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MY BOOK USER MANUAL T ABLE O F CONTENTS – iii T able of Contents WD Servic e and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Accessing O nline Su pport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Contacting WD Te c[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL T ABLE OF CONTENT S – iv Changing Yo ur Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Turning Off the Driv e Lock Fe ature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 7 Managing and Cus tomizing the Drive . . . . . . .[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S – v B Compliance and W arranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Regulato ry Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 FCC Class B Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL ABOUT Y OUR WD DRIVE – 1 About Y our WD Dr ive Secure your precious memories o n My Book ® deskto p storage. T his USB 3.0 drive is optimized for the fastest possible data transfer rate s and featur es complete pr otection for your files. The WD Smar tW ar e ™ Pro automatic b ackup software protects your pr ecious memories.[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL ABOUT Y OUR WD DRIVE – 2 Univ ersal conn ectivi ty —With this dr ive you g et connect ivity w ith the lat est USB 3.0 devices as well as backward compatibility with USB 2.0 devices. Password pr otection for privacy —Gain peace o f mind know ing that your d ata is protected fr om unauthorized access with password protection[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL ABOUT Y OUR WD DRIVE – 3 Optional Acc essories For infor mation about optio nal accesso ries for WD products, visit: Operat ing Syste m Compatib ility Y our My Book dr ive and t he WD Dri ve Utili ties a nd WD Se curi ty so ftwar e ar e compat ib le with the fol lowing operating systems: The WD SmartW are Pr o software is comp[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL ABOUT Y OUR WD DRIVE – 4 Power/Activity LE D The power/activity LED sho ws the drive’ s power state as follows: USB 3.0 Interfac e USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 5 G b/s. USB 3.0 is backward compatible with USB 2.0. Connection to a USB 2.0 port transfers data at the port speed—up to 480 Mb/s Kensington ® Secur[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL ABOUT Y OUR WD DRIVE – 5 Handlin g Pr ecautions WD products ar e precision instruments and must be handled with car e during unpacking and i nstalla tion. Dr ives may be da maged by r ough handli ng, shoc k, or vib ration. Alway s observe the fo llowing precautions when unpacki ng and install ing your exter nal storage pr oduc[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL CONNE C TIN G THE DRIVE AND GE TT ING STARTED – 6 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This cha pter provides instructions for conn ecting the drive and installing the WD Drive Utilities, W D Security , and W D SmartW are so ftware on your computer . It includes the follow ing topics : Connecting the Drive Getting Started [...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL CONNE C TIN G THE DRIVE AND GE TT ING STARTED – 7 4. I f a Fo un d N e w H ard w are sc ree n a p pe ar s, cl ic k Canc el to close it. The W D software installs the proper driver for your drive. 5. V erify that the dr ive appears in your co mp uter’ s file m anagem ent util ity lis ting. Y our My Book drive is now ready to [...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL CONNE C TIN G THE DRIVE AND GE TT ING STARTED – 8 5. On the Cus tom Setup dialog: a. Select an applicatio n name to see a brief description of the application: • WD Drive Util ities •W D S e c u r i t y •W D S m a r t W a r e b. Clear the c heck box for any applicatio n that you do not want to install. c. Clear the check[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL CONNE C TIN G THE DRIVE AND GE TT ING STARTED – 9 • Installing the WD Security softwar e with the Launch Application option displa ys the WD Se curity screen (see Figure 5 on p age 10 and “Lo cking and Unl ocking the Drive” on page 46). • Installing the WD SmartW are s oftware displays the Upgrade to WD SmartW are Pro [...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 10 9. The W D SmartW are Pro software upgrade ex tends the backup function to non-W D drives, unsupported WD drives, a nd a remo te Dr opbox folder . Activating your free Figure 5. W D Security Sc ree n Figure 6. Upgrade to WD Sm artW a re Pro Scree n[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 11 upgrade installs the WD SmartWar e Pro so ftware on this computer and provides email delivery of an activation co de that you can use to install it on two other com put ers . a. T ype your first name in the First Na me box. b. T ype your last name in the Last Name box. c. T ype you[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 12 • B y default, the comp uter option is selected and the computer i con signifies that the backup source device will be