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1. Figure 19 Initial Drive Settings Screen USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 54 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Backup Retrieve Settings My Desktop s Mac mini My Book Elite WD Store Support 111 5 GB Total 930 6 GB Total Contact Us Online User Manual ig Welcome Additional Files 1 4 MB 84 1 GB Free 930 6 GB Free Version 1 2 2 5 Update Software WD SmartWare Figure 20 Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home Screen On the Home screen you can modify the primary drive being categorized with the drop down selection box under the name of your computer If you select a different drive the system will identify the categories of files on that drive Then click the Backup or Retrieve 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 for backup are shown against a blue background in categories that are based on the following folders on your computer e Music e Movies e Pictures e Mail e Documents e Other Each category includes all of the files in the represented folder except the Other category which includes all of the files in all other folders on your computer USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 55 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Note that e The System category shown against a dark gray background includes all of your operating system files that are not available
2. Retrieve Files Selection Box 7 During the retrieve e The Retrieve screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount of data that has been copied to the specified retrieve location e A Cancel Retrieving button is available for you to stop the retrieve 8 A Retrieval accomplished message signifies completion of the retrieve A Partial retrieve accomplished message means the file you selected for the retrieve was not copied to the specified retrieve location In this case either a e Files Not Retrieved message provides the number of files that were not retrieved and a link to a failed to retrieve information screen Click the View files link to see the list of files and the reasons they were not retrieved e Destination is full message means that your computer does 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 the retrieve files selection box See Figure 16 right click the folder and choose Select folder in all content categories Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted Files In the retrieve files selection box see Figure 16 check the Show Deleted Files box and or the Show older versions of files box Now when selecting content to retrieve you can select individual files that were overwritten or deleted Likewise retrieving entire folders in t
3. 3 Serial Number WCAU4C321047 Firmware Revision 2 003 Drive Size 930 GB Operating System Windows XP Service Pack 3 Firmware Revision 2 003 Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 7 Initial Drive Settings Screens CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 12 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Retrieve Settings Welcome FOP My Book Elite OS C MY BOOK F 149 0 GB Total 930 9 GB Total WD Store Support Contact Us Online User Manual WD SmarWare Version 1 3 0 16 134 6 GB Free 929 7 GB Free Figure 8 WD SmartWare Home Screen Settings Welcome My Book Elite MY BOOK F 930 9 GB Total WD Store Support Contact Us Online User Manual WD SmartWare 929 7 GB Free Version 1 3 0 16 Update Software Figure 9 Drive Management Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 13 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy to use tool that gives you the power to e Secure your drive In drive settings create a password to protect your encrypted drive from unauthorized access or data theft e Protect your data automatically Automatic continuous backup instantly makes a copy whenever you add or change a file Note Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as your My Book drive is connected to your computer Then whenever you disconnect and reconnect th
4. 37 Safely Disconnecting the Drive 0 0 aaa 37 Using the WD SmartWare ICON annann aana 37 Using the Drive Power Button 0 ce eee eee eee ene 37 Customizing Your Software Settings a na naaa aaae ee eee 38 Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder 0 0 eens 38 Setting the Preferences Options 0 cece eee eee eee ees 39 Customizing Your Drive Settings n aana aa cowie deeded toe thee whee ee edeecaee 39 Specifying a Name for Your Drive 0 0 0 cc eee eee ees 41 Registering YOUF DAVE aisian t s eee a eee eee asad s wee eee ale a ae oe ee 41 Setting the Drive Sleep Timer 0 eee eens 42 Erasing YOUN DIVO si mirai ma we dng Seeks bo oie ee Sf eR Be Gee es es ce eae alo 42 showing or Hiding the Virtual CD ICON ws sce ssc es tact ee sense aowenFaveweeeewe an 45 Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions 0 0 00 eee 46 Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 0 000 eee ees 46 Uninstalling on Windows XP oc bce ee kee team paseo eta o nee ee ee chee Sa eae 46 Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7 1 1 0 cc ee ees 46 Checking Drive Health 64 v6s01ek 4 nthe ewe wee eK ewe 47 Using the Drive with a Mac 2 0 00 ce es 49 Reformatting the Drive oo ca 2 a w t avene ow 2 owl dow eee ee aoe oe eke ee eee ores he Ro el 49 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 2 0 eaaa ee 49 Enhancing Performance with WD TURBO 0000 cee eee 50 Insta
5. Device prompt click I don t have the disc Show me other options m Found New Hardware WD SES Device Insert the disc that came with your WD SES Device If you have the disc that came with your device insert it now Windows will automatically search the disc for driver software gt Idon thave the disc Show me other options INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 71 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 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 Browse for driver software on your computer Search for driver software in this location E Include subfolders 5 When the installation completes click Close The software for this device has been successfully installed Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device lt WD SES Device INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 72 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 Open All Programs and click Computer gt Manage H Getting Started F Paint Q Snipping Tool es Remote Desktop Connection Calculator ae Magnifier Solitaire gt All Programs Search programs and files Administrator Documents Pictures Music Games
6. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Important Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that there is not enough free space on the drive to complete the backup The best long term solution would be to relegate the drive to long term archive storage and a Click the Home tab to display the Home screen b Click the WDStore link in the WD Online box to view the Western Digital Online Store website Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your future requirements 5 If you clicked Stop Backup at step 3 the Stop backup confirmation prompt reminds you that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the background so you can continue using you computer for other things during the backup To continue click either e Continue Backup to disregard your pause request and resume the backup e Stop Backup to follow through with your stop request and remove the newly created backup files Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include e Selecting specific content to back up e Changing 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 files 1 On the Backup screen see Figure 10 on page 21 select Detailed View to open the backup files content box vy Detailed View MYDESKTOP Name M Documents 2 85 MB W
7. Virtual CD Manager screen e Virtual CD Manager exe from the Virtual CD Manager folder 3 WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager for Windows vx x x x exe from the downloaded zip file WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager Welcome to the WD Smartware Virtual CD Manager The WO SmarthYare VCD Manager lets you enable display or disable hide the OD on your WD drive a 4 Click Continue 5 Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 18 6 10 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your My Book drive and displays its current and target VCD settings WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager Change your WO Smartware drive Drive to configure hy Book Elite Fo SM WAJ ACS 21047 Curent DD Smartware YCD Setting Disabled hidden Target WD Smartare VCD Setting Enabled displayed Click Configure Drive to continue As prompted for your change to take effect you must power cycle your My Book drive a Disconnect the USB cable from your drive Either disconnect the AC power adapter cable or press the power button to off Wait ten seconds Either reconnect the AC power adapter cable or press the power button to on 229 p Reconnect the USB cable to your drive Click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility Check your Windows Explorer and My Computer Devices with Removable Storage listings to confirm th
8. and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Locate and install driver software recommended Windows will guide you through the process of installing driver software f for your device Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for y software Yes this time only Ask me again later O Yes now and every time connect a device Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device or log on O No not this time Don t show this message again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software Click Next to continue Cancel Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 The WD SmartWare software will install the proper driver for your My Book drive 7 Several different screens might also appear depending on your computer s operating system IF your operating system is THEN Windows XP Proceed to step 8 Windows Vista or Windows 7 Skip to step 10 on page 9 8 For Windows XP one or two screens might appear depending on whether the AutoRun AutoPlay function is enabled or disabled IF AutoRun AutoPlay is on your computer THEN Enabled Proceed to step a on page 9 Disabled Skip to step b on page 9 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 8 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL a On Windows XP with AutoRun AutoPlay enabled the Welco
9. e Finds downloads and installs the SES driver INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 70 Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet install the driver manually MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 1 On the Found New Hardware wizard screen click Locate and install driver software 7 Found New Hardware Windows needs to install driver software for your WD SES Device USB Device Locate and install driver software recommended Windows will quide you through the process of installing driver software for your device Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device or log on Don t show this message again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software Cancel 2 On the Found New Hardware WD SES Device wizard screen click Don t search online e Found New Hardware WD SES Device Allow Windows to search online for driver software for your WD SES Device gt Yes always search online recommended Windows will automatically search for the latest drivers and applications for your hardware and download them to your computer gt Windows will search for the latest drivers and applications for this device and download them to your computer Don t search online Your device may not function properly until you get the latest software Cancel 3 At the Install the disc that came with your WD SES
10. folder d Click Select Files to display the Select content to retrieve screen see Figure 15 and proceed to step 4 on page 29 RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 27 Retrieve Select a volume to retrieve from From the list on the right select the volume from which you want to retrieve a file or files Figure 13 Retrieve Screen MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL My Book Elite MY BOOK F Backed Up Volumes Original Computer Original Volume MYDESKTOP CA Select Destination Retrieve Settings Select a destination for retrieved files Where would you like to retrieve your files To the Original Places Return all restored content to the original ba location on your computer ka In a Retrieved Content Folder Put all retrieved content into a single folder Eg Change Retneve Volume Figure 14 Select a Destination for Retrieved Files Screen My Book Elite MY BOOK F The current retrieve folder is at C Documents and Settings Ramon SpontelliMy Documents Retrieved Contents lf you would like to change this folder please enter the new location below C Documents and Settings Ramor Select Files RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 28 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Retrieve Settings Select content to retrieve from MY BOOK F Files 0 Size 0 00 KB MYDESKTOP My Book Elite OS C MY BOOK F 149 0 GB Total v Retrieve All Files All the data from this back
11. powers on If you 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 rates up to 480 Mb s USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 Connection to a USB 1 1 port transfers data at USB 1 1 speed up to 12 Mb s Kensington Security Slot For drive security the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington security cable sold separately For more information about the Kensington security slot and available products visit www kensington com Registering Your WD Product Always register your My Book Essential drive to get the latest updates and special offers You can easily register your drive using the WD SmartWare software as described in Registering Your Drive on page 41 Another way is to register online at register wdc com ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 5 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during unpacking and 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 e Do not drop or jolt the drive e Do not move the drive during activity e Do not use this product as a portable drive e To allow proper ventilation do not block any of the enclosure s air slo
12. rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 77 Index A Accessories optional 2 Alerts flashing icon 37 B Backup about backing up files 20 files content box 23 procedure 22 23 Box contents 2 C CAUTION about erasing the drive 42 about lost passwords 31 about preventing data loss when dis connecting 37 58 about your unlocked drive 32 China RoHS 76 Compatibility with operating systems 3 Compliance regulatory 75 Connecting the drive 7 Converting drive format 49 64 Creating a password 31 D Disconnecting the drive 37 Documents file category 14 Drive connecting 7 diagnostics and status checks 47 disconnecting from a PC 37 dismounting from a Mac 58 eraser setting 40 handling precautions 6 label 41 sleep timer 42 Drive Settings drive eraser 40 42 file history 38 label 41 registration 40 41 security 31 40 sleep timer 42 E Environmental compliance China 76 Erase Drive screen 43 45 46 Erasing the drive 42 CAUTION about erasing the drive 42 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL F FAQs USBs 64 FCC Class B information 75 File categories defined 14 21 history drive setting 38 history screen 25 Flashing icon alerts 37 Formatting the drive 64 Front and back views 3 Full Media Scan 47 H Handling precautions 6 Hardware 2 ICES NMB 003 compliance 75 K Kensington security slot 5 Kit contents 2 L Label specifying 41 L
