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1. 53 Unlocking the Drive with the SmartWare 54 Unlocking the Drive Without the SmartWare 5 55 Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 55 Uninstalling on Windows XP lt 55 Uninstalling on Windows Vista Windows 7 56 Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare 56 ITFOUDICSNOOUNDG 57 Installing Partitioning and Formatting the 57 Frequently Asked 57 Installing the SES 59 Installing on Windows XP Computers o9 Installing the Driver Automatically 59 Installing the Driver 61 Installing on Windows Vista lt 62 Installing the Driver Automatically 63 Installing the Driver Manually eorr ee REE ee RA ere Een ee 64 Installing on Windows 7 66 TABLE OF CONTENTS iv MY BOOK STUDI
2. cece eee eee eens 18 4 Retrieving Backed Up FileS 21 ADOUt S le T A RECTO US ARA dd 21 Retrieving Files or Folders 21 5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 25 Password Protecting the Drive llli rh 25 Untoeking iHe DE css Aus Rt Rem 26 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare 27 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 28 Changing Your Passwords cm AGO Ben Vite Rae ee 29 Turning Off the Drive Lock 30 TABLE OF CONTENTS iii MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Managing and Customizing Your Drive 31 Using the WD SmartWare 31 Opening the WD SmartWare 5 31 Drive Status E ese 32 Safely Dismounting the 32 Customizing Your Software 5 34 Specifying a Different Retrieve 34 Setting the Preferences
3. First bo condi 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 THE SES DRIVER 61 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL d Click Next Found Mew Hardware Wizard Please pout seach and opleone Somer in ther hiat meer in These lectins Ler thee check bosses below bo reponi the defaut which includes inna path and removable media The best deer Pound vell be mnitalled Search removable media 1 pe Inglada tris in the arnet SES Device Diver T Dori search will cheese the diver I install Chace bo the deseos dowel fiom kb wimdowr does nol g aree hal ciet vous Ghee be Ue bes match Dor sous sBek 5 When the installation completes click Finish Found Mew Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The hr the fee e WD SES Den Aum Installing on Windows Vista Computers After connecting the drive as shown in 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 eith
4. Book Studio User Manual m X m E o O 5 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 http 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 http support wdc com and choose from these topics 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 Knowledge Base Search by keyword phrase or answer ID Installation Get online installation help for your WD product or software Contacting
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7. USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 45 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Welcome to WO SmartWVare Note If a Flash Player is installed on your computer the screen 1 animated a gt artes Dees orien Fite Siar are irii Hahna 19 VE Lock nd Der fc a enm Raitaa a babar rar Dre oen Figure 14 Welcome to WD SmartWare Screen 9 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 the WD SmartWare Software on page 56 instead Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software To get started with WD SmartWare software 1 The What would you like to do prompt on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen provides three options for installing 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 automatic backup retrieve drive lock password protection and drive management features and Run your first backup 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 password protect or register your drive The full version of the WD SmartWare software and Retrieve a backup link retrieve files
8. System devices gt Universal Serial B Launches the Update Driver Software Wizard for the selected device Update Driver Software Disable Uninstall Scan for hardware changes Properties INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER 66 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 3 Click Browse my computer for driver software ae T iine de want fot cement sefTware ASIE ple pe eet Pe E T ee Cert Mid pl Pes ube phu r Pie Dis amp ee lee ke Sirians E Fiy iu i T asa amka piam een mar 4 Browse to Computer double click the My Book drive double click the extras folder and select WD SES Device Driver Browse for driver software on your computer Search far Let pick from list of device drivers on my cormpubet Thon int well seres dirreer compatible with the diccre and all software m Pat beret cabegery dri the device Cte Coma 5 Click Next 6 When the installation completes click Close Windows has successfully updated your driver software lt gt WO SES INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER 67 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Compliance and Warranty Information This appendix includes the following topics Regulatory Compliance Environmental Compliance China Warranty Information Regulatory Com
9. 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 1 Click the Settings tab to display the Settings screen see Figure 7 on page 18 2 Click Set Up Drive to display the Drive Settings screen see Figure 13 on page 26 3 Click Security to display the Set Security dialog Sot Security y Waming WD revise you parawd d pena Peer wii permanemlly ae access 16 voor dita 4 Type your password in the Choose a password box 5 Retype your password in the Verify password box LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE 25 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Sacurity W Warming WD cannot your papreno vod forget your you permansit ss 650995 your d i BEI ERSA Er Eje Tings Figure 13 Drive Settings Screen 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 8 Click the understand check box to signify that you accept the risk 9 Click Save Security Settings to save your password and enable password protection for your drive CAUTION After creating a password 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
