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Page 1: ...External Desktop My Book Elite User Manual My Book Elite User Manual...

Page 2: ...WD product to get the latest updates and special offers Warranty RMA Services Get warranty product replacement RMA RMA status and data recovery information Knowledge Base Search by keyword phrase or a...

Page 3: ...the Drive 7 Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software 10 WD SmartWare Overview 14 WD SmartWare Home Screen 14 Viewing the Info Online Help Topics 15 Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software...

Page 4: ...cifying a Different Retrieve Folder 38 Setting the Preferences Options 39 Customizing Your Drive Settings 39 Specifying a Name for Your Drive 41 Registering Your Drive 41 Setting the Drive Sleep Timer...

Page 5: ...ons 64 A Installing an SES Driver 66 Installing on Windows XP Computers 66 Installing the Driver Automatically 66 Installing the Driver Manually 68 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 70 Installing...

Page 6: ...includes available capacity and security status Smaller sleeker more streamlined design We ve made these award winning drives even smaller sleeker and more elegant As always this book like shape take...

Page 7: ...Figure 1 your My Book Elite external hard drive kit includes the following My Book Elite external hard drive WD SmartWare software included on the drive USB cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide Optio...

Page 8: ...select Software Update Disk Drive Format Your My Book Elite drive is preformatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems If you want to use this drive...

Page 9: ...sed on the drive during the power on state Each segment represents approximately 10 percent of drive capacity The numerical display indicates the percentage of capacity available The capacity gauge on...

Page 10: ...leave the drive connected to your computer after using the power button to turn it off you must press the power button again to turn it back on Drive Interface Hi Speed USB 2 0 supports data transfer...

Page 11: ...installation Drives may be damaged by rough handling shock or vibration Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product Do not drop or jolt the drive...

Page 12: ...onnect the My Book drive to your Windows computer 1 Depending on your region if required change the power adapter as follows 2 Turn on your computer 3 Connect the My Book drive as shown in Figure 4 on...

Page 13: ...n your computer s operating system 8 For Windows XP one or two screens might appear depending on whether the AutoRun AutoPlay function is enabled or disabled Figure 4 Connecting the My Book Drive IF y...

Page 14: ...xtra programs right click the VCD and select Open c Double click the WD SmartWare exe file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen see Figure 5 9 Continue to Getting Started with the WD SmartWar...

Page 15: ...ith the WD SmartWare software 1 The What would you like to do prompt on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen provides three options for getting started with the WD SmartWare software 2 Read the license...

Page 16: ...ou clicked at step 1 THEN the WD SmartWare software displays Install WD SmartWare The initial Backup screen for performing your first backup see Figure 6 on page 12 Here you can either Run your first...

Page 17: ...n with a Preferences button that you can use to enable the WD SmartWare Backup and Retrieve functions see Figure 17 on page 32 and Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions on page 46 Figure 6 Initia...

Page 18: ...MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 13 Figure 8 WD SmartWare Home Screen Figure 9 Drive Management Home Screen...

Page 19: ...ent of each hard drive in or connected to your computer see Figure 8 on page 13 Backup Manages existing backups or creates new backups of your important data including movies music documents e mail an...

Page 20: ...the system and hidden files that your computer s operating system put there when you installed the drive Viewing the Info Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online hel...

Page 21: ...are software you might also want to hide disable the WD SmartWare virtual CD VCD Doing this would be a simple two click operation from the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Settings dialog see Showing or Hiding...

Page 22: ...ow enable the VCD 2 Click Continue 3 Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue 4 The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your My Book drive and displays its current and targe...

Page 23: ...con on page 45 But if you have not installed the WD SmartWare software and have hidden the VCD it is more involved If you have not installed the WD SmartWare software and want to show the VCD 1 Use th...

Page 24: ...ou must power cycle your My Book drive a Disconnect the USB cable from your drive b Either disconnect the AC power adapter cable or press the power button to off c Wait ten seconds d Either reconnect...

Page 25: ...acking up any New file that is created on your computer or copied to your hard drive Existing file that is changed in any way This protection is automatic the WD SmartWare software does it for you wit...

Page 26: ...tifies categories of files that have been backed up 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 your drive pr...

Page 27: ...he Backup screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount of data that has been backed up The blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive changes to yellow a...

Page 28: ...anging the backup software settings Choosing the number of backup versions to keep Pausing the backup until your computer is idle Selecting Specific Content to Back Up To back up some of your computer...

