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... Interface USB 2.0 Kit Contents External hard drive WD SmartWare software USB cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide Dimensions Height: 1.9 in (48 mm) Depth: 6.5 in (165 mm) Width: 5.3 in these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker, and more from actual products. All product and packaging specifications subject to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on operating environment. My Book Essential External Hard Drives Product Features See your drive. Illuminated capacity gauge See at http:support.wdc.com/warranty...
... Interface USB 2.0 Kit Contents External hard drive WD SmartWare software USB cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide Dimensions Height: 1.9 in (48 mm) Depth: 6.5 in (165 mm) Width: 5.3 in these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker, and more from actual products. All product and packaging specifications subject to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on operating environment. My Book Essential External Hard Drives Product Features See your drive. Illuminated capacity gauge See at http:support.wdc.com/warranty...
User Manual
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... 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 Compatibility 3 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Power/Activity LED 4 Power Button 4 USB 3.0 Interface 4 Kensington® Security Slot 5 Registering the Drive 5 Handling Precautions 5 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 6 Connecting the Drive 6 Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software 8 WD SmartWare Overview 12 WD SmartWare Home Screen 13 Drive...
... 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 Compatibility 3 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Power/Activity LED 4 Power Button 4 USB 3.0 Interface 4 Kensington® Security Slot 5 Registering the Drive 5 Handling Precautions 5 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 6 Connecting the Drive 6 Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software 8 WD SmartWare Overview 12 WD SmartWare Home Screen 13 Drive...
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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 the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 29 Changing Your Password 30 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 31 6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive 32 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 32 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 32 Checking Drive Status 32 Monitoring Icon Alerts 33 Safely Disconnecting the Drive 33 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 33 Using the Drive Power Button...
... 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 the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 29 Changing Your Password 30 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 31 6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive 32 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 32 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 32 Checking Drive Status 32 Monitoring Icon Alerts 33 Safely Disconnecting the Drive 33 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 33 Using the Drive Power Button...
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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 Software 56 9 Troubleshooting 57 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 57 Frequently Asked Questions 57 A Installing 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...
... 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 Software 56 9 Troubleshooting 57 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 57 Frequently Asked Questions 57 A Installing 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...
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... Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering the Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of mind knowing that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers. Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you the power to your My Book® Essential external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your data, deleted a file, or just overwritten an important file. • Take control-Customize your backup, set drive security...
... Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering the Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of mind knowing that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers. Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you the power to your My Book® Essential external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your data, deleted a file, or just overwritten an important file. • Take control-Customize your backup, set drive security...
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... your My Book Essential disk drive kit includes the following: • My Book Essential external hard drive • WD SmartWare 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. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to minimize waste. My Book Drive Kit Components Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for multiple devices-One installation of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com...
... your My Book Essential disk drive kit includes the following: • My Book Essential external hard drive • WD SmartWare 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. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to minimize waste. My Book Drive Kit Components Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for multiple devices-One installation of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com...
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... WD SmartWare software that the new My Book drive appears under My Computer in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare application file to display the Welcome to step b. Skip to WD SmartWare Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 Welcome to step 9 on a Mac computer, skip the rest of this procedure and see Figure 5). On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, click to open...
... WD SmartWare software that the new My Book drive appears under My Computer in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare application file to display the Welcome to step b. Skip to WD SmartWare Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 Welcome to step 9 on a Mac computer, skip the rest of this procedure and see Figure 5). On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, click to open...
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... SmartWare software drive lock password Install Drive Settings button. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 Continue to your computer, THEN . . . The What would you have already backed up to "Getting Started with the WD SmartWare software: IF you do ? Read the license agreement and click Accept to complete. If you want to install the WD SmartWare software, go to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 5 on page 15 instead. 9. b. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL...
... SmartWare software drive lock password Install Drive Settings button. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 Continue to your computer, THEN . . . The What would you have already backed up to "Getting Started with the WD SmartWare software: IF you do ? Read the license agreement and click Accept to complete. If you want to install the WD SmartWare software, go to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 5 on page 15 instead. 9. b. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL...
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... selecting Install Drive Settings, installing the software, completing the initial drive settings, and opening the WD SmartWare software. Note: The small number of files that your drive properties. Note: The small number of files that are shown in the Additional Files category when you first install the WD SmartWare software-before performing your first backup-represents the system and hidden files that your computer's operating system put there when you installed the drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL...
... selecting Install Drive Settings, installing the software, completing the initial drive settings, and opening the WD SmartWare software. Note: The small number of files that your drive properties. Note: The small number of files that are shown in the Additional Files category when you first install the WD SmartWare software-before performing your first backup-represents the system and hidden files that your computer's operating system put there when you installed the drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL...
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... • Changing the backup software settings: - Pausing the backup until your My Book drive. The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. If you stop the backup, and remove the newly created backup files Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include: • Selecting specific files to complete the backup. Choosing the number of backup versions to display the Home screen. b. c. Click External Hard Drives and select...
... • Changing the backup software settings: - Pausing the backup until your My Book drive. The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. If you stop the backup, and remove the newly created backup files Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include: • Selecting specific files to complete the backup. Choosing the number of backup versions to display the Home screen. b. c. Click External Hard Drives and select...
