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.... SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY Formatted HFS+ Journaled Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, Lion or Mountain Lion Requires reformatting for Windows operating systems. LIMITED WARRANTY 3 years Worldwide CAPACITIES AND MODELS 3 TB WDBYCC0030HBK 2 TB WDBYCC0020HBK Western Digital, WD, the WD logo and My Book are required to obtain SuperSpeed USB performance... with the latest USB 3.0 devices as well as backward compatibility with USB 2.0. Please visit our web site at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of room to store and protect your creative endeavors and your files from...
.... SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY Formatted HFS+ Journaled Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, Lion or Mountain Lion Requires reformatting for Windows operating systems. LIMITED WARRANTY 3 years Worldwide CAPACITIES AND MODELS 3 TB WDBYCC0030HBK 2 TB WDBYCC0020HBK Western Digital, WD, the WD logo and My Book are required to obtain SuperSpeed USB performance... with the latest USB 3.0 devices as well as backward compatibility with USB 2.0. Please visit our web site at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of room to store and protect your creative endeavors and your files from...
Quick Installation Guide
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... Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Book are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and other companies. 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 All rights reserved. Technical Support...
... Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Book are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and other companies. 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 All rights reserved. Technical Support...
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... • WD Community-Share your thoughts and connect with WD Technical Support. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or email support service at http://register.wd.com. To help for support, have your WD product serial number, system hardware, and system software... versions available. This 30day period starts on the date of your first telephone contact with other WD users. Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at the best telephone number shown below. ii North America English Spanish Mexico 800.ASK.4WDC (800.275.4932)...
... • WD Community-Share your thoughts and connect with WD Technical Support. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or email support service at http://register.wd.com. To help for support, have your WD product serial number, system hardware, and system software... versions available. This 30day period starts on the date of your first telephone contact with other WD users. Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at the best telephone number shown below. ii North America English Spanish Mexico 800.ASK.4WDC (800.275.4932)...
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iii Table of Contents 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® ...
iii Table of Contents 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® ...
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...with USB 2.0 devices. Compatible with Apple Time Machine-Back up to 3 TB capacity, there is formatted for Mac, compatible with Apple Time Machine, and offers password protection with hardware encryption. WD Drive Utilities™ software-...Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering the Drive Handling Precautions Features My Book for Mac desktop storage features ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity, is plenty of your digital life. Universal connectivity-With this drive to a SuperSpeed USB 3.0... and product documentation and information, go to http://support.wd.com/downloads.
...with USB 2.0 devices. Compatible with Apple Time Machine-Back up to 3 TB capacity, there is formatted for Mac, compatible with Apple Time Machine, and offers password protection with hardware encryption. WD Drive Utilities™ software-...Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering the Drive Handling Precautions Features My Book for Mac desktop storage features ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity, is plenty of your digital life. Universal connectivity-With this drive to a SuperSpeed USB 3.0... and product documentation and information, go to http://support.wd.com/downloads.
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... of Technical Support contacts, visit http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1048. For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest software update and service pack (SP). 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...
... of Technical Support contacts, visit http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1048. For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest software update and service pack (SP). 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...
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... Idle Activity System standby USB 3.0 Interface SuperSpeed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s. Connection to a USB 2.0 port transfers data at the port speed-up to use this drive with USB 2.0. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Disk Drive Format Your My Book for Mac drive is backwardcompatible with a Windows system, see "Reformatting...
... Idle Activity System standby USB 3.0 Interface SuperSpeed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s. Connection to a USB 2.0 port transfers data at the port speed-up to use this drive with USB 2.0. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Disk Drive Format Your My Book for Mac drive is backwardcompatible with a Windows system, see "Reformatting...
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... THE DRIVE - 13 Use the WD Security software to 25 characters. 4. Type your password in the Verify password box. You will have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the one that you can use it . Retype your password in the Choose a password box, using up to : ...to erase the drive before you want them to see your files on your drive or write new data to it again. CAUTION! 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 ...