either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached exter nal hard drive : • Selecting the Dr opbox option d isplays the Dr opbox L og[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 13 c. If you select D r o pbox as your backup tar get device, use the Dropbox Login Required dialog for confi guring your Dropbox acc ount for access by the WD Smar tW are P r o soft war e : Y ou must configure your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWar e Pro software before y[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 14 b. C lick Next to display the ini tial Select Back up Frequency scr een: 14. On the initial Se lect Backup Frequency screen: a. Se le ct t he opti on f or w hen you want to scan the back up source device and automatically b ack up any ex isting file th at is changed or new file tha[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 15 c. C lic k Next to disp lay the init ial Backu p screen. Th e ini tial Ba ckup s creen displa y depends on the type of back up you selected at step 13 on page 13. (See F igure 7 on page 16.) 15. On the initial B ackup screen you can either: • Run your first backup—See “Backin[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 16 Figure 7. Initial Backup Screens Initial File Backup Screen Initial Category Backup Screen Note : The initial Backup screen s only app ear one time —whe n you instal l the WD SmartWar e softwar e on your computer . After that , launchin g the softw are disp lays t he Hom e screen[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 17 WD SmartW ar e Soft ware Functi onal Over view This chapter provides a brief functional overview of the WD SmartW are software. It includes the follo wing topics: Home T ab Display Backup T ab Disp lays Retr ieve T a b Disp lays Settings T ab Di splay Help T a b Display All oper [...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 18 Note: In a ddition to t he deta iled Help tab informat ion, eac h WD SmartW are displa y provides ea sy access to abbr eviated on line he lp to qu ickly guid e you t hrough your back up, retrieve, a nd setting s tasks. Whenever y ou are uncertain about what to do, just clic k the[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 19 Fi gure 8. Hom e T ab Di sp lay Backup Source Content Gauge Backup T arget Content Gauges Backup Source Device Select or Backup Sour ce Selector Computer Icon Backup T arget Device I cons[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 20 T able 1. Home T ab Fu nctional Description Display Component Description Acti vation c ode r equir ed icon Not shown in Figur e 8 on page 19: Signif ies that t he device is e ither a non-WD device or an unsupp orted WD devi ce that requ ir es a valid activatio n code and upgrade[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 21 Backup sou rce co n tent gau ge The conten t gauge f or the select ed back up sour ce device shows all of the fi les that are av ailable for a cate gory-typ e backup ag ainst a blue backgr ound in six categ ories where: This fil e category Includes fi les with these extensi ons D[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 22 Backup sou rce d evice selec tor When the c omputer opt ion is sel ected, li sts all of your compu ter’ s inte rnal hard driv es, har d drive part itions , and d irect -attached drives that ar e available as a b ackup sour ce device. Backup sou rce se lector Prov ides options f[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 23 Backup tar get devi ce icon (conti nued) Right-cl icking a dir ect-attached dr ive icon disp lays a me nu with th e followin g options: • Open —Displ ays the d evice listi n g in your compute r’ s file managemen t utility • Pr operties —Dis plays the Windows Dr ive Pr o[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 24 Backup tar get device selec tor Not shown in Figur e 8 on page 19: The ba ckup tar get devi ce select or appe ars under the i con for ea ch support ed backup ta r get device that has mor e than one drive parti tion or ne tw ork shar e. The drive partiti on or network sh ar e that[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 25 Backup T ab D isplays The WD SmartW are software pr ovide s one of two differ e nt Backup tab displays, depending on how you want to select files to back up: • By category—As shown in the content gauges • By file—As shown in the folder structure of your computer’ s inte[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 26 T able 2. Ba ckup T ab Functional Description Display Component Description Advanc ed backup are a In category mode, the initial /default configu ration of t he WD S martWare softw are is to ba ck up al l categ orie s of you r files . In this configur ation, the advanc ed bac kup[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 27 Advanc ed backup are a (conti nued) In fil e mode, the i nitial/d efault configur ation of th e WD SmartW are software i s with none of the files /folders selected for back up. After select ing the files or fol d ers t hat you want t o back up , clickin g: • Apply Changes cr ea[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 28 Ret rie ve T a b Dis pla ys Three WD SmartW ar e software Retri eve tab displays guide you thr ough the tasks for finding ba ckup files and co pying them to the selected backup source device: • Sel ecting the backup vo lume to retrieve from • Selecting the destin ation for re[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 29 T able 3. Re trieve T ab Functional Description Display Component Description Backed Up V o lumes sele ction box Lists th e backed up volumes tha t are ava ilable t o retr ieve files fr om on the sel ected backup ta rg et device. Yo u must select a backup vo lume befor e you can [...