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11. Click Unlock to unlock your drive 4 the Your drive is now unlocked prompt click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Important You can easily uninstall the software However you will need to restart the backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all existing backup job configurations See Backing Up Your Computer Files on page 14 Use your operating system s Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the WD SmartWare software from your computer Uninstalling on Windows XP Computers 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 USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 55 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7 Computers 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 Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do not install the WD SmartWare software you can still use your My Book as 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 14 e Retri
12. Drive Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize the settings of your drive for the best possible performance e Security Create modify and disable passwords that keep others from accessing the files on your drive e 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 e Diagnostics Perform diagnostics and status checks to make sure your drive is working properly e Sleep Timer Turn your drive off during periods of extended inactivity to conserve power and extend the life of the drive e Drive Erase Erase all of the contents on the drive including any password that has been set To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance with the WD SmartWare software on the Drive Settings screen see Figure 13 on page 26 IF you wantto THEN click AND see Use a password to keep others from Security Password Protecting the Drive accessing the files on your drive on page 25 Change your password Security Changing Your Password on page 29 Hemove password protection from Security Turning Off the Drive Lock your drive Feature on page 30 Hegister your drive to receive free Registration Registering the Drive on technical support during the warranty page 36 period and be kept up to date on the latest
13. 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 Drive Always register your My Book Studio drive to get the latest updates and special offers You can easily register your drive using WD SmartWare software as described in Registering the Drive on page 36 Another way is to register online at http register wdc com Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during unpacking and installation Drives can be damaged by rough handling shock or vibration Observe the following precautions when unpacking and using 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 slots ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 5 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive to your computer and installing the WD SmartWare software It includes the following topics Connecting the Drive Enhancing Performance with WD TURBO Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software Connecting the Drive To connect the My Book Studio drive to your Mac computer 1 Depending on your region if required change t
14. MANUAL Note The small number of files that are shown in the Additional Files category when you first install the WD SmartWare software before performing your first backup represents the system and hidden files that your computer s operating system put there when you installed the drive 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 red X button in the upper left corner of the screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 13 BOOK STUDIO 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 your important files to the My Book drive music movies photos documents e mail and other files Note One installation of the WD SmartWare software supports up to three WD SmartWare My Book or My Passport drives After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of files on the selected hard drive clicking the Start Backup button backs all of them
15. WD products Perform routine drive diagnostics and Diagnostics Checking Drive Health on status checks page 42 Continued MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 35 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL IF you wantto THEN click AND see Specify an inactive time interval to Sleep Timer Setting the Drive Sleep Timer turn off your drive on page 37 Erase your drive so you can retrieve Drive Erase Erasing the Drive page 37 the space and start over with a fresh set of backups Registering the 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 the Drive Settings screen see Figure 13 on page 26 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 Las name Required Field Preferred language English e Want tio communicata tram VD Updates Tor products produc and Meo discounts on vr your first name in the First name box Type your last name in the Last name box Type your e mail addres
16. com and refer to the Knowledge Base Answer ID 3865 for information about reformatting a Mac drive Also see Troubleshooting on page 55 for more information about reformatting a drive Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image After you have reformatted your My Book drive for use on Windows computers go to http support wdc com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 5419 for information about downloading and restoring the Windows version of the WD SmartWare software and disk image Connecting the Drive After you have reformatted your My Book drive for use on a Windows computer and downloaded and restored the Windows version of the WD SmartWare software and disk image 1 Turn on your Windows computer 2 Connect the My Book drive to your computer as shown in Figure 4 on page 6 USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 44 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 3 If a Found New Hardware screen appears click Cancel to close it The WD SmartWare software that is on the drive installs the proper driver for your My Book drive gt Verify that the My Book drive appears under My Computer in Windows Explorer 5 Several different screens might also appear depending on your computer s operating system IF your operating system is THEN Windows XP Proceed to step 6 Windows Vista or Windows 7 Skip to step 8 6 For Windows XP one or two screens might appear depending on whether the AutoRun AutoPlay function is enabled or disabl
