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Table of Contents MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional Accessories 2 Operating System ...
Table of Contents MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional Accessories 2 Operating System ...
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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL 5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 27 Password Protecting the Drive 27 Unlocking the Drive 28 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 29 Unlocking ... 50 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 50 Checking Drive Status 51 Safely Dismounting the Drive 52 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 52 Using the My Book Icon 53 Using the Drive Power Button 53 TABLE OF CONTENTS - iv
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL 5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 27 Password Protecting the Drive 27 Unlocking the Drive 28 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 29 Unlocking ... 50 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 50 Checking Drive Status 51 Safely Dismounting the Drive 52 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 52 Using the My Book Icon 53 Using the Drive Power Button 53 TABLE OF CONTENTS - iv
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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL Unlocking the Drive 53 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 53 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 55 Uninstalling WD SmartWare ... the SES Driver 59 Installing on Windows XP Computers 59 Installing the Driver Automatically 59 Installing the Driver Manually 61 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 63 Installing the Driver Automatically 63 Installing the Driver Manually 64 Installing on Windows 7 Computers 66 B Compliance and Warranty Information 68 Regulatory Compliance 68 FCC Class B Information...
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL Unlocking the Drive 53 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 53 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 55 Uninstalling WD SmartWare ... the SES Driver 59 Installing on Windows XP Computers 59 Installing the Driver Automatically 59 Installing the Driver Manually 61 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 63 Installing the Driver Automatically 63 Installing the Driver Manually 64 Installing on Windows 7 Computers 66 B Compliance and Warranty Information 68 Regulatory Compliance 68 FCC Class B Information...
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... digital life. WD SmartWare™ software-An easy-to-use , automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 Our latest edition features visual, easy-to-use backup solution that gives you 've lost files effortlessly. 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 your data, deleted a file,...
... digital life. WD SmartWare™ software-An easy-to-use , automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 Our latest edition features visual, easy-to-use backup solution that gives you 've lost files effortlessly. 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 your data, deleted a file,...
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... software (included on the drive) • USB cable • AC adapter • Quick Install Guide USB Cable Quick Install Guide AC Adapter My Book Essential Drive Figure 1. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to http://products.wdc.com/updates. Important: For the latest WD product information and...
... software (included on the drive) • USB cable • AC adapter • Quick Install Guide USB Cable Quick Install Guide AC Adapter My Book Essential Drive Figure 1. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to http://products.wdc.com/updates. Important: For the latest WD product information and...
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... ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Essential drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with a Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 44 and "Troubleshooting" on page 57. Physical Description...
... ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Essential drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with a Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 44 and "Troubleshooting" on page 57. Physical Description...
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Back of the My Book Essential Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state and activity as follows: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times ... speed: • USB 2.0-up to 480 Mb/s • USB 1.1-up to your computer. If you reconnect it back on. USB 3.0 is installed on . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Power Button USB 3.0 Kensington® Security Slot Power Connector Figure 3. USB 3.0 Interface Super-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to the drive. The power...
Back of the My Book Essential Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state and activity as follows: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times ... speed: • USB 2.0-up to 480 Mb/s • USB 1.1-up to your computer. If you reconnect it back on. USB 3.0 is installed on . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Power Button USB 3.0 Kensington® Security Slot Power Connector Figure 3. USB 3.0 Interface Super-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to the drive. The power...
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...use this product as described in "Registering the Drive" on page 37. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your My Book Essential drive to register online at register.wdc.com. Registering the Drive Always register your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt..., visit www.kensington.com. Another way is to get the latest updates and special offers. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 5 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Kensington® Security Slot For drive security, the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately).
...use this product as described in "Registering the Drive" on page 37. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your My Book Essential drive to register online at register.wdc.com. Registering the Drive Always register your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt..., visit www.kensington.com. Another way is to get the latest updates and special offers. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 5 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Kensington® Security Slot For drive security, the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately).
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... power adapter as shown in Figure 4. Turn on your computer. 3. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive to your computer and installing WD SmartWare software. Connect the My Book drive as follows: US/JA/TW EU/KO US/JA/TW EU...
... power adapter as shown in Figure 4. Turn on your computer. 3. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive to your computer and installing WD SmartWare software. Connect the My Book drive as follows: US/JA/TW EU/KO US/JA/TW EU...
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... whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . Figure 5. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note: If you have reformatted the drive for your My Book drive. 6. The WD SmartWare software that the new My Book drive appears under My Computer in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare application...
... whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . Figure 5. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note: If you have reformatted the drive for your My Book drive. 6. The WD SmartWare software that the new My Book drive appears under My Computer in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare application...
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... with the WD SmartWare Software" in the next section. protection and drive management features, and password protect or register your My Book drive on the AutoPlay screen and double-click the WD SmartWare application file to display the Welcome to your drive, The full ... open the My Book drive listing in the next section. For Windows Vista or Windows 7, two or three screens might appear, depending on your drive Install WD SmartWare button. on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 8. THEN click ...
... with the WD SmartWare Software" in the next section. protection and drive management features, and password protect or register your My Book drive on the AutoPlay screen and double-click the WD SmartWare application file to display the Welcome to your drive, The full ... open the My Book drive listing in the next section. For Windows Vista or Windows 7, two or three screens might appear, depending on your drive Install WD SmartWare button. on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 8. THEN click ...
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... 11 and "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 11. Skip to step 6 on page 10). Click Continue to Settings to the initial Backup screen. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 4. at step 1, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays . . . Here you can choose what you can either: • Run your first backup (see Figure 6 on...
... 11 and "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 11. Skip to step 6 on page 10). Click Continue to Settings to the initial Backup screen. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 4. at step 1, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays . . . Here you can choose what you can either: • Run your first backup (see Figure 6 on...
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Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 6. Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 7.
Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 6. Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 7.
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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 6. Figure 8. After password protecting or registering your drive, click Continue to close the drive management initial Drive Settings screen. This completes the getting started procedure ...
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 6. Figure 8. After password protecting or registering your drive, click Continue to close the drive management initial Drive Settings screen. This completes the getting started procedure ...
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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 9. Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup. • Retrieve lost files effortlessly-Bring back your ... whenever you 've lost all your data or just overwritten an important file. Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as your My Book drive is connected to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before...
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 9. Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup. • Retrieve lost files effortlessly-Bring back your ... whenever you 've lost all your data or just overwritten an important file. Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as your My Book drive is connected to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before...
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...• The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your operating system files that you have retrieved from your My Book drive to your computer (see Figure 8 on page 11) • Backup-Manages existing backups or creates new backups of your important data, ... on that drive. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 Files that are not backed up files from a prior backup. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen provides four tab-selected options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity...
...• The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your operating system files that you have retrieved from your My Book drive to your computer (see Figure 8 on page 11) • Backup-Manages existing backups or creates new backups of your important data, ... on that drive. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 Files that are not backed up files from a prior backup. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen provides four tab-selected options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity...
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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 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 files that are shown in the Additional Files ..." on page 13 for backups. It has two tab-selected screen options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge showing the capacity and contents of your My Book drive (see Figure 9 on page 12) • Settings-Manages the same security, diagnostics, and power settings as the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen and provides...
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 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 files that are shown in the Additional Files ..." on page 13 for backups. It has two tab-selected screen options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge showing the capacity and contents of your My Book drive (see Figure 9 on page 12) • Settings-Manages the same security, diagnostics, and power settings as the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen and provides...
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... Health" on page 42) To forego these performance features and get started without installing WD SmartWare? CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you have changed your mind and do not want...: • Continue without Install if you still do want to install the WD SmartWare software. • Go Back if you can still use your My Book as an external hard drive. prompt: 2.
... Health" on page 42) To forego these performance features and get started without installing WD SmartWare? CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you have changed your mind and do not want...: • Continue without Install if you still do want to install the WD SmartWare software. • Go Back if you can still use your My Book as an external hard drive. prompt: 2.
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... a backup, the WD SmartWare software protects your files by backing up any action on your part-just make sure to leave your My Book drive connected to your computer. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of files you have, clicking the Start Backup button will...that you can select specific types of files to back up. Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as before. 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 ...
... a backup, the WD SmartWare software protects your files by backing up any action on your part-just make sure to leave your My Book drive connected to your computer. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of files you have, clicking the Start Backup button will...that you can select specific types of files to back up. Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as before. 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 ...
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This space is not available for your My Book drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties. In the Content Gauges and ... blue background in the Content Gauge for your My Book drive represents the potential backup copies of the original files • Dark blue background identifies categories of files that are available for backup • Gray background in the five main categories BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 17 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 10.
This space is not available for your My Book drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties. In the Content Gauges and ... blue background in the Content Gauge for your My Book drive represents the potential backup copies of the original files • Dark blue background identifies categories of files that are available for backup • Gray background in the five main categories BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 17 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 10.