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iv MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 31 Password Protecting Your Drive 31 Unlocking Your Drive 32 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 33 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 33 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 34 Changing Your Password 35 6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive 36 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 36 Opening WD SmartWare Software 36 Checking Drive Status 36 Monitoring Icon Alerts 37 Safely Disconnecting the Drive 37 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 37 Using the Drive Power Button 37...
iv MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 31 Password Protecting Your Drive 31 Unlocking Your Drive 32 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 33 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 33 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 34 Changing Your Password 35 6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive 36 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 36 Opening WD SmartWare Software 36 Checking Drive Status 36 Monitoring Icon Alerts 37 Safely Disconnecting the Drive 37 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 37 Using the Drive Power Button 37...
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...BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Safely Dismounting the Drive 58 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 58 Using the My Book Icon 59 Using the Drive Power Button 60 Unlocking the Drive 60 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 60 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 61 Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software 62 9 Troubleshooting 64 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 64 Frequently Asked Questions 64 A Installing an SES Driver 66 Installing on Windows XP Computers 66 Installing the Driver Automatically 66 Installing the Driver Manually 68 Installing on Windows...
...BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Safely Dismounting the Drive 58 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 58 Using the My Book Icon 59 Using the Drive Power Button 60 Unlocking the Drive 60 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 60 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 61 Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software 62 9 Troubleshooting 64 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 64 Frequently Asked Questions 64 A Installing an SES Driver 66 Installing on Windows XP Computers 66 Installing the Driver Automatically 66 Installing the Driver Manually 68 Installing on Windows...
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... of your drive. Our latest edition features a customizable smart display to identify what 's stored on your digital life. WD's best-selling My Book Elite USB external hard drive features WD SmartWare software that gives you add or change a file. • See your data is unplugged. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book™ Elite™ external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your desk and...
... of your drive. Our latest edition features a customizable smart display to identify what 's stored on your digital life. WD's best-selling My Book Elite USB external hard drive features WD SmartWare software that gives you add or change a file. • See your data is unplugged. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book™ Elite™ external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your desk and...
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... http://products.wdc.com/updates. Ready to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on the drive) • USB cable • AC adapter • Quick Install Guide USB Cable Quick Install Guide AC Adapter Figure 1. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to recycle it. For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL USB 2.0 interface-A simple connection that...
... http://products.wdc.com/updates. Ready to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on the drive) • USB cable • AC adapter • Quick Install Guide USB Cable Quick Install Guide AC Adapter Figure 1. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to recycle it. For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL USB 2.0 interface-A simple connection that...
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... b. If you like to do not want to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 5 on page 9). 11. Read the license agreement and click Accept to complete. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL a. Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software To get started with continuous automatic backup, retrieve, drive lock password protection, and drive management features and: • Run your first backup • Create a drive label • Password protect or register your drive Install Drive Settings button.
... b. If you like to do not want to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 5 on page 9). 11. Read the license agreement and click Accept to complete. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL a. Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software To get started with continuous automatic backup, retrieve, drive lock password protection, and drive management features and: • Run your first backup • Create a drive label • Password protect or register your drive Install Drive Settings button.
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... used space portion of your drive properties. Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to quickly guide you installed the drive. In the Content Gauge for backups. Note: The small number of files that are not available for the best possible performance (see "Managing and Customizing Your Drive" on page 36) • Check the operational condition of your My Book as an external hard drive...
... used space portion of your drive properties. Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to quickly guide you installed the drive. In the Content Gauge for backups. Note: The small number of files that are not available for the best possible performance (see "Managing and Customizing Your Drive" on page 36) • Check the operational condition of your My Book as an external hard drive...
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... two-click operation from support.wdc.com. 2. Read the license agreement and click Accept to download the utility Virtual CD (VCD) Manager for Windows-vx.x.x.x.exe from the Virtual CD Manager folder 3. WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager for Windows from the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Settings dialog (see "Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon" on the other computer. Open the Virtual CD Manager folder or the downloaded utility .zip file (WDSmartWareVirtualCDManagerforWindows-vx...
... two-click operation from support.wdc.com. 2. Read the license agreement and click Accept to download the utility Virtual CD (VCD) Manager for Windows-vx.x.x.x.exe from the Virtual CD Manager folder 3. WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager for Windows from the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Settings dialog (see "Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon" on the other computer. Open the Virtual CD Manager folder or the downloaded utility .zip file (WDSmartWareVirtualCDManagerforWindows-vx...
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... to open the backup files content box: BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 23 Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your stop request and remove the newly created backup files Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include: • Selecting specific content to complete the backup. The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click the Home...
... to open the backup files content box: BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 23 Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your stop request and remove the newly created backup files Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include: • Selecting specific content to complete the backup. The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click the Home...
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... 25) in -time period • Consumes more disk space To specify the number of backup versions that you can keep up to keep from a longer back-in the Enter the number of each file box. 3. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Figure 12. Software Settings Screen Specifying the Number of each file: 1. The WD SmartWare software can choose to keep for you overwrite or delete a file by mistake, or...
... 25) in -time period • Consumes more disk space To specify the number of backup versions that you can keep up to keep from a longer back-in the Enter the number of each file box. 3. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Figure 12. Software Settings Screen Specifying the Number of each file: 1. The WD SmartWare software can choose to keep for you overwrite or delete a file by mistake, or...
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... topics: Password Protecting Your Drive Unlocking Your Drive Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature Changing Your Password MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Password Protecting Your Drive You should password protect your drive if you are worried that is on your drive or write new data to it again. The WD SmartWare software uses your password to electronically lock and unlock your drive. CAUTION! On either the WD SmartWare Settings screen or the drive management Drive Settings screen (see your files on the drive.