17. 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 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 5 status check and the quick drive test provides a high level of assurance with minimal inconvenience Then run all three if you encounter disk error conditions when backing up or retrieving files CHECKING DRIVE HEALTH 42 To run drive diagnostics and status checks MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 1 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 13 on page 26 click Diagnostics to display the Diagnostics dialog Diagnostics Perform S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Repo
18. on page 49 and Retrieving Backed Up Files on page 21 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 running your first backup a Click Continue to Settings to display the WD SmartWare initial Drive Settings screen Figure 16 on page 49 b See Password Protecting the Drive on page 25 Registering the Drive on page 36 c Click Continue to display the WD SmartWare Home screen Figure 17 on page 49 This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install WD SmartWare and running your first backup USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 47 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 6 After password protecting or registering your drive click Continue to close the WD SmartWare initial Drive Settings screen and display the WD SmartWare Home screen Figure 17 on page 49 This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install WD SmartWare and skipping the backup 7 After password protecting or registering your drive click Finish to close the drive management initial Drive Settings screen This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install Drive Settings In this case Opening the WD
19. 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 USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 46 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 4 After the software installation completes IF you clicked at step 1 Install WD SmartWare Install Drive Settings Retrieve a backup THEN the WD SmartWare software displays The initial Backup screen for performing your first backup see Figure 15 on page 48 Here you can either e Run your first backup See Backing Up Your Computer Files on page 14 before clicking Start Backup and then proceed to step 5 e Skip the backup and display the WD SmartWare initial Drive Settings screen Figure 16 on page 49 Click Skip Backup and a See Password Protecting the Drive on page 25 Registering the Drive on page 36 Note In this case the WD SmartWare initial Drive Settings screen includes a Return to Backup button for returning to the initial Backup screen b Skip to step 6 on page 48 The drive management initial Drive Settings screen for securing and registering your drive Figure 16 on page 49 a See e Password Protecting the Drive on page 25 Registering the Drive page 36 b Skip to step 7 on page 48 The WD SmartWare Home screen for accessing all WD SmartWare functions a SeeFigure 17
20. up Or you can select specific categories of files to back up If your computer has more than one hard drive you must select and back up each one to protect all of the files on your computer After performing a backup the WD SmartWare software protects your files by backing up any e New file that is created on 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 and resumes automatic continuous backup as before Additionally the Backup screen see Figure 6 on page 15 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 An Update Gauges button for rescanning the drive and verifying accurate Content Gauge counts after adding or changing files on your computer e A Detailed View content box that you can use to select specific categories of files or folders to back up with Apply and Revert buttons for implementing or disregarding your selections e Start Backup and Stop Backup buttons for cont
21. wdc com download gpl Modification of or tampering with the Software including but not limited to any Open Source Software is solely at your own risk Western Digital is not responsible for any such modification or tampering Western Digital will not support any product in which you have or have attempted to modify the Software supplied by Western Digital KCC Notice Republic of Korea only ga 4 EI il 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 17 2 Cr 8 PBB iR PBDE 0o 0O J O O HOD o o O EMi 59 10 oO O Dimi O Kensington s oO O 84 6 32x6 35mm 0O O BRE O mmt emama 0 P Bk o 0O Oo ED 0 ED ll Bet MHAMAS C Riz PES EE SAS IRF B PR EX X MCV tre PARE XK WD COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 69 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Warranty Information Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you t
22. www wdstore com Canada www shopwd ca or www wdstore ca Europe www shopwd eu www wdstore eu All others Contact WD Technical Support in your region For a list of Technical Support visit http support wdc com and see Knowledge Base Answer ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 2 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL AC Adapter Quick Install Guide USB Cable My Book Studio Drive Figure 1 My Book Drive Kit Components Operating System Compatibility The My Book Studio drive and WD SmartWare software are compatible with the following operating systems Mac OS X Windows Leopard Windows Snow Leopard e Windows Vista e Windows 7 Compatibility can vary depending on hardware configuration and operating system For highest performance and reliability always install the latest software update and service pack SP For Mac computers go to the Apple menu and select Software Update For Windows computers go to the Start menu and select Windows Update Disk Drive Format My Book Studio drive is formatted with a single HFS J partition for Mac OS X operating systems If you want to use this drive with a Windows system see Reformatting the Drive on page 44 and Troubleshooting on page 57 Physical Description As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 on page 4 the My Book Studio drive has power activity LED indicator on the front e The power connector interface ports
