Product Overview
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... Book for Mac Desktop Storage Product Features Seamless Time Machine backups This drive works with your Mac right out of the box and works seamlessly with USB 2.0. Up to 480 Mb/s in USB 2.0 mode Operating temperature: 5°C to you get connectivity with the latest USB 3.0 devices as well as backward compatibility with Mac OS® X 10.5 or later operating systems. Can be reformatted for Windows operating systems. LIMITED WARRANTY 3 years Worldwide CAPACITIES AND MODELS 3 TB WDBYCC0030HBK 2 TB WDBYCC0020HBK Western Digital...
... Book for Mac Desktop Storage Product Features Seamless Time Machine backups This drive works with your Mac right out of the box and works seamlessly with USB 2.0. Up to 480 Mb/s in USB 2.0 mode Operating temperature: 5°C to you get connectivity with the latest USB 3.0 devices as well as backward compatibility with Mac OS® X 10.5 or later operating systems. Can be reformatted for Windows operating systems. LIMITED WARRANTY 3 years Worldwide CAPACITIES AND MODELS 3 TB WDBYCC0030HBK 2 TB WDBYCC0020HBK Western Digital...
Quick Installation Guide
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... Book are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Specifications subject to other countries. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2013 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. Western Digital 3355 Michelson Drive, Suite 100 Irvine, California U.S.A. 92612 4079-705123-800 May 2013 Technical Support Services http://support.wd.com www.wd.com If you encounter problems with this product...
... Book are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Specifications subject to other countries. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2013 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. Western Digital 3355 Michelson Drive, Suite 100 Irvine, California U.S.A. 92612 4079-705123-800 May 2013 Technical Support Services http://support.wd.com www.wd.com If you encounter problems with this product...
User Manual
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... the latest updates and special offers. • Warranty & RMA Services-Get warranty, product replacement (RMA), RMA status, and data recovery information. • Knowledge Base-Search by keyword, phrase, or answer ID. • Installation-Get online installation help us keep you prefer, please contact WD® at the best telephone number shown below. Email support is free for support, have your thoughts and connect with WD Technical Support. Contacting WD Technical Support When...
... the latest updates and special offers. • Warranty & RMA Services-Get warranty, product replacement (RMA), RMA status, and data recovery information. • Knowledge Base-Search by keyword, phrase, or answer ID. • Installation-Get online installation help us keep you prefer, please contact WD® at the best telephone number shown below. Email support is free for support, have your thoughts and connect with WD Technical Support. Contacting WD Technical Support When...
User Manual
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... MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 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 2 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Power/Activity LED 3 USB 3.0 Interface 3 Kensington® Security Slot 3 Registering the Drive 4 Handling Precautions 4 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 5 Connecting the Drive 5 Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO 7 Installing the WD Security Software 9 Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software 11...
... MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 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 2 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Power/Activity LED 3 USB 3.0 Interface 3 Kensington® Security Slot 3 Registering the Drive 4 Handling Precautions 4 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 5 Connecting the Drive 5 Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO 7 Installing the WD Security Software 9 Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software 11...
User Manual
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... reformatted for Windows® operating systems. WD Security™ software-Allows you get connectivity with the latest USB 3.0 devices as well as backward compatibility with USB 2.0 devices. Ultra-fast transfer rates-My Book for Mac desktop storage features SuperSpeed USB 3.0 for ultra-fast data transfer rates. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to http://support.wd.com/downloads. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book® for Mac external hard drive...
... reformatted for Windows® operating systems. WD Security™ software-Allows you get connectivity with the latest USB 3.0 devices as well as backward compatibility with USB 2.0 devices. Ultra-fast transfer rates-My Book for Mac desktop storage features SuperSpeed USB 3.0 for ultra-fast data transfer rates. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to http://support.wd.com/downloads. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book® for Mac external hard drive...
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... adapter • Quick Install Guide USB 3.0 Cable Quick Install Guide My Book for Mac Drive AC Adapter Figure 1. For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest software update and service pack (SP). For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1048. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Kit Contents As shown in your My Book for Mac disk drive kit includes: • My Book for Mac external hard drive, with the following operating systems: Mac...
... adapter • Quick Install Guide USB 3.0 Cable Quick Install Guide My Book for Mac Drive AC Adapter Figure 1. For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest software update and service pack (SP). For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1048. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Kit Contents As shown in your My Book for Mac disk drive kit includes: • My Book for Mac external hard drive, with the following operating systems: Mac...
