My Book Pro Edition ™ Quick Install Guide
Before Getting Started Kit Contents My Book Pro Edition external hard drive 6-ft (1.8m) 9-pin to 9-pin FireWire® 800 cable 6-ft (1.8m) 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire 400 cable 6-ft (1.8m) USB 2.0 certified cable AC adapter with power cord CD with EMC ® Retrospect® Express software Quick Install Guide Quick Install Guide AC Power Adapter USB Cable FireWire 800 Cable FireWire 400 Cable System Requirements Macintosh® Available FireWire or USB port Mac® OS X 10.2.
About Your WD Drive Kensington Security Slot FireWire 400 Port FireWire 800 Port Power/Activity LED (outer ring) Capacity Gauge LED (inner ring) Power Button USB Port Power Port LED Indicators The Power/Activity and Capacity Gauge LEDs are two concentric rings on the front panel of the drive. The outer ring is the Power/Activity LED and the inner ring is the Capacity Gauge LED. Power/Activity LED Appearance Steady Fast flashing (for approx.
Choosing an Interface My Book Pro Edition is equipped with three interfaces: FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0. Choose the best interface depending on your system configuration. FireWire 800 FireWire 800 has a maximum data transfer rate of 800 Mb/s. It is not backward-compatible with FireWire 400. FireWire 400 FireWire 400 supports data transfer rates up to 400 Mb/s. USB 2.0 For most PCs, the standard interface is USB. Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) supports data transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s. USB 2.
Installing the Drive Macintosh 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Connect the drive’s power cord and FireWire 800, FireWire 400, or USB cable as shown. The drive mounts to the desktop and a My Book icon appears. 3. Double-click the My Book drive icon. 4. Double-click the Mac folder, select the language of your choice from the available folders, then double-click the WD Button Manager Software disk image that contains the installer. 5.
PC 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Connect the drive’s power cord and USB cable as shown. 3. Drive utilities are installed automatically. If a security alert is displayed during this installation, click Accept or Continue. 4. When finished, a menu displays a list of choices including EMC Retrospect Express backup software. To install the software, simply double-click your choice on the menu; otherwise, click Quit to begin using the drive.
Turning Off/Disconnecting the Drive Auto-Off My Book turns off automatically when you shut down the computer. You also may follow these steps to turn off the drive. Important: To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before shutting down the drive. Safe Shutdown™ The Power button features Safe Shutdown, which prevents the inadvertent powering down of the drive until all data is written to the drive or system. To engage Safe Shutdown, press the Power button once.
Troubleshooting If you have problems when installing or using this product, refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our support Web site at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more help.
Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This unit generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception.