23. 1 Open All Programs and click Computer gt Manage i Started Windows Meiha Gerben 2 T7 Sticky Motes 4 Ferie Curmnectian Magnifier Solitaire b Fudrrurim li at cs Decime Partures Computer Controd Panel 4 Dices Print Def auitt Programs Help and Supporg aa ghutduwn Manage network dive Dhscarmect nebw rk Chew nn Desktop Preperist 2 Under Computer Management Local click Device Manager Unknown Device and right click Update driver software File Action View 2 EM Computer Management Local iii System Tools gt Task Scheduler gt B Event Viewer t Shared Folders gt d Local Users and Groups Performance gay Device Manager Storage c Disk Management Es Services and Applications 2 15 4 34 WINT 32 qi Computer Disk drives gt Display adapters Device Manager More Actions gt 3 DVD CD ROM drives Human Interface Devices gt Sg IDE ATA ATAPI controllers IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers gt Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices A Monitors Network adapters Other devices if fe Unknown devi gt f Ports COM amp LE b Ln Processors E Sound video anc b
24. 1B 2010 12 24PM Em paces app Dec ZH 200 10 10 t 14 2009 30 Bl sem Preferences Lec 28 200 1010 7 app jan 14 2004 4 55 Time Machine app Lec 28 2004 10 2010 17 iyi WI iman ae Unis aller app Today M56 0 San A ere ao 10506 MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 31 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Checking Drive Status Use the WD SmartWare icon to determine whether the drive is locked encrypted 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 About WD Quick View Unmount Volumes e MyBookLive4 Mount CD Open WD SmartWare E m Jur Temperature Condition OK 2 Ifthe drive is unlocked not encrypted the submenu shows the serial number of the drive the space available and temperature condition If the drive is locked Unlock Drive Unmount Volumes MyBookLive4 Unmount CD 23 Open WD SmartWare a Click Unlock Drive on the submenu to display the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen WD Smara Drive Unlock b Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock c Atthe Your drive is now unlocked prompt click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen d Repeat step 1 to see the d
25. 5 sleep timer 37 E Environmental compliance China 69 Erase Drive screen 38 53 Erasing the drive 37 CAUTION about erasing the drive 37 FAQs 57 File categories defined 51 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL history drive setting 34 history screen 19 Formats 3 Front and back views 3 Full Media Scan 42 H Handling precautions 5 Hardware 2 K Kensington security slot 5 L Limited Warranty 71 M Mail file category defined 51 Movies file category defined 51 Music file category defined 51 O Obtaining service 70 Online Help 13 Operating system compatibility 3 Other file category defined 51 Password protecting your drive 25 CAUTION about lost passwords 25 Physical description 3 Pictures file category defined 51 Precautions for handling the drive 5 Preferences options setting 35 Preferences software setting 34 Product features 1 Product registration 5 Q Quick Diagnostic Self test 42 R Reformatting the drive 44 57 Register Drive screen 36 Registering your drive 36 Registration drive setting 35 Registration online 5 Regulatory compliance 68 Restoring the software disk image 41 44 Retrieve about retrieving files 21 folder software setting 34 folder specifying 34 procedure 21 RoHS 69 INDEX 72 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Run Diagnostics screen 43 Security drive settings 35 Serial number 32 Set preferences screen 35 retrieve folder screen 34 sleep timer screen 37 Sett
26. August 12 1 w dswlock 3 bytes Wednesday November 1 Desktop Wednesday November 1 gt 1L Documents Wednesday November 1 gt Downloads Wednesday November 1 gt Library Wednesday November 1 gt Movies Wednesday November 1 RI Music Wednesday November 1 Pictures Wednesday November 1 Public Wednesday November 1 4 i rj bytes Wednesday August 12 Figure 12 Retrieve Files Selection Box RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 23 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL In the retrieve files selection box navigate through the folder structure to find the files you want Also you can use the search box by typing the name or partial name of the file or folder e Click the folder pointer to open a folder e Type all or part of the file name in the search box using the question mark as a wildcard character to find a file and press the return key to initiate the search To eliminate the search filter delete all of the text in the search box and press return e Select the check box for each file or folder that you want to retrieve Click Start Retrieving 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 A Cancel Retrieving button is available for you to stop the retrieve A Retrieval accomp
27. O USER MANUAL Compliance and Warranty 68 Regulatory Compliance 0 00 tee rn 68 Class B INIOMMallOni voe emo tie Pant towed elated ete e eed 68 ICES NMB 003 68 galo COMpllanGes eade o it xA bu bed Peet be Lear 68 GE Compliance For Europe v s uade v ordo OG SE T EO 68 Gs Mark Germany Only OPAC SC Ende dee a ee diee 68 GNU General Public License anaana 69 KCC Notice Republic of Korea 69 Environmental Compliance 69 Warranty NIONA os xcs 70 Eau roni rele CA abdo edi 70 D rS 71 Ba meee ae ead 72 TABLE OF CONTENTS v MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book Studio external hard drive My Book Studio is the high performance answer to your storage needs with WD SmartWare software for automatic continuous backup and a blazing fast FireWire 800 interface Our latest edition features visual easy to use automatic continuous backup software and drive lock security protection This chapter includes the following topics Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating
28. Option 35 Customizing Your Drive 5 35 FACOISTCNING ING rrr 36 Setting the Drive Sleep 37 ANC tee eee T TE T0 be ee beeen 37 Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 40 Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk 41 Checking Drive Health 42 Using the Drive with Windows 44 Hetormatimg the DEVO deoa oec So TER een Ege de Coe eae 44 Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk 44 Connecting the Dive s de aea e LE doa INS baw ERE HOO eee eek 44 Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software 46 Using the WD SmartWare 1 51 Opening the WD SmartWare 51 Checking Drive ees bee apa coe o Ko DR 52 Monitoring ICON AIGAS ee eae aes oa eee es 52 Safely Disconnecting the 52 Enabling the Backup and Retrieve 53 Unlocking the Drive
