User's Manual

MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE – 3
Optional Accessories
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Operating System Compatibility
Your My Book VelociRaptor Duo dual-drive storage device and WD Drive Utilities
software are compatible with the following Mac OS X
10.6.8 or later operating systems
on Thunderbolt technology-enabled computers:
• Snow Leopard
• Lion
• Mountain Lion
Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system.
For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest software update. Go to
the Apple menu and select Software Update.
Disk Drive Formats
Your My Book VelociRaptor Duo dual-drive storage device is initially formatted with
HFS+J partitions and configured as a striped RAID disk array (RAID 0).
In the RAID configurations, both drives are formatted with a single HFS+J partition for
Mac OS X operating systems. In the JBOD configuration, each drive can be reformatted
as either:
• HFS+J for Mac computers
• exFAT for running Windows operating systems on Mac computers
Note: Older Windows operating systems might need a patch from Microsoft to recognize
the exFAT format. (See
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=955704.)
US http://www.shopwd.com or http://www.wdstore.com
Canada http://www.shopwd.ca or http://www.wdstore.ca
Europe http://www.shopwd.eu or http://www.wdstore.eu
All others Contact WD Technical Support in your region. For a list of Technical Support
contacts, visit http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer
ID 1048.