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... MAC USER MANUAL Disk Drive Format Your My Book for Mac drive is backwardcompatible with a Windows system, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 28 and "Troubleshooting" on the back. Connection to a USB 2.0 port transfers data at the port speed-up to 5 Gb/s. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Book for Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to 480 Mb/s. My Book for Mac Drive Security Slot ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 Kensington® Security Slot For physical drive security...
... MAC USER MANUAL Disk Drive Format Your My Book for Mac drive is backwardcompatible with a Windows system, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 28 and "Troubleshooting" on the back. Connection to a USB 2.0 port transfers data at the port speed-up to 5 Gb/s. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Book for Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to 480 Mb/s. My Book for Mac Drive Security Slot ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 Kensington® Security Slot For physical drive security...
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...My Book for Mac drive as follows: Removing Installing Removing 2. Turn on your computer and installing the WD software. Installing 2 3 1 Figure 3. Connecting the My Book for connecting the drive to your region, if required, change the power adapter as shown in Figure 3. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for Mac Drive 4 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO Installing the WD Security Software Installing the...
...My Book for Mac drive as follows: Removing Installing Removing 2. Turn on your computer and installing the WD software. Installing 2 3 1 Figure 3. Connecting the My Book for connecting the drive to your region, if required, change the power adapter as shown in Figure 3. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for Mac Drive 4 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO Installing the WD Security Software Installing the...
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... then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that you can enhance its performance and capabilities by installing the following software that is on the drive: • WD +TURBO utility (see "Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is now ready to secure your backup files, select the Encrypt Backup Disk check box. If you want to create a password to use as an external storage device. c. Click Encrypt Disk. 8. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL a.
... then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that you can enhance its performance and capabilities by installing the following software that is on the drive: • WD +TURBO utility (see "Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is now ready to secure your backup files, select the Encrypt Backup Disk check box. If you want to create a password to use as an external storage device. c. Click Encrypt Disk. 8. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL a.
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... GETTING STARTED - 9 When the computer restarts, the My Book for Mac icon looks like this: Your My Book for Mac icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that you to set password protection and hardware encryption to access the computer in the Password box and click OK: 8. Installing the WD Security Software The WD Security software allows you use as an enhanced-performance external storage device. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL...
... GETTING STARTED - 9 When the computer restarts, the My Book for Mac icon looks like this: Your My Book for Mac icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that you to set password protection and hardware encryption to access the computer in the Password box and click OK: 8. Installing the WD Security Software The WD Security software allows you use as an enhanced-performance external storage device. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL...
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... see your files on your drive or write new data to it again. Use the WD Security software to display the WD Security screen, Set Security dialog: 2. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 13 Retype your drive. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 13 Locking and Unlocking the Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Changing Your Password Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature Password Protecting the Drive You should password protect your drive if...
... see your files on your drive or write new data to it again. Use the WD Security software to display the WD Security screen, Set Security dialog: 2. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 13 Retype your drive. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 13 Locking and Unlocking the Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Changing Your Password Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature Password Protecting the Drive You should password protect your drive if...
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... Drive Unlock utility screen. d. Type your desktop: 2. Click Unlock Drive. Double-click the WD Drive Unlock application on your desktop display. 1. At the Your drive is on a virtual CD (VCD) drive that appears on the screen that displays: The WD Drive Unlock utility screen displays: 3. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software installed...
... Drive Unlock utility screen. d. Type your desktop: 2. Click Unlock Drive. Double-click the WD Drive Unlock application on your desktop display. 1. At the Your drive is on a virtual CD (VCD) drive that appears on the screen that displays: The WD Drive Unlock utility screen displays: 3. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software installed...
User Manual
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... Drive Utilities to display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see . . . Status S.M.A.R.T. With advanced warning, you encounter disk errors when writing or accessing files. 1. status check and the quick drive test provides a high level of a S.M.A.R.T. "Registering the Drive" on page 19). 2. And, because they are concerned that the drive is performing well. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL On the WD Drive Utilities screen: IF you have more than one supported drive connected to...
... Drive Utilities to display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see . . . Status S.M.A.R.T. With advanced warning, you encounter disk errors when writing or accessing files. 1. status check and the quick drive test provides a high level of a S.M.A.R.T. "Registering the Drive" on page 19). 2. And, because they are concerned that the drive is performing well. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL On the WD Drive Utilities screen: IF you have more than one supported drive connected to...