29. Retrieved Content subfolder in your MYDESKTOP 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 8 on page 19 click Retrieve Folder to display the Set Retrieve Folder dialog Set Retrieve Folder he currant retrieve folder is al iUsers MYDESKTOP Retrieved Content 1 m Hain fol 1 K nnns Inasa amtar nae WOLD like to change tnis please enter naw doc ati 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 34 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Setting the Preferences Option When enabled the Preferences option checks for software updates each time you reconnect your My Book drive to your computer This ensures that you are always using the most recent software version To enable or disable the Preferences option 1 the Software Settings screen see Figure 8 on page 19 click Preferences to display the Set Preferences dialog Set Preferences Select automation options i Automatically check for WD SmartWare software u paares 2 Select or clear the Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates check box to enable or disable the Preferences option Customizing Your
30. SmartWare software displays the drive management Home screen Figure 18 on page 50 with the Settings tab for performing all drive management functions see See Customizing Your Drive Settings on page 35 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 19 on page 50 and Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions on page 53 Ready to perform back up 05 C 143 0 Total utn Aacked Figs D Emi kE 1 Free Figure 15 Initial Backup Screen USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 48 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL etm se rc en mam etae Aereo cioe emery Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 16 Initial Drive Settings Screens Cline Figure 17 WD SmartWare Home Screen USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 49 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL SS Wins F 1 r rm Rm E Figure 18 Drive Management Home Screen Figure 19 Drive Management Drive Settings Screen USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 50 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Using the WD SmartWare Icon After you have installed the WD SmartWare software the WD SmartWare icon d
31. System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering Your Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of the My Book Studio drive include Smaller sleeker more streamlined design We ve made these award winning drives even smaller sleeker and more elegant As always the 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 automatically 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 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 Pure performance Save and access data at top speeds with the high performance FireWire 800 inte
32. USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 51 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Checking Drive Status Hover the pointer over the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar to see the drive capacity used and drive temperature condition and to find out if the drive is locked WD GUCK VIEW Drive Volumes Used Locked Temperature My Book Studia LIEB HDD F 3 Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar flashes to indicate drive status as follows IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes THEN the drive mightbe Green and white Locked or in a format that the WD SmartWare software does not understand non Windows format in a Windows environment 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 CAUTION To prevent data loss close all active windows and applications before shutting down or disconnecting the drive 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 Studio USB HDD About WD Quick View Safely remove My Book Studia USB HDD WD Smartware You might hear the drive power down 2 Wait for the power activity LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 52 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Enabling the Backup an
33. WD Technical Support When contacting WD for support have your WD product 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 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Table of Contents WD Service and Support 2 2 tua i Accessing Online SUPPA a 43 58 tana ER wx RR RR RUE Rel der d li Contacting WD Technical Support 0 0 cee eee eee nes li 1 About Your WD 1 OU 1 d duos 2 Optional 2 Operating System Compatibility 0 0 0 0 ee nne 3 Sg scr Sean Meee D ERE T
34. a reb PUU LST WD Desa Sate us Bucy your MEE undas trs vau mm End vau prn Hieing T5 Mined Click Continue to Install and the installer utility detects that the WD SmartWare software is not installed WO SmartWare Software installer od Va Sen Alin Click Install WD SmartWare to begin the installation Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue Type the password that you use to access the computer in the Password box and click OK WD SmartWare requires that you type your password Name Desktop Cancel ok Details When the installation completes the WD SmartWare Home screen displays see Figure 5 on page 11 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 10 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Sep t eye 113 GBI Tid dl LA TH ET EX umi _ Figure 5 WD SmartWare Home Screen WD SmartWare Software Overview The 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 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 y
35. and a security slot on the back ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 3 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Power Activity LED Figure 2 Front of the My Book Studio Drive FireWire 800 NE Kensington Security Slot USB 2 0 t 12VDC Figure 3 Back of the My Book Studio Drive Power Activity LED Power Connector amp 9 0 The power activity LED shows the drive s power state and activity as follows LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing approximately 3 times per second Slow flashing approximately every 2 5 seconds Power State Activity Idle Active System standby ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 4 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Drive Interfaces As shown in Figure 3 on page 4 the My Book Studio drive has three interface ports e Two FireWire 800 ports One USB 2 0 port FireWire 800 The FireWire 800 ports support data transfer rates of up to 800 Mb s and are backward compatible with FireWire 400 using the included FireWire 400 cable Connection to a FireWire 400 device transfers data at FireWire 400 speed up to 400 Mb s Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 The USB 2 0 port supports data transfer rates of 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 physical drive security the
