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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 Compatibility 2 Mac OS X 2 Windows 2 Format 3 Physical Description 3 Views 3 Indicators 4 Power Button 4 Drive Interface 4 Kensington® Security Slot 4 Registering Your WD Product 5 Handling Precautions 5 2 Connecting the...
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 Compatibility 2 Mac OS X 2 Windows 2 Format 3 Physical Description 3 Views 3 Indicators 4 Power Button 4 Drive Interface 4 Kensington® Security Slot 4 Registering Your WD Product 5 Handling Precautions 5 2 Connecting the...
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...BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 26 Password Protecting Your Drive 26 Unlocking Your Drive 28 Unlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare Software 28 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 29 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 30 Changing Your Password 30 6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive...Virtual CD 33 Safely Dismounting the Drive 33 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 33 Using the My Book Icon 34 Using the Power Button 34 Displaying the Status, Serial Number, and Temperature 34 Unlocking the Drive Manually 35 WD SmartWare Software Unavailable...
...BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 26 Password Protecting Your Drive 26 Unlocking Your Drive 28 Unlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare Software 28 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 29 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 30 Changing Your Password 30 6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive...Virtual CD 33 Safely Dismounting the Drive 33 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 33 Using the My Book Icon 34 Using the Power Button 34 Displaying the Status, Serial Number, and Temperature 34 Unlocking the Drive Manually 35 WD SmartWare Software Unavailable...
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...Major features of your digital life. We've made these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker, and more from unauthorized access or theft with your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more elegant. Drive lock - USB 2.0...backup as it happens - Illuminated capacity gauge - Power miser - Seeing is secure. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 1 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book™ for Mac external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for Mac drive include: Smaller, sleeker, more streamlined design -...
...Major features of your digital life. We've made these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker, and more from unauthorized access or theft with your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more elegant. Drive lock - USB 2.0...backup as it happens - Illuminated capacity gauge - Power miser - Seeing is secure. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 1 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book™ for Mac external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for Mac drive include: Smaller, sleeker, more streamlined design -...
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MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Format Your My Book for Mac drive is preformatted as a single HFS+J partition for Mac Drive Kensington ® Security Slot ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 Back of My Book for Mac Drive Illuminated Capacity Lock Indicator LED Power/Activity LED Power Button USB Port Figure 2. Front of My Book for Mac OS X operating systems. If you wish to use this drive with a Windows system, see "Using the Drive with Windows" on page 45 and "Troubleshooting" on page 52. Physical Description Views Figure 1.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Format Your My Book for Mac drive is preformatted as a single HFS+J partition for Mac Drive Kensington ® Security Slot ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 Back of My Book for Mac Drive Illuminated Capacity Lock Indicator LED Power/Activity LED Power Button USB Port Figure 2. Front of My Book for Mac OS X operating systems. If you wish to use this drive with a Windows system, see "Using the Drive with Windows" on page 45 and "Troubleshooting" on page 52. Physical Description Views Figure 1.
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... LED indicates whether the user has set a password on . Kensington® Security Slot For drive security, this drive is backward-compatible with a Kensington security slot, which supports a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Indicators Power/Activity LED. Appearance On steady Fast flashing (for approx. 3 times per second) Slow flashing...
... LED indicates whether the user has set a password on . Kensington® Security Slot For drive security, this drive is backward-compatible with a Kensington security slot, which supports a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Indicators Power/Activity LED. Appearance On steady Fast flashing (for approx. 3 times per second) Slow flashing...
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... programs, right-click and select Open. After you physically connect the drive as illustrated below. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Depending on your region, you have reformatted the drive for the first time. Note: If you may need to change to the power adapter, as shown in Figure 3 on page 6, the WD SmartWare virtual...
... programs, right-click and select Open. After you physically connect the drive as illustrated below. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Depending on your region, you have reformatted the drive for the first time. Note: If you may need to change to the power adapter, as shown in Figure 3 on page 6, the WD SmartWare virtual...
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...and the initial backup and security setup) provides four tab-selected options: • Home screen-Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity of each hard drive in or connected to your computer (see Figure 6 on page 10) • Backup screen-Manages existing backups or creates new backups of ...data or just overwritten an important file. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power to: • Secure your drive-In drive settings, create a password to protect your encrypted drive from or retrieve files to a location other...
