Quick Install Guide
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...Specifications subject to other countries; and other companies. and My Book Elite is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705032-801 Jun 2010 My Book®...31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Book are registered trademarks in the U.S. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Technical Support Services http://support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com...
...Specifications subject to other countries; and other companies. and My Book Elite is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705032-801 Jun 2010 My Book®...31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Book are registered trademarks in the U.S. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Technical Support Services http://support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com...
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... Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom. E-mail support is available 24/ 7. WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to get the latest updates and special offers. • Warranty &... below. Your product includes 30 days of new features and services, remember to register your first telephone contact with WD Technical Support. To help for your WD product. • Registration-Register your WD product serial number, system hardware, and system software versions...
... Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom. E-mail support is available 24/ 7. WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to get the latest updates and special offers. • Warranty &... below. Your product includes 30 days of new features and services, remember to register your first telephone contact with WD Technical Support. To help for your WD product. • Registration-Register your WD product serial number, system hardware, and system software versions...
User Manual
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Table of Contents MY BOOK ELITE 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 Indicators 4 Power Button 5 Drive Interface 5 Kensington® ...
Table of Contents MY BOOK ELITE 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 Indicators 4 Power Button 5 Drive Interface 5 Kensington® ...
User Manual
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....ca or www.wdstore.ca www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1, your computer. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 We encourage you to save energy. For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL USB...
....ca or www.wdstore.ca www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1, your computer. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 We encourage you to save energy. For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL USB...
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... off only when you specify remains on page 41. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Customizable Label. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 5 Drive Interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0 supports data transfer rates up to the drive. For more information about the Kensington security slot and available products, visit www.kensington.com. Another way is...
... off only when you specify remains on page 41. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Customizable Label. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 5 Drive Interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0 supports data transfer rates up to the drive. For more information about the Kensington security slot and available products, visit www.kensington.com. Another way is...
User Manual
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..., too, are not available for the best possible performance (see "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on it with built-in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. Whenever you are not backed up include system files, program files, applications, and working files like .tmp and .log files. • The Retrieved...
..., too, are not available for the best possible performance (see "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on it with built-in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. Whenever you are not backed up include system files, program files, applications, and working files like .tmp and .log files. • The Retrieved...
User Manual
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...-vx.x.x.x.zip) and double-click the appropriate .exe file to your My Book drive at step 1 of this would be a simple two-click operation from support.wdc.com. 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 18 Use the Windows Explorer copy/paste or drag/drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager...
...-vx.x.x.x.zip) and double-click the appropriate .exe file to your My Book drive at step 1 of this would be a simple two-click operation from support.wdc.com. 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 18 Use the Windows Explorer copy/paste or drag/drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager...
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... the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of content you have, clicking the Start Backup button will back all of the WD SmartWare software supports up to three backup drives that you can select specific types of files or folders to your computer for new or changed in any way...
... the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of content you have, clicking the Start Backup button will back all of the WD SmartWare software supports up to three backup drives that you can select specific types of files or folders to your computer for new or changed in any way...
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.... • You can keep files from a prior backup. Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. If any other internal hard drives, click the Home tab and select the drive. Files that are not backed up include system files...
.... • You can keep files from a prior backup. Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. If any other internal hard drives, click the Home tab and select the drive. Files that are not backed up include system files...
User Manual
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... or removing the drive. Safely Disconnecting the Drive CAUTION! Wait for 60 minutes. Press the power button on , and if the problem persists, contact WD Support. Green and white, Red and white, THEN the drive might hear the drive power down the drive and let it back on the back of...
... or removing the drive. Safely Disconnecting the Drive CAUTION! Wait for 60 minutes. Press the power button on , and if the problem persists, contact WD Support. Green and white, Red and white, THEN the drive might hear the drive power down the drive and let it back on the back of...
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... Management Set Preferences Dialog 2. This ensures that keep others from accessing the files on your drive. • Registration-Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about the Enable Backup and Retrieve check box on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen. Note: See "Enabling...
... Management Set Preferences Dialog 2. This ensures that keep others from accessing the files on your drive. • Registration-Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about the Enable Backup and Retrieve check box on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen. Note: See "Enabling...
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... CD icon for your drive, Change the option that appears in the "spine" area of your My Book drive, Use a password to receive free technical support during the warranty period and be kept up-todate on page 42. "Setting the Drive Sleep Timer" on the latest WD products, Run drive diagnostics...
... CD icon for your drive, Change the option that appears in the "spine" area of your My Book drive, Use a password to receive free technical support during the warranty period and be kept up-todate on page 42. "Setting the Drive Sleep Timer" on the latest WD products, Run drive diagnostics...
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... label presentation that you specify remains on page 32), click Registration to display the Register Drive dialog: 3. To register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and be kept up-to-date on page 32), click Label to display the Set Label dialog: 2. On the Drive Settings...