36. 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 rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 71 Accessories optional 3 B Backup about backing up files 14 files content box 17 procedure 16 17 Box contents 2 C CAUTION about erasing the drive 37 about lost passwords 25 about preventing data loss when dis connecting 33 52 about your unlocked drive 26 Checking 32 China RoHS 69 Compatibility with operating systems 3 Compliance regulatory 68 Connecting the drive 6 Converting drive format 57 Creating a password 25 Customizing 34 D Disk image downloading and restoring 41 44 Drive connecting 6 diagnostics and status checks 42 eraser setting 36 handling precautions 5 sleep timer 37 Drive Settings drive eraser 36 37 file history 34 registration 35 36 security 25 3
37. ata on your My Book drive erasing or reformatting the drive also removes the WD SmartWare software and all of the support files utilities online help and user manual files If you ever need to remove and reinstall the WD SmartWare software on your computer or move the drive to another computer and install the software there you will need to restore the WD SmartWare software and disk image on your My Book drive To do this after you have erased or reformatted the drive go to http support wdc com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 5419 MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 41 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Checking Drive Health The 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 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 precautionary 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
38. ckup Disk The My Book icon now displays as hy BOOR 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 WD TURBO utility see Enhancing Performance with WD TURBO in the next section WD SmartWare software see Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software on page 9 Enhancing Performance with WD TURBO WD TURBO is a utility on the My Book drive that you can install to improve the performance of the drive on a 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 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 7 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL To install WD TURBO 1 Double click the My Book icon and then double click the Extras folder on the screen that displays acs User M WD Quick F rmatter app t WD Wire app 2 Double click the WD TURBO Installer icon X J VC Dv ers on x md WO inal ler anp WU Sm art Ware Uninstaller app Remova Re F009 Western Digital 4 Read license agreement and click Accept to continue 5 message inform
39. d 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 Onthe drive maintenance Drive Settings screen see Figure 19 on page 50 click Preferences to display the Set Preferences dialog 2 Select the Enable Backup and Restore 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 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 You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer 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 To unlock the drive see e Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software on page 54 e Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software on page 55 USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 53 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Unlocking the 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
40. disconnect your drive or depending on its configuration your computer goes into the sleep mode Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your computer or reconnect your drive 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 Depending on its configuration 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 THE DRIVE 26 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Unlocking the 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 iz CE Ihe ab uec dejwe image bm unfack drives The procedure for unlocking your drive with the WD SmartWare software can be automatic or manual depending on whether the Please provide your password prompt appears or not Automatically Whenever the WD SmartWare software displays the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen WD SmartWare To unlock your drive l Type your password in the Password box 2 Click Un
41. displays a Drive is locked message in place of the Content Gauge for your My Book drive To unlock the drive using the WD SmartWare software 1 Click the My Book image above the Drive is locked message to display the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen 5 Book conim ocr tire be pome 2 your password in the Password box 3 Click Unlock to unlock your drive and enable the WD SmartWare software USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 54 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Unlocking the 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 a virtual CD drive that appears under My Computer in your Windows Explorer display 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 Unlock virtual CD and double clicking the Unlock application file e Clicking Start gt My Computer and double clicking the WD Unlock virtual CD icon under Devices with Removable Storage WO SmariWare Drive Unlock 2 Type your password in the Password box 3
42. e 26 to display the Your Drive is Secure dialog Your Drive is Secure To change your current security settings please enter your password below Hemove security _ Change password Type your password in the Password box Select the Remove security option Click Update Security Settings to remove password protection from your drive and redisplay the Set Security dialog LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE 30 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Managing and Customizing Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics Using the WD SmartWare Icon Customizing Your Software Settings Customizing Your Drive Settings Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image 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 of the screen 3 Tue 8 39AM q By clicking the icon you can Open the WD SmartWare software e Check the drive status e Safely dismount the drive 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 open automatically you can restart it by e Clicking the WD SmartWare icon and selecting Open WD SmartWare About WD Quick View 4 My Book Studio LX 6 MyBookLive4 E ae Dare Modified eh ei ho el e
