User Manual External Desktop My Book® Studio™
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 e-mail support service at 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 STUDIO USER MANUAL Table of Contents WD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Accessing Online Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Contacting WD Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii 1 About Your WD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Password Protecting Your Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Unlocking Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Unlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL A Installing an SES Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Installing the Driver Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Installing the Driver Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book™ Studio external hard drive. The My Book Studio external drive is the high-performance answer to your storage needs with WD SmartWare software for automatic, continuous backup, an innovative e-label system to personalize your drive and easily archive media collections, and blazing fast FireWire 800 interfaces. Our latest edition features visual, easy-to-use, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Pure performance - Save and access data at top speeds with the high-performance FireWire 800 interface. Also includes USB 2.0 interface for maximum flexibility. 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.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Optional Accessories For information on optional accessories for this product, visit: US www.shopwd.com or www.wdstore.com Canada www.shopwd.ca or www.wdstore.ca Europe www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu All others Contact WD Technical Support in your region. For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Physical Description Views Customizable Label Capacity Gauge Lock Indicator Power/Activity LED Figure 1. Front of My Book Studio Drive Power Button FireWire Ports Kensington® Security Slot USB Port Figure 2.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Indicators Power/Activity LED. The power/activity LED is on the center of the front panel of the drive. It indicates the drive’s power state and activity. The LED indicator functions as shown in the table below. Appearance Description On steady Idle Fast flashing (for approx. 3 times per second) Activity Slow flashing (approx. every 2.5 second) System standby Capacity Gauge.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Drive Interfaces Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0). supports data transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s. USB 2.0 is backward-compatible with USB 1.1. Connection to a USB 1.1 port transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to 12 Mb/s). FireWire. This device is equipped with two FireWire 800 interfaces. FireWire 800 has a maximum data transfer rate of 800 Mb/s and is backward-compatible with FireWire 400 using a special adapter such as the FireWire 800 to 400 cable included in this kit.
MY BOOK STUDIO 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 Installing on a Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare Home Screen Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Connecting the Drive Connect your My Book drive as shown below. 2 4 3 1 Figure 3.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing on a Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard The following topic provides directions on installing the drive for the first time. Note: If you have reformatted the drive for use on Windows, see “Using the Drive with Windows” on page 45 or “Troubleshooting” on page 52. After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 7, the WD SmartWare virtual CD mounts on the desktop and is listed under Devices in Finder.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Note: WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple's Time Machine software. When using Time Machine, WD SmartWare software can still be used for password protecting the drive, registering the drive, and running diagnostics. The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays. If a Flash Player is installed on your computer, the screen is animated. 3. Continue to “Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software” on page 10.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software After you select either Back Up Files, Set Up Drive, or Retrieve a backup, the software will guide you through a simple two-step WD SmartWare software installation process. If a newer version of software is available, the system will automatically alert you. WD highly recommends using the latest version of software, especially on a new installation.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 5. Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 6.
MY BOOK STUDIO 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 STUDIO USER MANUAL 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. • 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.
MY BOOK STUDIO 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 (music, movies, photos, documents, e-mail, and other files) on your computer to your My Book drive.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 7. 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 Run Backup are shown: • 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 Passport drive represents the potential backup copies of the original files.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 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. • 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.
MY BOOK STUDIO 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 STUDIO USER MANUAL Selecting Specific Content to Back Up To back up some of your computer files: 1. On the Backup screen (see Figure 7 on page 15), select Detailed View to open the backup files content box: 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 Changing the selections activates the Apply and Revert buttons: 3.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Changing the Backup Software Settings To optimize your backup, you can: • Specify the number of backup versions to keep for each file • Pause backups until your computer is idle To configure these backup options: 1. Click the Settings tab to display the Settings screen (see Figure 8). Figure 8. Settings Screen 2. Click Set Up Software to display the Software Settings screen (see Figure 9 on page 20).
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 9. Software Settings Screen Specifying the Number of Backup Versions. The WD SmartWare software enables you to keep up to 25 older versions of each file. If you overwrite or delete a file by accident, or want to see the file a couple of versions ago, the WD SmartWare software has a copy for you. You will always have the most-recent specified number of versions of each file available for retrieves, and you can choose to keep between 1 and 25 versions.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 2. Specify the number of file versions that you want to keep (from 1 to 25) in the Enter the number of backup versions to keep for each file box. 3. Click Apply to save and implement the new number of backup versions. 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. Even with the WD SmartWare software running in the background, a backup can reduce your computer’s response to other tasks.
MY BOOK STUDIO 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 Retrieve i
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 10. Retrieve Screen Figure 11.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 12. 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 13). Figure 13.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 5. Navigate through the folder structure to find the content of interest. Also, you can use the search box by typing the name (or partial name) of the file or folder you are looking for: • Click the appropriate file category button to list the files by category: - • Pictures Music Movies Documents Other Mail Select the view icon to list individual files. • Type all or part of the file name in the search box to locate the file and press Enter to initiate the search.