... THE DRIVE - 13 Use the WD Security software to 25 characters. 4. Type your password in the Verify password box. You will have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the one that you can use it . Retype your password in the Choose a password box, using up to : ...to erase the drive before you want them to see your files on your drive or write new data to it again. CAUTION! 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 ...
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... screen if you can use either : • Go > Applications > WD Security • Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities 2. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 15 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL The WD Unlocker VCD provides the WD Drive Unlock utility that is locked to display the Unlock Drive dialog. 3. Or you have more...
... screen if you can use either : • Go > Applications > WD Security • Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities 2. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 15 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL The WD Unlocker VCD provides the WD Drive Unlock utility that is locked to display the Unlock Drive dialog. 3. Or you have more...
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... option. 5. CAUTION! If you want the WD Security software to remember your computer, select the one with the password that you have more than one supported drive connected to display the WD Security screen, Change Security dialog: 2. Retype your new password in the Verify password box. 7. Type a hint to change. 3. Select... for user: check box to signify whether you want to help remember your new password in the Password hint box. 8. Click Update Security Settings. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Changing Your Password 1.
... option. 5. CAUTION! If you want the WD Security software to remember your computer, select the one with the password that you have more than one supported drive connected to display the WD Security screen, Change Security dialog: 2. Retype your new password in the Verify password box. 7. Type a hint to change. 3. Select... for user: check box to signify whether you want to help remember your new password in the Password hint box. 8. Click Update Security Settings. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Changing Your Password 1.
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If you have more than one supported drive connected to your password in the Password box. 4. Click Update Security Settings. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 1. Click Go > Applications > WD Security to remove password protection from. 3. Type your computer, select the one that you want to display the WD Security screen, Change Security dialog: 2. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 18 Select the Remove security option. 5.
If you have more than one supported drive connected to your password in the Password box. 4. Click Update Security Settings. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 1. Click Go > Applications > WD Security to remove password protection from. 3. Type your computer, select the one that you want to display the WD Security screen, Change Security dialog: 2. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 18 Select the Remove security option. 5.
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MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 14 Managing and Customizing the Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Checking Drive Health Setting the Drive Sleep Timer Erasing the Drive ... Erase-Erase all of the data on the drive, including your password if you have one. • Registration-Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities. WD Drive Utilities Screen MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE...
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 14 Managing and Customizing the Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Checking Drive Health Setting the Drive Sleep Timer Erasing the Drive ... Erase-Erase all of the data on the drive, including your password if you have one. • Registration-Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities. WD Drive Utilities Screen MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE...
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... warning, you could take precautionary measures, like moving your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and keep up-todate on a regular basis, before a failure occurs. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL On the WD Drive Utilities screen: IF you want to check. Run drive...or fail evaluation of the drive. If you have more than one that you can provide an indication that your computer, select the one supported drive connected to . . . Checking Drive Health The WD Drive Utilities software provides three diagnostic tools to help make sure that the drive...
... warning, you could take precautionary measures, like moving your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and keep up-todate on a regular basis, before a failure occurs. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL On the WD Drive Utilities screen: IF you want to check. Run drive...or fail evaluation of the drive. If you have more than one that you can provide an indication that your computer, select the one supported drive connected to . . . Checking Drive Health The WD Drive Utilities software provides three diagnostic tools to help make sure that the drive...
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If you have more than one supported drive connected to your drive after a certain period of inactivity to display the Sleep Timer dialog: 4. On the Sleep Timer dialog: a. Click Go > Applications > WD ... want to run: • S.M.A.R.T. In the Sleep Timer box, select the inactivity time interval at which you want to display the Diagnostics dialog: MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Status • Quick Drive Test • Complete Drive Test Setting the Drive Sleep Timer The drive sleep timer turns off the drive. Click...
If you have more than one supported drive connected to your drive after a certain period of inactivity to display the Sleep Timer dialog: 4. On the Sleep Timer dialog: a. Click Go > Applications > WD ... want to run: • S.M.A.R.T. In the Sleep Timer box, select the inactivity time interval at which you want to display the Diagnostics dialog: MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Status • Quick Drive Test • Complete Drive Test Setting the Drive Sleep Timer The drive sleep timer turns off the drive. Click...
