Manual - Page 4

iv MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL 5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 27 Password Protecting the Drive 27 Unlocking the Drive 28 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 29 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 29 Changing Your Password 30 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 31 6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive 32 Using the WD SmartWare...

User Manual - Page 5

v MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL Unlocking the Drive 53 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 53 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 55 Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software 56 9 Troubleshooting 57 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 57 Frequently Asked Questions 57 A Installing the SES Driver 59 Installing on Windows XP Computers 59 Installing...

User Manual - Page 6

... streamlined design-We've made these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker, and more elegant. Power miser-My Book external drives are designed to nestle neatly together like volumes on your desk and allows two or more My Book drives to save energy. WD's best-selling My Book Essential USB external hard drive features WD SmartWare software that backs up less space...

User Manual - Page 7

... www.wdstore.com www.shopwd.ca or www.wdstore.ca www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1, your region. For a list of the software supports up to recycle it. Kit Contents As shown in your My Book Essential disk drive kit includes the following: • My Book Essential external hard drive • WD...

User Manual - Page 9

...after using the power button to 5 Gb/s. Note: If you disconnect the drive after using the power button to turn it off, when you must press the power button again to ... installed on your running computer, the drive automatically powers on . Back of the My Book Essential Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state and activity as follows: LED Appearance...

User Manual - Page 17

... WD SmartWare software is believing. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 9. Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as it happens-Seeing is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power to: • Secure your drive-In drive settings, create a password to its original...

User Manual - Page 18

...http://support.wdc.com. They, too, are not backed up files from your My Book drive to any location on your computer In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all included ... 13 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen provides four tab-selected options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity of each hard drive in or ...

User Manual - Page 20

... with a password (see "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on page 27) • Customize your software and drive settings for the best possible performance (see "Managing and Customizing Your Drive" on page 32) • Check the operational condition of your My Book as an external hard drive. prompt: 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15 In this case, however...

User Manual - Page 24

MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of the backup files that were just copied to your My Book drive. confirmation prompt reminds you that if you clicked ...Files to Back Up To back up • Changing the backup software settings: - Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your request, stop request and resume the backup • Stop Backup to keep ...

User Manual - Page 34

... have the WD SmartWare software installed, you shut down and restart your computer, or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, the WD SmartWare software displays a Drive is locked message in the Password box. 3. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you can use the WD SmartWare...

User Manual - Page 42

... Set Sleep Timer dialog: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 37 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Registering the Drive The WD SmartWare software uses your computer's Internet connection to register your e-mail address in the E-mail address box. 6. Type your drive after a certain period of inactivity to conserve power and minimize long-term wear on page 27...

User Manual - Page 44

... accept the risk. 6. Click the I understand check box to open the WD Unlock virtual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file - Clicking Unlock. 3. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Using the Drive Unlock Utility. Either: • Click the My Book image above the Drive is locked and you erase your password: 1. Using your...

User Manual - Page 45

... the WD SmartWare software and disk image on your password. Note: Erasing your drive also removes your My Book drive. Click Enable Backup Now to: • Add the Backup and Retrieve tabs ... want to enable the backup and retrieve functions: 1. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL After the drive erase operation completes, go to support.wdc.com and see Figure 17 on page 27), click Preferences to ...

User Manual - Page 47

... Quick Drive Test Complete Drive Test Description S.M.A.R.T. The result of the drive's condition. Your My Book drive has a built-in diagnostic tools to you could take several hours to complete, depending on your My Book drive are important to help make sure that your drive is a pass or fail evaluation of a quick S.M.A.R.T. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 17 Checking Drive Health...

User Manual - Page 60

... password in the Password box and click Unlock on your password-protected drive to a computer that appears: 2. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you connect your desktop whenever the drive is locked: To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed: 1. The WD SmartWare software provides the...

User Manual - Page 62

... GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from support.wdc.com...com and article IDs 314463 and 184006 at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for installation procedures and more help. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive...

User Manual - Page 63

... USB drive to a power source. Q: Why is not recognized correctly unless USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 root hub and host controller drivers are installed before booting? For more information in the U.S., visit our website at store.westerndigital.com. A: If your WD portable USB drive. A: Depending on the computer desktop? MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Q: Why does the drive not power up...