13. 0 0 00 ee eee eee 23 Selecting Specific Content to Back UP 0 206 000 cans ed end owen e bwae dae ede ead obo 23 Changing the Backup Software SettingS 00 cece eee eee eens 24 4 Retrieving Backed Up Files 000 ccc es 27 About Retrieving FileS 0 0 0 cc ee eee eee eee 27 RemevnNg a F sisese raiicietiti narnia D a ane ADi 27 Retrieving a Folder ee a ee ee 30 Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted Files 0 0 2 0 00 0 eee 30 Retrieving All of Your Content 0 0 ee eens 30 TABLE OF CONTENTS iii MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 0000e ee een eens 31 Password Protecting Your Drive lt 4 0 4000854602 e 4s bane ed eee eo 2a odes ae oe 31 UNIOCKINO YOUr DIVE serseri 245264455 te taeds 408 bees doe ees ease be oe 32 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 0000 eee eee 33 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 0000 0 eee 33 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 1 2 2 0 00 ce tenes 34 Changing Your Password wai ics utue cae ween diner tae ArNe daemon teens 8 30 Managing and Customizing Your Drive 000000enenaee 36 Using the WD SmartWare ICON 2 0 ee eee ens 36 Opening WD SmartWare Software anana oa aa SESE SE oe eS Cee eee we 36 CHECKING Drive Status escreveste nanei EARI ode dew eed ene bee eed 36 Monitoring ISON AlCl Sii 4 4n0tneo5 6 2 aot Ot bsna eu shee bd beeen e he
14. 2 Click Set Up Software to display the Software Settings screen See Figure 12 on page 25 3 See e Specifying the Number of Backup Versions on page 25 e Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle on page 26 BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 24 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Retrieve Settings Software Settings MYDESKTOP Backup Speed Retrieve Folder Preferences Back to Main Settings Figure 12 Software Settings Screen Specifying the Number of Backup Versions The WD SmartWare software can keep up to 25 older versions of each file If you overwrite or delete a file by mistake or want to see the file a couple of versions ago the WD SmartWare software has a copy for you You always have the most recent specified number of versions of each file available for retrieves and you can choose to keep from 1 to 25 versions Keeping more versions e Improves your ability to retrieve files from a longer back in time period e Consumes more disk space To specify the number of backup versions that you want to keep for each file 1 On the Software Settings screen See Figure 12 click File History to display the Set File History dialog Set File History Enter the number of backup versions to keep for each file 2 Specify the number of file versions that you want to keep from 1 to 25 in the Enter the number of backup versions to keep for each file box 3 Click Apply to save and implement the new number
15. 4 and Password Pro tecting Your Drive on page 31 e Displays the Home screen see Figure 20 on page 55 and WD SmartWare Overview on page 14 Note The initial Backup and Drive Settings screens only appear one time the first time you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer After that launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose what you want to do USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 53 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Ready to perform back up My Desktop s Mac mini My Book Elite Macintosh HD MY BOOK gt Detailed View 111 5 GB Total 930 6 GB Total Data Backed Up Additional Files Files 1 4 MB 0 Size Other 0KS 0 KB Pictures 0 KB Music 0 KB Movies 0 KB Mail 0 KB Documents 0 KB 84 1 GB Free 930 6 GB Free Update Gauges a Figure 18 Initial Backup Screen Drive Settings Specifying a Title For Your Drive MY BOOK O Invert label Enter a label in the area above then click Save Label Name to update the display You may want to label your drive by content for example photos or music or use a date or year For your convenience your label is displayed on the drive even when disconnected The saved label will display even when the drive does not have power Save Label Settings About your drive Product Name My Book Elte Serial Number WCAU4G321047 Drive Size 931 5 GB Firmware Revision 2 003 Operating System Mac OS 10 5 8
16. Computer Control Panel Devices and Print Default Programs Help and Support Shut down mr Open Manage Map network drive Disconnect network drive Show on Desktop Rename Properties 2 Under Computer Management Local click Device Manager gt Unknown Device and right click Update driver software KEN Computer Management File Action View Help e af S EM Computer Management Local id System Tools t Task Scheduler gt Event Viewer b Shared Folders gt ge Local Users and Groups b Performance pn Device Manager is Storage fey Disk Management b gt E Services and Applications E N G a WINT 32 p ii Computer gt tw Disk drives T Display adapters More Actions gt DVD CD ROM drives p ia Human Interface Devices gt ig IDE ATAYATAPI controllers gt IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers p A Mice and other pointing devices T Monitors EP Network adapters fs Other devices tly Unknown de b Ports COM amp LE b B Processors b a Sound video anc b gill System devices b Universal Serial B a Launches the Update Driver Software Wizard for the selected device INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 73 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 3 Click Browse my computer for driver software r X How do you want to search for driver software Search automatically for updated driver software Windows will search your computer and the Internet for the l
17. Diagnostics dialog Run Diagnostics Perform a 5 M A R T Sel Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology drive check to predict a potential drive failure This status check completes within a second or two Perform a quick drive self test This test typically takes up to 2 minutes to complete Perform a full media scan to detect bad sectors This test may take hours for lange CHECKING DRIVE HEALTH 47 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 2 Click the button for the test that you want to run e Quick SMART Status e Quick Drive Test e Complete Drive Test CHECKING DRIVE HEALTH 48 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Using the Drive with a Mac The My Book drive is preformatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems To use the drive on Mac OS X operating systems Tiger Leopard Snow Leopard and to use Time Machine if you want you must first reformat it to a single HFS J partition This chapter includes the following topics Reformatting the Drive Connecting the Drive and Getting Started Enhancing Performance with WD TURBO Installing the WD SmartWare Software Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software The WD SmartWare Home Screen Using the WD SmartWare Icon Opening the WD SmartWare Software Checking Drive Status Safely Dismounting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software Reformatting the Drive CAUTION Reformatting the drive erases a
18. External Desktop User Manual AD Western Digital WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e mail Support service at support wdc com If the answer is not available or if you prefer please contact WD at the best telephone number shown below Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period This 30 day period starts on the date of your first telephone contact with WD Technical Support E mail support is free for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is available 24 7 To help us keep you informed of new features and services remember to register your product online at http register wdc com Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at support wdc com and choose from these topics e Downloads Download drivers software and updates for your WD product e Registration Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers e Warranty amp RMA Services Get warranty product replacement RMA RMA status and data recovery information e Knowledge Base Search by keyword phrase or answer ID e Installation Get online installation help for your WD product or software Contacting WD Technical Support When contacting WD for support have your WD p
19. 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 drive and then on the submenu select Unmount Volumes po RO SS 4 Tue 1 04PM Q About WD SmartWare My Book Elite p Open WD SmartWare Drive is not encryptec Unmount CD i Temperature Condition OK If the drive has more than one volume a prompt asks you to select the volume You might hear the drive power down 3 Before you disconnect the drive from the computer dismount the WD SmartWare virtual CD a Click the WD SmartWare icon again to display a list of drives USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 58 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL b Reselect the My Book drive and then on the submenu select Unmount CD 4 Tue 1 06PM Q About WD SmartWare My Book Elite gt Open WD SmartWare 4 Wait until both the My Book drive icon and the WD SmartWare virtual CD icon disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the drive from the computer Using the My Book Icon To safely dismount the drive using the My Book icon 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 Open Eject MY BOOK Get Info Duplicate Make Alias Copy MY BOOK Clean Up Selection Label Xx BSR EE SB More b You might hear
20. PT to Windows XP NTFS 3645 Reformat the drive from Mac GPT to Windows Vista NTFS format 3647 Obtain and reinstall the original software included with this product 1425 a Format the drive to the FAT32 file system 1364 Use the drive on a Mac and a PC simultaneously 291 The FAT32 file system has a maximum individual file size of 4 GB and cannot create par titions larger than 32 GB in Windows however Windows users can overcome these file size limitations by formatting the drive to NTFS using the Disk Management utility See answer ID 1287 at support wdc com and article IDs 314463 and 184006 at sup port microsoft com for further details To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive download the External USB FireWire FAT32 Formatting Util ity from support wdc com download Frequently Asked Questions Q How do I determine whether or not my system supports USB 2 0 A Refer to your USB card documentation or contact your USB card manufacturer Note If your USB 2 0 controller is built 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 What happens when a USB 2 0 device is plugged into a USB 1 1 port or hub USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 When connected to a USB 1 1 port or hub a USB 2 0 device operates at the USB 1 1 full soeed of up to 12 Mbps DO Why is th
21. S N WCAU4C32 1047 Space Available 100 Drive is not encrypted Unmount Volumes Unmount CD Temperature Condition OK Tue 12 53PM Q About WD SmartWare My Book Elite Open WD SmartWare If the drive is unlocked not encrypted the submenu displays the serial number of the drive the space available if the drive is unlocked and the temperature condition If the drive is locked S N WCAU4C321047 Unlock to See Space Available Unlock Drive Unmount Volumes Unmount CD Temperature Condition OK i ud Tue 12 58PM Q About WD SmartWare My Book Elite gt Open WD SmartWare USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 57 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL a Click Unlock Drive on the submenu to display the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen WD SmartWare Drive Unlock Unlock My Book Elite Enter your password to unlock your drive Password S same My Sao HUR Password hint serial WCAU4C321047 A gize 1 0 TB b Type your Password in the Password box c Click Exit at the Your drive is now unlocked prompt to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen 3 Repeat step 1 to see the drive status Safely Dismounting the Drive You can safely dismount the drive from a Mac using either the e WD SmartWare icon e My Book icon e Drive power button CAUTION To prevent data loss close all active windows and applications before shutting down or removing the drive Using the WD SmartWare
22. able Storage listings Use the Virtual CD Settings dialog to enable show or disable hide the virtual CD icon for your drive 1 Note Hiding the virtual CD icon also disables password protection for your drive If you disable hide the VCD you will not be able to create a password to protect your drive Or if you have already created a password you will not be able to disable hide the VCD until you remove password protection see Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature on page 34 On the Drive Settings screen See Figure 17 on page 32 click Virtual CD to display the Virtual CD Settings dialog Virtual CD Settings The WD Virtual CD VCD icon can be enabled displayed or disabled hidden Enable VCD Disable VCD Drive secunty cannot be set when your VCD is disabled hidden To reset drive security please enable your VCD Power cycle your drive after applying the VCD setting for the change to take effect Click e Enable VCD if you want to show the virtual CD icon e Disable VCD if you want to hide the virtual CD icon Click Apply VCD Settings to implement your selection As prompted for your change to take effect you must power cycle your My Passport drive a Disconnect the USB micro 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 the AC power adapter cable or press the power button to on e Recon
23. ack to your My Book drive in case you later want to show 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 target VCD settings WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager Change your WD Smartware drive Drive to configure hy Book Elite F3 SM WWOCAU ACS 21047 Curent WDD Smartware YOO Setting Enabled displayed Target WD Smartware VCD Setting Disabled hidden 5 Click Configure Drive to continue 6 As prompted for your change to take effect you must power cycle your My Book drive a Disconnect the USB cable from your drive Either disconnect the AC power adapter cable or press the power button to off Wait ten seconds Either reconnect the AC power adapter cable or press the power button to on o 29 5 Reconnect the USB cable to your drive 7 Click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility Check your Windows Explorer and My Computer Devices with Removable Storage listings to confirm the change CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 17 9 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL If you think you might later want to move your My Book drive to another computer show enable the VCD there or install the WD SmartWare software then use the copy paste or drag drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager folder from your desktop to your My Book drive Thi
