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...-705049-A00 Sept 2009 My Book Essential External Hard Drives Product Features See your product was purchased. Illuminated capacity gauge See at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of the specific countries in the U.S. Streamlined design We've made these regions. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Planet friendly...
...-705049-A00 Sept 2009 My Book Essential External Hard Drives Product Features See your product was purchased. Illuminated capacity gauge See at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of the specific countries in the U.S. Streamlined design We've made these regions. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Planet friendly...
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...-Get online installation help us an opportunity to register your first telephone contact with WD Technical Support. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at http://register.wdc.com. If the answer is not available or if you encounter...new features and services, remember to address it before returning this product. This 30day period starts on the date of free telephone support during the warranty period. To help for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is available in the following countries:...
...-Get online installation help us an opportunity to register your first telephone contact with WD Technical Support. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at http://register.wdc.com. If the answer is not available or if you encounter...new features and services, remember to address it before returning this product. This 30day period starts on the date of free telephone support during the warranty period. To help for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is available in the following countries:...
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iii Table of Contents MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL 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 Power/Activity LED 4 Power Button 4 USB 3.0 Interface 4 ...
iii Table of Contents MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL 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 Power/Activity LED 4 Power Button 4 USB 3.0 Interface 4 ...
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... WD DRIVE - 2 For a list of the software supports up to minimize waste. My Book Drive Kit Components Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for multiple devices-One installation of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. We... encourage you to http://products.wdc.com/updates. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box...
... WD DRIVE - 2 For a list of the software supports up to minimize waste. My Book Drive Kit Components Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for multiple devices-One installation of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. We... encourage you to http://products.wdc.com/updates. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box...
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... the drive connected to your computer after using the power button to turn it to your computer. USB 3.0 Interface Super-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to turn it off, you reconnect it back on . The power button only works when the WD SmartWare software is... USB 3.0 is installed on your running computer, the drive automatically powers on . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Power Button USB 3.0 Kensington® Security Slot Power Connector Figure 3. Back of the My Book Essential Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state and ...
... the drive connected to your computer after using the power button to turn it to your computer. USB 3.0 Interface Super-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to turn it off, you reconnect it back on . The power button only works when the WD SmartWare software is... USB 3.0 is installed on your running computer, the drive automatically powers on . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Power Button USB 3.0 Kensington® Security Slot Power Connector Figure 3. Back of the My Book Essential Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state and ...
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... not belong in the five main categories For a complete list of all of your computer. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen provides four tab-selected options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge with ... file extensions, search for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. Files that are not available for Answer ID 3644 in the category. They, too, are not backed up files from a prior backup...
... not belong in the five main categories For a complete list of all of your computer. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen provides four tab-selected options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge with ... file extensions, search for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. Files that are not available for Answer ID 3644 in the category. They, too, are not backed up files from a prior backup...
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Note: One installation of the WD SmartWare software supports up to three backup drives that you can select specific types of files to back up. Then, whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to ... for controlling backups BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 16 Or, you can see Figure 10 on page 17) provides: • Content Gauges for your My Book drive is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does it for as long as before. Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for you have, clicking the...
Note: One installation of the WD SmartWare software supports up to three backup drives that you can select specific types of files to back up. Then, whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to ... for controlling backups BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 16 Or, you can see Figure 10 on page 17) provides: • Content Gauges for your My Book drive is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does it for as long as before. Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for you have, clicking the...
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...Answer ID 3644 in the Content Gauge for backup. If any other internal hard drives, click the Home tab and select the drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes the files that the backup completed normally.... To back up . • The blue background in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. During the backup: • The Backup screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount of data that has been backed...
...Answer ID 3644 in the Content Gauge for backup. If any other internal hard drives, click the Home tab and select the drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes the files that the backup completed normally.... To back up . • The blue background in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. During the backup: • The Backup screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount of data that has been backed...