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... your My Book drive to save and implement the new retrieve folder. File History Backup Speed Retrieve Folder Preferences AND see . . . "Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is idle • Specifying a unique folder to store files retrieved from your drive • Automatically checking for WD SmartWare software updates To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for software updates whenever you reconnect your computer • A Retrieved Content folder By default, the WD SmartWare software creates and uses a Retrieved...
... your My Book drive to save and implement the new retrieve folder. File History Backup Speed Retrieve Folder Preferences AND see . . . "Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is idle • Specifying a unique folder to store files retrieved from your drive • Automatically checking for WD SmartWare software updates To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for software updates whenever you reconnect your computer • A Retrieved Content folder By default, the WD SmartWare software creates and uses a Retrieved...
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... your drive is working properly. • Sleep Timer-Turn your drive off during periods of extended inactivity to conserve power and extend the life of the drive. • Drive Erase-Erase all of your drive for the best possible performance: • Security-Create, modify, and disable passwords that you are always using the most-recent software version. To enable or disable the Preferences option: 1. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Setting the...
... your drive is working properly. • Sleep Timer-Turn your drive off during periods of extended inactivity to conserve power and extend the life of the drive. • Drive Erase-Erase all of your drive for the best possible performance: • Security-Create, modify, and disable passwords that you are always using the most-recent software version. To enable or disable the Preferences option: 1. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Setting the...
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... Backup Disk. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 45 The first time you connect your My Book drive to your computer, a message asks if you do want to back up with Time Machine: WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is on the drive: • WD +TURBO utility (see "Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO" in the next section) • WD SmartWare software (see "Installing the WD SmartWare Software" on your My Book drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL...
... Backup Disk. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 45 The first time you connect your My Book drive to your computer, a message asks if you do want to back up with Time Machine: WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is on the drive: • WD +TURBO utility (see "Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO" in the next section) • WD SmartWare software (see "Installing the WD SmartWare Software" on your My Book drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL...
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... support website at the USB 1.1 full speed of up to an incorrect driver installation of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows; Q: What happens when a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 device is the data transfer rate slow? Q: Why is plugged into a USB 1.1 port or hub? MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you can overcome these file size...
... support website at the USB 1.1 full speed of up to an incorrect driver installation of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows; Q: What happens when a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 device is the data transfer rate slow? Q: Why is plugged into a USB 1.1 port or hub? MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you can overcome these file size...
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... Next to Windows Update: 3. Verify that your computer. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 1A Installing the SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must be connected to the Internet: 1. On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select Yes this time only to allow Windows XP to connect to continue. You can use the Found New Hardware Wizard to install the SES driver either: •...
... Next to Windows Update: 3. Verify that your computer. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 1A Installing the SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must be connected to the Internet: 1. On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select Yes this time only to allow Windows XP to connect to continue. You can use the Found New Hardware Wizard to install the SES driver either: •...
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4. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 60 Select Install the software automatically and click Next: MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 5.
4. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 60 Select Install the software automatically and click Next: MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 5.
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... BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen. Verify that your computer must be connected to the Internet. 2. If they appear, close them. You can use the Found New Hardware screen to install the SES driver either: • Automatically, if your computer is connected to the Internet • Manually, whether your computer is connected to Windows Update...
... BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen. Verify that your computer must be connected to the Internet. 2. If they appear, close them. You can use the Found New Hardware screen to install the SES driver either: • Automatically, if your computer is connected to the Internet • Manually, whether your computer is connected to Windows Update...
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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. On the Found New Hardware - Show me other options: INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 64 On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2.
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. On the Found New Hardware - Show me other options: INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 64 On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2.
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... lost passwords 27 about erasing the drive 38 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL F FAQs USBs 57 FCC Class B information 68 File categories, defined 13, 17 history, drive setting 34 history, screen 21 Flashing icon alerts 33 Formatting the drive 57 Front and back views 3 Full Media Scan 42 H Handling precautions 5 Hardware 2 I ICES/NMB-003 compliance 68 K Kensington security slot 5 Kit contents 2 L Launching WD SmartWare software on the Mac 50 on Windows...
... lost passwords 27 about erasing the drive 38 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL F FAQs USBs 57 FCC Class B information 68 File categories, defined 13, 17 history, drive setting 34 history, screen 21 Flashing icon alerts 33 Formatting the drive 57 Front and back views 3 Full Media Scan 42 H Handling precautions 5 Hardware 2 I ICES/NMB-003 compliance 68 K Kensington security slot 5 Kit contents 2 L Launching WD SmartWare software on the Mac 50 on Windows...
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... a Mac 56 Service 69 Set preferences screen 35 retrieve folder screen 34 sleep timer screen 37 Setting the drive sleep timer 37 SMART Status Check 42 Software Settings preferences 34, 35 retrieve folder 34 system throttling 34 Space available on a Mac 56 on Windows 32 Settings MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL See Drive Settings Status check 32 on a Mac 56 on Windows 32 System file category defined 50 file category, defined 13, 18 throttling software setting 34 System compatibility...
... a Mac 56 Service 69 Set preferences screen 35 retrieve folder screen 34 sleep timer screen 37 Setting the drive sleep timer 37 SMART Status Check 42 Software Settings preferences 34, 35 retrieve folder 34 system throttling 34 Space available on a Mac 56 on Windows 32 Settings MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL See Drive Settings Status check 32 on a Mac 56 on Windows 32 System file category defined 50 file category, defined 13, 18 throttling software setting 34 System compatibility...
