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MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 5Customizable Label. The customizable label that you specify remains on the drive even when it is turne

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 6Handling PrecautionsWD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during unpacki

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 7Connecting the Drive and Getting StartedThis chapter includes the following topic

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 86. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it:The WD Smar

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 9a. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled, the Welcome to WD SmartWare scr

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 10a. For Windows Vista or Windows 7 with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled: Click the Run

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 114. After the software installation completes:Note: The initial Backup and Dri

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 12• Clicking the Settings tab displays the drive management Drive Settings screen

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 13 Figure 8. WD SmartWare Home Screen Figure 9. Drive Management Home Screen

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 14WD SmartWare OverviewWD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you

iiWD Service and SupportShould you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Most technical su

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 15For a complete list of all included file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 i

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 16To forego these performance features and get started without installing the WD S

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 17With those precautions in mind, if you have not installed the WD SmartWare softw

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 189. If you think you might later want to move your My Book drive to another com

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 196. The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your My Book drive and

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 20Backing Up Your Computer FilesThis chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 21In the Content Gauges for your computer’s disk drives, the categories of files that would

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 22For a complete list of all included file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD K

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 235. If you clicked Stop Backup at step 3, the Stop backup? confirmation prompt reminds yo

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 242. In the backup files content box:• Select the check boxes for the categories of files

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALTABLE OF CONTENTS – iiiTable of ContentsWD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 25Specifying the Number of Backup Versions. The WD SmartWare software can keep up to 25 olde

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 26Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle. A large backup can take a lot of time, and ca

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 27Retrieving Backed Up FilesThis chapter includes the following topics: About Retrieving FilesRe

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 28 Figure 13. Retrieve Screen Figure 14. Select a Destination for Retrieved Files Screen

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 294. On the Select content to retrieve... screen, select Retrieve Some Files to display the re

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 307. During the retrieve:• The Retrieve screen displays a progress bar and a message indicatin

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 31Locking and Unlocking Your DriveThis chapter includes the following topics: Password Pro

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 326. Type a hint to help remind yourself of your password in the Password hint box.7.

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 33Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare SoftwareWhenever you shut down and restart yo

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 34To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed:1. Start the WD SmartWa

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALTABLE OF CONTENTS – iv5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Password

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 35Changing Your PasswordTo change your password:1. On the Your Drive is Secure dialog, se

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 36Managing and Customizing Your DriveThis chapter includes the following topics: Using

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 37Monitoring Icon AlertsThe WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar flashes to indicate drive

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 38Customizing Your Software SettingsThe WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 39Setting the Preferences OptionsWhen enabled, each time you reconnect your My Book dri

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 40To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance, on either the WD

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 41Specifying a Name for Your DriveThe custom label that you specify remains on your dri

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 427. Select or clear the Yes, I want to receive communication... check box to specify

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 43Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function. To erase your My Book when the drive i

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 442. Make five attempts to unlock the drive by:a. Typing a password in the Password b

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALTAB L E O F C ON T EN T S – vSafely Dismounting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 45Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD IconEach WD SmartWare drive that you connect to your

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 46Enabling the Backup and Retrieve FunctionsIf you selected Install Drive Settings at t

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCHECKING DRIVE HEALTH – 47Checking Drive HealthThe data files on your My Book drive are important to you. The WD SmartWare so

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCHECKING DRIVE HEALTH – 482. Click the button for the test that you want to run:• Quick SMART Status• Quick Drive Test• Com

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 49Using the Drive with a MacThe My Book drive is preformatted as a single NTFS partition for com

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 50The My Book icon also displays on your desktop, where “MY BOOK” is the name you assigned to th

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 513. Click Install on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen:4. Read the license agreement an

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 52Installing the WD SmartWare SoftwareTo install the WD SmartWare software:1. Double-click the

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 532. The Welcome to WD SmartWare Software screen displays:3. Continue to “Getting Started wi

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 54 Figure 18. Initial Backup Screen Figure 19. Initial Drive Settings Screen

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 1About Your WD DriveWelcome to your My Book™ Elite™ external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity stor

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 55The WD SmartWare Home ScreenOn the Home screen, you can modify the primary drive being categor

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 56Note that:• The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 57• Double-clicking WD SmartWare in the Applications list.Checking Drive StatusUse the WD Smar

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 58a. Click Unlock Drive on the submenu to display the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen: b. Type

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 59b. Reselect the My Book drive, and then on the submenu, select Unmount CD:4. Wait until both

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 60Using the Drive Power ButtonTo safely dismount the drive using the drive power button:1. Pres

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 61To unlock the drive manually, using the WD SmartWare icon:1. Click the WD SmartWare icon in t

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 621. Double-click the WD SmartWare VCD icon and double-click the Drive Unlock icon on the scree

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 632. Double-click the WD SmartWare Uninstaller icon:3. Click Uninstall on the WD SmartWare U

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALTROUBLESHOOTING – 64TroubleshootingThis chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the D

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 2USB 2.0 interface—A simple connection that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple compute

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALTROUBLESHOOTING – 65Q: Why does the drive not power up?A: Be sure the drive is plugged in to a power source. A special cable

MY BOOK ELITEUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 66Installing an SES DriverIf you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must have an

MY BOOK ELITEUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 674. Select Install the software automatically and click Next:5. When the installation complete

MY BOOK ELITEUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 68Installing the Driver ManuallyIf your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driv

MY BOOK ELITEUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 69d. Click Next:5. When the installation completes, click Finish:

MY BOOK ELITEUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 70Installing on Windows Vista ComputersAfter you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3

MY BOOK ELITEUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 71Installing the Driver ManuallyIf your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driv

MY BOOK ELITEUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 724. Browse to Computer and:a. Double-click the My Book drive.b. Double-click the Extras folder.c

MY BOOK ELITEUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 73Installing on Windows 7 ComputersAfter you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on p

MY BOOK ELITEUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 743. Click Browse my computer for driver software.4. Browse to Computer, double-click the My Bo

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 3Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Elite drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible w

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCOMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 75Compliance and Warranty InformationThis appendix includes the following topics: Regul

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCOMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 76KCC Notice (Republic of Korea only)Class B Device 1 Please note that this device has

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALCOMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 77unless the product is on the list of limited user-serviceable products and the specif

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALINDEX – 78IndexAAccessories, optional 2Alerts, flashing icon 37BBackupabout backing up files 20files content box 23procedure

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALINDEX – 79PPassword protecting your drive 31CAUTION about lost passwords 31Physical description 3Pictures file category, defi

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MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 4IndicatorsThe My Book Elite drive has four indicators:• Capacity gauge• Customizable label• Power/acti