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... the Drive MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL CAUTION! You can safely disconnect the drive from the desktop before disconnecting the drive Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image In addition to restore the WD software and disk image on the desktop and select Eject "My Book for Mac Icon 1. Right- or control-click the My Book for Mac listing in Finder 1. If you ever need to deleting all of the support files, utilities, and user manual files...
... the Drive MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL CAUTION! You can safely disconnect the drive from the desktop before disconnecting the drive Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image In addition to restore the WD software and disk image on the desktop and select Eject "My Book for Mac Icon 1. Right- or control-click the My Book for Mac listing in Finder 1. If you ever need to deleting all of the support files, utilities, and user manual files...
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... MAC USER MANUAL 16 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using either the Windows Disk Management utility or similar third-party software. Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to an incorrect driver installation of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows. To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire...
... MAC USER MANUAL 16 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using either the Windows Disk Management utility or similar third-party software. Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to an incorrect driver installation of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows. To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire...
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... nicht anders gekennzeichnet oder spezifiziert. If this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from this system to provide you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support website at Western Digital Europe. CE Compliance for information on file at http://support.wd.com/warranty/policy.asp for Europe Marking by a listed limited power source, double insulated, or direct plug-in...
... nicht anders gekennzeichnet oder spezifiziert. If this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from this system to provide you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support website at Western Digital Europe. CE Compliance for information on file at http://support.wd.com/warranty/policy.asp for Europe Marking by a listed limited power source, double insulated, or direct plug-in...
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... warranty expiration (serial number required) via http://support.wd.com/warranty/policy.asp. Subject to state. The remedies provided herein are made with the purchase, use , will be kept for which is likely to be rectified because of damage occurring before WD receives the Product, or c) is within the scope of the applicable instructions, as new. This warranty gives you specific...
... warranty expiration (serial number required) via http://support.wd.com/warranty/policy.asp. Subject to state. The remedies provided herein are made with the purchase, use , will be kept for which is likely to be rectified because of damage occurring before WD receives the Product, or c) is within the scope of the applicable instructions, as new. This warranty gives you specific...
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MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL purchased your Product in New Zealand for the purposes of its discretion, either repair or replace the Product with guarantees that your WD product. Most technical support questions can be shipped in an approved shipping container, prepaid and insured, to the address provided with a claim under this warranty, WD or the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product, please visit...
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL purchased your Product in New Zealand for the purposes of its discretion, either repair or replace the Product with guarantees that your WD product. Most technical support questions can be shipped in an approved shipping container, prepaid and insured, to the address provided with a claim under this warranty, WD or the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product, please visit...
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... personal, domestic or household use , re-distribute, and modify the GPL Software; 3) with respect solely to the GPL Software, no warranty is provided, to misuse, improper installation, alteration (including removing or obliterating labels and opening or removing external enclosures, including the mounting frame, unless the product is on the list of limited user-serviceable products and the specific alteration is applicable only to replacement of the Product or supply...
... personal, domestic or household use , re-distribute, and modify the GPL Software; 3) with respect solely to the GPL Software, no warranty is provided, to misuse, improper installation, alteration (including removing or obliterating labels and opening or removing external enclosures, including the mounting frame, unless the product is on the list of limited user-serviceable products and the specific alteration is applicable only to replacement of the Product or supply...
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MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Index A Accessories, optional 2 B Box contents 2 C CAUTION about erasing the drive 22 about lost passwords 13 about preventing data loss when disconnecting 27 about your unlocked drive 14, 17 China RoHS compliance 32 Compatibility with operating systems 2 Compliance, regulatory 31 Connecting the drive 5 Converting drive format 29 Creating a password 13 D Disconnecting the drive 27 Disk image, downloading and restoring 27, 28 Drive connecting 5 diagnostics and status checks 20 erase 22...
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Index A Accessories, optional 2 B Box contents 2 C CAUTION about erasing the drive 22 about lost passwords 13 about preventing data loss when disconnecting 27 about your unlocked drive 14, 17 China RoHS compliance 32 Compatibility with operating systems 2 Compliance, regulatory 31 Connecting the drive 5 Converting drive format 29 Creating a password 13 D Disconnecting the drive 27 Disk image, downloading and restoring 27, 28 Drive connecting 5 diagnostics and status checks 20 erase 22...