24. ack up all of your computer files 1 2 3 4 Click the Backup tab to display the Backup screen see Figure 10 on page 21 Click Start Backup to back up all of your files During the backup e The Backup screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount of data that has been backed up e The blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive changes to yellow amber for all of the files that have not yet been backed up e The gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Book drive changes to blue for each category as the backup completes e You can continue to set up your drive or perform any other functions since the WD SmartWare software will back up all of your files in the background e A Stop Backup button is available for you to stop the backup Appearance of a backup successfully finished message means that the backup completed normally If any files could not be backed up the WD SmartWare software displays a e Caution message indicating the number of files involved e View link that you can click to see a list of the files and the reasons they were not backed up Some applications and running processes can keep files from being backed up If you cannot determine why some of your files were not backed up try e Saving and closing all of your open files e Closing all running applications including your e mail program and web browser BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 22
25. and Retrieve functions Drive Management Set Preferences Dialog 2 On either dialog select or clear the Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates check box to enable or disable the Preferences option Note See Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions on page 46 for information about the Enable Backup and Retrieve check box on the drive management Set Preferences dialog Customizing Your Drive Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize 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 that keep others from accessing the files on your drive Registration Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about software updates product enhancements and price discount opportunities Diagnostics Run diagnostics and status checks to make sure 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 the contents on the drive including any password that has been set Virtual CD Show or hide the virtual CD icon and drive listing in your Windows Explorer and My Computer Devices with Removable Storage displays Preferences Enabl
26. araa p SE a cree E E E eae ee ae Oe A 3 Physical WeSehOUOl sn casas oes nee eh aR RENS ERRA DES 3 INGICAIOlG coe et euhiae whan ae eee ded edd EES doe eee e eae eos eee ens 4 FOWe DUNO ade wanes oe ke eters Come Lode eka eae es ooh eet bee ee 5 DRIVE HNCHACe 2 455266 rE RENEE AE EEE EE E E REEERE E tae 5 Kensington SECUN NOE as toads wo cee fe eae Sah eee ae ee es ee el 5 Registering Your WD Product ino s 2454iveeed btewee Pages che edhe eee sud eh been 5 Handling Precautions isse seris esser Gears otras Geld w Gk ey enor eee he Rie eR RA 6 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 0 00 cee 7 Connecting Wie DIVE se cao 8 tee weeds oes aper ote wed eo oe a ae e ee ees T Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software 0 000 ce eee eee eee 10 WD SmartWare OvervieW cies bares tb wae bets bee ee be eee 14 WD SmartWare Home Screen as caccerw a bac os eee Foo 4 ae ob oS be a ore 6 ea 14 Viewing the Info Online Help Topics 2 0 ee te eee 15 Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software 0 00 eee eee 15 Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD 0 ccc eee eee eee 16 Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD 0 0 0 0 0 eee 18 3 Backing Up Your Computer Files 0 000 cee een ene 20 About Backing Up Your Computer Files 0 0 0 eee ee ees 20 BACKING ANOD s eae Gv e a cece amp Greek apo ees dh oes eschew ei eee ee Gee a 22 Advanced Backup Capabilities 0 0
27. atest driver software for your device unless you ve disabled this feature in your device installation settings Browse my compu ter tor driver software Locate and install driver software manually 4 Browse to Computer double click the My Book drive double click the Extras folder and select WD SES Device Driver a Browse for driver software on your computer Search for driver software in this location V Include subfolders Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer This list will show installed driver software compatible with the device and all driver software in the same category as the device 5 Click Next 6 When the installation completes click Close O Sne OOOO Windows has successfully updated your driver software Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device WD SES Device INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 74 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Compliance and Warranty Information This appendix includes the following topics Regulatory Compliance Environmental Compliance China Warranty Information Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This unit generates uses and can ra
28. atic backup retrieve drive lock password protection and drive management features and e Run your first backup e Create a drive label e Password protect or register your drive Only the WD SmartWare software drive lock password Install Drive Settings button protection and drive management features and e Create a drive label e Password protect or register your drive The full version of the WD SmartWare software and Retrieve a backup link retrieve files that you have already backed up to your My Book drive on another computer 2 Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue 3 Wait for the software installation to complete This could take several minutes CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 10 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 4 After the software installation completes IF you 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 e Run your first backup See Backing Up Your Computer Files on page 20 before clicking Run Backup and then proceed to step 5 e Skip the backup for now and display the initial Drive Settings screen Figure 7 on page 12 See the following subsections and then skip to step 6 Specifying a Name for Your Drive on page 41 Password Protecting Your Drive on page 31 Registering Your Drive on page 41 before clicki
29. aunching WD SmartWare software on the Mac 56 LED indicators 4 LEDs lock indicator 5 Limited warranty 76 Ki Mac reformatting the drive to 49 restarting WD SmartWare software on 56 safely dismounting drive from 58 uninstallinig WD SmartWare software 62 unlocking the drive manually 62 Mail file category defined 14 21 Movies file category defined 14 21 Music file category defined 14 21 N NTFS format 3 49 O Opening WD SmartWare software 36 Operating system requirements 3 Operating systems 3 Other file category defined 14 21 INDEX 78 P Password protecting your drive 31 CAUTION about lost passwords 31 Physical description 3 Pictures file category defined 14 21 Power button 5 60 Precautions for handling the drive 6 Preferences options setting 39 Preferences software setting 38 Product features 1 Product registration 5 Q Quick Diagnostic Self test 47 R Reformatting the drive 49 Registering your drive 41 Registration drive setting 40 Regulatory compliance 75 Requirements operating systems 3 Restarting the software 36 Retrieve about retrieving files 27 folder software setting 38 folder specifying 38 procedure 27 30 RoHS 76 Run Diagnostics screen 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 Software Settings preferences 38 39 r
30. cautionary measures like moving your data to another drive before a failure occurs The result of a quick S M A R T status check is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive s condition The S M A R T status check completes within a second or two Quick Drive Test Your My Book drive has a built in Data Lifeguard diagnostic utility that tests the drive for error conditions The quick drive test checks the drive for major performance problems The result of a quick drive test is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive s condition The quick drive test can take several minutes to complete Complete Drive Test The most comprehensive drive diagnostic is the complete drive test It methodically tests each and every sector for error conditions and inserts bad sector markers as required The complete drive test can take several hours to complete depending on the size and data configuration of your drive The best time to run the drive diagnostics and status checks is on a regular basis before you encounter any problems with your drive And because they are so fast running the quick S M A R T status check and the quick drive test provides a high level of assurance with minimal inconvenience Then run all three whenever you encounter disk error conditions when backing up or retrieving files To run drive diagnostics and status checks 1 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 17 on page 32 click Diagnostics to display the Run
31. city GB CEH 4H FREE Segment Number Percent Used Segment Number Percent Used 10 Greater than 90 5 40 49 9 80 89 4 30 39 8 70 79 3 20 29 T 60 69 2 10 19 6 50 59 1 5 9 less than 5 percent does not display The numerical display indicates the percentage of capacity available The capacity gauge only works if the WD SmartWare software is installed on your computer ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 4 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Customizable Label The customizable label that you specify remains on the drive even when it is turned off or disconnected from your computer Lock Indicator LED The lock indicator LED shows whether the drive is password protected It is turned off only when you remove the password from the drive or when the drive loses power Power Activity LED The power activity LED indicates the drive s power state and activity as follows LED Appearance Power State Activity On steady Idle Fast flashing approximately 3 times per second Activity Slow flashing approximately every 2 5 seconds System standby Power Button Use the power button to safely power down the drive and avoid data loss or damage to the drive The power button only works when the WD SmartWare software is installed on your computer Note If you disconnect the drive after using the power button to turn it off when you reconnect it to your running computer the drive automatically
32. d resumes automatic continuous backup as before Additionally the Backup screen see Figure 10 on page 21 provides e Content Gauges for your computer s disk drives so you can see the number of files and the storage size for each content category e A Detailed View content box that you can use to select specific categories of files or folders to back up with an Apply Changes button for implementing your selections e Run Backup and Pause Backup buttons for starting and pausing backups BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 20 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Retrieve Settings Ready to perform back up ay My Book Elite OS C MY BOOK F 149 0 GB Total gt Detailed View 930 9 GB Total Data For Backup Data Backed Up Files Files 7 069 0 Size Size 1 02 GB 0 00 KB 134 5 GB Free 929 7 GB Free n Stop Backup i Start Backup Figure 10 Backup Screen In the Content Gauges for your computer s disk drives the categories of files that would be included in the backup if you click Start Backup are shown where a e Light blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive represents the original files that are available for backup e Gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Book drive represents the potential backup copies of the original files e Dark blue background identifies categories of files that have been backed up In the Content Gauge for your My Book drive the Additional Files cat
33. diate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by WD could void the user s authority to operate this equipment ICES NMB 003 Compliance Cet appareil de la classe B est conforme a 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 Information Technology Equipment Approuve pour les Etats Unis et le Canada CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 S ret d quipement de technologie de l information This product is intended to be supplied by a listed limited power source double insulated or direct plug in power unit marked Class 2 CE Compliance For Europe Marking by the CE symbol indicates compliance of this system to the applicable Council Directives of the European Union including the EMC Directive 2004 108 EC and the Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC A Declaration of Conformity in accordance with the applicable directives has been made and is on file at WD Europe GS Mark Germany only Machine noise regulation 3 GPSGV Unless declared otherwise the highest level of sound pressure from this product is 7Odb A or less per EN ISO 7779 Maschin
34. ding on whether the Please provide your password prompt appears or not Automatically Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer the WD SmartWare software displays the Please provide your password prompt pee WD SmartWare Unlock My Book Elite Password To continue your My Book Elite drive must Please provide your password Password hint Oo oL To unlock your drive 1 Type your password in the Password box 2 Click Unlock to unlock your drive and enable the WD SmartWare software Manually If your computer goes into sleep mode an unlock screen might not display when you reactivate it To unlock the drive you can use either the e WD SmartWare VCD as described in Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software on page 61 e WD SmartWare icon USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 60 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL To unlock the drive manually using the WD SmartWare icon 1 Click the WD SmartWare icon in the bar at the top right corner of the screen 2 Select the My Book drive and then click Unlock Drive ee About WD SmartWare 321047 My Book Elite gt to See Space Available Open WD SmartWare Unlock Drive Unmount Volumes Unmount CD Temperature Condition OK 3 Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock on the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen WD SmartWare Drive Unlock Unlock My Book Elite Enter your pas
35. e Manually whether your computer is connected to the Internet or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically your computer must be connected to the Internet 1 Verify that your computer is connected to the Internet 2 On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen select Yes this time only to allow Windows XP to connect to Windows Update Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Yes now and every time connect a device No not this time Click Next to continue 3 Click Next to continue INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 66 4 Select Install the software automatically and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install oftware for WO SES Device USB Device If your hardware came with an installation CD je or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do 0 Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue 5 When the installation completes click Finish Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for WD SES Device Click Finish to cl