...and the initial backup and security setup) provides four tab-selected options: • Home screen-Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity of each hard drive in or connected to your computer (see Figure 6 on page 10) • Backup screen-Manages existing backups or creates new backups of ...data or just overwritten an important file. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power to: • Secure your drive-In drive settings, create a password to protect your encrypted drive from or retrieve files to a location other...
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... the submenu, select Unmount Volumes. Safely Dismounting the Drive CAUTION! Select the My Book, and then on the submenu, select Unmount CD. Note: There are other reasons you may hear the drive power down or removing the drive. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Dismounting the Virtual CD To be sure ...all data has been written to the drive before you physically disconnect it, dismount the Virtual CD as well as...
... the submenu, select Unmount Volumes. Safely Dismounting the Drive CAUTION! Select the My Book, and then on the submenu, select Unmount CD. Note: There are other reasons you may hear the drive power down or removing the drive. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Dismounting the Virtual CD To be sure ...all data has been written to the drive before you physically disconnect it, dismount the Virtual CD as well as...
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... hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes 2. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Using the My Book Icon 1. Wait for the drive icon to disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the drive from the system. You may hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes 2. Right-click the My Book icon on the My Book for the drive icon...
... hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes 2. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Using the My Book Icon 1. Wait for the drive icon to disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the drive from the system. You may hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes 2. Right-click the My Book icon on the My Book for the drive icon...
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...the Preferences options: 1. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Setting the Preferences Options When enabled, each day. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 38 This ensures that you reconnect your My Book drive to enable or disable the Preferences options: • Open WD SmartWare when drive is connected • Automatically ... any password that keep others from accessing the files on page 19), click Preferences to conserve power and extend the life of the drive. • Drive Erase-Erase all of the WD SmartWare software, and it . • Check for the best possible performance. • ...
...the Preferences options: 1. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Setting the Preferences Options When enabled, each day. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 38 This ensures that you reconnect your My Book drive to enable or disable the Preferences options: • Open WD SmartWare when drive is connected • Automatically ... any password that keep others from accessing the files on page 19), click Preferences to conserve power and extend the life of the drive. • Drive Erase-Erase all of the WD SmartWare software, and it . • Check for the best possible performance. • ...
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...loss of inactivity to conserve power and minimize long-term wear on page 27), click Drive Erase to receive communication... On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 14 on the drive. Erasing your drive permanently deletes all of the data on your drive. To erase your language ... Drive dialog: 2. Erasing Your Drive CAUTION! To specify the inactivity period for the sleep timer: 1. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. Always make sure that you erase your drive. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 40 Click Set Timer to register your drive before erasing the drive. On the Drive ...
...loss of inactivity to conserve power and minimize long-term wear on page 27), click Drive Erase to receive communication... On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 14 on the drive. Erasing your drive permanently deletes all of the data on your drive. To erase your language ... Drive dialog: 2. Erasing Your Drive CAUTION! To specify the inactivity period for the sleep timer: 1. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. Always make sure that you erase your drive. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 40 Click Set Timer to register your drive before erasing the drive. On the Drive ...
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...the screen. 4. Double-click Programs and Features. 3. Power down as the Power LED flashes. 2. Click WD SmartWare or the WD SmartWare icon and click Uninstall/Change at the Do you sure... Double-click Add or Remove Programs. 3. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Monitoring Icon Alerts • If the ...WD SmartWare icon flashes green and white, the drive may...
...the screen. 4. Double-click Programs and Features. 3. Power down as the Power LED flashes. 2. Click WD SmartWare or the WD SmartWare icon and click Uninstall/Change at the Do you sure... Double-click Add or Remove Programs. 3. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Monitoring Icon Alerts • If the ...WD SmartWare icon flashes green and white, the drive may...
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... If your region. Contact the card manufacturer for further details. 8 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you can overcome these file size limitations by installing... Support in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from Mac GPT to 12 Mbps. The drive is plugged into the system motherboard, be operating at store.westerndigital.com. Refer to a power source. Q: What happens when a...
... If your region. Contact the card manufacturer for further details. 8 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you can overcome these file size limitations by installing... Support in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from Mac GPT to 12 Mbps. The drive is plugged into the system motherboard, be operating at store.westerndigital.com. Refer to a power source. Q: What happens when a...
