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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL Table of Contents WD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Accessing Online Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Contacting WD Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii 1 About Your WD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL 5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Password Protecting Your Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Unlocking Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL Unlocking the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book® Essential external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life. Our latest edition features visual, easy-to-use, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Power miser—My Book external drives are designed to save energy. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on and off with your computer. Planet friendly—We designed a small box from recycled materials to minimize waste. We encourage you to recycle it.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Essential drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with the following operating systems: Windows® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 Mac® OS X® • Tiger® • Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system. For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP).
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Power Button Kensington®Security Slot USB 2.0 Power Connector Figure 3. Back of the My Book Essential Drive Illuminated Capacity Gauge. The capacity gauge has four segments that illuminate from bottom to top to indicate space used on the drive during the power-on state. Each segment represents approximately 25 percent of drive capacity: Segment Percent Used 4 75 to 100 3 50 to 74.99 2 25 to 49.99 1 0 to 24.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note: If you disconnect the drive after using the power button to turn it off, when you reconnect it to your running computer, the drive automatically powers on. If you leave the drive connected to your computer after using the power button to turn it off, you must press the power button again to turn it back on. USB 2.0 Interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0 supports data transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s. USB 2.0 is backwardcompatible with USB 1.1. Connection to a USB 1.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting and installing the drive on your computer. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare Home Screen Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software Connecting the Drive To connect the My Book drive to your Windows computer: 1.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 2 4 3 1 Figure 4. Connecting the My Book Drive 6. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it: Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 The WD SmartWare software will install the proper driver for your My Book drive. 7. Several different screens might also appear, depending on your computer’s operating system: IF your operating system is . . . THEN . . . Windows XP Proceed to step 8. Windows Vista or Windows 7 Skip to step 10 on page 8. 8.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL a. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled, the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays (see Figure 5). b. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, right-click to open the WD SmartWare virtual CD drive listing in Windows Explorer: Note: The WD SmartWare software is provided in the form of a “virtual” CD (VCD) drive on your My Book drive. The VCD displays and behaves just like a physical CD.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL a. For Windows Vista or Windows 7 with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled: Click the Run WDSmartWare.exe option to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 5 on page 8). b. For Windows Vista or Windows 7 with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, open Computer, click to open the WD SmartWare VCD drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 5 on page 8). 11.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 4. After the software installation completes: IF you clicked . . . at step 1, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays . . . Install WD SmartWare The initial Backup screen for performing your first backup (see Figure 6 on page 11). Here you can either: • Run your first backup—See “Backing Up Your Computer Files” on page 18 before clicking Run Backup and then proceed to step 5.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 6. Initial Backup Screen Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 7.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 8. WD SmartWare Home Screen Figure 9.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power to: • Secure your drive—In drive settings, create a password to protect your encrypted drive from unauthorized access or data theft. • Protect your data automatically—Automatic, continuous backup instantly makes a copy whenever you add or change a file. Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as your My Book drive is connected to your computer.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL For a complete list of all included file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your operating system files that are not available for backup. Files that are not backed up include system files, program files, applications, and working files like .tmp and .log files.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL To forego these performance features and get started without installing the WD SmartWare software: 1. Click Do Not Install on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen to display the Continue without installing WD SmartWare? prompt: 2. Click: • Continue without Install if you still do not want to install the WD SmartWare software. • Go Back if you have changed your mind and do want to install the WD SmartWare software.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note that when it opens, the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility also copies a Virtual CD Manager folder to your desktop. This is the folder you will want to copy back to your My Book drive in case you later want to show (enable) the VCD. 2. Click Continue. 3. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. 4. The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your My Book drive and displays its current and target VCD settings: 5.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL If you have not installed the WD SmartWare software and want to show the VCD: 1. Use the Windows Explorer copy/paste or drag/drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager folder from your My Book drive to the desktop of your computer. (This is the folder that you copied to your My Book drive at step 10 of “Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD” on page 15”.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 13 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up Your Computer Files Backing It All Up Advanced Backup Capabilities About Backing Up Your Computer Files The WD SmartWare software automatically and continuously backs up all of the content on your computer to your My Book drive—music, movies, photos, documents, e-mail, and other files.