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 30 Setting s T ab Display See Figu re 11 and T able 4 for a brief func tional descrip tion of the S ettings tab display . Figur e 11. Settings T ab Display T able 4. Settings T ab Functional Description Display Component Description Dro p box Acco u nt bu tton Displ ays the Dr opbox[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 31 Help T ab Display The WD SmartW a r e Help tab display provides quick access to Lear ning Center top ics and li nks to online s upport services. See Figu re 12 and T able 5 for a brief func tional descrip tion of the Hel p tab display . Figur e 12. Help T ab Display T able 5. Hel[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 32 Support l ink Uses your W eb br owser to connect to the WD Servi ce & Support Home page at http://suppo rt.wd.co m . WD Stor e link Uses your W eb browser t o connect to the WD online st or e at: http://store.w esterndigital.c om/store/wdus . T able 5. Help T ab Functional De[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 33 Backing Up Files This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: How the B ackup Function W orks Backing Up F iles How th e Backup F unction W orks The WD SmartW are softwar e a utomaticall y b acks up all your imp ortant files to the selected back up tar g et device—music, mo vi es, photos, d ocume nts[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 34 • S electi ng the Dr o pbox op tion displ ays the Dropbox icon to sign ify that the backup source devi ce will be a remote Dropbox folder : b. I f th e sel ected ba ck up so ur ce devic e has mor e than one i nternal h ar d drive , mult iple drive partitions , or e xtern al ha rd drives, use the backup [...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 35 5. On the S et Backup Frequency dialog : a. Se lect t he S cheduled Backup option. b. Se le ct t he Hourly , Dai ly , o r Monthly optio n and use the check boxes and selection boxes to schedule y our backups: d. C lick OK to save your schedu le and close the S et Backup Frequency dialog. 6. On the B ackup[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 36 b. C lick Adva nced View to open the backup by catego ries selectio n box and verify that the check boxes for all six categories are selected: c. Select any cleared check boxes and then click Apply Change s to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauges. d. C lick Enable Back up to begin ba[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 37 b. C lick A dvanced View to open the backup by categories selection box: c. In the backup by categories selection box: • C lear the check boxes for the categories o f files that you want to exclude from the backup. • S elect the check boxes for the categorie s of files that you wa nt to includ e in th[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 38 If the bac kup mode is categ ory and Ready to perform categ ory backup app ears there, then click the Swi tch to Fi le Backup button and OK at the Switching Backup Plan prompt. b. In the backup by files selection bo x, se le ct the check box for the b ackup source device: c. Open the folder structure and [...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 39 10. T o backup sel ected files or folders from selected backup source device: a. V erify that the backup mode is file and that Ready to perform file bac kup appears at the upper -left corn er of the Backup scr een. If the bac kup mode is categ ory and Ready to perform categ ory backup app ears there, then[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 40 11. During the backup: • A pr o gr ess bar and message indicate the amount of data that has been backed up. • For a category backup: - The blue background for categories of files in the content gauge for the backup source device changes to yel low/amber for all of the files that have not yet been back[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL RETRI EVIN G FILE S – 41 Retrieving Files This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: How the Retrieve Function W orks Retr ieving F iles How the Retri eve Fu nction Works The WD SmartW are software makes it e asy for you to retrieve backed up files fro m your backup target device and copy them to either : • Their origin[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL RETRI EVIN G FILE S – 42 • S electi ng the Dr o pbox