MY BOOK STUDIO 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 be able to access your content on the drive.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 14. Drive Settings Screen 3. Click Security to display the Set Security dialog: 4. Type your password in the Choose a password box. 5. Retype your password in the Verify password box. 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. 8. Click the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 9. Click Save Security Settings to save your password and enable password protection for your drive. CAUTION! After creating a password, the drive remains unlocked for as long as you continue your current work session.
MY BOOK STUDIO 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 still access the virtual CD partition on your drive, and install the WD SmartWare software as usual. You will not be able to access the data portion of your drive. To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed: 1.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature To remove password protection from your drive: 1. Click Security on the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 14 on page 27) to display the Your Drive is Secure dialog: 2. Type your password in the Password box. 3. Select the Remove security option. 4. Click Update Security Settings to remove password protection from your drive and redisplay the Set Security screen. Changing Your Password To change your password: 1.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 16 Managing and Customizing Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Opening WD SmartWare Software Dismounting the Virtual CD Safely Dismounting the Drive Displaying the Status, Serial Number, and Temperature Unlocking the Drive Manually Safely Dismounting the Drive Customizing Your Software Settings Customizing Your Drive Settings Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software After you have installed the WD SmartWare software, the WD SmartWare icon displays in the bar at
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL • In Finder, double-click WD SmartWare in the Applications list: The WD SmartWare Home screen displays.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Dismounting the Virtual CD To be sure all data has been written to the drive before you physically disconnect it, dismount the Virtual CD as well as the drive or volume. Note: There are other reasons you may want to dismount a VCD. For example, if you have more than one My Book drive with the same software connected to your Mac, multiple My Book VCD icons display on your desktop. To clean up your desktop, you can dismount duplicate VCDs. 1.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Using the My Book Icon 1. Right-click the My Book icon on the desktop and select Eject “New Volume.” (“New Volume” will be the name you assigned to the volume.) You may hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes 2. Wait for the drive icon to disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the drive from the system. Using the Power Button 1. Press the Power Button on the My Book Studio unit. You may hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes 2.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive Manually There are some situations that require you to unlock the drive manually. The WD SmartWare Software is Not Available You may need to unlock the drive manually in cases such as the following: • You uninstalled the software and left the drive locked. • You move your drive to another system, and need to unlock it without installing the software. To unlock the drive using the virtual CD: 1. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD. 2.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Your Computer Is Woken From Sleep Mode If your computer goes into sleep mode, an unlock screen may not display when you reactivate the computer. To unlock the drive, you can use the VCD as described above or the following method. To unlock using the WD SmartWare icon: 1. Right-click the WD SmartWare icon . 2. Select the drive, and then select Unlock Drive. 3. The WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen displays. Enter your password and click the Unlock button. 4.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for the best possible performance with your drive, on the Software Settings screen (see Figure 9 on page 20): IF you want to . . . THEN click . . . AND see . . . Change the number of backup versions to keep for each file, Set File History “Specifying the Number of Backup Versions” on page 20.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Setting the Preferences Options When enabled, the Preferences options: • Display the WD SmartWare Home screen whenever you reconnect your drive to your computer This is the default configuration of the WD SmartWare software, and it is recommended when you routinely leave your drive connected to your computer. You might want to disable this option and open the WD SmartWare Home screen whenever you need it if you routinely disconnect and reconnect your drive to your computer.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance with the WD SmartWare software, on the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 14 on page 27): IF you want to . . . THEN click . . . AND see . . . Create a custom name (label) that appears in the “spine” area of your My Book drive, Set Label “Specifying a Name For Your Drive” on page 39 Use a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive, Security “Password Protecting Your Drive” on page 26.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 3. Select or clear the Invert label check box to establish the label presentation that you want—dark text against a light background, or vice versa. 4. Click Save Label Name to apply the label to your drive. Registering Your Drive The WD SmartWare software uses your computer’s Internet connection to register your drive. Register your drive to be kept up-to-date on the latest WD products: 1. Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet. 2.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 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 specify the inactivity period for the sleep timer: 1. On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 14 on page 27), click Sleep Timer to display the Set Sleep Timer dialog: 2. In the Turn off Drive box, select the inactivity time interval at which you want to turn off the drive. 3.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 4. Click Drive Erase to erase your drive. Note: In addition to deleting all of the data on your drive, erasing your drive also removes your password. If you created a password to protect your drive, you will need to do it again after erasing the drive. (See “Password Protecting Your Drive” on page 26.) Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Important: You can easily uninstall the software.
