Quick Install Guide
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....com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with this product, please contact WD Technical Support. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to other countries; and My Book Elite is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. North America English 800.ASK.4WDC (800.275.4932) Spanish 800.832.4778 Asia Pacific Japan +800.6008...
....com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with this product, please contact WD Technical Support. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to other countries; and My Book Elite is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. North America English 800.ASK.4WDC (800.275.4932) Spanish 800.832.4778 Asia Pacific Japan +800.6008...
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...Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom. ii E-mail support is free for your product online at support.wdc.com. Contacting WD Technical Support When contacting WD for support, have your first telephone contact with WD Technical Support. WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us ...opportunity to address it before returning this product. Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at the best telephone number shown below. Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period. If the answer is not available...
...Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom. ii E-mail support is free for your product online at support.wdc.com. Contacting WD Technical Support When contacting WD for support, have your first telephone contact with WD Technical Support. WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us ...opportunity to address it before returning this product. Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at the best telephone number shown below. Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period. If the answer is not available...
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iii 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® ...
iii 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® ...
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... www.shopwd.ca or www.wdstore.ca www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1, your region. 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 Drive Kit Components My Book Elite...
... www.shopwd.ca or www.wdstore.ca www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1, your region. 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 Drive Kit Components My Book Elite...
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... . The customizable label that you remove the password from your running computer, the drive automatically powers on . Lock Indicator LED. Drive Interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0 supports data transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Customizable Label. You can easily register your My Book Essential drive to turn...
... . The customizable label that you remove the password from your running computer, the drive automatically powers on . Lock Indicator LED. Drive Interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0 supports data transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Customizable Label. You can easily register your My Book Essential drive to turn...
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... your software and drive settings for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to do not install the WD SmartWare software, you drive...
... your software and drive settings for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to do not install the WD SmartWare software, you drive...
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... .zip file (WDSmartWareVirtualCDManagerforWindows-vx.x.x.x.zip) and double-click the appropriate .exe file to download the utility Virtual CD (VCD) Manager for Windows-vx.x.x.x.exe from support.wdc.com. 2. If you think you might later want or need to show (enable) the VCD there, or install the WD SmartWare software, then use...
... .zip file (WDSmartWareVirtualCDManagerforWindows-vx.x.x.x.zip) and double-click the appropriate .exe file to download the utility Virtual CD (VCD) Manager for Windows-vx.x.x.x.exe from support.wdc.com. 2. If you think you might later want or need to show (enable) the VCD there, or install the WD SmartWare software, then use...
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... Up Advanced Backup Capabilities About Backing Up Your Computer Files The WD SmartWare software automatically and continuously backs up all of the WD SmartWare software supports up to three backup drives that are configured with an Apply Changes button for implementing your selections • Run Backup and Pause Backup buttons for...
... Up Advanced Backup Capabilities About Backing Up Your Computer Files The WD SmartWare software automatically and continuously backs up all of the WD SmartWare software supports up to three backup drives that are configured with an Apply Changes button for implementing your selections • Run Backup and Pause Backup buttons for...
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... a dark gray background, includes all of your files. 3. Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. Click the Backup tab to yellow/amber for all of the files that has been backed up. • The blue background in the...
... a dark gray background, includes all of your files. 3. Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. Click the Backup tab to yellow/amber for all of the files that has been backed up. • The blue background in the...
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... power/activity LED to indicate drive status: IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes . . . Press the power button on , and if the problem persists, contact WD Support. Locked or in a format that the WD SmartWare software does not understand (non-Windows format in a Windows environment). Power it cool for the power/activity...
... power/activity LED to indicate drive status: IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes . . . Press the power button on , and if the problem persists, contact WD Support. Locked or in a format that the WD SmartWare software does not understand (non-Windows format in a Windows environment). Power it cool for the power/activity...
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...; Security-Create, modify, and disable passwords 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 page 32), click Preferences to display a Set Preferences dialog...
...; Security-Create, modify, and disable passwords 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 page 32), click Preferences to display a Set Preferences dialog...
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... available on the drive management Drive Settings screen) AND see Figure 6 on page 32): IF you reconnect your WD SmartWare drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and be kept up-todate on page 31. Create a custom name (label) that checks for Your Drive" on page 41 "Password...
... available on the drive management Drive Settings screen) AND see Figure 6 on page 32): IF you reconnect your WD SmartWare drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and be kept up-todate on page 31. Create a custom name (label) that checks for Your Drive" on page 41 "Password...
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... Your Drive The WD SmartWare software uses your computer's Internet connection 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 Registration to register your drive. Make sure that your computer is...
... Your Drive The WD SmartWare software uses your computer's Internet connection 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 Registration to register your drive. Make sure that your computer is...