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...pressure from this equipment. This product is on file at Western Digital Europe. regulation 3. Appendix This appendix includes the following topics: Regulatory Compliance Environmental Compliance (China) Warranty Information Regulatory Compliance MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL FCC Class B Information This device has been ...tested and found to comply with the applicable directives has been made and is intended to be supplied by a listed limited power source, double insulated, or direct plug-in power unit ...
...pressure from this equipment. This product is on file at Western Digital Europe. regulation 3. Appendix This appendix includes the following topics: Regulatory Compliance Environmental Compliance (China) Warranty Information Regulatory Compliance MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL FCC Class B Information This device has been ...tested and found to comply with the applicable directives has been made and is intended to be supplied by a listed limited power source, double insulated, or direct plug-in power unit ...
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... registration 39 security 26, 39 sleep timer 40 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL E Environmental compliance, China 55 Erase Drive screen 40 Erasing the drive 40 CAUTION about erasing the drive 40 F FAQs 52 File history, drive setting 37 history, screen 19 Formats 3 Front and ...16 screen 14 Box contents 2 C Capacity gauge 4 CAUTION about erasing the drive 40 about lost passwords 26 about lost passwords 26 Physical description 3 Power adapters 7 Power button 4, 34 Precautions for handling the drive 5 Preferences options, setting 38 Preferences software setting 37 Product features 1 Product ...
... registration 39 security 26, 39 sleep timer 40 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL E Environmental compliance, China 55 Erase Drive screen 40 Erasing the drive 40 CAUTION about erasing the drive 40 F FAQs 52 File history, drive setting 37 history, screen 19 Formats 3 Front and ...16 screen 14 Box contents 2 C Capacity gauge 4 CAUTION about erasing the drive 40 about lost passwords 26 about lost passwords 26 Physical description 3 Power adapters 7 Power button 4, 34 Precautions for handling the drive 5 Preferences options, setting 38 Preferences software setting 37 Product features 1 Product ...
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My Book for Mac External Hard Drives Product Features See your life safe in one billion bits per second (Gb/s) = one place. My Computer Music 87 GB My Book Music 87 GB Protect your data automatically Relax, your backup as it . Take control Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more elegant. llluminated...
My Book for Mac External Hard Drives Product Features See your life safe in one billion bits per second (Gb/s) = one place. My Computer Music 87 GB My Book Music 87 GB Protect your data automatically Relax, your backup as it . Take control Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more elegant. llluminated...
MAC User Guide
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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 3 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Illuminated Capacity Gauge 4 Lock Indicator LED 4 Power/Activity LED 4 Power Button 5 USB 2.0 Interface 5 Kensington® Security...
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 3 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Illuminated Capacity Gauge 4 Lock Indicator LED 4 Power/Activity LED 4 Power Button 5 USB 2.0 Interface 5 Kensington® Security...
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... shows the progress of your digital life. WD's best-selling My Book for Mac USB external hard drive features WD SmartWare software that your data is believing. Relax! Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you the power to: • Protect your data automatically - ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 As always, the book-like shape takes up your...
... shows the progress of your digital life. WD's best-selling My Book for Mac USB external hard drive features WD SmartWare software that your data is believing. Relax! Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you the power to: • Protect your data automatically - ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 As always, the book-like shape takes up your...
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... Mac OS X operating systems. Support for Mac external hard drive • USB cable • AC adapter (configuration varies, depending on region) • Quick Install Guide • WD SmartWare software (included on and off with WD SmartWare software). Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to save energy. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Power miser-My Book external drives...
... Mac OS X operating systems. Support for Mac external hard drive • USB cable • AC adapter (configuration varies, depending on region) • Quick Install Guide • WD SmartWare software (included on and off with WD SmartWare software). Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to save energy. MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Power miser-My Book external drives...
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... Windows system, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 44 and "Troubleshooting" on page 57. For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. Front of the My Book for Mac drive has: • Indicators on the front • The power connector and button, interface port,... and a security slot on page 4, the My Book for Mac Drive ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 For highest performance and reliability, always install ...
... Windows system, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 44 and "Troubleshooting" on page 57. For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. Front of the My Book for Mac drive has: • Indicators on the front • The power connector and button, interface port,... and a security slot on page 4, the My Book for Mac Drive ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 For highest performance and reliability, always install ...