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User Manual - Page 5

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Safely Dismounting the Drive 58 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 58 Using the My Book Icon 59 Using the Drive Power Button 60 Unlocking the Drive 60 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 60 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 61 Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software 62 9 Troubleshooting 64 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the ...
User Manual - Page 13

...WD SmartWare software will install the proper driver for your operating system is . . . THEN . . . CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 Connecting the My Book Drive 6. Skip to step b on your computer's operating system: IF your My Book..., one or two screens might also appear, depending on page 9. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 2 4 3 1 Figure 4. Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7...
User Manual - Page 30

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Figure 12. Software Settings Screen Specifying the Number of backup versions that you can keep up to...versions ago, the WD SmartWare software has a copy for you overwrite or delete a file by mistake, or want to keep from 1 to display the Set File History dialog: 2. If you . BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 25 The WD SmartWare software can choose to ...
User Manual - Page 37

... software: • Locks the drive when you shut down your computer or disconnect your drive • Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your computer or reconnect your drive Unlocking Your Drive After you have to signify that you continue your computer. Drive Settings Screens 6. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL WD...
User Manual - Page 43

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Customizing Your Software Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its own software settings for...from your drive • Automatically checking for WD SmartWare software updates To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for software updates whenever you reconnect your My Book drive to your My Documents folder. Specifying...
User Manual - Page 48

...; Start the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility by either: - Note: Erasing your drive also removes your drive. 3. Click the I understand check box to display the Erase Drive dialog: 2. To erase your password: 1. To erase your My Book when the drive is not locked: 1. Using your drive. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase...
User Manual - Page 71

... the Found New Hardware Wizard screen. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 66 Note: If Autoplay is connected to the Internet. 2. Click Next to Windows Update: 3. Verify that your computer must have an SES driver installed on page 15). MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must be connected to the...
User Manual - Page 72

4. Select Install the software automatically and click Next: MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 67
User Manual - Page 74

Click Next: MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 69 d.
User Manual - Page 75

... the Internet or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer is connected to the Internet. 2. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Yes, search online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista automatically: • Connects to the Internet: 1. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on page 6, the Found...
User Manual - Page 76

...not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. Show me other options: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 71 WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. On the Found New...
User Manual - Page 77

d. Double-click the My Book drive. Double-click the Extras folder. Select WD SES Device Driver. Click Next: MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5. b. c. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 72 4. Browse to Computer and: a.
User Manual - Page 78

MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5 or Figure 4 on page 6, use the Windows 7 Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: 1. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 73 Open All Programs and ...
User Manual - Page 79

3. Click Browse my computer for driver software. Click Next. 6. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 4. Browse to Computer, double-click the My Book drive, double-click the Extras folder, and select WD SES Device Driver: 5. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 74
Product Specifications - Page 2

... Mac OS® X Tiger ®, Leopard ®, Snow Leopard™ (requires reformatting) Capacities and models 2 TB WDBAAH0020HCH 1.5 TB WDBAAH0015HCH 1 TB WDBAAH0010HCH 640 GB WDBAAH6400ECH Kit Contents External hard drive WD SmartWare software USB cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide operating Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 480 Mb/sec Operating temperature: 5°C to recycle it...

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