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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 ...
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 ...
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iv MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL A Compliance and Warranty Information 31 Regulatory Compliance 31 FCC Class B Information 31 ICES/NMB-003 Compliance 31 Safety Compliance 31 CE Compliance for Europe 32 GS Mark (Germany only 32 KC Notice (Republic of Korea only 32 Environmental Compliance (China 32 Warranty Information (All Regions Except Australia/New Zealand 32 Obtaining Service 32 Limited Warranty 33 Warranty Information (Australia/New Zealand 33 Obtaining Service 34 Warranty 34 GNU General Public License ("GPL 35 Index 36 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
iv MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL A Compliance and Warranty Information 31 Regulatory Compliance 31 FCC Class B Information 31 ICES/NMB-003 Compliance 31 Safety Compliance 31 CE Compliance for Europe 32 GS Mark (Germany only 32 KC Notice (Republic of Korea only 32 Environmental Compliance (China 32 Warranty Information (All Regions Except Australia/New Zealand 32 Obtaining Service 32 Limited Warranty 33 Warranty Information (Australia/New Zealand 33 Obtaining Service 34 Warranty 34 GNU General Public License ("GPL 35 Index 36 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
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... the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at http://www.westerndigital.com. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book® for Mac external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all the chapters of your drive ...to access and save files in a sleek design-With up your drive, set password protection and hardware encryption for your digital...
... the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at http://www.westerndigital.com. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book® for Mac external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all the chapters of your drive ...to access and save files in a sleek design-With up your drive, set password protection and hardware encryption for your digital...
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... to the Start menu and select Windows Update. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 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 OS X • Leopard • Snow Leopard • Lion • Mountain Lion Windows...
... to the Start menu and select Windows Update. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 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 OS X • Leopard • Snow Leopard • Lion • Mountain Lion Windows...
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... 5 Gb/s. For more information about the Kensington security slot and available products, visit www.kensington.com. MY BOOK FOR 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... Kensington security cable (sold separately). USB 3.0 Power/Activity LED Power Connector Figure 2. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Book for Mac drive has: • A power/activity indicator on the front • The power connector, interface port, and a security slot on...
... 5 Gb/s. For more information about the Kensington security slot and available products, visit www.kensington.com. MY BOOK FOR 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... Kensington security cable (sold separately). USB 3.0 Power/Activity LED Power Connector Figure 2. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Book for Mac drive has: • A power/activity indicator on the front • The power connector, interface port, and a security slot on...
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... be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 You can easily register your My Book for Mac drive to register online at http://register.wd.com. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Registering the Drive Always register your drive using the WD Drive Utilities software, as a portable drive. • To allow...
... be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 You can easily register your My Book for Mac drive to register online at http://register.wd.com. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Registering the Drive Always register your drive using the WD Drive Utilities software, as a portable drive. • To allow...
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... connecting the drive to your computer and installing the WD software. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for Mac drive as follows: Removing Installing Removing 2. Installing 2 3 1 Figure 3. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO Installing ... the Drive 1. Depending on your region, if required, change the power adapter as shown in Figure 3. Turn on your computer. 3. Connecting the My Book for Mac Drive 4 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5
... connecting the drive to your computer and installing the WD software. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for Mac drive as follows: Removing Installing Removing 2. Installing 2 3 1 Figure 3. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO Installing ... the Drive 1. Depending on your region, if required, change the power adapter as shown in Figure 3. Turn on your computer. 3. Connecting the My Book for Mac Drive 4 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5
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... 9. Do not Do Cancel and skip to step 8 on page 6. Use as Backup Disk and skip to step 9 on page 7. 7. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Verify that the My Book for Mac drive appears under DEVICES in the Sidebar area of your Finder display: Note: If the External disks check box is selected on...
... 9. Do not Do Cancel and skip to step 8 on page 6. Use as Backup Disk and skip to step 9 on page 7. 7. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Verify that the My Book for Mac drive appears under DEVICES in the Sidebar area of your Finder display: Note: If the External disks check box is selected on...
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... WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is now ready to use as an external storage device. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL a. c. The My Book for Mac drive is a utility on the My Book for Mac icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on a Mac computer. 1. If you want to create a password to improve the performance of the drive...
... WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is now ready to use as an external storage device. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL a. c. The My Book for Mac drive is a utility on the My Book for Mac icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on a Mac computer. 1. If you want to create a password to improve the performance of the drive...
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Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 Double-click the Extras folder on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 5. Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer application: 4. A message informs you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. 6. Click Install on the screen that installing the drivers requires you that displays: MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. 2.
Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 Double-click the Extras folder on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 5. Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer application: 4. A message informs you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. 6. Click Install on the screen that installing the drivers requires you that displays: MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. 2.
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...screen that you to set password protection and hardware encryption to access the computer in the Password box and click OK: 8. Double-click the My Book for Mac drive is now ready to restart the computer: 9. Installing the WD Security Software The WD Security software allows you use as an enhanced-performance... external storage device. When the installation completes, click Yes to use to secure your files from unauthorized access. 1. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 7. Type the password that displays: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9
...screen that you to set password protection and hardware encryption to access the computer in the Password box and click OK: 8. Double-click the My Book for Mac drive is now ready to restart the computer: 9. Installing the WD Security Software The WD Security software allows you use as an enhanced-performance... external storage device. When the installation completes, click Yes to use to secure your files from unauthorized access. 1. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 7. Type the password that displays: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9
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Read the license agreement and click Accept to the alias Applications folder on page 13. See "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on the screen that displays: 3. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 Drag the WD Security application to continue and display the WD Security screen: 5. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Security application. 4.
Read the license agreement and click Accept to the alias Applications folder on page 13. See "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on the screen that displays: 3. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 Drag the WD Security application to continue and display the WD Security screen: 5. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Security application. 4.
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MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software The WD Drive Utilities software allows you to the alias Applications folder on the screen that displays: 3. Double-click the My Book for Mac icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that displays: 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application. Drag the WD Drive Utilities application to register your drive, run diagnostics and more. 1.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software The WD Drive Utilities software allows you to the alias Applications folder on the screen that displays: 3. Double-click the My Book for Mac icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that displays: 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application. Drag the WD Drive Utilities application to register your drive, run diagnostics and more. 1.
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See "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 19. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue and display the WD Drive Utilities screen: 5.
See "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 19. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue and display the WD Drive Utilities screen: 5.
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... need for . 3. Type your password in the Choose a password box, using up to 25 characters. 4. Retype your password in the Verify password box. 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...
... need for . 3. Type your password in the Choose a password box, using up to 25 characters. 4. Retype your password in the Verify password box. 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...
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...this even if you forget your computer. Click the I understand check box to signify that you want the WD Security software to remember your My Book for user: check box when you changed your password Unlocking the Drive After you have created a password to help remember your drive. Then the WD... for the selected drive on your drive, unless you selected the Enable auto unlock for user: check box if you accept the risk. 9. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. Select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box, you will have to type your password to unlock the drive whenever: • You shut...
...this even if you forget your computer. Click the I understand check box to signify that you want the WD Security software to remember your My Book for user: check box when you changed your password Unlocking the Drive After you have created a password to help remember your drive. Then the WD... for the selected drive on your drive, unless you selected the Enable auto unlock for user: check box if you accept the risk. 9. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. Select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box, you will have to type your password to unlock the drive whenever: • You shut...
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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. Click Unlock Drive. If you have ...
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. Click Unlock Drive. If you have ...
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... have the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software installed, you can use the WD Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there. 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 displays: The WD Drive Unlock...
... have the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software installed, you can use the WD Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there. 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 displays: The WD Drive Unlock...
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... selected drive on this computer. 9. After changing your new password in the Password box. 4. Click Update Security Settings. Type your current work session. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Changing Your Password 1. If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the one with the password that you continue...
... selected drive on this computer. 9. After changing your new password in the Password box. 4. Click Update Security Settings. Type your current work session. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Changing Your Password 1. If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the one with the password that you continue...
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MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 1. Click Go > Applications > WD Security to remove password protection from. 3. 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. 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
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 1. Click Go > Applications > WD Security to remove password protection from. 3. 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. 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