op tion displ ays the Dropbox icon to sign ify that the retrieve des tination will be a remote Dropbox f older: b. If the sel ected r etrieve destination d evice has more t han one internal har d drive or drive partitio n, or mu ltiple extern al ha rd dr ives, use the back[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL RETRI EVIN G FILE S – 43 4. On the S elect a d estinatio n for retrieved files dialo g: Created multip le back up volumes on the selec ted retrieve sour ce (bac kup ta rg et) de vice from eit her: •D i f f e r e n t i n t e r n a l h a r d driv es or hard d rive partit ions on t he back up sou rce dev ice • Different bac k[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL RETRI EVIN G FILE S – 44 5. Click Next to dis play the Select content to retrieve ... dialog. 6. In the Retrieve So me Files se lection b ox, navigate throu gh the folder structure to find the files you want . Y o u can also us e the search bo x by typing th e name (or partial na me) of th e file or folder: • Select the Show[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL RETRI EVIN G FILE S – 45 8. During th e r etrie ve: • The Retrieve scr ee n displays a pr ogr ess bar and a message indicating the amount of da ta that has been cop ied to the speci fied retrieve location. •A Cance l Retrievi ng button is available for sto pping the retrieve. 9. A R etrie val acco mplis hed message signifi[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 46 Locking and Unlocking the Driv e This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: Passwor d Pr otecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Changing Y our Password T ur ning Off the Drive Lock Featur e Passwor d Prot ecting the D rive Y ou should password pr otect your drive if you are worried th[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 47 4. Click the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk. 5. T ype yo ur pas swo rd in t he Choose a passwor d box, usi ng up to 25 characters. 6. Retype your passwor d in the V erify passwor d box. 7. T ype a hint to help r emember your password in the Pass wor d hi nt bo x[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 48 Unlocking the Driv e with the WD S ecurity or WD Drive Utilities Software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer , starting either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software displays the Unlo ck Drive dialog: This happens[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 49 Unlocking the Driv e with the WD S martW are Software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer , or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer , unle ss you selected the Enable au to u nlock for us er: check box when you cr eated your passwor d, the WD SmartW are software [...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 50 Unlocking the Driv e with the WD D rive Unlock Utility Whenever you connect your p asswor d-protected d rive t o a c ompu ter that doe s n ot ha ve the WD so ftware installed, yo u can use the W D Drive Unlo ck utility to u nlock the drive there. The WD Dr ive Unlock utility i s on a vir t[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 51 Chan ging Y our Pas swor d 1. O pen the Change S ecurity dialog b y clicking either: • The WD Security desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you install ed the applicatio n • Star t > ( Al l) P r ograms > We s t e r n D i g i t a l > WD Apps > WD Security 2. If you [...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 52 T ur ning Off the Dr ive Lock Fe ature 1. O pen the Change S ecurity dialog b y clicking either: • The WD Security desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you install ed the applicatio n • Star t > ( Al l) P r ograms > We s t e r n D i g i t a l > WD Apps > WD Securit[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL MAN AGING AND CUSTO MIZING TH E DRI VE – 53 Managing a nd Custom izing the Drive This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: Using the WD Quick View Icon Opening the WD SmartWar e Softw ar e Checking D rive Status Safely Disco nnecting the Drive Monitoring Icon Alerts Setting the Drive Sleep Ti mer Register ing t he Dri ve[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL MAN AGING AND CUSTO MIZING TH E DRI VE – 54 Checkin g Drive St atus Y ou can see the drive capaci ty used and driv e temperature status, and find out if the drive is locked by h overing the poi nter ove r the WD Quick View ic on in the taskbar: Safely Disconnecting t he Drive Y ou can safel y disconnect the drive b y either: ?[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL MAN AGING AND CUSTO MIZING TH E DRI VE – 55 Setting the Drive Sleep Time r The drive sleep timer tur ns off the power to yo ur dr ive after a certain period of inactivity to conserve power and minim ize long-term wear on the drive. 1. O pen the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either: • The WD Drive Utilities desktop [...