... label presentation that you specify remains on page 32), click Registration to display the Register Drive dialog: 3. To register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and be kept up-to-date on page 32), click Label to display the Set Label dialog: 2. On the Drive Settings...
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... page 54 for more information about reformatting a Windows drive: • 287 or 3323 for Mac OS X • 1364 for information about reformatting a drive. Go to support.wdc.com and refer to the appropriate Knowledge Base Answer ID for FAT32 See "Troubleshooting" on the drive, be sure to back them up before...
... page 54 for more information about reformatting a Windows drive: • 287 or 3323 for Mac OS X • 1364 for information about reformatting a drive. Go to support.wdc.com and refer to the appropriate Knowledge Base Answer ID for FAT32 See "Troubleshooting" on the drive, be sure to back them up before...
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...3647 1425 1364 291 *The FAT32 file system has a maximum individual file size of the USB 2.0 adapter card or a system that does not support USB 2.0. Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive How to Answer ID Install, partition, and format the drive in FAT32 when reformatting the... drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from Mac GPT to install the appropriate chipset support for further details. however, Windows users can achieve Hi-Speed USB transfer rates by formatting the drive to the WD product, ...
...3647 1425 1364 291 *The FAT32 file system has a maximum individual file size of the USB 2.0 adapter card or a system that does not support USB 2.0. Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive How to Answer ID Install, partition, and format the drive in FAT32 when reformatting the... drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from Mac GPT to install the appropriate chipset support for further details. however, Windows users can achieve Hi-Speed USB transfer rates by formatting the drive to the WD product, ...
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Outside the U.S., contact WD Technical Support in to a power source. Refer to the computer before connecting your region. Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to your WD ... adapter card manufacturer for computers with limited bus power. A special cable may attempt to boot from external drives, refer to disable this feature or visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1201. The drive is the drive not recognized under My Computer or on your system configuration, your...
Outside the U.S., contact WD Technical Support in to a power source. Refer to the computer before connecting your region. Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to your WD ... adapter card manufacturer for computers with limited bus power. A special cable may attempt to boot from external drives, refer to disable this feature or visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1201. The drive is the drive not recognized under My Computer or on your system configuration, your...
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... therefor. WD shall have no liability for non-business purposes and may be defective, you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support website at your limited warranty depends on your purchase receipt. WD shall have no liability for the term defined below, be free from ...shipped in its normal use, will be returned to you the very best of warranty, check the warranty expiration (serial number required) via support.wdc.com. To conclusively establish the period of service. Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product may be used in any Product placed ...
... therefor. WD shall have no liability for non-business purposes and may be defective, you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support website at your limited warranty depends on your purchase receipt. WD shall have no liability for the term defined below, be free from ...shipped in its normal use, will be returned to you the very best of warranty, check the warranty expiration (serial number required) via support.wdc.com. To conclusively establish the period of service. Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product may be used in any Product placed ...
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... including, but not limited to the limitations specified above, your sole and exclusive warranty shall be, during the period of warranty specified above and at support.wdc.com), accident or mishandling while in lieu of a) any and all obligations and liabilities of WD for a particular purpose, and b) any and all other...
... including, but not limited to the limitations specified above, your sole and exclusive warranty shall be, during the period of warranty specified above and at support.wdc.com), accident or mishandling while in lieu of a) any and all obligations and liabilities of WD for a particular purpose, and b) any and all other...
Product Specifications
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... limited warranty depends on and off with password protection and 256-bit hardware-based encryption. Please visit our web site at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of our limited warranty and for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second ...;C Non-op. Elite, WD GreenPower Technology and WD SmartWare are registered trademarks in which your data automatically Relax. Not all regions of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. As used for a list of the specific countries in these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker,...
... limited warranty depends on and off with password protection and 256-bit hardware-based encryption. Please visit our web site at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of our limited warranty and for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second ...;C Non-op. Elite, WD GreenPower Technology and WD SmartWare are registered trademarks in which your data automatically Relax. Not all regions of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. As used for a list of the specific countries in these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker,...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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... to register your first telephone contact with other WD users. This 30day period starts on the date of your product online at http://support.wdc.com and choose from these topics: • Downloads-Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product or software. •...of new features and services, remember to address it before returning this product. E-mail support is free for support, have your thoughts and connect with WD Technical Support. Contacting WD Technical Support When contacting WD for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is available in...
... to register your first telephone contact with other WD users. This 30day period starts on the date of your product online at http://support.wdc.com and choose from these topics: • Downloads-Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product or software. •...of new features and services, remember to address it before returning this product. E-mail support is free for support, have your thoughts and connect with WD Technical Support. Contacting WD Technical Support When contacting WD for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is available in...