36. e Settings Drive Erase Function To erase your My Book when the drive is not locked 1 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 17 on page 32 click Drive Erase to display the Erase Drive dialog Erase Drive Y Warming Clicking Format permanently erases all the data on your drive U understand 2 Read the warning about the loss of data if you erase your drive 3 Click the understand check box to signify that you accept the risk 4 Click Drive Erase to erase your drive Note Erasing your drive also removes your password If you still want to 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 drive is locked and you have forgotten or lost your password 1 Either e Click the My Book image above the Drive is locked prompt on the Home screen to display the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen WD SmartWare Unlock My Book To continue your My Book drive must be Password acid Please provide your password Basseond hint 2 ell e Start the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility by either Using your computer s file management utility to open the WD SmartWare vir tual CD and double clicking the Unlock exe file Clicking Start gt My Computer opening the WD SmartWare virtual CD listing under Devices with Removable Storage and double clickin
37. e and start over with a fresh page 42 set of backups Enable show or disable hide Virtual CD Showing or Hiding the Virtual the virtual CD icon for your drive CD Icon on page 45 Change the option that checks for Preferences Setting the Preferences software updates whenever you reconnect your WD SmartWare drive to your compute Only available on the drive management Drive Settings screen Options on page 39 Enable the Backup and Retrieve functions Preferences Only available on the drive management Drive Settings screen Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions on page 46 MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 40 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Specifying a Name for Your Drive The custom label that you specify remains on your drive even when it is turned off or disconnected from your computer To specify a name for your drive 1 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 17 on page 32 click Label to display the Set Label dialog Set Label MY BOOK _ Invert label Enter a label in the area above then click Save Label Name to update the display You may want to label your drive by content for example photos or music or use a date or year For your convenience your label is displayed on the drive even when disconnected 2 Type your label in the Set Label box 3 Select or clear the Invert label check box to establish the label presentation that you wan
38. e change CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 19 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics About Backing Up Your Computer Files Backing It All Up Advanced Backup Capabilities About Backing Up Your Computer Files The WD SmartWare software automatically and continuously backs up all of the content on your computer to your My Book drive music movies photos documents e mail and other files Note One installation of the WD SmartWare software supports up to three backup drives that are configured with WD SmartWare software After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of content you have clicking the Start Backup button will back all of them up Or you can select specific types of content to back up After performing a backup the WD SmartWare software protects your files by backing up any e New file that is created on your computer or copied to your hard drive e Existing file that is changed in any way This protection is automatic the WD SmartWare software does it for you without any action on your part just make sure to leave your My Book drive connected to your computer Note Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as your My Book drive is connected to your computer Then whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer for new or changed files an
39. e data transfer rate slow Your system may be operating at USB 1 1 speeds due to an incorrect driver installation of the USB 2 0 adapter card or a system that does not support USB 2 0 DO If your system includes a PCI slot you can achieve Hi Speed USB transfer rates by installing a USB 2 0 PCI adapter card Contact the card manufacturer for installation procedures and more information Note f an additional external drive is connected to the WD product USB bandwidth is shared and may affect performance TROUBLESHOOTING 64 gt 9 DO MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Why does the drive not power up Be sure the drive is plugged in to a power source A special cable may be needed for computers with limited bus power For more information in the U S visit our website at store westerndigital com Outside the U S contact WD Technical Support in your region Why is the drive not recognized under My Computer or on the computer desktop If your system has a USB 2 0 PCI adapter card be sure that its drivers are installed 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 manufacturer for installation procedures Q Why won t my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to the computer before booting A Depending on your system configuration your computer may attempt to boot from
40. e drive to your computer the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer for new or changed files and resumes automatic continuous backup as before e See your backup as it happens Seeing is believing Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup e Retrieve lost files effortlessly Bring back your valuable data to its original location whether you ve lost all your data or just overwritten an important file WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen provides four tab selected options e Home Provides a Content Gauge that shows the capacity and content of each hard drive in or connected to your computer See Figure 8 on page 13 e Backup Manages existing backups or creates new backups of your important data including movies music documents e mail and pictures see Figure 10 on page 21 e Retrieve Brings back valuable data that has been lost or overwritten See Figure 13 on page 28 e Settings Manages security diagnostics power settings and backup parameters see Figure 11 on page 24 On the Home screen you can modify the primary drive being categorized with the drop down selection box under the name of your computer By selecting a different drive the system will identify the categories of files on that drive Then click the e Backup tab to back up files from the selected drive to your My Book drive e Retrieve tab to retrieve backed
41. e ere EE i f 2 Type your password in the Password box 3 Click Unlock to unlock your drive and enable the WD SmartWare software Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you connect your password protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD SmartWare software installed you can still access the virtual CD partition on your drive and install the WD SmartWare software as usual You will not be able to access the data portion of your drive until you unlock it LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE 33 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed 1 Start the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility by either e Using your computer s file management utility to open the WD SmartWare virtual CD and double clicking the Unlock exe file e Clicking Start gt My Computer and double clicking the WD SmartWare icon under Devices with Removable Storage WD SmartWare Drive Unlock Unlock your drive Enter your password to unlock your drive Po e Name Mly Book Elite F asaword hint Serial WCAUg4C321047 Size 930 G8 2 Type your password 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 Feature To remove password protection from your drive 1 Click Security on either the WD SmartWare Drive S
42. e shipped in an approved shipping container prepaid and insured to the address provided on your return paperwork Your original box and packaging materials should be kept for storing or shipping your 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 cause recovery of lost data or data contained in any Product placed in its possession Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product in the course of its normal use will for the term defined below be free from defects in material and workmanship and will conform to WD s specification therefor The term of your limited warranty depends on the country in which your Product was purchased The term of your limited warranty is for 3 years in the North South and Central America region 3 years in the Europe the Middle East and Africa region and 3 years in the Asia Pacific region unless otherwise required by law The term of your limited warranty period shall commence on the purchase date appearing on your purchase receipt WD shall have no liability for any Product returned if WD determines that the Product was stolen from WD or that the asserted defect a is not present b cannot reasonably be rectified because of damage occurring before WD receives the Product or c is attributable to misuse improper installation alteration including removing or oblit
43. e the Backup and Retrieve functions if you selected Install Drive Settings at the What would you like to do prompt on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 39 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance on either the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen or the drive management Drive Settings screen see Figure 6 on page 32 IF you wantto THEN click AND see Create a custom name label Label Specifying a Name for Your that appears in the spine area Drive on page 41 of your My Book drive Use a password to keep others Security Password Protecting Your from accessing the files on your Drive on page 31 drive Change your password Security Changing Your Password on page 35 Remove password protection from Security Turning Off the Drive Lock your drive Feature on page 34 Register your drive to receive free technical support during the 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 Specify an inactive time interval to turn off your drive Sleep Timer Setting the Drive Sleep Timer on page 42 Erase your drive so you can retrieve Drive Erase Erasing Your Drive on the spac
44. ee Figure 9 on page 13 with the Settings tab for performing all drive management functions see Customizing Your Drive Settings on page 39 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 11 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL e Clicking the Settings tab displays the drive management Drive Settings screen 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 OP My Book Elite OS C MY BOOK F 149 0 GB Total 930 9 GB Total Data For Backup Data Backed Up Files Files 7 069 it Size Size 1 02 GB 930 8 GB Free Skip Backup Start Backup Set Label MY BACKUPS Invert label Enter a label in the area above then click Save Label Name to update the display You may want to label your drive by content for example photos or music or use a date or year For your convenience your label is displayed on the drive even when disconnected l Save Label Settings Set Label MY BACKUPS L Invert label Enter a label in the area above then click Save Label Name to update the display You may want to label your drive by content for example photos or music or use a date or year For your convenience your label is displayed on the drive even when disconnected ti Save Label Settings About your drive Product Name My Book Elite Operating System Windows XP Service Pack
45. egory includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties This space is not available for backups In the Content Gauges and the Detailed View content box This file category Includes files with these extensions Documents doc txt htm html ppt xls xml and other document extensions Mail mail msg pst and other mail extensions Music mp3 wav wma and other music extensions Movies avi mov mp4 and other movie extensions Pictures gif jpg png and other picture extensions Other Others that do not belong in the five main categories BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 21 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL For a complete list of all included file extensions search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http support wdc com Note that e The System category shown against a dark gray background includes all of your operating system files that are not available for backup Files that are not backed up include system files program files applications and working files like tmp and log files e The Retrieved category also shown against a dark gray background includes the files that you have retrieved from a prior backup They too are not available for backup Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the category To back up other internal hard drives click the Home tab and select the drive Backing It All Up To b
46. enlarminformations Verordnung 3 GPSGV Der h chste Schalldruckpegel betr gt 70 db A oder weniger gem EN ISO 7779 falls nicht anders gekennzeichnet oder spezifiziert COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 75 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL KCC Notice Republic of Korea only Class B Device 1 Please note that this device has been approved for non business purposes and may be used in any environment including residential areas Environmental Compliance China BEA BR Pb Hg 8 Cd Abr Cr VI ei F R RE PBDE EAA ME a ae a a e O O O T a ee a a ee ee E 2 BENE GID E Se oc O Ba X UT Oo CO i O y O O USB A Haktk BER SSeS ee O O EKIPE HA REIER E P A R A A SA E WEF SJ T 11363 2006 HE HPR E X TAS EB EE PT H RERA PT ee NAAA BE EP SJ T 11363 2006 WERE Warranty information Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service If this Product requires maintenance either contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support website at support wdc com for information on how to obtain service or a Return Material Authorization RMA If it is determined that the Product may be defective you will be given an RMA number and instructions for Product return An unauthorized return i e one for which an RMA number has not been issued will be returned to you at your expense Authorized returns must b
47. erating labels and opening or removing external enclosures COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 76 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL unless the product is on the list of limited user serviceable products and the specific alteration is within the scope of the applicable instructions as found at support wdc com accident or mishandling while in the possession of someone other than WD Subject to the limitations specified above your sole and exclusive warranty shall be during the period of warranty specified above and at WD s option the repair or replacement of the Product The foregoing limited warranty is WD s sole warranty and is applicable only to products sold as new The remedies provided 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 particular purpose and b any and all obligations and liabilities of WD for damages including but not limited to accidental consequential or special damages or any financial loss lost profits or expenses or lost data arising out of or in connection with the purchase use or performance of the Product even if WD has been advised of the possibility of such damages In the United States some states do not allow exclusion or limitations of incidental or consequential damages so the limitations above may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal
48. etes all existing backup job configurations See Backing Up Your Computer Files on page 20 Use your operating system s Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the WD SmartWare software from your computer Uninstalling on Windows XP 1 Click Start gt Control Panel 2 Double click Add or Remove Programs 3 Select WD SmartWare and click Remove 4 Click Yes at the Are you Sure prompt Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7 1 Click Start gt Control Panel 2 Double click Programs and Features 3 Click WD SmartWare or the WD SmartWare icon and click Uninstall Change at the top of the screen 4 Click Yes at the Do you wish to proceed prompt MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 46 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Checking Drive Health The data files on your My Book drive are important to you The WD SmartWare software has several built in diagnostic tools to help make sure that your drive is performing well Run one of the following tests if you are concerned that your drive is not operating properly Diagnostic Tool Description Quick S M A R T Status Check S M A R T is a failure prediction function 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 might be approaching a serious failure condition With advanced warning you could take pre
49. etrieve folder 38 system throttling 38 Space available 36 Settings See Drive Settings Status check 36 System file category defined 56 file category defined 15 22 throttling software setting 38 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL System compatibility 3 T Temperature check 36 U UL 75 Underwriters Laboratories Inc 75 Uninstalling 62 Uninstalling WD SmartWare software 46 Unlocking the drive with the WD SmartWare software 60 without the WD SmartWare software 61 USB drive interface 5 vV Virtual CD icon showing and hiding 40 45 unlocking the drive from 61 W Warranty 76 WD service 76 WD SmartWare icon 36 Windows unlocking the drive from the virtual CD 33 INDEX 79 Information furnished by WD is believed to be accurate and reliable however no responsibility is assumed by WD for its use nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent 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 and Data Lifeguard are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies Inc Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies 2010 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest Calif
50. ettings screen or the drive management Drive Settings screen see Figure 17 on page 32 to display the Your Drive is Secure dialog Your Drive is Secure To change your curent security settings please enter your password below Password fF E E Password hint Change password New password Verity password Password hint 2 Type your password in the Password box 3 Select the Remove security option 4 Click Update Security Settings to remove password protection from your drive and redisplay the Set Security dialog LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE 34 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Changing Your Password To change your password 1 On the 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 yourself of your new password in the New password hint box 2 Click Update Security Settings to change your password LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE 35 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Managing and Customizing Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics Using the WD SmartWare Icon Opening WD SmartWare Software Checking Drive Status Monitoring Icon Alerts Safely Disconnecting the Drive Customizing Your Software Settings Customizing Your Drive Settings Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Using the WD SmartWare Ico
51. for backup Files that are not backed up include system files program files applications and working files e The Retrieved category also shown against a dark gray background shows the files that you have retrieved from a prior backup They too are not available for backup e Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the category 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 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 your first backup represent the system and hidden files that your computer s operating system put there when you installed the drive Using the WD SmartWare Icon After you have installed the WD SmartWare Software the WD SmartWare icon displays in the bar at the top right corner of the screen 4 Thul 53PM q A By clicking the icon you can e Open the WD SmartWare software e Check the drive status e Safely dismount the drive and the virtual CD The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things Opening the WD SmartWare Software If the WD SmartWare software does not start automatically you can restart it by e Clicking the WD SmartWare icon and selecting Open WD SmartWare 4 T
52. g the Unlock exe file MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 43 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Unlock your drive Enter your password to unlock your drive F asaword Fo e Name Mly Book Elite Password hint Serial WCAUg4C321047 Size 930 B 2 Make five attempts to unlock the drive by a Typing a password in the Password box b Clicking Unlock 3 The fifth invalid password attempt displays the Too many attempts prompt WD SmartWare Drive Unlock 5 Too Many Password Attempts There were too many password recovery attempts Warning Clicking Format permanently erases To try again all the data on your drive 1 Safely unplug your drive from the computer 2 Turn your drive off and then on O understand 3 Plug your drive into the computer a ememes 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 drive Note Erasing your drive also removes your password If you still want to 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 MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 44 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon Each WD SmartWare drive that you connect to your computer adds its own virtual CD icon to your Windows Explorer and My Computer Devices with Remov
53. his mode will retrieve older versions and deleted files as well Retrieving All of Your Content On the Select content to retrieve screen See Figure 16 choose the Retrieve all Files option which retrieves files across all categories and copies them to either their original locations or the Retrieve Contents folder RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 30 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Locking and Unlocking Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics Password Protecting Your Drive Unlocking Your Drive Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature Changing Your Password Password Protecting Your Drive You should password protect your drive if you are worried that someone else will gain access to your drive and you do not want them to see your files on the drive CAUTION The WD SmartWare software uses your password to electronically lock and unlock your drive If you forget your password you will not be able to access the data that Is on your drive or write new data to it You will have to erase the drive before you can use it again You can reach the Set Security dialog for password management during the initial getting started process or from the WD SmartWare Settings tab Drive Settings screen There you can e Create a password e Change a password e Eliminate the 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 Setting
54. i Mail 230 78 KB I Movies 15 98 KB i Music 1 31 MB W Other 1 01 GB W Pictures 466 74 KB Apply Changes Revert BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 23 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 2 Inthe backup files content box e Select the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to include in the backup e Clear the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to exclude from the backup 3 Click Apply Changes to refresh the Content Gauge for your My Book drive 4 Click Start Backup to back up the selected categories of files Changing the Backup Software Settings To optimize your backup you can e Specify the number of backup versions to keep for each file e Pause backups until your computer is idle To configure these backup options 1 Click the Settings tab to display the Settings screen see Figure 11 Retrieve Settings MYDESKTOP My Book Elite Software Settings Drive Settings Sofware Settings options let you enter the number of Drive Settings options let you secure and register backup versions you want to retain delay backup your drive run diagnostics set a sleep timer erase until your computer is idle select a folder to retrieve your drive and enable or disable the WD SmartWare your backed up files to and set preferences for Virtual CD on your computer automating software updates and starting the WD SmartWare software Set Up Software Set Up Drive Figure 11 Settings Screen
55. ically Relax Your data is secure Automatic continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file e See your backup as it happens Seeing is believing Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup e Bring back lost files effortlessly Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you ve lost all your data deleted a file or just overwritten an important file e Take control Customize your backup set drive security run diagnostics manage the power settings and more from the WD SmartWare control center e Drive lock Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256 bit hardware based encryption Illuminated capacity gauge See at a glance how much space is available on your drive ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 1 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL USB 2 0 interface A simple connection that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers Power miser My Book external drives are designed to save energy WD GreenPower Technology lowers internal drive power consumption by up to 30 a sleep mode reduces power during idle times and a power saving feature turns the drive on and off with your computer Planet friendly We designed a small box from recycled materials to minimize waste We encourage you to recycle it Ready to pl
56. ifying a unique folder to store files retrieved from your drive e Automatically checking for WD SmartWare software updates To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for the best possible performance with your drive on the Software Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 25 IF you wantto THEN click AND see Change the number of backup File History Specifying the Number of versions to keep for each file Backup Versions on page 25 Enable anytime backups or inhibit Backup Speed Pausing Backups Until Your them until your computer is idle Computer is Idle on page 26 Specify a path to a different retrieve Retrieve Folder Specifying a Different Retrieve folder Folder on page 38 Change the options that checks for Preferences Setting the Preferences software updates whenever you Options on page 39 reconnect your My Book drive to your computer Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder When you start a retrieve you can choose whether you want to store the retrieved files in either e Their original locations on your computer e A Retrieved Content 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 existing folder you want to use 2 On the Software Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 25 click Retrieve Folder to display the Set Ret
57. ional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive 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 your first backup represent 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 help information to quickly guide you through your backup retrieve and settings tasks Whenever you are uncertain about what to do just click the info online help icon in the upper right corner of any screen To close the info help screen after reading the online help click the X icon in the upper right corner of the screen Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software If you do not install the WD SmartWare software you can still use your My Book as an external hard drive In this case however you will not be able to e Protect your data with automatic continuous backups see Backing Up Your Computer Files on page 20 e Retrieve earlier versions of lost or damaged files see Retrieving Backed Up Files on page 27 e Secure you drive and all of the files on it with a password see Locking and Unlocking Your Drive on page 31 e Customize your software and drive settings for the best p
58. k Elite external hard drive an elegant high capacity storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life Our latest edition features a customizable smart display to identify what s on your drive visual automatic continuous backup software and drive lock security protection The new sleeker design brings beauty and brains together WD s best selling My Book Elite USB external hard drive features WD SmartWare software that backs up your data automatically and continuously shows your backup as it happens and brings back lost files effortlessly This chapter includes the following topics Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering Your WD Product Handling Precautions Features Major features of the My Book Elite drive include Smart display Create your own personalized drive label to remind you what s stored on each drive You can even view the label when the drive is unplugged The display also 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 takes up less space on your desk and allows two or more My Book drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf WD SmartWare software An easy to use backup solution that gives you the power to e Protect your data automat
59. l your WD portable USB drive Refer to your system s motherboard BIOS setting documentation to disable this feature or visit support wdc com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1201 For more information about booting from external drives refer to your system documentation or contact your system manufacturer TROUBLESHOOTING 65 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing an SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software you must have an SES driver installed on computers running Windows to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Book drive to your computer Note The SES Driver is installed automatically when you install the WD SmartWare software or if you clicked Do Not Install on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen see Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software on page 15 This appendix includes the following topics Installing on Windows XP Computers Installing on Windows Vista Computers Installing 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 enabled two additional screens might appear at the same time as the Found New Hardware Wizard screen If they appear close them You can use the Found New Hardware Wizard to install the SES driver either e Automatically if your computer is connected to the Internet
