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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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...Accessories Operating System Compatibility 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. Connect this drive you to set the drive sleep timer, run diagnostics, and ...data transfer rates. HFS+ Journaled-Works right out of the box with hardware encryption. 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 room to...
...Accessories Operating System Compatibility 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. Connect this drive you to set the drive sleep timer, run diagnostics, and ...data transfer rates. HFS+ Journaled-Works right out of the box with hardware encryption. 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 room to...
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... depending on hardware configuration and operating system. For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. My Book for Mac Drive Kit Components Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit: US Canada Europe All others http://www...Technical Support in Figure 1, your region. 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 Drive AC Adapter Figure 1. For highest performance and reliability, always install the ...
... depending on hardware configuration and operating system. For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. My Book for Mac Drive Kit Components Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit: US Canada Europe All others http://www...Technical Support in Figure 1, your region. 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 Drive AC Adapter Figure 1. For highest performance and reliability, always install the ...
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... Slow flashing, approximately every 2.5 seconds Idle Activity System standby USB 3.0 Interface SuperSpeed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 5 Gb/s. 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 the back. Physical Description As...
... Slow flashing, approximately every 2.5 seconds Idle Activity System standby USB 3.0 Interface SuperSpeed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 5 Gb/s. 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 the back. Physical Description As...
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... handled with care during activity. • Do not use this product as described in "Registering the Drive" on page 25. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Registering the Drive Always register your My Book for Mac drive to register online at http://register.wd.com.
... handled with care during activity. • Do not use this product as described in "Registering the Drive" on page 25. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Registering the Drive Always register your My Book for Mac drive to register online at http://register.wd.com.
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... as follows: Removing Installing Removing 2. Connecting the My Book for Mac Drive 4 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Installing 2 3 1 Figure 3. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive to your region, if required, change the power adapter as ...
... as follows: Removing Installing Removing 2. Connecting the My Book for Mac Drive 4 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Installing 2 3 1 Figure 3. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive to your region, if required, change the power adapter as ...
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...and Snow Leopard On Lion and Mountain Lion Note: Currently the Encrypt Backup Disk check box only appears on page 6. 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 your Finder ...time you want to use the drive to step 9. Click Don't Use and skip to back up with the Time Machine software, THEN click . . . MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. On Leopard or Snow Leopard: IF you . . . Use as Backup Disk and skip to step a on page 7. 7. Proceed to step 8 on page...
...and Snow Leopard On Lion and Mountain Lion Note: Currently the Encrypt Backup Disk check box only appears on page 6. 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 your Finder ...time you want to use the drive to step 9. Click Don't Use and skip to back up with the Time Machine software, THEN click . . . MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. On Leopard or Snow Leopard: IF you . . . Use as Backup Disk and skip to step a on page 7. 7. Proceed to step 8 on page...
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...on page 11) Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is now ready to use as Backup Disk. b. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL a. c. Click Encrypt Disk. 8. Your My Book for Mac icon now displays as: 9. You can install to secure your backup files, select the Encrypt Backup Disk check box.... The My Book for Mac drive is a utility on the screen that is on the drive: • WD +TURBO utility (see "...
...on page 11) Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is now ready to use as Backup Disk. b. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL a. c. Click Encrypt Disk. 8. Your My Book for Mac icon now displays as: 9. You can install to secure your backup files, select the Encrypt Backup Disk check box.... The My Book for Mac drive is a utility on the screen that is on the drive: • WD +TURBO utility (see "...
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Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. Click Install on the screen that installing the drivers requires you that displays: MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. A message informs you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. 6. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 2. Double-click the Extras folder on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 5. Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer application: 4.
Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. Click Install on the screen that installing the drivers requires you that displays: MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. A message informs you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. 6. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 2. Double-click the Extras folder on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 5. Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer application: 4.
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Double-click the My Book for Mac drive is now ready to use to restart the computer: 9. Installing the WD Security Software The WD Security software allows you use as an enhanced-... box and click OK: 8. Type the password that displays: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND 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...
Double-click the My Book for Mac drive is now ready to use to restart the computer: 9. Installing the WD Security Software The WD Security software allows you use as an enhanced-... box and click OK: 8. Type the password that displays: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND 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...
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In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Security application. 4. Drag the WD Security application to continue and display the WD Security screen: 5. 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 Read the license agreement and click Accept to the alias Applications folder on page 13.
In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Security application. 4. Drag the WD Security application to continue and display the WD Security screen: 5. 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 Read the license agreement and click Accept to the alias Applications folder on page 13.
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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. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application. Double-click the My Book for Mac icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that displays: 2. 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. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application. Double-click the My Book for Mac icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that displays: 2. 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. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue and display the WD Drive Utilities screen: 5. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12
See "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 19. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue and display the WD Drive Utilities screen: 5. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12
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.... Use the WD Security software to: • Create a password • Change a password • Eliminate the need for . 3. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 13 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...
.... Use the WD Security software to: • Create a password • Change a password • Eliminate the need for . 3. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 13 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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...your computer • You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your password: Click Always Allow to save your password and enable hardware encryption for Mac drive with the WD Unlocker virtual CD (VCD) icon: LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 14 Important: If you select the Enable auto ...unlock for user: check box, the first time you accept the risk. 9. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. Select the Enable auto unlock for the selected drive on your password in the future. 7. Click the I understand check box to help remember...
...your computer • You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your password: Click Always Allow to save your password and enable hardware encryption for Mac drive with the WD Unlocker virtual CD (VCD) icon: LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 14 Important: If you select the Enable auto ...unlock for user: check box, the first time you accept the risk. 9. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. Select the Enable auto unlock for the selected drive on your password in the future. 7. Click the I understand check box to help remember...
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... one supported drive connected to your computer, select the one supported drive connected to your password in the Password box. Type your computer 1. b. 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. If you can use to...
... one supported drive connected to your computer, select the one supported drive connected to your password in the Password box. Type your computer 1. b. 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. If you can use to...
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... this computer. b. Double-click the WD Drive Unlock application on your desktop display. 1. Type your password in the Password box. Click Unlock Drive. 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...
... this computer. b. Double-click the WD Drive Unlock application on your desktop display. 1. Type your password in the Password box. Click Unlock Drive. 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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... the Password box. 4. Type your current password in the Choose a password box, using up to your new password in the Password hint box. 8. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Changing Your Password 1. Click Go > Applications > WD Security to remember your password LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 17 Select the Change password option. 5. Then...
... the Password box. 4. Type your current password in the Choose a password box, using up to your new password in the Password hint box. 8. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Changing Your Password 1. Click Go > Applications > WD Security to remember your password LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 17 Select the Change password option. 5. Then...
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Click Go > Applications > WD Security to remove password protection from. 3. If you have more than one that you want to display the WD Security screen, Change Security dialog: 2. Type your computer, select the one supported drive connected to your password in the Password box. 4. Select the Remove security option. 5. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 1. Click Update Security Settings. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 18
Click Go > Applications > WD Security to remove password protection from. 3. If you have more than one that you want to display the WD Security screen, Change Security dialog: 2. Type your computer, select the one supported drive connected to your password in the Password box. 4. Select the Remove security option. 5. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 1. Click Update Security Settings. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 18