Page 29: ...art Backup to back up the selected categories of files Changing the Backup Software Settings To optimize your backup you can Specify the number of backup versions to keep for each file Pause backups u...

Page 30: ...eves and you can choose to keep from 1 to 25 versions Keeping more versions Improves your ability to retrieve files from a longer back in time period Consumes more disk space To specify the number of...

Page 31: ...the background using minimal computer resources while you are working on your computer If you want to pause all backup activity until your computer is idle you can by enabling the Backup Speed option...

Page 32: ...ieve the content Retrieving a File After selecting the drive on the Home screen you can retrieve files from your My Book drive To retrieve a file or folder from your drive 1 Click the Retrieve tab to...

Page 33: ...MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 28 Figure 13 Retrieve Screen Figure 14 Select a Destination for Retrieved Files Screen...

Page 34: ...he file or folder you are looking for Click the appropriate file category button to list the files by category Pictures Music Movies Documents Other Mail Select the View icon to list individual files...

Page 35: ...oes not have sufficient disk space to complete the retrieve Retrieving a Folder To retrieve a folder from your drive and all of the content within a folder which may be across multiple categories in t...

Page 36: ...e need for a password To create a password and keep others from accessing the files on your drive as an example from the Settings tab 1 Click the Settings tab to display either the WD SmartWare Settin...

Page 37: ...type your password to unlock the drive whenever You shut down and restart your computer You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer Your computer exits the sleep mode You will have to do t...

Page 38: ...prompted click the My Book image above the Drive is locked message to open the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen 2 Type your password in the Password box 3 Click Unlock to unlock your drive and enable...

Page 39: ...sword in the Password box 3 Click Unlock to unlock your drive 4 At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen Turning Off the Drive Lock Fea...

Page 40: ...e Your Drive is Secure dialog select the Change password option and a Type your new password in the New password box b Retype your new password in the Verify password box c Type a hint to help remind...

Page 41: ...on displays in the Windows taskbar By clicking the icon you can Open the WD SmartWare software Check the drive status Monitor icon alerts Safely disconnect the drive The following sections describe ho...

Page 42: ...turn off before disconnecting the drive from the computer Using the Drive Power Button To safely disconnect the drive using the drive power button 1 Press the power button on the back of the My Book...

Page 43: ...folder By default the WD SmartWare software creates and uses a Retrieved Content subfolder in your My Documents folder To specify a different folder 1 Either create a new folder or determine which exi...

Page 44: ...ustomize the settings of your drive for the best possible performance Label Create a custom name label that appears in the spine area of your My Book drive Security Create modify and disable passwords...

Page 45: ...warranty period and be kept up to date on the latest WD products Registration Registering Your Drive on page 41 Run drive diagnostics and status checks Diagnostics Checking Drive Health on page 47 Sp...

Page 46: ...a light background or vice versa 4 Click Save Label Name to apply the label to your drive Registering Your Drive The WD SmartWare software uses your computer s Internet connection to register your dri...

Page 47: ...on page 32 click Sleep Timer to display the Set Sleep Timer dialog 2 In the Turn off Drive box select the inactivity time interval at which you want to turn off the drive 3 Click Set Timer to save an...

Page 48: ...use a password to protect your drive you will need to do it again after erasing the drive See Password Protecting Your Drive on page 31 Using the Drive Unlock Utility To erase your My Book when the d...

Page 49: ...s the Too many attempts prompt 4 Read the warning about the loss of data if you erase your drive 5 Click the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk 6 Click Format to erase your dri...

Page 50: ...til you remove password protection see Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature on page 34 1 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 17 on page 32 click Virtual CD to display the Virtual CD Settings dialog...

Page 51: ...from the Drive Settings screen Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software You can easily uninstall the software However you will need to restart the Run Backup backup job manually after reinstalling the s...

Page 52: ...that continuously monitors key internal performance attributes of the drive A detected increase in drive temperature noise or read write errors for example can provide an indication that the drive mi...

Page 53: ...MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL CHECKING DRIVE HEALTH 48 2 Click the button for the test that you want to run Quick SMART Status Quick Drive Test Complete Drive Test...

Page 54: ...e Software Checking Drive Status Safely Dismounting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software Reformatting the Drive Go to support wdc com and refer to the appropriate Knowledge...

Page 55: ...see Installing the WD SmartWare Software on page 52 Enhancing Performance with WD TURBO WD TURBO is a utility on the My Book drive that you can install to improve the performance of the drive on a Ma...