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 10. Backup Screen In the Content Gauges for your computer’s disk drives, the categories of files that would be included in the backup if you click Start Backup are shown where a: • Light blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer’s hard drive represents the original files that are available for backup. • Gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Book drive represents the potential backup copies of the original files.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL For a complete list of all included file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your operating system files that are not available for backup. Files that are not backed up include system files, program files, applications, and working files like .tmp and .log files.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that there is not enough free space on the drive to complete the backup. The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to longterm archive storage and: a. Click the Home tab to display the Home screen. b. Click the WDStore link in the WD Online box to view the Western Digital Online Store website. c.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 2. In the backup files content box: • Select the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to include in the backup • Clear the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to exclude from the backup 3. Click Apply Changes to refresh the Content Gauge for your My Book drive. 4. Click Start Backup to back up the selected categories of files.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 12. Software Settings Screen Specifying the Number of Backup Versions. The WD SmartWare software can keep up to 25 older versions of each file. If you overwrite or delete a file by mistake, or want to see the file a couple of versions ago, the WD SmartWare software has a copy for you. You always have the most-recent specified number of versions of each file available for retrieves, and you can choose to keep from 1 to 25 versions.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle. A large backup can take a lot of time, and can consume a lot of your system processing resources. The WD SmartWare software works in the background using minimal computer resources while you are working on your computer If you want to pause all backup activity until your computer is idle, you can by enabling the Backup Speed option: 1.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 14 Retrieving Backed Up Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Retrieving Files Retrieving a File Retrieving a Folder Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted Files Retrieving All of Your Content About Retrieving Files The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to retrieve files that have been backed up on your My Book drive and either: • Restore them to their original locations on your computer • Copy them to a special retrieve folder Retriev
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 13. Retrieve Screen Figure 14.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 15. Select Content to Retrieve Screen 4. On the Select content to retrieve... screen, select Retrieve Some Files to display the retrieve files selection box (see Figure 16 on page 28). 5. Navigate through the folder structure to find the files you want.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 16. Retrieve Files Selection Box 7. During the retrieve: • The Retrieve screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount of data that has been copied to the specified retrieve location. • A Cancel Retrieving button is available for you to stop the retrieve. 8. A Retrieval accomplished message signifies completion of the retrieve.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 15 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting Your Drive Unlocking Your Drive Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature Changing Your Password Password Protecting Your Drive You should password protect your drive if you are worried that someone else will gain access to your drive and you do not want them to see your files on the drive.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Drive Settings Screen Drive Management Drive Settings Screen Figure 17. Drive Settings Screens 6. Type a hint to help remind yourself of your password in the Password hint box. 7. Read the warning about the possibility of data loss if you forget your password.Click the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk. 8. Click Save Security Settings to save your password and enable password protection for your drive.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer, or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, the WD SmartWare software displays a Drive is locked message in place of the content gauge for your My Book drive: To unlock your drive using the WD SmartWare software: 1. As prompted, click the My Book image above the Drive is locked message to open the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen: 2.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed: 1. Start the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility by either: • Using your computer’s file management utility to open the WD SmartWare virtual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file • Clicking Start > My Computer and double-clicking the WD SmartWare icon under Devices with Removable Storage 2. Type your password in the Password box. 3. Click Unlock to unlock your drive. 4.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Changing Your Password To change your password: 1. On the Your Drive is Secure dialog, select the Change password option and: a. Type your new password in the New password box. b. Retype your new password in the Verify password box. c. Type a hint to help remind yourself of your new password in the New password hint box. 2. Click Update Security Settings to change your password.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 16 Managing and Customizing Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Using the WD SmartWare Icon Opening the WD SmartWare Software Checking Drive Status Monitoring Icon Alerts Safely Disconnecting the Drive Customizing Your Software Settings Customizing Your Drive Settings Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Using the WD SmartWare Icon After you have installed the WD SmartWare software, the WD SmartWare icon displays in the Windows taskbar.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar flashes to indicate drive status: IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes . . . THEN the drive might be . . . Green and white, Locked or in a format that the WD SmartWare software does not understand (non-Windows format in a Windows environment). Red and white, Overheated. Power down the drive and let it cool for 60 minutes. Power it back on, and if the problem persists, contact WD Support.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Customizing Your Software Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its own software settings for the best possible performance with your drive by: • Specifying the number of backup versions that you want to keep for each file • Inhibiting backups until your computer is idle • Specifying a unique folder to store files retrieved from your drive • Automatically checking for WD SmartWare software updates To customize your WD SmartWare software
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL To enable or disable the Preferences option: 1. On either the Software Settings screen (Figure 12 on page 23) or the drive management Drive Settings screen (Figure 17 on page 30), click Preferences to display a Set Preferences dialog: WD SmartWare Set Preferences Dialog Drive Management Set Preferences Dialog 2. On either dialog, select or clear the Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates check box to enable or disable the Preferences option.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance, on either the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen or the drive management Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 30): IF you want to . . . THEN click . . . AND see . . . Use a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive, Security “Password Protecting Your Drive” on page 29. Change your password, Security “Changing Your Password” on page 33.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Registering Your Drive The WD SmartWare software uses your computer’s Internet connection to register your drive. To register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and be kept up-to-date on the latest WD products: 1. Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet. 2. On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 30), click Registration to display the Register Drive dialog: 3. Type your first name in the First name box. 4.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 2. In the Turn off Drive box, select the inactivity time interval at which you want to turn off the drive. 3. Click Set Timer to save and implement your sleep timer selection. Erasing Your Drive CAUTION! Erasing your drive permanently deletes all of the data on your drive. Always make sure that you no longer need any of the data on your drive before erasing the drive.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Using the Drive Unlock Utility. To erase your My Book when the drive is locked and you have forgotten or lost your password: 1. Either: • Click the My Book image above the Drive is locked prompt on the Home screen to display the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen: • Start the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility by either: - Using your computer’s file management utility to open the WD SmartWare virtual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 5. Click the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk. 6. Click Format to erase your drive. Note: Erasing your drive also removes your password. If you still want to use a password to protect your drive, you will need to do it again after erasing the drive. (See “Password Protecting Your Drive” on page 29.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions If you selected Install Drive Settings at the What would you like to do? prompt on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen and now want to enable the backup and retrieve functions: 1. On the disk management Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 30), click Preferences to display the Set Preferences dialog: 2. Select the Enable Backup and Retrieve functions check box. 3.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 17 Checking Drive Health The data files on your My Book drive are important to you. The WD SmartWare software has several built-in diagnostic tools to help make sure that your drive is performing well. Run one of the following tests if you are concerned that your drive is not operating properly: Diagnostic Tool Description Quick S.M.A.R.T. Status Check S.M.A.R.T. is a failure-prediction function that continuously monitors key internal performance attributes of the drive.
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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 18 Using the Drive with a Mac The My Book drive is preformatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. To use the drive on Mac OS X operating systems (Tiger/Leopard/Snow Lepard), and to use Time Machine, if you want, you must first reformat it to a single HFS+J partition.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL The My Book icon also displays on your desktop, where “MY BOOK” is the name you assigned to the volume when you reformatted the drive for use with the Mac computer: Your My Book drive is now ready to use as an external storage device.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 3. Click Install on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. 5. A message informs you that installing the drivers requires you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. 6. Type the password that you normally use to access the computerin the Password box: 7. Click OK. 8. As prompted, when the installation completes, click Yes to restart the computer: 9.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing the WD SmartWare Software To install the WD SmartWare software: 1. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD icon and then double-click the WD SmartWare icon on the screen that displays: Note: Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard only: A message asks whether you want to use the My Book drive to back up with Time Machine: WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple's Time Machine software.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 2. The Welcome to WD SmartWare Software screen displays: Note: If a Flash Player is installed on your computer, the screen is animated. 3. Continue to “Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software” in the next section. Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software After you select either Install WD SmartWare, Install Drive Settings, or Retrieve a backup, the software will guide you through a simple two-step WD SmartWare software installation process.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 18. Initial Backup Screen Figure 19.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 20. Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home Screen On the Home screen, you can modify the primary drive being categorized with the dropdown selection box under the name of your computer. If you select a different drive, the system will identify the categories of files on that drive. Then click the Backup or Retrieve tab to either back up from or retrieve files to a location other than your computer’s main hard drive.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL • The Retrieved category, also shown against a dark gray background, shows the files that you have retrieved from a prior backup. They, too, are not available for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the category. In the Content Gauge for your My Book drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties. This space is not available for backups.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Checking Drive Status Use the WD SmartWare icon to determine whether the drive is encrypted (locked), how full the drive is, the drive’s serial number, and the temperature condition of the drive: 1. Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives and select the My Book drive: 2. If the drive is unlocked (not encrypted), the submenu displays the serial number of the drive, the space available (if the drive is unlocked), and the temperature condition.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Safely Dismounting the Drive You can safely dismount the drive from a Mac using either the: • WD SmartWare icon • My Book icon • Drive power button CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before shutting down or removing the drive. Using the WD SmartWare Icon To safely dismouunt the drive using the WD SmartWare icon: 1. Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives. 2.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Using the My Book Icon To safely dismouunt the drive using the My Book icon: 1. Right- or control-click the My Book icon on the desktop and click Eject “MY BOOK” where “MY BOOK” is the name you assigned to the volume when you reformatted the drive for use on a Mac computer: You might hear the drive power down. 2.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive, you will have to type your password to unlock the drive whenever: • You shut down and restart your computer • You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer • Your computer exits the sleep mode You will have to do this even if you do not have the WD SmartWare software installed on your computer.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Manually. If your computer goes into sleep mode, an unlock screen might not display when you reactivate it. To unlock the drive, you can use either the: • WD SmartWare VCD as described in “Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software” on page 59 • WD SmartWare icon To unlock the drive manually, using the WD SmartWare icon: 1. Click the WD SmartWare icon in the bar at the top-right corner of the screen. 2. Select the My Book drive and then click Unlock Drive: 3.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD SmartWare software installed, you can use the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there. The WD SmartWare software provides the Drive Unlock utility on the WD SmartWare virtual CD drive (VCD) that appears on your desktop: To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed: 1.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software You can easily uninstall the software. However, you will need to restart the Run Backup backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all existing backup job configurations. (See “Backing Up Your Computer Files” on page 18.) To uninstall the WD SmartWare software: 1. Double-click the WD SmartWare VCD icon, and then double-click the Extras folder on the screen that displays: 2.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using this product, refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our support website at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more help.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Q: Why does the drive not power up? A: Be sure the drive is plugged in to a power source. A special cable may be needed for computers with limited bus power. For more information in the U.S., visit our website at store.westerndigital.com. Outside the U.S., contact WD Technical Support in your region. Q: Why is the drive not recognized under My Computer or on the computer desktop? A: If your system has a USB 2.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL A 1 Installing an SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must have an SES driver installed on computers running Windows to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Book drive to your computer.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 4. Select Install the software automatically and click Next: 5.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No, not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to Windows Update: 2. Click Next to continue. 3. Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next: 4. Browse to My Computer and: a. Double-click the My Book drive. b. Double-click the Extras folder. c. Select WD SES Device Driver.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL d. Click Next: 5.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5 or Figure 4 on page 6, the Found New Hardware screen displays. Note: If Autoplay is enabled, two additional screens might appear at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen. If they appear, close them.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. On the Found New Hardware - WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don’t search online: 3. At the Install the disc that came with your WD SES Device prompt, click I don’t have the disc.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 4. Browse to Computer and: a. Double-click the My Book drive. b. Double-click the Extras folder. c. Select WD SES Device Driver. d. Click Next: 5.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5 or Figure 4 on page 6, use the Windows 7 Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: 1. Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 3. Click Browse my computer for driver software. 4. Browse to Computer, double-click the My Book drive, double-click the Extras folder, and select WD SES Device Driver: 5. Click Next. 6.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL B 1 Compliance and Warranty Information This appendix includes the following topics: Regulatory Compliance Environmental Compliance (China) Warranty Information 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.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL KCC Notice (Republic of Korea only) Class B Device 1 Please note that this device has been approved for non-business purposes and may be used in any environment, including residential areas. Environmental Compliance (China) ᳝↦᳝ᆇ⠽䋼ܗ㋴ 䪙 (Pb) 䥬 (Cd) ∲ (Hg) ݁Ӌ䫀 (Cr6+) ⒈㘨㣃 (PBB) ⒈Ѡ㣃䝮 (PBDE) O O O O O O ࣙ㺙义 O O O O O O ࣙ㺙 O O O O O O ܝᇐㅵ O O O O O O ⬉⑤ᣝ䪂 O O O O O O HDD ᠬᶊ O O O O O O EMI O O O O O O Ͼᗻ࣪ᵓᴤ O O O O O O Kensington 䫕ᣝ䬂 O O O O O O 㶎ϱ 6-32x6.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product, in the course of its normal use, will for the term defined below, be free from defects in material and workmanship and will conform to WD’s specification therefor. The term of your limited warranty depends on the country in which your Product was purchased.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Index A Accessories, optional 2 Alerts, flashing icon 35 B Backup about backing up files 18 files content box 21 procedure 20, 21 Box contents 2 C CAUTION about erasing the drive 40 about lost passwords 29 about preventing data loss when disconnecting 35, 55 about your unlocked drive 30 China RoHS 73 Compatibility with operating systems 3 Compliance, regulatory 72 Connecting the drive 6 Converting drive format 46, 61 Creating a password 29 D Disconnecting the drive 35 Docum
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL P Password protecting your drive 29 CAUTION about lost passwords 29 Physical description 3 Pictures file category, defined 13, 19 Power button 4, 56 Precautions for handling the drive 5 Preferences options, setting 36 Preferences software setting 36 Product features 1 Product registration 5 Q Quick Diagnostic Self-test 44 R Reformatting the drive 46 Register Drive screen 39 Registering your drive 39 Registration, online 5 Regulatory compliance 72 Requirements, operating syst
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