43. e 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 e Manually whether your computer is connected to the Internet not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically your computer must be connected to the Internet l Verify that your computer is connected to the Internet 2 Onthe 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 Now Hardware Wizard enl 26th bie cument and updated Bu kokra ea curules un be rr LU un Ihe Wwirdedwr Lodge web tate eth your parmiszien Lan Woke conned bo Winker Uplate ly T Chore lere unii Cy er and even bre connect a device ret this pese Lbck Nee lo cutee 3 Click Next to continue INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER 59 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 4 Select Install the software automatically and click Next kounid Hew Hardware Wizard This you install softwane Eor SES Denta USE Croce M yow hardware came wilh an anitallatian CE nr disk insert il naw da vou vean Ihe lo do Cy
44. ed IF AutoRun AutoPlay is on your computer THEN Enabled Proceed to step a Disabled Skip to step b a On Windows XP with AutoRun AutoPlay enabled the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays see Figure 14 on page 46 On Windows XP with AutoRun AutoPlay disabled click to open the My Book drive listing in Windows Explorer and double click the WD SmartWare application file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen see Figure 14 on page 46 7 Continue to Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software on page 46 If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software go to Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software on page 56 instead 8 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 Disabled Skip to step b a On Windows Vista or Windows 7 with AutoRun AutoPlay enabled click Open folder to view files on the AutoPlay screen and double click the WD SmartWare application file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen see Figure 14 on page 46 On Windows Vista or Windows 7 with AutoRun AutoPlay disabled open Computer click to open the My Book drive listing in Windows Explorer and double click the WD SmartWare application file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen see Figure 14 on page 46
45. een click Locate and install driver software a 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 gt Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device er 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 screen click Don t search online 3 Atthe Insert the disc that came with your WD SES Device prompt click 1 don t have the disc Show me other options bog Q Mese Hasa NO Dr 4 Browse to Computer and a Double click the My Book drive INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER 64 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL b Double click the extras folder c Select WD SES Device Driver d Click Next Browse for hibas software your Coerpuler Search deip hama beerier The software for thee eese has been soocesitully Aimi Peg eel eier ee eee Rim P ch lt WE SES ri INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER 65 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 Computers After connecting the drive as shown in Figure 4 on page 6 use the Windows 7 Computer Management utility to install the SES driver
46. em manual for more information Q What happens when a USB 2 0 device is plugged into a USB 1 1 port or hub A 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 speed of up to 12 Mbps TROUBLESHOOTING 57 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Why is the 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 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 If an additional external drive is connected to the WD product USB bandwidth is shared and may affect performance 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 Web site 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 f 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 dr
47. er e Automatically if your computer is connected to the Internet e Manually whether your computer is connected to the Internet or not INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER 62 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 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 Found New Hardware screen click Locate and install driver software IE TEGERE BON Taner Windows needs to install driver software for your WD SES Device USB Device W 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 er log on Don t show this message again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software Cancel 3 Found New Hardware WD SES Device screen click Yes search online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update Paad WD SES Dane Windows Vista automatically e Connects to Windows Update Finds downloads and installs the SES driver INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER 63 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet install the driver manually l On the Found New Hardware scr
48. eve earlier versions of lost or damaged files see Retrieving Backed Up Files on page 21 e Secure your drive and all of the files on it with a password see Locking and Unlocking the Drive on page 25 e Customize your software and drive settings for the best possible performance see Managing and Customizing Your Drive on page 31 Check the operational condition of your drive with built in diagnostic features see Checking Drive Health on page 42 To forego these performance features and get started without installing the WD SmartWare software l Click Do Not Install at the What would you like to do prompt on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen to display the Continue without installing WD SmartWare prompt WD SmariWare 2 Click either Continue without Install if you still do not want to install the WD SmartWare software 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 46 USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 56 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Troubleshooting If you have problems installing or using your My Book drive refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our Support website at http support wdc com and search the knowledge base for more help This chapter includes the following topics Installing Partitioning and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions Instal