Page 56: ...ctive Click Yes to continue 6 Type the password that you normally use to access the computer in the Password box 7 Click OK 8 As prompted when the installation completes click Yes to restart the compu...

Page 57: ...age asks whether you want to use the My Book drive to back up with Time Machine WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple s Time Machine software When using Time Machine you can still use t...

Page 58: ...est version of software especially on a new installation After the installation is complete the WD SmartWare software either Guides you through Backing up your files see Figure 18 on page 54 and Backi...

Page 59: ...MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 54 Figure 18 Initial Backup Screen Figure 19 Initial Drive Settings Screen...

Page 60: ...trieve tab to either back up from or retrieve files to a location other than your computer s main hard drive In the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive all of your files that are available fo...

Page 61: ...ive properties This space is not available for backups Note The small number of files that are shown in the Additional Files category when you first install the WD SmartWare software before performing...

Page 62: ...is encrypted locked how full the drive is the drive s serial number and the temperature condition of the drive 1 Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives and select the My Book drive 2...

Page 63: ...My Book icon Drive power button Using the WD SmartWare Icon To safely dismount the drive using the WD SmartWare icon 1 Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives 2 Select the My Book dri...

Page 64: ...on 1 Right or control click the My Book icon on the desktop and click Eject MY BOOK where MY BOOK is the name you assigned to the volume when you reformatted the drive for use on a Mac computer You mi...

Page 65: ...e to do this even if you do not have the WD SmartWare software installed on your computer Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software The procedure for unlocking your drive with the WD SmartWa...

Page 66: ...4 At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you connect your password protected...

Page 67: ...ompt to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software You can easily uninstall the software However you will need to restart the Run Backup backup job manually...

Page 68: ...MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 63 2 Double click the WD SmartWare Uninstaller icon 3 Click Uninstall on the WD SmartWare Uninstall screen...

Page 69: ...into the system motherboard be sure to install the appropriate chipset support for your motherboard Refer to your motherboard or system manual for more information Q What happens when a USB 2 0 devic...

Page 70: ...before connecting your WD USB 2 0 external storage product The drive is not recognized correctly unless USB 2 0 root hub and host controller drivers are installed Contact the adapter card manufacture...

Page 71: ...ling on Windows 7 Computers Installing on Windows XP Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 4 on page 8 the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays Note If Autoplay is e...

Page 72: ...MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 67 4 Select Install the software automatically and click Next 5 When the installation completes click Finish...

Page 73: ...driver manually 1 On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen select No not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to Windows Update 2 Click Next to continue 3 Select Install from a list or specific l...

Page 74: ...MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 69 d Click Next 5 When the installation completes click Finish...

Page 75: ...Automatically if your computer is connected to the Internet Manually whether your computer is connected to the Internet or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatica...

Page 76: ...the Internet install the driver manually 1 On the Found New Hardware wizard screen click Locate and install driver software 2 On the Found New Hardware WD SES Device wizard screen click Don t search o...

Page 77: ...R MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 72 4 Browse to Computer and a Double click the My Book drive b Double click the Extras folder c Select WD SES Device Driver d Click Next 5 When the installation compl...

Page 78: ...cally 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 Open All Programs and click Computer Manage 2 Und...

Page 79: ...AN SES DRIVER 74 3 Click Browse my computer for driver software 4 Browse to Computer double click the My Book drive double click the Extras folder and select WD SES Device Driver 5 Click Next 6 When t...

Page 80: ...lasse B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada This device complies with Canadian ICES 003 Class B Safety Compliance Approved for US and Canada CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 UL 60950 1 Safety of Informati...

Page 81: ...our WD product To conclusively establish the period of warranty check the warranty expiration serial number required via support wdc com WD shall have no liability for lost data regardless of the caus...

Page 82: ...ded herein are in lieu of a any and all other remedies and warranties whether expressed implied or statutory including but not limited to any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a parti...

Page 83: ...leep timer 42 E Environmental compliance China 76 Erase Drive screen 43 45 46 Erasing the drive 42 CAUTION about erasing the drive 42 F FAQs USBs 64 FCC Class B information 75 File categories defined...

Page 84: ...en 47 S Safety compliance 75 Security drive settings 40 Service 76 Set preferences screen 39 retrieve folder screen 38 sleep timer screen 42 Setting the drive sleep timer 42 SMART Status Check 47 Soft...

Page 85: ...tent rights of WD WD reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Western Digital WD the WD logo and My Book are registered trademarks and My Passport Essential WD SmartWare...

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