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...removing the drive. You can safely disconnect the drive from the computer. Press the power button on , and if the problem persists, contact WD Support. Power down . 2. Wait for the power/activity LED to turn off before shutting down . 2. Safely Disconnecting the Drive CAUTION! Using the... Drive Power Button To safely disconnect the drive using the WD SmartWare icon: 1. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar • The drive power button Using the WD SmartWare Icon To...
...removing the drive. You can safely disconnect the drive from the computer. Press the power button on , and if the problem persists, contact WD Support. Power down . 2. Wait for the power/activity LED to turn off before shutting down . 2. Safely Disconnecting the Drive CAUTION! Using the... Drive Power Button To safely disconnect the drive using the WD SmartWare icon: 1. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar • The drive power button Using the WD SmartWare Icon To...
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This ensures that keep others from accessing the files on your drive. • Registration-Register your drive to receive free technical support during periods of extended inactivity to conserve power and extend the life of the drive. • Drive Erase-Erase all of your computer, ... Install Drive Settings at the What would you are always using the most-recent software version. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Setting the Preferences Option When enabled, each time you reconnect your My Book drive to your drive for the best possible performance: • Security-Create, modify, and disable ...
This ensures that keep others from accessing the files on your drive. • Registration-Register your drive to receive free technical support during periods of extended inactivity to conserve power and extend the life of the drive. • Drive Erase-Erase all of your computer, ... Install Drive Settings at the What would you are always using the most-recent software version. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Setting the Preferences Option When enabled, each time you reconnect your My Book drive to your drive for the best possible performance: • Security-Create, modify, and disable ...
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...accessing the files on your drive, Change your password, Remove password protection from your drive, Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and be kept up-todate on the latest WD products, Run drive diagnostics and status checks, Specify an inactive... Erase Preferences (Available on either the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen or the drive management Drive Settings screen (see . . . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance, on either the Software Settings screen or the drive management Drive...
...accessing the files on your drive, Change your password, Remove password protection from your drive, Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and be kept up-todate on the latest WD products, Run drive diagnostics and status checks, Specify an inactive... Erase Preferences (Available on either the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen or the drive management Drive Settings screen (see . . . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance, on either the Software Settings screen or the drive management Drive...
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To register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and be kept up-to register your drive. Type your last name in the Preferred language box. 7. Select your language in ... wear on the latest WD products: 1. On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 27), click Sleep Timer to register your drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Registering the Drive The WD SmartWare software uses your computer's Internet connection to display the Set Sleep Timer dialog: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING...
To register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and be kept up-to register your drive. Type your last name in the Preferred language box. 7. Select your language in ... wear on the latest WD products: 1. On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 27), click Sleep Timer to register your drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Registering the Drive The WD SmartWare software uses your computer's Internet connection to display the Set Sleep Timer dialog: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING...
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... interval at which you want to use a password to protect your drive, you no longer need to signify that you will need any of the support files, utilities, online help and user manual files. Note: Erasing your drive also deletes the WD SmartWare software and all of data if you . .... the drive is . . . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 2. To erase your sleep timer selection. Read the warning about downloading and restoring the WD SmartWare software and disk image on page 39. Click Set Timer to support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419 for information about the loss ...
... interval at which you want to use a password to protect your drive, you no longer need to signify that you will need any of the support files, utilities, online help and user manual files. Note: Erasing your drive also deletes the WD SmartWare software and all of data if you . .... the drive is . . . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 2. To erase your sleep timer selection. Read the warning about downloading and restoring the WD SmartWare software and disk image on page 39. Click Set Timer to support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419 for information about the loss ...
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... on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen and now want to use a password to protect your password. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL After the drive erase operation completes, go to support.wdc.com and see Figure 17 on page 27), click Preferences to the Settings screen • Remove the Preferences... option from your My Book drive. Click Start > Control Panel. 2. Click Yes at the What would you will ...
