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CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 5
Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
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This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive and installing the WD
software on your computer. It includes the following topics:
Connecting the Drive
Getting Started with the WD Software
Connecting the Drive
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Connect the drive to your computer as shown in Figure 3.
3. Verify that the drive appears in your computer’s file management utility listing.
4. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it. The WD software
installs the proper driver for your drive.
Your drive is now ready to use as an external storage device. You can enhance its
capabilities by installing the WD software that is on the drive:
 WD Backup
 WD Drive Utilities
 WD Quick View
Figure 3. Connecting the Drive
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