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...display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see . . . If you want to your drive is locked or not: IF your computer, select the one supported drive connected to change the name of the data on whether your drive is . . . Note: Erasing your drive before erasing it . If ... DRIVE - 22 Using the Drive Erase Function 1. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display the Drive Erase dialog: 4. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Erasing the Drive CAUTION! You can download these to its original configuration after erasing it . AND you no longer need any of the...
...display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see . . . If you want to your drive is locked or not: IF your computer, select the one supported drive connected to change the name of the data on whether your drive is . . . Note: Erasing your drive before erasing it . If ... DRIVE - 22 Using the Drive Erase Function 1. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display the Drive Erase dialog: 4. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Erasing the Drive CAUTION! You can download these to its original configuration after erasing it . AND you no longer need any of the...
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Click the I understand check box to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about the loss of the volume when you erase the...Erasing your drive also removes your desktop: 2. Double-click the WD Drive Unlock application on the screen that you will need to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 3849 for information about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image on page 13...accept the risk. If you want : • HFS+J • ExFAT Note: Go to signify that you erase your drive. d. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL b.
Click the I understand check box to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about the loss of the volume when you erase the...Erasing your drive also removes your desktop: 2. Double-click the WD Drive Unlock application on the screen that you will need to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 3849 for information about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image on page 13...accept the risk. If you want : • HFS+J • ExFAT Note: Go to signify that you erase your drive. d. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL b.
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...to protect your drive. Note: Erasing your drive also removes your computer's Internet connection to register. Registering the drive provides free technical support during the warranty period and keeps you up-to re-create it after restoring the WD software and disk image. (See "Password ...screen (see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about erasing all of the data on the latest WD products. 1. Click Erase. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display a warning about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image...
...to protect your drive. Note: Erasing your drive also removes your computer's Internet connection to register. Registering the drive provides free technical support during the warranty period and keeps you up-to re-create it after restoring the WD software and disk image. (See "Password ...screen (see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about erasing all of the data on the latest WD products. 1. Click Erase. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display a warning about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image...
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... either: • The desktop My Book for Mac icon • The My Book for Mac listing in Finder 1. Wait for the drive icon to restore the WD software and disk image on the desktop and select Eject "My Book for the drive icon to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer... ID 7. Right- Wait for Mac": You might hear the drive power down . 2. Safely Dismounting the Drive MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL CAUTION! You can safely disconnect the ...
... either: • The desktop My Book for Mac icon • The My Book for Mac listing in Finder 1. Wait for the drive icon to restore the WD software and disk image on the desktop and select Eject "My Book for the drive icon to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer... ID 7. Right- Wait for Mac": You might hear the drive power down . 2. Safely Dismounting the Drive MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL CAUTION! You can safely disconnect the ...
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... MANUAL 15 Using the Drive with Windows The My Book for Mac drive is formatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems. To use on Windows computers, go to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about downloading and restoring the ...Windows versions of the WD Drive Utilities and WD Security software and disk image on your My Book for Mac drive for use the drive on Windows ...
... MANUAL 15 Using the Drive with Windows The My Book for Mac drive is formatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems. To use on Windows computers, go to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about downloading and restoring the ...Windows versions of the WD Drive Utilities and WD Security software and disk image on your My Book for Mac drive for use the drive on Windows ...
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... size limitation by formatting the drive to NTFS using this product, refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our support Web site at http://support.wd.com and search our knowledge base for installation procedures. Contact the adapter card manufacturer for more information about ... a maximum individual file size of the USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 adapter card or a system that its drivers are installed. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 16 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have ...
... size limitation by formatting the drive to NTFS using this product, refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our support Web site at http://support.wd.com and search our knowledge base for installation procedures. Contact the adapter card manufacturer for more information about ... a maximum individual file size of the USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 adapter card or a system that its drivers are installed. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 16 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have ...