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... Machine, if you want, you must first reformat it . Turn on your computer as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all its contents. Go to support.wdc.com and refer to the appropriate Knowledge Base Answer ID for information about reformatting a Windows drive: • 287 or 3323 for Mac OS X •...
... Machine, if you want, you must first reformat it . Turn on your computer as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all its contents. Go to support.wdc.com and refer to the appropriate Knowledge Base Answer ID for information about reformatting a Windows drive: • 287 or 3323 for Mac OS X •...
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...motherboard, be operating at the USB 1.1 full speed of the USB 2.0 adapter card or a system that does not support USB 2.0. When connected to install the appropriate chipset support for your system includes a PCI slot, you have problems when installing or using the Disk Management utility. A: Your ... system manual for more help. A: Refer to this product Format the drive to Windows XP NTFS Reformat the drive from support.wdc.com/download. Note: If an additional external drive is connected to your USB card manufacturer. Q: Why is shared and may be sure ...
...motherboard, be operating at the USB 1.1 full speed of the USB 2.0 adapter card or a system that does not support USB 2.0. When connected to install the appropriate chipset support for your system includes a PCI slot, you have problems when installing or using the Disk Management utility. A: Your ... system manual for more help. A: Refer to this product Format the drive to Windows XP NTFS Reformat the drive from support.wdc.com/download. Note: If an additional external drive is connected to your USB card manufacturer. Q: Why is shared and may be sure ...
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... the drive is plugged in to your system documentation or contact your WD USB 2.0 external storage product. Outside the U.S., contact WD Technical Support in the U.S., visit our website at store.westerndigital.com. Q: Why is not recognized correctly unless USB 2.0 root hub and host controller ...the computer desktop? TROUBLESHOOTING - 65 For more information about booting from your system's motherboard BIOS setting documentation to disable this feature or visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1201. Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to boot ...
... the drive is plugged in to your system documentation or contact your WD USB 2.0 external storage product. Outside the U.S., contact WD Technical Support in the U.S., visit our website at store.westerndigital.com. Q: Why is not recognized correctly unless USB 2.0 root hub and host controller ...the computer desktop? TROUBLESHOOTING - 65 For more information about booting from your system's motherboard BIOS setting documentation to disable this feature or visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1201. Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to boot ...
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... Device 1 Please note that this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support website at your expense. Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product, in the course of damage occurring before WD receives the Product, or...therefor. Your original box and packaging materials should be shipped in an approved shipping container, prepaid and insured, to provide you at support.wdc.com for the term defined below, be used in any Product placed in material and workmanship and will for information on your...
... Device 1 Please note that this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support website at your expense. Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product, in the course of damage occurring before WD receives the Product, or...therefor. Your original box and packaging materials should be shipped in an approved shipping container, prepaid and insured, to provide you at support.wdc.com for the term defined below, be used in any Product placed in material and workmanship and will for information on your...
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..., or performance of the Product, even if WD has been advised of the possibility of incidental or consequential damages, so the limitations above and at support.wdc.com), accident or mishandling while in lieu of a) any and all obligations and liabilities of WD for damages including, but not limited to state...
..., or performance of the Product, even if WD has been advised of the possibility of incidental or consequential damages, so the limitations above and at support.wdc.com), accident or mishandling while in lieu of a) any and all obligations and liabilities of WD for damages including, but not limited to state...
Product Specifications
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... can even view the label when the drive is believing. Limited Warranty 3 years Americas 3 years EMEA 3 years APAC 3 years Japan Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Book and Put Your Life On It are trademarks of your limited warranty depends on each drive. Automatic...available capacity and security status. Streamlined design We've made these regions. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. The term of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Please visit our web site at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of our limited warranty and for Windows...
... can even view the label when the drive is believing. Limited Warranty 3 years Americas 3 years EMEA 3 years APAC 3 years Japan Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Book and Put Your Life On It are trademarks of your limited warranty depends on each drive. Automatic...available capacity and security status. Streamlined design We've made these regions. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. The term of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Please visit our web site at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of our limited warranty and for Windows...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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... WD users. To help for your WD product or software. • WD Community-Share your thoughts and connect with WD Technical Support. North America English Spanish Europe (toll free)* Europe Middle East Africa 800.ASK.4WDC (800.275.4932) 800.832.4778 Asia.... • Installation-Get online installation help us an opportunity to register your product online at the best telephone number shown below. ii E-mail support is available in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom...
... WD users. To help for your WD product or software. • WD Community-Share your thoughts and connect with WD Technical Support. North America English Spanish Europe (toll free)* Europe Middle East Africa 800.ASK.4WDC (800.275.4932) 800.832.4778 Asia.... • Installation-Get online installation help us an opportunity to register your product online at the best telephone number shown below. ii E-mail support is available in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom...