® for Mac (USB 3.
WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or email support service at http://support.wdc.com. If the answer is not available or if you prefer, please contact WD® at the best telephone number shown below. Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period.
MY BOOK FOR MAC 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 FOR MAC USER MANUALL 5 Using the Drive with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Reformatting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book® for Mac external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life. This chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering the Drive Handling Precautions Features Designed for the expert Mac user, this drive offers ultra-fast USB 3.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Kit Contents As shown in Figure 1, your My Book for Mac disk drive kit includes the following: • My Book for Mac external hard drive • USB 3.0 cable • AC adapter • Quick Install Guide • WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the drive) USB 3.0 Cable Quick Install Guide AC Adapter My Book for Mac Drive Figure 1. My Book for Mac Drive Kit Components Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit: US http://www.shopwd.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Disk Drive Format Your My Book for Mac drive is preformatted as a single HFS+J partition for Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to use this drive with a Windows system, see “Reformatting the Drive” on page 29 and “Troubleshooting” on page 30.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL ® Kensington Security Slot For physical drive security, the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). For more information about the Kensington security slot and available products, visit www.kensington.com. Registering the Drive Always register your My Book for Mac drive to get the latest updates and special offers.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive to your computer and installing the WD software. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO Installing the WD Security Software Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software Connecting the Drive To connect the My Book drive to your Mac computer: 1.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Verify that the My Book drive appears under DEVICES in the Sidebar area of your Finder display: Note: If the External disks check box is selected on your Finder Preferences dialog, the My Book icon displays on your desktop: 5.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 7. On Lion or Mountain Lion: IF you . . . want to use the drive with the Time Machine software, THEN . . . Do not Click Don’t Use and skip to step 9. Do Proceed to step a. a. If you want to create a password to secure your backup files, select the Encrypt Backup Disk check box. b. Click Use as Backup Disk. c. If you selected the Encrypt Backup Disk check box at step a, complete the backup password dialog that displays: d. Click Encrypt Disk. 8.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is a utility on the My Book drive that you can install to improve the performance of the drive on a Mac computer. To install WD +TURBO: 1. Double-click the My Book icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that displays: 2. Double-click the Extras folder on the screen that displays: 3. Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer application: 4.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. 6. A message informs you that installing the drivers requires you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. 7. Type the password that you use to access the computer in the Password box and click OK: 8. When the installation completes, click Yes to restart the computer: 9.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the WD Security Software The WD Security software allows you to set password protection and hardware encryption to secure your files from unauthorized access. To install the WD Security software: 1. Double-click the My Book icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that displays: 2. Drag the WD Security application to the alias Applications folder on the screen that displays: 3.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue and display the WD Security screen: 5. See “Locking and Unlocking the Drive” on page 13. Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software The WD Drive Utilities software allows you to register your drive, run diagnostics and more. To install the WD Drive Utilities software: 1. Double-click the My Book icon, and then double-click the .
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2. Drag the WD Drive Utilities application to the alias Applications folder on the screen that displays: 3. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application. 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue and display the WD Drive Utilities screen: 5. See “Managing and Customizing the Drive” on page 19.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 13 Locking and Unlocking the Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Changing Your Password Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature Password Protecting the 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. CAUTION! The WD Security software uses your password to electronically lock and unlock your drive.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Retype your password in the Verify password box. 5. Type a hint to help remember your password in the Password hint box. 6. Select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box if you want the WD Security software to remember your password for the selected drive on this computer.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL The WD Unlocker VCD provides the WD Drive Unlock utility that you can use to unlock the drive. Or you can use either the WD Security or the WD Drive Utilities software to unlock the drive.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software installed, you can use the WD Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there. The Drive Unlock utility is on a virtual CD (VCD) drive that appears on your desktop display. To unlock the drive: 1. Double-click the WD Unlocker VCD icon on your desktop: 2.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL c. Click Unlock Drive. d. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt, click Exit to close the WD Drive Unlock utility screen. Changing Your Password To change your password: 1. Click Go > Applications > WD Security to display the WD Security screen, Change Security dialog: 2. If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the one with the password that you want to change. 3. Type your current password in the Password box. 4.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature To remove password protection from your drive: 1. Click Go > Applications > WD Security to display the WD Security screen, Change Security dialog: 2. If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the one that you want to remove password protection from. 3. Type your password in the Password box. 4. Select the Remove security option. 5. Click Update Security Settings.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 14 Managing and Customizing the Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Checking Drive Health Setting the Drive Sleep Timer Erasing the Drive Registering the Drive Safely Dismounting the Drive The WD Drive Utilities software (see Figure 4) makes it easy for you to manage and customize your drive for the best possible performance: • Diagnostics—Run diagnostics and status checks to make sure your drive is working properly.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL On the WD Drive Utilities screen: IF you want to . . . THEN click . . . AND see . . . Run drive diagnostics and status checks, Diagnostics “Checking Drive Health” in the next section. Specify an inactive time interval to turn off your drive, Sleep Timer “Setting the Drive Sleep Timer” on page 21. Erase your drive so you can retrieve the space and start over, Drive Erase “Erasing the Drive” on page 22.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. Click Diagnostics to display the Diagnostics dialog: 4. On the Diagnostics dialog, click the button for the test that you want to run: • S.M.A.R.T. Status • Quick Drive Test • Complete Drive Test Setting the Drive Sleep Timer The drive sleep timer turns off the power to your drive after a certain period of inactivity to conserve power and minimize long-term wear on the drive. To set the inactivity period for the drive: 1.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. On the Sleep Timer dialog: a. In the Sleep Timer box, select the inactivity time interval at which you want to turn off the drive. b. Click Set Timer. Erasing the Drive CAUTION! Erasing your drive permanently deletes all of the data on the drive. Always make sure that you no longer need any of the data on your drive before erasing it. Note: Erasing your drive also deletes the WD software and all of the support files, utilities, and user manual files.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. On the Drive Erase dialog: a. If you want to change the name of the volume when you erase the drive, type a new name in the Volume Name box. b. If you want to change the format of the volume when you erase the drive, select the format option that you want: • HFS+J • ExFAT Note: Go to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 3849 for information about the Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) format. c.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL The WD Drive Unlock utility screen displays: 3. Make five attempts to unlock the drive by: a. Typing a password in the Password box. b. Clicking Unlock Drive. 4.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. Click Erase Drive to display a warning about erasing all of the data on the drive: 6. Read the warning and select the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk. 7. Click Erase. After the drive erase operation completes, go to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image on your drive. Note: Erasing your drive also removes your password.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Click Registration to display the Registration dialog: 5. On the Registration dialog: a. Type your first name in the First name box. b. Type your last name in the Last name box. c. Type your email address in the E-mail address box. d. Select your language in the Preferred language box. e. Select or clear the Yes, I want to receive communication...
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Safely Dismounting the Drive CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before shutting down or disconnecting the drive. You can safely disconnect the drive from your computer by using either: • The desktop My Book icon • The My Book listing in Finder • The drive power button Using the Desktop My Book Icon. To safely disconnect the drive using the desktop My Book icon: 1.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2. Wait for the power/activity LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive from the computer. 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.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 15 Using the Drive with Windows The My Book drive is formatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems. To use the drive on Windows computers, you must reformat it to a single NTFS partition. This chapter includes the following topics: Reformatting the Drive Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image Reformatting the Drive CAUTION! Reformatting the drive erases all its contents.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 16 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 Web site at http://support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more help.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Q: How do I determine whether or not my system supports USB 3.0 or USB 2.0? A: Refer to your USB card documentation or contact your USB card manufacturer. Note: If your USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller is built in to the system motherboard, be sure to install the appropriate chipset support for your motherboard. Refer to your motherboard or system manual for more information. Q: What happens when a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 device is plugged into a USB 1.1 port or hub? A: USB 3.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 1A Compliance and Warranty Information This appendix includes the following topics: Regulatory Compliance Environmental Compliance (China) Warranty Information (All Regions Except Australia/New Zealand) Warranty Information (Australia/New Zealand) GNU General Public License (“GPL”) 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.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL GS Mark (Germany only) Machine noise - regulation 3. GPSGV: Unless declared otherwise, the highest level of sound pressure from this product is 70db(A) or less, per EN ISO 7779. Maschinenlärminformations-Verordnung 3. GPSGV: Der höchste Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 db(A) oder weniger gemäß EN ISO 7779, falls nicht anders gekennzeichnet oder spezifiziert.
MY BOOK FOR MAC 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 FOR MAC USER MANUAL Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service. Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this Product. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at http://support.wdc.com. If the answer is not available or, if you prefer, please contact WD at the applicable telephone number shown in the front of this document.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL product is on the list of limited user-serviceable products and the specific alteration is within the scope of the applicable instructions, as found at http://support.wdc.com), accident or mishandling while in the possession of someone other than WD. PRODUCTS ARE COMPLEX AND FRAGILE ITEMS THAT MAY OCCASSIONALY FAIL DUE TO (A) EXTERNAL CAUSES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, MISHANDLING, EXPOSURE TO HEAT, COLD, AND HUMIDITY, AND POWER FAILURES, OR (B) INTERNAL FAULTS.
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Index A Accessories, optional 2 B Box contents 2 C CAUTION about erasing the drive 22 about lost passwords 13 about preventing data loss when disconnecting 27 about your unlocked drive 14, 17 China RoHS compliance 33 Compatibility with operating systems 2 Compliance, regulatory 32 Connecting the drive 5 Converting drive format 30 Creating a password 13 D Disconnecting the drive 27 Disk image, downloading and restoring 28, 29 Drive connecting 5 diagnostics and status checks 20
MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL T Technical support, contacting ii U Unlocking the drive 14 from the virtual CD 16 with the WD Security software 15 without the WD Security software 16 USB drive interface 4 W Warranty information 33, 34, 35 WD service 33, 35 WD technical support, contacting ii INDEX – 38
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