60. ll its contents If you have already saved files on the drive be sure to back them up before reformatting it Go to support wdc com and refer to the appropriate Knowledge Base Answer ID for information about reformatting a Windows drive e 287 or 3323 for Mac OS X e 1364 for FAT32 See Troubleshooting on page 54 for more information about reformatting a drive Connecting the Drive and Getting Started After you have reformatted the drive for use on a Mac computer 1 Turn on your Mac computer 2 Connect the My Book drive to your computer as shown in Figure 4 on page 8 3 After you physically connect the drive the WD SmartWare virtual CD e Icon displays on the desktop e ls listed under Devices in Finder E WD SmartWare USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 49 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL The My Book icon also displays on your desktop where MY BOOK is the name you assigned to the volume when you reformatted the drive for use with the Mac computer Wiky Hole Your My Book drive is now ready to use as an external storage device You can enhance its performance by installing the following software that is on the drive e WD TURBO utility see Enhancing Performance with WD TURBO in the next section e WD SmartWare software 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
61. lling the WD SmartWare Software 000 cee eee ees 52 Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software 0 00 eee eee eee 53 The WD SmartWare Home Screen 2 0 0 0 cc eee eens 55 Using the WD SmartWare ICON 2 os 28 aaa 56 Opening the WD SmartWare Software annaa naaa na aa 56 Checking Drive Status 04 244 th ecut hae vee sidur ioes hee ewe a a eke oe 57 TABLE OF CONTENTS iv MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Safely Dismounting the Drive 1 0 0 0 cette eae 58 Using the WD Simian VarelCOn arate ene e sarees pared odd See Swadesh ee dale 58 Using ine My BOOK ICON c a asasi 2504 a a tc bee Sees sees Sebo de Pe eee wed ee 59 Using the Drive Power BUTON esan exaces tee eka E aa tae ode ee eee eee oe 60 Ul givers ele the DVE asss ee ee ee ae ee ee maaie a Ra ee a a aaa 60 Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 000 cee eee eee 60 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 00 cece eee 61 Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software 0 000 eee 62 TYOUDIGSNOOUNIG as 4 feat eared a ee ee ee ec ee 64 Installing Partitioning and Formatting the Drive 0 0 64 Frequently Asked QUCSIIONS t614 4 tosieete ce dno eebew deed teeee ores eee ede oe 64 Installing an SES Driver 0 020 e eee ees 66 Installing on Windows XP Computers 00 000 eee eee teens 66 Installing the Driver Automatically 0 0 2 0c eee tenes 66 Installing the Driver Manuall
62. ly To install the SES driver automatically your computer must be connected to the Internet 1 Verify that your computer is connected to the Internet 2 Onthe Found New Hardware wizard screen click Locate and install driver software T Found New Hardware Windows needs to install driver software for your WD SES Device USB Device Locate and install driver software recommended Windows will quide you through the process of installing driver software for your device Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device or log on Don t show this message again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software Cancel 3 On the Found New Hardware WD SES Device wizard screen click Yes search online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update Ea wy Ul Found New Hardware WD SES Device Allow Windows to search online for driver software for your WD SES Device Yes always search online recommended Windows will automatically search for the latest drivers and applications for your hardware and download them to your computer gt v Windows will search for the latest drivers and applications for this device and download them to your computer Don t search online Your device may not function properly until you get the latest software Cancel Windows Vista automatically e Connects to Windows Update
63. me to WD SmartWare screen displays See Figure 5 b On Windows XP with AutoRun AutoPlay disabled right click to open the WD SmartWare virtual CD drive listing in Windows Explorer WO Smartware Note The WD SmartWare software is provided in the form of a virtual CD VCD drive on your My Book drive The VCD displays and behaves just like a physical CD To see the contents of the VCD such as the documentation and some extra 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 SmartWare Software on page 10 If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software go to Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software on page 15 instead 10 For Windows Vista or Windows 7 two or three screens might appear depending on whether the AutoRun AutoPlay function is enabled or disabled IF AutoRun AutoPlay is on your computer THEN Enabled Proceed to step a on page 10 Disabled Skip to step b on page 10 Welcome to WD SmartWare What would you like to do Note f a Flash Player is installed on your computer the screen is animated Install WD Smartware Install WD SmartvVare Backup Retrieve Drive Ese umn Lock and Drive Management features Install only WWD Drive Lock and Drive Management settings Install Drive Settings Do Not Install Do not i
64. n After you have installed the WD SmartWare software see Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software on page 10 the WD SmartWare icon displays in the Windows taskbar k 6 8 osoam A By clicking the icon you can e Open the WD SmartWare software e Check the drive status e Monitor icon alerts e Safely disconnect the drive The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things Opening WD SmartWare Software If the WD SmartWare software does not start automatically you can restart it by e Clicking Start gt All Programs gt WD SmartWare gt WDSmartWare e Double clicking the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar Note You can also left or right click the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar and select WD SmartWare Checking Drive Status Hover the pointer over the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar to see the drive capacity used and drive temperature and to find out if the drive is locked WD Drive Status Drive Name Volumes Used Locked Temperature My Book Elite USB HOD F 1 Na OK g S e fs X 7 45 AM MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 36 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar flashes to indicate drive status IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes THEN the drive might be Green and white Locked or in a format that the WD SmartWare software does not understand non Windows format in a Windows envi
65. nect the USB micro cable to your drive Check your Windows Explorer and My Computer Devices with Removable Storage listings to confirm the change MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 45 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions If you selected Install Drive Settings at the What would you like to do prompt on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen and now want to enable the backup and retrieve functions 1 On the disk management Drive Settings screen see Figure 17 on page 32 click Preferences to display the Set Preferences dialog Set Preferences Select automation options W Automatically check for WD SmartVare software updates Unlock the full potential of WD SmariVWare to back up and retrieve the data on your WD drive To add Backup and Retrieve functionality to WD Smartare click Enable Backup and Retrieve functions then click Enable Backup Now _ Enable Backup and Retrieve functions 2 Select the Enable Backup and Retrieve functions check box 3 Click Enable Backup Now to e Add the Backup and Retrieve tabs to the Home screen display e Add the Set Up Software and Set Up Drive options to the Settings screen e Remove the Preferences option 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 software as uninstalling del
66. ng Skip Backup Note In this case the initial Drive Settings screen includes a Return to Backup button for returning to the initial Backup screen Install Drive Settings The initial Drive Settings screen for securing and registering your drive Figure 7 on page 12 a See e Specifying a Name for Your Drive on page 41 e Password Protecting Your Drive on page 31 e Registering Your Drive on page 41 b Skip to step 6 Retrieve a backup The Home screen for accessing all WD SmartWare functions a See Figure 8 on page 13 and Retrieving Backed Up Files on page 27 b This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Retrieve a backup Note The initial Backup and Drive Settings screens only appear one time the first time you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer After that launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose what you want to do 5 After completing your initial backup click Continue on the initial Backup screen to display the WD SmartWare Home screen Figure 8 on page 13 This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install WD SmartWare 6 After password protecting or registering your drive click Finish to close the initial Drive Settings screen This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install Drive Settings In this case however e Opening the WD SmartWare software displays the drive management Home screen s
67. nstall WO Smart Vare Retrieve a backup Figure 5 Welcome to WD SmartWare Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 9 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL a For Windows Vista or Windows 7 with AutoRun AutoPlay enabled BD AutoPlay a oe Es Wy EA VAs WD CD Drive E WD SmartWare Always do this for software and games Install or run program General options bh Open folder to view files Set AutoPlay defaults in Control Panel Click the Run WDSmartWare exe option to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen see Figure 5 on page 9 b For Windows Vista or Windows 7 with AutoRun AutoPlay disabled open Computer click to open the WD SmartWare VCD drive listing in Windows Explorer and double click the WD SmartWare exe file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen see Figure 5 on page 9 11 Continue to Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software in the next section If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software go to Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software on page 15 instead Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software To get started with 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 IF you want to install THEN click the The full version of the WD SmartWare software with Install WD SmartWare button continuous autom
68. of backup versions BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 25 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle A large backup can take a lot of time and can consume a lot of your system processing resources The WD SmartWare software works in 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 1 On the Software Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 25 click Backup Speed to display the Reduce Backup Speed dialog Reduce Backup Speed This option may allow your system to run faster by reducing backup speed Pause backup until computer is idle 2 Select or clear the Pause backup until computer is idle check box to enable or disable the Backup Speed option BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 26 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Retrieving Backed Up Files This chapter includes the following topics About Retrieving Files Retrieving a File Retrieving a Folder Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted Files Retrieving All of Your Content About Retrieving Files The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to retrieve files that have been backed up on your My Book drive and either e Restore them to their original locations on your computer e Copy them to a special retrieve folder Retrieve is generally a five step process 1 Choose the d
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70. ose the wizard Back fF Finish j Cancel MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 67 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet install the driver manually 1 On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen select No not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to Windows Update Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for curent and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Ores this time only es now and every time connect a device Cancel 2 Click Next to continue 3 Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for WO SES Device USB Device 9 If your hardware came with an installation CD EA or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install the software automatically Recommended Click Next to continue 4 Browse to My Computer and a Double click the My Book drive b Double click the Extras folder c Select WD SES Device Driver INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 68 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL d Click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose yo
71. ossible performance see Managing and Customizing Your Drive on page 36 e Check the operational condition of your drive with built in diagnostic features See Connecting the Drive and Getting Started on page 7 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 15 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL To forego these performance features and get started without installing the WD SmartWare software 1 Click Do Not Install on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen to display the Continue without installing WD SmartWare prompt WD SmartWare Continue without installing WO smartare Ifyou choose notto install the WWO SmartVare software you will be Unable to use the software features that let you automatically back up and retrieve files set security to protect data on your drive and run diagnostics on your drive Mote The Windows SES driver will be installed to ensure proper drive functionality Continue without Install 2 Click e Continue without Install if you still do not want to install the WD SmartWare software e Go Back if you have changed your mind and do want to install the WD SmartWare software In this case go to Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software on page 10 Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD If you have decided to get started without installing the WD SmartWare software you might also want to hide disable the WD SmartWare virtual CD VCD Doing this would be a simple two click operation f
72. rd Name My Desktop P Details D 7 Click OK As prompted when the installation completes click Yes to restart the computer Installing TURBO drivers was successful WD recommends that you restart Do you want to restart now i ED 9 When the computer restarts the My Book icon now looks like this where MY BOOK is the name you assigned to the volume when you reformatted the drive for use with the Mac computer Why SOLO Your My Book drive is now ready to use as an enhanced performance external storage device USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 51 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing the WD SmartWare Software To install the WD SmartWare software 1 Double click the WD SmartWare virtual CD icon and then double click the WD SmartWare icon on the screen that displays WD SmartWare DriveUnlock Virtual CD Manager i _ Extras User Manuals WD SmartWare B What is this html Note Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard only A message asks whether you want to use the My Book drive to back up with Time Machine Do you want to use MY BOOK to back up with Time Machine Time Machine keeps an up to date copy of everything on your Mac It not only keeps a spare copy of every file it remembers how your system looked so you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past Cancel Use as Backup Disk WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple s Time Machine software When