MY BOOK STUDIO 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.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL To run drive diagnostics and status checks: 1. On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 14 on page 27), click Diagnostics to display the Diagnostics dialog: 2.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 18 Using the Drive with Windows The My Book drive that you purchased is preformatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems. If desired, you can reformat it to NTFS for compatibility with Windows operating systems. (You can also reformat a Windows drive to HFS+J.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing on Windows XP 1. After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 7, the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays. Click Cancel. Note: WD SmartWare installs the driver for this drive. Figure 15. Found New Hardware Wizard 2. If Autorun (AutoPlay) is disabled on your computer, install the utilities and software manually: a. Open My Computer. The WD SmartWare CD drive is listed under Devices with Removable Storage. b.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays. If Flash Player is installed on your computer, the screen is animated: 3. Continue to “Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software” on page 10. Note: If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software, see “Installing an SES Driver” on page 54 instead. Installing on Windows Vista/Windows 7 After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 7, two or three screens may pop up, depending on your computer setup. 1.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL c. In the AutoPlay screen, click Run WDSmartWare.exe: Figure 17. AutoPlay Screen The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays. If Flash Player is installed on your computer, the screen is animated: 2. Continue to “Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software” on page 10. Note: If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software, see “Installing an SES Driver” on page 54 instead. 3. If Autorun (AutoPlay) is disabled on your computer: a.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL c. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD. Note: WD SmartWare software is provided in the form of a virtual CD (VCD) drive on your My Book drive. The VCD displays on your desktop and behaves just like a physical CD. To view the contents of the VCD, such as the documentation and some extra programs, right-click and select Open. The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays. If Flash Player is installed on your computer, the screen is animated: 4.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL The sections below describe how to use the icon and alternative methods to perform these actions, as well as how to unlock the drive using the virtual CD on the desktop. Opening WD SmartWare Software If the WD SmartWare software does not start automatically, you can restart it in the following ways: • Click Start > (All) Programs > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare. • Double-click the WD SmartWare icon in the task bar.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Checking Status and Temperature Mouse over the WD SmartWare icon to view drive capacity used and drive temperature, and to determine whether the drive is currently locked: Monitoring Icon Alerts • If the WD SmartWare icon flashes green and white, the drive may be locked or else it is in a format that the WD SmartWare software does not understand (nonWindows format in a Windows environment). • If the WD SmartWare icon flashes red and white, the drive may be overheated.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems when 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 STUDIO USER MANUAL Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to the computer before booting? A: Depending on your system configuration, your computer may attempt to boot from your WD portable USB drive. Refer to your system’s motherboard BIOS setting documentation to disable this feature or visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1201. For more information about booting from external drives, refer to your system documentation or contact your system manufacturer.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL A 1 Installing an SES Driver Should you decide not to install the WD SmartWare software, you must install an SES driver on computers running Windows to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Book drive to your computer. Note: If you install the WD SmartWare software, the SES Driver is automatically installed as well.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 2. Select Install the software automatically and click Next. 3. When installation is complete, click Finish. Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet, you can install the driver manually. 1. On the Found New Hardware Wizard, select No, not this time and click Next.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 2. On the next screen, select Install from a list or specific location and click Next. 3. Browse to My Computer: a. Double-click the WD SmartWare VCD drive. b. Double-click the extras folder. c. Select WD SES Device Driver. d. Click Next.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 4. When installation is complete, click Finish. Windows Vista After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 7, two or three screens may pop up, depending on your computer setup. Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, you must be connected to the Internet. Note: If Autoplay is enabled, two extra screens may display at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen. Close those two screens. 1.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually You might want to install the SES driver manually, for example, if you computer is not connected to the Internet. Note: If Autoplay is enabled, two extra screens may display at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen. Close those two screens. 1. On the New Found Hardware - WD SES Device wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software. 2. On the next New Found Hardware - WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don’t search online.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 3. On the Install the disc that came with your WD SES Device screen, click I don’t have the disc. Show me other options. 4. Browse to Computer: a. Double-click the WD SmartWare VCD drive b. Double-click the extras folder c. Select WD SES Device Driver. d. Click Next.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 5. When the installation is complete, click Close. Windows 7 After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 7, you can install the SES driver. 1. Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 2. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software. 3. Click Browse my computer for driver software.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 4. Browse to Computer, double-click the WD SmartWare VCD drive, double-click the extras folder, and select WD SES Device Driver. Click Next. 5. When installation is complete, click Close.
MY BOOK STUDIO 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 STUDIO USER MANUAL KCC Notice (Republic of Korea only) 기종별 B급 기기 (가정용 정보통신기기) 사용자 안내문 이 기기는 가정용으로 전자파적합충족을 한 기기 로서 주거지역에서는 물론 모든 지역에서 사용할 수 있습니다. 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.
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Warranty Information Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service. If this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support website at support.wdc.com for information on how to obtain service or a Return Material Authorization (RMA).
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Index A AC power adapters 7 Accessories, optional 3 B Backup about backing up files 14 files content box 18 procedure 16, 17 Box contents 2 C CAUTION about erasing the drive 41 about lost passwords 26 about preventing data loss when disconnecting 33, 51 about your unlocked drive 28 China RoHS 64 Compatibility with operating systems 3 Compliance, regulatory 63 Connecting the drive 7 Converting drive format 52 Creating a password 26 Customizing 36 D Disconnecting 51 Dismounting
MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Preferences software setting 37 Product features 1 Product registration 6 from sleep mode 36 when SmartWare not available 35 USB drive interface 5 Q V Quick Diagnostic Self-test 43 Virtual CD definition 8 dismounting 33 unlocking drive from 29 R Reformating the drive 45 Reformatting the drive 52 Register Drive screen 40 Registering your drive 40 Registration drive setting 39 Registration, online 6 Regulatory compliance 63 Remove drive 33 Retrieve about retrieving files 22 f
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