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL MAN AGING AND CUSTO MIZING TH E DRI VE – 56 4. Click Registration to display the Registrati on dialog: 5. On the Registration dialog: a. T ype your first name in the First na me box. b. T ype your last name in the Last name box. c. T ype your email address in the E-mail a ddress bo x. d. Select your la nguage in the Pr eferr e[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL MAN AGING AND CUSTO MIZING TH E DRI VE – 57 • C omplete Dr ive T est The most comprehensive drive diag nostic is the complete drive test. It tests ever y sector for erro r cond itio ns, an d inse rts b ad sector mar kers as requir ed. The best tim e to run the dri ve diagnostics and status checks is on a r eg ular basis, bef[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL MAN AGING AND CUSTO MIZING TH E DRI VE – 58 WD D rive U tilitie s provides two w ays to e rase yo ur dr ive, de pending o n whet her yo ur drive is lock ed o r no t: Using the Drive E rase Function T o erase your drive wh en it is not lock ed: 1. O pen the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either: • The WD Drive Utilit[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL MAN AGING AND CUSTO MIZING TH E DRI VE – 59 Using the WD Driv e Unlock Utility T o erase your drive when it is locked an d you have for gott en or lost your passw or d : 1. S tart the WD Dri ve Unlock utility by either: • Using your computer’ s file management utility to open the WD Unlocker virtual CD and do uble-clicking[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL MAN AGING AND CUSTO MIZING TH E DRI VE – 60 4. Click Eras e Drive to display a w arning about erasin g all of the data on the drive: 5. Read the war ning and select the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk. 6. Click Eras e . After the drive erase operati on completes, go to http://su p port. wd.com and se[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL MANAGIN G AND CUSTOM IZING THE SOFTWARE – 61 Managing a nd Custom izing the Soft war e This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: Specifying the Number of Ba ckup V ersions Specifying a Differ ent R etrieved Content Folder Checking for Software Updates Configuring a Remote Dr opbox Account Uninstalling the WD Softw are Sp[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL MANAGIN G AND CUSTOM IZING THE SOFTWARE – 62 3. On the So ftwa r e Set tin gs sc r een , cli ck Retrieve Fol der to display the Set Retrieve Folder di alog: 4. On the S et Retrieve Folder dial og: a. C lic k Br owse and use the browse function to identify the new r etrieve folder . b. C lick Apply . Checki ng for So ftware Upd[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL MANAGIN G AND CUSTOM IZING THE SOFTWARE – 63 3. Click Sel ect Acco unt to display the Dr o pbox Login Requ ired dialog: 4. On the Dropbox Logi n Required dialog: a. C lic k Si gn In . The WD SmartW are Pro softwar e i nitiates a Dropbox connectio n request on your behalf and uses your W eb b r o wser to access the Dr opbox we [...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL MANAGIN G AND CUSTOM IZING THE SOFTWARE – 64 Uninstalling the WD Softwa r e Use your o perating system’ s Add or Remo ve Programs function to uni nstall the WD software fr om your computer . Uninstallin g on Windows XP 1. Click Start > Control Panel . 2. Dou ble-c lick Add or Remove Programs . 3. Select the WD softwar e t[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL USING THE DRIVE WI T H A MAC – 65 Using the Drive with a Mac The My Boo k drive is form atted as a single NTFS partition for comp atibilit y with up dated Windows operating systems. T o use the drive on Mac OS X operating systems , and to use Time Machine, if you want, you must r efo rmat the drive to a single HFS+J partition.[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG – 66 T r oubleshooting This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: Installing, Partit ioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequentl y Asked Quest ions If you have pr oblems installing or using this produc t, r e fer to this t r oubleshoo ting se ction or visit our s upport website at http:/ /supp ort.w d.co[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG – 67 Q: Why is the data transfer rate slow? A: Y our system may be operating at USB 1.1 speeds due to an incorrect driver installation of the USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 adapter card or a sy stem that does not support USB 3.0 or USB 2.0. Q: How do I determine whether or not my system su p ports USB 3.0 o r USB 2.0? A[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 68 Installing the SES Driver If yo u do no t inst all the WD so ftware, you shou ld inst all the SC SI Enclosure Services (SES) driver on Windows computers to keep the hardwar e popup wizard fr o m displaying every time you connect your drive to your computer . Note: The SES Driver is install ed aut[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 69 4. Select Inst all the s oftw ar e automa tically and click Next : 5. When the installation comp letes, click Finish :[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 70 Installing t he Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manuall y: 1. O n the Found New Hardwar e W izar d screen, select No, not this time to inhi bit a connection attempt to Windows Update: 2. Click Next to continue. 