73. rieve Folder dialog Set Retrieve Folder The curent retrieve folder is at CADocuments and Settings Ramon SpontelliiMy Documents Retieved Contents If you would like to change this folder please enter the new location below CADocuments and Settings Ramon Sg Browse 3 Click Browse and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder 4 Click Apply to save and implement the new retrieve folder MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 38 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Setting the Preferences Options When enabled each time you reconnect your My Book drive to your computer the Preferences option checks for software updates This ensures that you are always using the most recent software version To enable or disable the Preferences option 1 On either the Software Settings screen Figure 12 on page 25 or the drive management Drive Settings screen Figure 17 on page 32 click Preferences to display a Set Preferences dialog Set Preferences Select automation options i Automatically check for WO SmartWare software updates Set Preferences Select automation options Automatically check for WO SmartWare software updates WD SmartWare Set Preferences Dialog Unlock the full potential of WD SmariVVare to back up and retrieve the data on your WD drive To add Backup and Retrieve functionality to WD SmartWare click Enable Backup and Retrieve functions then click Enable Backup Now _ Enable Backup
74. rive to retrieve content from on the Home screen 2 Choose the backup you want to retrieve content from This is only required if you have created several different backups on your My Book drive 3 Choose whether content will be retrieved to a special retrieval folder or to the original location 4 Choose what content to retrieve either files folders or everything 5 Retrieve 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 display the Retrieve screen see Figure 13 on page 28 2 Inthe Backed Up Volumes box select the WD SmartWare volume that you want to retrieve a file or folder from and click Select Destination to display the Select a destination for retrieved files screen See Figure 14 on page 28 3 On the Select a destination for retrieved files screen IF you want to copy your retrieved content to THEN Its original location a Select the To the Original Places option b Click Select Files to display the Select content to retrieve screen and proceed to step 4 on page 29 A retrieved content folder Select the In a Retrieved Content Folder option b If you want to specify a different retrieve folder click Browse and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder c Click Apply to save and implement the new retrieve
75. roduct serial number system hardware and system software versions available North America Asia Pacific English 800 ASK 4WDC Australia 1 800 42 9861 800 275 4932 China 800 820 6682 65 62430496 Spanish 800 832 4778 Hong Kong 800 6008 6008 India 1 800 11 9393 MNTL 1 800 200 5789 Reliance 011 26384700 Pilot Line Europe toll free 00800 ASK4 WDEU Indonesia 803 852 9439 00800 27549338 Japan 00 531 650442 Korea 02 703 6550 Europe 31 880062100 Malaysia 800 6008 6008 1 800 88 1908 65 62430496 Middle East 31 880062100 Philippines 1 800 1441 0159 Africa 31 880062100 Singapore 800 6008 6008 800 608 6008 65 62430496 Taiwan 800 6008 6008 65 62430496 Toll free number is available in the following countries Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Table of Contents WD Service and Support 2 0 0c eee eee eens i Accessing Online Support 4i 444445605066 50u4h bbs Seed beted eee iw bee Ct awe ea erks ji Contacting WD Technical Support a na saa aaae eaaa ji 1 About Your WD Drive 26506056 sewed eee eee eee eee tance dee ees 1 Fe cpa eee ee ee ee ee ea ee See ee eee 1 COMMS INUS E grueap y Gaeen E E ren wh ans Se gee a ee rk 2 Optional Accessories ac ac n nnana na aa ee Bee oo teh en eda bed a eos Ga e 2 Operating System Compatibility 0 0 0 0 ccc eee eee eee 3 DSK DVS FOMAC seror pe s
76. rom the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Settings dialog see Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon on page 45 But if you have not installed the WD SmartWare software it is more involved and you should be aware of the following precautions e Hiding the VCD inhibits access to the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility that enables and disables the VCD If you move the drive to another computer the VCD remains hidden there too You will need to either copy the utility back to the drive or download another copy of it if you want to show the VCD or install the WD SmartWare software on the other computer e You cannot run the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility directly from the drive you must run it from a folder on your desktop CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 16 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL With those precautions in mind if you have not installed the WD SmartWare software and want to hide the VCD 1 Open the WD SmartWare VCD file listing in Windows Explorer and double click the Virtual CD Manager exe file to display the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility screen WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager Welcome to the WD Smartware Virtual CD Manager The WO SmarthVare VCD Manager lets you enable display or disable hide the YCD on your WD drive a Note that when it opens the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility also copies a Virtual CD Manager folder to your desktop This is the folder you will want to copy b
77. ronment Red and white Overheated Power down the drive and let it cool for 60 minutes Power it back on and if the problem persists contact WD Support Safely Disconnecting the Drive You can safely disconnect the drive from your computer by using either e The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar e The drive power button Using the WD SmartWare Icon To safely disconnect the drive using the WD SmartWare icon 1 Right click the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar and then click Safely remove My Book Elite USB HDD Safely remove My Book Elite USB HDD F WO Smartare Exit WO Smartare oF M anam You might hear the drive power down 2 Wait for the power activity LED to 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 drive You might hear the drive power down 2 Wait for the power activity LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive from the computer MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 37 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 the best possible performance with your drive by e Specifying the number of backup versions that you want to keep for each file e Inhibiting backups until times when your computer is idle e Spec
78. s is the folder that the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility copied to your desktop at step 1 of this procedure Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD If you got started without installing the WD SmartWare software hid disabled the WD SmartWare virtual CD VCD and now want to move your My Book drive to another computer or install the WD SmartWare software you might want or need to show enable the VCD on the other computer Doing this would be a simple two click operation from the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Settings dialog See Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon 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 the Windows Explorer copy paste or drag drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager folder from your My Book drive to the desktop of your computer This is the folder that you copied to your to your My Book drive at step 9 of Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD If you did not copy the Virtual CD Manager folder to your My Book drive when you hid the VCD then use your Internet connection to download the utility Virtual CD VCD Manager for Windows from support wdc com Open the Virtual CD Manager folder or the downloaded utility zip file WDSmartWareVirtualC DManagerforWindows vx x x x zip and double click the appropriate exe file to display the WD SmartWare
79. s tab to display either the WD SmartWare Settings screen or the drive management Drive Settings screen See Figure 17 on page 32 2 If you opened the WD SmartWare Settings screen click Set Up Drive to display the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen See Figure 17 on page 32 3 On either screen click Security to display the Set Security dialog Set Security WD SmatWare lets you secure your drive to prevent others from accessing your files Choose a password Verniy password E Password hint Vv Warming WD cannot retrieve your password If you forget your password you will penmanently lose access to your data _ I understand 4 Type your password in the Choose a password box 5 Retype your password in the Verify password box LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE 31 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Security Registration Diagnostics Sleep Timer Drive Erase Virtual CD Back to Main Settings WD SmartWare Drive Settings Screen Drive Management Drive Settings Screen Figure 17 Drive Settings Screens 6 Type a hint to help remind yourself of your password in the Password hint box 7 Read the warning about the possibility of data loss if you forget your password Click the understand check box to signify that you accept the risk 8 Click Save Security Settings to save your password and enable password protection for your drive CAUTION After creating a pass
80. stall the software However you will need to restart the Run Backup backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all existing backup job configurations See Backing Up Your Computer Files on page 20 To uninstall the WD SmartWare software 1 Double click the WD SmartWare VCD icon and then double click the Extras folder on the screen that displays WD SmartWare DriveUnlock Virtual CD Manager User Manuals WD SmartWare What is this html USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 62 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 2 Double click the WD SmartWare Uninstaller icon WD TURBO Installer WD SmartWare Uninstaller VCDVersion xml 3 Click Uninstall on the WD SmartWare Uninstall screen WD SmartWare Uninstall Would you like to uninstall WO SmartWare USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 63 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics Installing Partitioning and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems when installing or using this product refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our Support website at support wdc com and search our knowledge base for more help Installing Partitioning and Formatting the Drive How to Answer ID a Install partition and format the drive in Windows XP and Vista 207 3322 Install partition and format the drive to Mac OS X 10 4 11 and 10 5 287 3323 Reformat from Mac G
81. sword to unlock your drive Password t name My Paok Elia Password hint serial WCOAU4C321047 gize 1 0 TB 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 drive to a computer that does not have the WD SmartWare software installed you can use the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there The WD SmartWare software provides the Drive Unlock utility on the WD SmartWare virtual CD drive VCD that appears on your desktop To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 61 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 1 Double click the WD SmartWare VCD icon and double click the Drive Unlock icon on the screen that appears WD SmartWare DriveUnlock Virtual CD Manager _ _ Extras User Manuals WO SmartWare nn ITMI What is this html 2 Type your password in the Password box WD SmartWare Drive Unlock Unlock My Book Elite Enter your password to unlock your drive y P yo Password DE Name My Book Elite EEE fine Serial WCAU4C321047 Size 1 0 TB 3 Click Unlock to unlock your drive 4 Click Exit at the Your drive is now unlocked prompt to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software You can easily unin
82. t dark text against 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 drive To register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and be kept up to date on the latest WD products 1 Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet 2 On the Drive Settings screen See Figure 17 on page 32 click Registration to display the Register Drive dialog Register Drive WD lets you register your drive to receive software update notifications and customer support First name E Lasi name E E mail address E Required Field Preferred language English W Yes want to receive communication from WD including software updates for registered products product improvement opportunities and member discounts on WD products Type your first name in the First name box Type your last name in the Last name box Type your e mail address in the E mail address box o ot a e Select your language in the Preferred language box MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 41 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 7 Select or clear the Yes want to receive communication check box to specify whether or not you want to receive e mail notifications about software updates product enhancements and price discount opportuni
83. the performance of the drive on a Mac computer If you are going to install the WD SmartWare software you do not need to install the WD TURBO utility yourself the WD SmartWare software will install it for you If you are not going to install the WD SmartWare software install WD TURBO to enhance the performance of your My Book drive To install WD TURBO 1 Double click the WD SmartWare virtual CD icon and then double click the Extras folder on the screen that displays WD SmartWare DriveUnlock Virtual CD Manager paun l i mn User Manuals WD SmartWare B What is this html 2 Double click the WD TURBO Installer icon LJExtras o 1 of 3 selected Zero KB available p WO TURBO Installer WD SmartWare Uninstaller VCDVersion xml USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 50 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 3 Click Install on the WD TURBO Driver Installer screen Digital 2008 2009 Western Digital Corporation 4 Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue 5 A message informs you that installing the drivers requires you to restart your computer to make them active Installing the Western Digital TURBO drivers requires you to restart the computer to make them active Do you want to proceed and install the drivers Click Yes to continue 6 Type the password that you normally use to access the computer in the Password box WD TUREO Installer requires that you type your passwo