... topics: Password Protecting Your Drive Unlocking Your Drive Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature Changing Your Password MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Password Protecting Your Drive You should password protect your drive if you are worried that is on your drive or write new data to it again. The WD SmartWare software uses your password to electronically lock and unlock your drive. CAUTION! On either the WD SmartWare Settings screen or the drive management Drive Settings screen (see your files on the drive.
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... WD SmartWare software: • Locks the drive when you shut down your computer or disconnect your drive • Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your computer or reconnect your drive Unlocking Your Drive After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive, you will have to your drive. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE - 32 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Drive Settings Screen Drive Management Drive Settings...
... WD SmartWare software: • Locks the drive when you shut down your computer or disconnect your drive • Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your computer or reconnect your drive Unlocking Your Drive After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive, you will have to your drive. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE - 32 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Drive Settings Screen Drive Management Drive Settings...
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..., THEN click . . . Click Browse and use . 2. File History Backup Speed Retrieve Folder Preferences AND see . . . "Setting the Preferences Options" on page 25. To specify a different folder: 1. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Customizing Your Software Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its own software settings for the best possible performance with your drive by: • Specifying the number of backup versions that you want to...
..., THEN click . . . Click Browse and use . 2. File History Backup Speed Retrieve Folder Preferences AND see . . . "Setting the Preferences Options" on page 25. To specify a different folder: 1. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Customizing Your Software Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its own software settings for the best possible performance with your drive by: • Specifying the number of backup versions that you want to...
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... BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function. tual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file - Read the warning about the loss of data if you have forgotten or lost your drive. 3. To erase your My Book when the drive is locked and you erase your password: 1. Clicking Start > My Computer opening the WD SmartWare virtual CD listing under Devices with Removable Storage and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file MANAGING...
... BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function. tual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file - Read the warning about the loss of data if you have forgotten or lost your drive. 3. To erase your My Book when the drive is locked and you erase your password: 1. Clicking Start > My Computer opening the WD SmartWare virtual CD listing under Devices with Removable Storage and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file MANAGING...
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... supports USB 2.0? MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 19 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 a USB 2.0 PCI adapter card. Note: If an additional external drive is connected to Windows Vista NTFS format Obtain and reinstall the original software included with USB 1.1. however, Windows users can achieve Hi-Speed USB transfer rates by formatting the drive to NTFS using this product, refer to this product Format...
... supports USB 2.0? MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 19 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 a USB 2.0 PCI adapter card. Note: If an additional external drive is connected to Windows Vista NTFS format Obtain and reinstall the original software included with USB 1.1. however, Windows users can achieve Hi-Speed USB transfer rates by formatting the drive to NTFS using this product, refer to this product Format...
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... time only to allow Windows XP to connect to continue. Note: The SES Driver is connected to WD SmartWare screen (see "Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software" on page 8, the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must be connected to the Internet: 1. You can use the Found New Hardware Wizard to install...
... time only to allow Windows XP to connect to continue. Note: The SES Driver is connected to WD SmartWare screen (see "Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software" on page 8, the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must be connected to the Internet: 1. You can use the Found New Hardware Wizard to install...
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4. Select Install the software automatically and click Next: MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 67
4. Select Install the software automatically and click Next: MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 67
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... use the Found New Hardware screen to install the SES driver either: • Automatically, if your computer is connected to the Internet • Manually, whether your computer is connected to the Internet: 1. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Yes, search online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista...
... use the Found New Hardware screen to install the SES driver either: • Automatically, if your computer is connected to the Internet • Manually, whether your computer is connected to the Internet: 1. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Yes, search online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista...
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On the Found New Hardware - MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. Show me other options: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 71
On the Found New Hardware - MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. Show me other options: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 71
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... BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL F FAQs USBs 64 FCC Class B information 75 File categories, defined 14, 21 history, drive setting 38 history, screen 25 Flashing icon alerts 37 Formatting the drive 64 Front and back views 3 Full Media Scan 47 H Handling precautions 6 Hardware 2 I ICES/NMB-003 compliance 75 K Kensington security slot 5 Kit contents 2 L Label, specifying 41 Launching WD SmartWare software on the Mac 56 LED indicators 4 LEDs lock indicator 5 Limited warranty 76 M Mac reformatting...
... BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL F FAQs USBs 64 FCC Class B information 75 File categories, defined 14, 21 history, drive setting 38 history, screen 25 Flashing icon alerts 37 Formatting the drive 64 Front and back views 3 Full Media Scan 47 H Handling precautions 6 Hardware 2 I ICES/NMB-003 compliance 75 K Kensington security slot 5 Kit contents 2 L Label, specifying 41 Launching WD SmartWare software on the Mac 56 LED indicators 4 LEDs lock indicator 5 Limited warranty 76 M Mac reformatting...
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... WDBAAH6400ECH Kit Contents External hard drive WD SmartWare software USB cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide operating Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 480 Mb/sec Operating temperature: 5°C to save energy. All rights reserved. Take control Customize your files have been backed up to other countries; You can even view the label when the drive is secure. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up . As used for storage capacity, one megabyte...
... WDBAAH6400ECH Kit Contents External hard drive WD SmartWare software USB cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide operating Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 480 Mb/sec Operating temperature: 5°C to save energy. All rights reserved. Take control Customize your files have been backed up to other countries; You can even view the label when the drive is secure. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up . As used for storage capacity, one megabyte...