... on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen and now want to use a password to protect your password. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL After the drive erase operation completes, go to support.wdc.com and see Figure 17 on page 27), click Preferences to the Settings screen • Remove the Preferences... option from your My Book drive. Click Start > Control Panel. 2. Click Yes at the What would you will ...
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... software and disk image on Windows Vista or Windows 7 1. If you ever need to remove and reinstall the WD SmartWare software on your My Book drive, erasing or reformatting the drive also removes the WD SmartWare software and all of the screen. 4. Click WD SmartWare or the WD SmartWare ...the drive, go to proceed... Click Start > Control Panel. 2. Click Yes at the top of the support files, utilities, online help and user manual files. To do this, after you wish to support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 41 Double-click ...
... software and disk image on Windows Vista or Windows 7 1. If you ever need to remove and reinstall the WD SmartWare software on your My Book drive, erasing or reformatting the drive also removes the WD SmartWare software and all of the screen. 4. Click WD SmartWare or the WD SmartWare ...the drive, go to proceed... Click Start > Control Panel. 2. Click Yes at the top of the support files, utilities, online help and user manual files. To do this, after you wish to support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 41 Double-click ...
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... or Snow Leopard operating systems, and to use Time Machine, if you want, you have reformatted your My Book drive for use on Mac computers, go to your Mac computer. 2. Connect the My Book drive to support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419 for use the drive with all its contents. Connecting...
... or Snow Leopard operating systems, and to use Time Machine, if you want, you have reformatted your My Book drive for use on Mac computers, go to your Mac computer. 2. Connect the My Book drive to support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419 for use the drive with all its contents. Connecting...
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...To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from Mac GPT to 12 Mbps. A: Refer to your system includes a PCI Express slot, you have problems installing or using the Disk... Management utility. When connected to this troubleshooting section or visit our support website at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more help. TROUBLESHOOTING - 57 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning...
...To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from Mac GPT to 12 Mbps. A: Refer to your system includes a PCI Express slot, you have problems installing or using the Disk... Management utility. When connected to this troubleshooting section or visit our support website at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more help. TROUBLESHOOTING - 57 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning...
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... product. Contact the adapter card manufacturer for computers with limited bus power. Refer to a power source. Outside the U.S., contact WD Technical Support in your system's motherboard BIOS setting documentation to boot from external drives, refer to the computer before connecting your system has a USB 3.0... and host controller drivers are installed before booting? A special cable may attempt to disable this feature or visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1201. TROUBLESHOOTING - 58 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Q: Why does the drive not power up?
... product. Contact the adapter card manufacturer for computers with limited bus power. Refer to a power source. Outside the U.S., contact WD Technical Support in your system's motherboard BIOS setting documentation to boot from external drives, refer to the computer before connecting your system has a USB 3.0... and host controller drivers are installed before booting? A special cable may attempt to disable this feature or visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1201. TROUBLESHOOTING - 58 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Q: Why does the drive not power up?
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To conclusively establish the period of warranty, check the warranty expiration (serial number required) via support.wdc.com. WD shall have no liability for lost data regardless of the cause, recovery of lost data, or data contained in any environment, including ... your expense. If it is determined that this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from whom you will be returned to provide you at support.wdc.com for non-business purposes and may be defective, you originally purchased the Product or visit our product...
To conclusively establish the period of warranty, check the warranty expiration (serial number required) via support.wdc.com. WD shall have no liability for lost data regardless of the cause, recovery of lost data, or data contained in any environment, including ... your expense. If it is determined that this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from whom you will be returned to provide you at support.wdc.com for non-business purposes and may be defective, you originally purchased the Product or visit our product...
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... and will for the term defined below, be , during the period of warranty specified above and at support.wdc.com), accident or mishandling while in the possession of someone other than WD. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product, in the course of its normal use , or...
... and will for the term defined below, be , during the period of warranty specified above and at support.wdc.com), accident or mishandling while in the possession of someone other than WD. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product, in the course of its normal use , or...