84. the drive power down 2 Before you disconnect the drive from the computer dismount the WD SmartWare virtual CD Right or control click the WD SmartWare icon on the desktop and click Eject WD SmartWare Open Eject WD SmartWare Get Info Duplicate Make Alias Copy WD SmartWare Clean Up Selection 3 Wait until both the My Book drive icon WD SmartWare virtual CD icon disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the drive from the computer USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 59 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Using the Drive Power Button To safely dismount the drive using the drive power button 1 Press the power button on the back of the My Book drive You might hear the drive power down 2 Wait until both the My Book drive icon and the WD SmartWare virtual CD icon disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the drive from the computer Unlocking the Drive After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive you will have to type your password to unlock the drive whenever e You shut down and restart your computer e You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer e Your computer exits the sleep mode You will have 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 SmartWare software can be automatic or manual depen
85. ties 8 Click Register Drive to register your drive Setting the Drive Sleep Timer The drive sleep timer turns off the power to your drive after a certain period of inactivity to conserve power and minimize long term wear on the drive To specify the inactivity period for the sleep timer 1 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 17 on page 32 click Sleep Timer to display the Set Sleep Timer dialog Set Sleep Timer Set the amount of time before your drive goes to sleep Note OS settings may ovenide these settings Tum off Drive After 10 minutes 2 Inthe Turn off Drive box select the inactivity time interval at which you want to turn off the drive 3 Click Set Timer to save and implement your sleep timer selection Erasing Your Drive CAUTION Erasing your drive permanently deletes all of the data on your drive Always make sure that you no longer need any of the data on your drive before erasing the drive The WD SmartWare software provides two ways to erase your drive depending on whether your My Book drive is locked or not IF your drive is AND you THEN see Not locked Want to erase the drive Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function in the following section Locked Have forgotten or lost your Using the Drive Unlock Utility password and must erase the on page 43 drive MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 42 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Using the Driv
86. tion and operating system For highest performance and reliability always install the latest updates and service pack SP For Windows computers go to the Start menu and select Windows Update For Mac computers go to the Apple menu and 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 with a Mac computer see Reformatting the Drive on page 49 and Troubleshooting on page 64 Physical Description As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 2 on page 3 the My Book Elite drive has e Indicators on the front e The power connector and button interface port and a security slot on the back Power Activity LED Figure 2 Front of My Book Elite Drive ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 3 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Power Button Cj Power Connector A 12VDC e 9 Figure 3 Back of My Book Elite Drive Indicators The My Book Elite drive has four indicators e Capacity gauge e Customizable label e Power activity LED e Lock indicator LED Capacity Gauge The capacity gauge has ten segments that fill from bottom to top if the drive is vertical or from right to left if the drive is horizontal to indicate space used on the drive during the power on state Each segment represents approximately 10 percent of drive capa
87. ts ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 6 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter includes the following topics Connecting the Drive Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare Home Screen Viewing the Info Online Help Topics Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software Connecting the Drive To connect the My Book drive to your Windows computer 1 Depending on your region if required change the power adapter as follows ESGCES BSEE SG US JA TW EU KO UK US JA TW EU KO UK Installing Removing Installing Removing 2 Turn on your computer 3 Connect the My Book drive as shown in Figure 4 on page 8 4 Ifyou have reformatted the drive for use on a Mac computer skip the rest of this procedure and see Figure on page 62 instead 5 After you physically connect the drive to your computer verify that the new WD SmartWare virtual CD and My Book drive appear under My Computer in Windows Explorer CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 7 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Figure 4 Connecting the My Book Drive 6 If a Found New Hardware screen appears click Cancel to close it e Gror SS Found New Hardware Wizard 7 Found New Hardware Welcome to the Found New Windows needs to install driver software for your WD SES Hardware Wizard Device USB Device Windows will search for current
88. ue 12 50PM Q About WD SmartWare My Book Elite Open WD SmartWare USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 56 Checking Drive Status e Double clicking WD SmartWare in the Applications list xX iMovie Z iPhoto iSync T iTunes iweb Mail W Photo Booth Preview QuickTime Player Safari E Spaces Stickies System Preferences ey TextEdit Time Machine Utilities WD SmartWare WD SmartWare Uninstaller Date Modified Dec 28 2009 Dec 28 2009 Dec 28 2009 Dec 28 2009 Dec 28 2009 Dec 28 2009 Dec 28 2009 Dec 28 2009 Dec 28 2009 Dec 28 2009 Dec 28 2009 10 10 AM 10 10 AM 10 10 AM 10 10 AM 10 10 AM 10 10 AM 10 10 AM 10 10 AM 10 10 AM 10 10 AM 10 10 AM Jan 14 2009 4 56 AM Dec 28 2009 10 10 AM Jan 14 2009 4 56 AM Dec 28 2009 Dec 28 2009 Apr 21 2010 10 10 AM 10 10 AM 10 47 AM Today 9 32 AM 37 7 MB 9 7 MB Kind Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Folder Application Application MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Use the WD SmartWare icon to determine whether the drive 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
89. ug and play with Windows computers NTFS formatted for compatibility with all Windows operating systems Important For the latest WD product information and news visit our website at www westerndigital com For the latest software firmware and product documentation and information go to http products wdc com updates Kit Contents As shown in Figure 1 your My Book Elite external hard drive kit includes the following e My Book Elite external hard drive e WD SmartWare software included on the drive e USB cable e AC adapter e Quick Install Guide Quick Install Guide My Book Elite Drive AC Adapter Figure 1 My Book Drive Kit Components Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for this product visit US www shopwd com or www wadstore com Canada www shopwd ca or www wdstore ca Europe www shopwd eu or www wdstore eu All others Contact WD Technical Support in your region For a list of Technical Support contacts visit support wdc com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048 ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 2 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Elite drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with the following operating systems Windows Mac OS X e Windows XP e Tiger e Windows Vista e Leopard e Windows 7 e Snow Leopard Compatibility can vary depending on hardware configura
90. up files from your My Book drive to any location on your computer In the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive all of your files that are available for backup are shown against a blue background in six categories where This file category Includes files with these extensions Documents doc txt htm html ppt xls xml and other document extensions Mail mail msg pst and other mail extensions Music mp3 wav wma and other music extensions Movies avi mov mp4 and other movie extensions Pictures gif jp9g oNg and other picture extensions Other Others that do not belong in the five main categories CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 14 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL For a complete list of all included file extensions search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http support wdc com Note that e The System category shown against a dark gray background includes all of your operating system files that are not available for backup Files that are not backed up include system files program files applications and working files like tmp and log files e The Retrieved category also shown against a dark gray background includes the files that you have retrieved from a prior backup They too are not available for backup e Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the category In the Content Gauge for your My Book drive the Addit
91. up will be retrieved from your MYDESKTOP C volume including Data Retrieved files you have previously deleted and the most current version of each file Data to Retrieve Files 7 068 Size 1 02 GB 134 5 GB Free gt Retrieve Some Files Cancel Retrieving Start Retrieving Reselect Destination Figure 15 Select Content to Retrieve Screen 4 Onthe Select content to retrieve screen select Retrieve Some Files to display the retrieve files selection box see Figure 4 on page 29 5 Navigate through the folder structure to find the content of interest Also you can use the search box by typing the name or partial name of the file or folder you are looking for e Click the appropriate file category button to list the files by category Pictures Music Movies Documents Other Mail e Select the View icon to list individual files e Type all or part of the file name in the search box to locate the file and press Enter to initiate the search To eliminate the search filter delete all of the text in the search box and press Enter e Select the check box for the file or folder that you want to retrieve 6 Click Start Retrieving RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 29 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL T Reteve Some Files WI Show older files M Show deleted files View U Search Music Movies Documents Other Mail Name Me DELL b ba Documents and Settings e 1386 _ Original File Location G Figure 16
92. ur search and installation options Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CO ROM Include this location in the search D extras WD SES Device Driver Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose thie option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware 5 When the installation completes click Finish Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for WD SES Device Click Finish to close the wizard Cancel INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 69 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5 or Figure 4 on page 6 the Found New Hardware screen displays Note If Autoplay is enabled two additional screens might appear at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen If they appear close them You can use the Found New Hardware screen to install the SES driver either e Automatically if your computer is connected to the Internet e Manually whether your computer is connected to the Internet or not Installing the Driver Automatical
93. using Time Machine you can still use the WD SmartWare software for password protecting the drive registering the drive and running drive diagnostics a Ifyou do not want to use the Time Machine backup software click Cancel b If you do want to use the Time Machine backup software click Use as Backup Disk The My Book icon now displays as E E m USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 52 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 2 The Welcome to WD SmartWare Software screen displays Welcome to WD SmartWare What would you like to do Note If a Flash Player is installed on your computer the screen is animated Install WD SmartWare Install Drive Settings Retrieve a backu 3 Continue to Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software in the next section Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software After you select either Install WD SmartWare Install Drive Settings or Retrieve a backup the software will guide you through a simple two step WD SmartWare software installation process If a newer version of software is available the system will automatically alert you WD highly recommends using the latest version of software especially on a new installation After the installation is complete the WD SmartWare software either e Guides you through Backing up your files see Figure 18 on page 54 and Backing Up Your Com puter Files on page 20 Setting up your drive security See Figure 19 on page 5
94. word the drive remains unlocked for as long as you continue your current work session Then the WD SmartWare software e Locks the drive when you shut down your computer or disconnect your drive e 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 created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive you will have to type your password to unlock the drive whenever e You shut down and restart your computer e You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer e Your computer exits the sleep mode You will have to do this even if you do not have the WD SmartWare software installed on your computer LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE 32 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer the WD SmartWare software displays a Drive is locked message in place of the content gauge for your My Book drive My Book Elite Drive is locked Click the above drive image to unlock drive To unlock your drive using the WD SmartWare software 1 As prompted click the My Book image above the Drive is locked message to open the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen WD SmartWare Unlock My Book To continue your My Book drive must be Password unlocked Please provide your password e
95. y s2 c 20s Pouce e oaeeddetadentdeeeeiate edece eteag eds 68 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 0000 eee ee eee 70 Installing the Driver Automatically 2226 2 ccncadteieere ede eee eedawee diver aaaea dived 70 Installing the Driver Manually se 44 e624 aedors oe bose ee ot wee ote wee eee dees dee 71 Installing on Windows 7 Computers 2 05 4 010 tde0n0es Ehee dd Oa oe aes T3 Compliance and Warranty Information 00000c eee eens 75 Regulatory Compliance n thet deend a bebe eek ede edad se 5 hess tae ee T3 FOG Class B MOnnalON s recs nent vente eae A REE teehee aad week eho E ae 13 ICES NMB 003 Compliance nnan ee wore ie wk hh ae wa ae Se aw wd eae earn dte yee ae 75 Sele COMDNIGNCe atciantatinerartcidcateeatadss AEREN EERE STEERED eee os 75 CE Compliance For Europe isos 26 2 koko hades ee ee Oh ee He On Ge ede eA 15 Go Mark Germany Only 25 t0025h0ecnaee cere ae ARERR ENNE Oe eee eee ens 75 KCC Notice Republic of Korea only 0 0 0 ce ee eee eens 76 Environmental Compliance China 2 0 2 0 000 cee eee eee ees 76 Waranty IMTOUMaAnlOn 3 50 5 eas 184 eretet ee oe be eee wee ae eS eet 76 ODtaining SENCE eis waeddw awed oeen whem sade eo eee eee eee he eee RRRA EENES ae 76 LIPMOC VARA sok cveuk eae eee oan Eee hee eo hwe tebe eae rk ek eee eae eee ae 76 MVOC E E oom crt ee E ee ae em a ee ye EE ET 78 TABLE OF CONTENTS v MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Boo

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