3. Select Inst all fr om a list [...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 71 d. C lick Next : 5. When the installation comp letes, click Finish :[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 72 Installing on Windows V ista Computers After connecting t he drive as shown in F igur e 3 on page 6, the Found New Har dware screen d isplays. Note: If Au toplay i s enabled, two additi onal scr eens might appear at the same time as the Foun d New Hardwa re scr een. If they appea r , close them. [...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 73 Installing t he Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manuall y: 1. O n th e Fo un d N e w H a rdw are wi z ard sc ree n, cl i ck Locate and ins tall d river soft war e : 2. On the F ound New Hardware - WD S ES Device wi zard scr een, click Don’ t[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 74 4. Brows e to Computer and: a. Doub le-clic k the M y Book drive. b. Doub le-clic k the Ext ras folde r . c. Se lect WD SES Dev ice Dri ver . d. C lick Next : 5. When the installation comp letes, click Close :[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 75 Installing on Windows 7 and Win dows 8 Computers After connecting t he drive as shown in F igur e 3 on page 6 or , use the Windows Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: 1. Open All Pr ograms and clic k Compu ter > Manage : 2. Under Computer Ma nagement (L ocal) , click Device [...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 76 3. Click Browse my com puter for d river s oftw are . 4. Brows e to Computer , d ouble-c lick the My Bo ok drive, double-cli ck the Ext ras folder , and s el ect WD SES Devic e Driver : 5. Click Next . 6. When the installation comp letes, click Close :[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND W ARRANTY INFORMATION – 77 Compliance and W arranty Inform ation This a ppendix includes the foll owing t opics: Regulatory Co mpliance Envir onmental Compliance (Chi na) W arranty Information (All Reg i ons Except Australia/New Zeal and) W arranty Information (Austral ia/New Zeala nd) Regulator y Compliance FCC[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND W ARRANTY INFORMATION – 78 CE Compliance Fo r Europe Marking by the CE sy m bol indicates complian ce of this system to the appli cable Council Directi ves of the European Union, including the EMC Dir e ctive (2004/108/ EC) and the Low V oltage Dire ctive (2006/95/EC). A “Declaration of Conformity” in accor [...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND W ARRANTY INFORMATION – 79 Limited W arranty WD warrants that the Product, in the course of its normal use, will for the term defined below , be free from defects in materia l and workmanship and will conform to WD’ s specific ation therefor . The term of your limi ted warranty depends on the c ountry in which[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND W ARRANTY INFORMATION – 80 Obtaining Ser vice WD values your business and always attempts to pr ovide you the very best of service. Should you encounter any problem, pl ease give us an opp ortunity to address it before returning thi s Pro duct. Most technical supp or t questions can be answered th rough our know[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND W ARRANTY INFORMATION – 81 product is on the list o f limited user -serviceab le products and the specifi c alteration is within the scop e of the applicab le ins truction s, as found at http://support.w d.com ), acci dent or mish andling whi le in t he poss essi on of someon e other than WD. PRODUCTS ARE COMPLE[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL INDEX – 8 2 Index A Acces s or ies, optional 3 Acronis Tr ue Image WD Edition software 1 , 2 software downlo ad 1 , 2 user guide download 1 , 2 Activation c ode required icon 20 Advanced backup area, Backup tab dis- plays 25 , 26 , 27 Alerts, flashing ic on 54 B Backed Up Volumes selection box 29 Backup about ba cki n g up f i[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL INDEX – 8 3 Erase Drive dialog 58 Erasing the dr ive 57 F FCC Cla ss B info rmation 77 File His tor y button 30 Flashing icon alerts 54 Free trial countdown i con 24 Full media scan 57 G GNU gen eral pub lic li cense 81 GPL s oftware 81 H Handling precautions 5 Hardware 2 Help tab dis play Contact Us l ink 31 description 31 fu[...]

MY BOOK USER MANUAL INDEX – 8 4 Change Se curity dialog 51 , 52 Set Security dialog 10 , 46 Select Backup F requency screen 14 , 34 Backup Pl an screen 13 Select Backup D evice scre en 11 Set Backup Freq uency button 25 , 27 , 34 File Hist or y di alog 61 Retrieve Fo ld er dialog 62 Sleep Tim er dialog 55 Settings tab dis play description 30 Drop[...]

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