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... Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom Europe (non toll free) +31.880062100 Middle East +31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Book are registered trademarks in the U.S. and other companies. Technical Support Services http://support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you... Support. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705045-803 Jul 2010 My Book® Studio™ and Studio LX
... Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom Europe (non toll free) +31.880062100 Middle East +31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Book are registered trademarks in the U.S. and other companies. Technical Support Services http://support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you... Support. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705045-803 Jul 2010 My Book® Studio™ and Studio LX
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iii Table of Contents MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 ...
iii Table of Contents MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 ...
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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 30 Password Protecting Your Drive 30 Unlocking Your Drive 31 Unlocking Your Drive with ... Opening the WD SmartWare Software 34 Dismounting the Virtual CD 36 Safely Dismounting the Drive 36 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 36 Using the My Book Icon 37 Using the Drive Power Button 37 Displaying the Drive Serial Number and Status 37 Unlocking the Drive Manually 38 When the WD SmartWare...
MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 30 Password Protecting Your Drive 30 Unlocking Your Drive 31 Unlocking Your Drive with ... Opening the WD SmartWare Software 34 Dismounting the Virtual CD 36 Safely Dismounting the Drive 36 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 36 Using the My Book Icon 37 Using the Drive Power Button 37 Displaying the Drive Serial Number and Status 37 Unlocking the Drive Manually 38 When the WD SmartWare...
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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 59 Uninstalling on Windows XP Computers 59 Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7 Computers ...
MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 59 Uninstalling on Windows XP Computers 59 Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7 Computers ...
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...-to-use backup solution that your data is protected from the WD SmartWare control center. • Drive lock-Gain peace of the My Book Studio and Studio LX drives include: Smaller, sleeker, more streamlined design-We've made these drives are the high-performance answer to your ... protection and 256-bit hardwarebased encryption. Designed for Mac-Formatted for Mac and compatible with WD SmartWare software for Mac computers, the My Book Studio and Studio LX external drives feature an innovative e-label system to show what is secure. This chapter includes the following topics: Features...
...-to-use backup solution that your data is protected from the WD SmartWare control center. • Drive lock-Gain peace of the My Book Studio and Studio LX drives include: Smaller, sleeker, more streamlined design-We've made these drives are the high-performance answer to your ... protection and 256-bit hardwarebased encryption. Designed for Mac-Formatted for Mac and compatible with WD SmartWare software for Mac computers, the My Book Studio and Studio LX external drives feature an innovative e-label system to show what is secure. This chapter includes the following topics: Features...
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...play with Mac computers-Formatted for compatibility with WD SmartWare software). Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to three WD drives (My Book or My Passport drives with all Mac OS X operating systems. Support for maximum flexibility. For a list of the software supports up to 30%, a...com www.shopwd.ca or www.wdstore.ca www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1 on page 3, your My Book Studio or Studio LX disk drive kit includes the following: • External hard drive • USB cable • FireWire 400 cable • ...
...play with Mac computers-Formatted for compatibility with WD SmartWare software). Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to three WD drives (My Book or My Passport drives with all Mac OS X operating systems. Support for maximum flexibility. For a list of the software supports up to 30%, a...com www.shopwd.ca or www.wdstore.ca www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1 on page 3, your My Book Studio or Studio LX disk drive kit includes the following: • External hard drive • USB cable • FireWire 400 cable • ...
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... partition for Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to the Start menu and select Windows Update. My Book Drive Kit Components Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Studio or Studio LX disk drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with Windows" on page 49 and "...Troubleshooting" on hardware configuration and operating system. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 on page 4, the My Book Studio and Studio LX drives have: • Indicators on the front • The power connector and button, interface ports, and a security slot ...
... partition for Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to the Start menu and select Windows Update. My Book Drive Kit Components Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Studio or Studio LX disk drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with Windows" on page 49 and "...Troubleshooting" on hardware configuration and operating system. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 on page 4, the My Book Studio and Studio LX drives have: • Indicators on the front • The power connector and button, interface ports, and a security slot ...
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Back of My Book Studio and Studio LX Drive Power Button FireWire 800 USB 2.0 Kensington® Security Slot Power Connector Figure 3. Capacity Gauge MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Customizable Label Lock Indicator LED Power/Activity LED Figure 2. Front of My Book Studio and Studio LX Drive Indicators My Book Studio and Studio LX drives have four indicators: • Capacity gauge • Customizable label • Power/activity LED • Lock indicator LED ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4
Back of My Book Studio and Studio LX Drive Power Button FireWire 800 USB 2.0 Kensington® Security Slot Power Connector Figure 3. Capacity Gauge MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Customizable Label Lock Indicator LED Power/Activity LED Figure 2. Front of My Book Studio and Studio LX Drive Indicators My Book Studio and Studio LX drives have four indicators: • Capacity gauge • Customizable label • Power/activity LED • Lock indicator LED ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4
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... LED shows whether the drive is installed on . Power/Activity LED. The power button only works if the WD SmartWare software is password protected. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Capacity Gauge. Each segment represents approximately 10 percent of drive capacity: Segment Number 1 2 3 4 5 % Used Segment Number (90 The numerical...
... LED shows whether the drive is installed on . Power/Activity LED. The power button only works if the WD SmartWare software is password protected. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Capacity Gauge. Each segment represents approximately 10 percent of drive capacity: Segment Number 1 2 3 4 5 % Used Segment Number (90 The numerical...
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...Another way is backward-compatible with care during activity. • Do not use this product as described in Figure 3 on page 4, My Book Studio and Studio LX drives have three interface ports: • Two FireWire 800 ports • One USB 2.0 port FireWire 800. Drives...Security Slot For drive security, the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). Registering Your Drive Always register your My Book Studio or Studio LX drive to register online at http://register.wdc.com. Connection to a USB 1.1 port transfers data at FireWire 400 ...
...Another way is backward-compatible with care during activity. • Do not use this product as described in Figure 3 on page 4, My Book Studio and Studio LX drives have three interface ports: • Two FireWire 800 ports • One USB 2.0 port FireWire 800. Drives...Security Slot For drive security, the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). Registering Your Drive Always register your My Book Studio or Studio LX drive to register online at http://register.wdc.com. Connection to a USB 1.1 port transfers data at FireWire 400 ...
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...Info/Online Help Topics Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Connecting the Drive To connect your My Book Studio or Studio LX drive to your My Book drive. Depending on your desktop and behaves just like a physical CD. Turn on your computer. Connect the My... Book drive as follows: US/JA/TW EU/KO US/JA/TW EU/KO Installing Removing Installing Removing 2. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides...
...Info/Online Help Topics Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Connecting the Drive To connect your My Book Studio or Studio LX drive to your My Book drive. Depending on your desktop and behaves just like a physical CD. Turn on your computer. Connect the My... Book drive as follows: US/JA/TW EU/KO US/JA/TW EU/KO Installing Removing Installing Removing 2. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides...
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Connecting the My Book Drive 5. After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 4, the WD SmartWare virtual CD icon: • Displays on the desktop: • Is listed under Devices in Finder: The My Book icon also displays on the desktop: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 2 4 3 1 Figure 4.
Connecting the My Book Drive 5. After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 4, the WD SmartWare virtual CD icon: • Displays on the desktop: • Is listed under Devices in Finder: The My Book icon also displays on the desktop: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 2 4 3 1 Figure 4.
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..., and running diagnostics. If you do not want to use the Time Machine backup software, click Cancel. The My Book icon now displays as Backup Disk. a. b. If you want to use the My Book drive to use the Time Machine backup software, click Use as : CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 MY... BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 6. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD, and then double-click the WD SmartWare icon on the VCD file ...
..., and running diagnostics. If you do not want to use the Time Machine backup software, click Cancel. The My Book icon now displays as Backup Disk. a. b. If you want to use the My Book drive to use the Time Machine backup software, click Use as : CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 MY... BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 6. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD, and then double-click the WD SmartWare icon on the VCD file ...
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... screens only appear one time-the first time you through a simple two-step WD SmartWare software installation process. Continue to WD SmartWare screen displays: MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL If a flash video player is installed on page 18) - After that, launching the software displays the Home screen so...
... screens only appear one time-the first time you through a simple two-step WD SmartWare software installation process. Continue to WD SmartWare screen displays: MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL If a flash video player is installed on page 18) - After that, launching the software displays the Home screen so...
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Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 Initial Backup Screen Figure 6. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Figure 5.
Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 Initial Backup Screen Figure 6. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Figure 5.
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... is an easy-to protect your encrypted drive from unauthorized access or data theft. • Protect your data or just overwritten an important file. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Figure 7. Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup. • Retrieve.... Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before. • See your backup as your My Book drive is connected to your computer.
... is an easy-to protect your encrypted drive from unauthorized access or data theft. • Protect your data or just overwritten an important file. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Figure 7. Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup. • Retrieve.... Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before. • See your backup as your My Book drive is connected to your computer.
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...before performing your first backup-represents the system and hidden files that your computer's operating system put there when you have retrieved from your My Book drive to your computer (see Figure 7 on page 12) • Backup-Manages existing backups or creates new backups of your important data,...AND GETTING STARTED - 13 Files that are not backed up files from a prior backup. This space is not available for backups. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen (available after installation and the initial backup and security ...
...before performing your first backup-represents the system and hidden files that your computer's operating system put there when you have retrieved from your My Book drive to your computer (see Figure 7 on page 12) • Backup-Manages existing backups or creates new backups of your important data,...AND GETTING STARTED - 13 Files that are not backed up files from a prior backup. This space is not available for backups. MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen (available after installation and the initial backup and security ...
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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online help , click the red X ...
MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online help , click the red X ...
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... AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 3. Click Configure Drive to continue and, as prompted, for your My Book drive: a. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15 The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your drives and asks you to select the one ... cable to your drive. b. Select your drive. Disconnect the AC power adapter cable from your drive. Reconnect the USB or FireWire cable to your My Book drive, and the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility displays its current and target VCD settings: 7. d.
... AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 3. Click Configure Drive to continue and, as prompted, for your My Book drive: a. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15 The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your drives and asks you to select the one ... cable to your drive. b. Select your drive. Disconnect the AC power adapter cable from your drive. Reconnect the USB or FireWire cable to your My Book drive, and the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility displays its current and target VCD settings: 7. d.
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... and have not installed the WD SmartWare software and want or need to download the utility Virtual CD (VCD) Manager for Mac from your My Book drive to the desktop of "Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD.") If you did not copy the Virtual CD Manager folder to your My...: 1. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 16 If you think you have hidden the VCD, it is the file that you copied to your My Book drive at step 9 of your desktop display to display the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager screen: • Virtual CD Manager.exe from the Virtual CD...
... and have not installed the WD SmartWare software and want or need to download the utility Virtual CD (VCD) Manager for Mac from your My Book drive to the desktop of "Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD.") If you did not copy the Virtual CD Manager folder to your My...: 1. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 16 If you think you have hidden the VCD, it is the file that you copied to your My Book drive at step 9 of your desktop display to display the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager screen: • Virtual CD Manager.exe from the Virtual CD...