49. ging the Backup Software Settings To optimize your backups 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 WD SmartWare Settings screen see Figure 7 2 Click Set Up Software to display the Software Settings screen See Figure 8 on page 19 56e Specifying the Number of Backup Versions page 19 e Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle on page 20 Sofrwam Settings Drive Settings deer Serudk el Lin Son warn Up Dena Figure 7 WD SmartWare Settings Screen BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 18 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Aba mit j ace Ama fe n Figure 8 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 ve
50. hat 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 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 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 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 working files and any files that are stored in a Temp folder 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 shows 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 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 12 BOOK STUDIO USER
51. he power adapter as follows US JA TW EU KO UK AU NZ 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 OOSlUDeeGGoo Figure 4 Connecting the My Book Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 6 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Note If you have reformatted the drive for use on a Windows computer skip the rest of this procedure and see Connecting the Drive on page 44 instead 4 Verify that the My Book icon displays on your desktop 5 The first time you connect your Book drive to your computer message asks you want to use the drive to back up with Time Machine Do you want to use MyBook Studio to back up with Time Machine Time Machine keeps an ug Da dale copy ef everything am your Maa li mot keeps a spare copy of every file ir remembers your system looked so tan revisit your Marc as iL appeared in the past um Cancel WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple s Time Machine software When using Time Machine you can still use the WD SmartWare software for password protecting the drive registering the drive and running drive diagnostics a Ilf you 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 Ba
52. he 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 http support wdc com warranty policy asp 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 be 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 http support wdc com warranty policy asp 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 COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 70 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 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 te
53. ing the drive sleep timer 37 SMART Status Check 42 Software Settings preferences 34 35 retrieve folder 34 system throttling 34 Space available 32 Settings See Drive Settings Status check 32 System compatibility 3 file category defined 12 16 throttling software setting 34 T Temperature check 32 U Unlocking the drive 53 with the WD SmartWare software 54 without the WD SmartWare software 55 Unlocking the drive from the virtual CD 28 USB drive interface 5 V Virtual CD unlocking drive from 28 W Warranty 70 WD service 70 WD SmartWare icon Windows 31 Windows disconnecting the drive safely 52 flashing icon alerts 52 restarting WD SmartWare software 51 status check 51 temperature check 51 uninstalling WD SmartWare software 55 WD SmartWare icon 51 INDEX 73 Information furnished by WD is believed to be accurate and reliable however responsibility is assumed 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 My Book and My Passport are registered trademarks and My Book Studio My Passport Studio WD SmartWare and Data Lifeguard are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies Inc Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies
54. inital hon ist or qpecihe locaton Advanced Dick leet in condi Nee 5 When the installation completes click Finish hound Mew Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizaid has feed raring the softween e WD SES Devin INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER 60 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet install the driver manually l On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen select No not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to Windows Update Found Hew Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Wini yal search fer carent and updated sofa by lacking your compter on Hee hanaan en Iba widow Update Web r eat gout Can Windows eneneri tendens Uplate In fer fer the ime only Ores ee amd every ennnect a descr fms Erst io coniun 2 Click Next to continue 3 Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next hound Hew Hardware Wizard This warned Fett voi install bow WO SES USE Doce vow hardeware came wilh anstallatian CD disk insest it nnw what do vou vean lhe waren lo do C the rolhware automate ally T ezommended natal hom a or jpecie locaton hdwanced
55. isplays in the system tray portion of the Windows taskbar 2 8 9 san 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 the WD SmartWare Software If the WD SmartWare software does not start automatically you can start it by e Clicking Start All Programs WD SmartWare 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 The WD SmartWare Home screen displays see Figure 17 on page 49 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 category Includes files with these extensions Documents htm html ppt xls xml and other document extensions 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 png and other picture extensions Other Others that do not belong in the five main categories For a complete list of all included file extensions search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http support wdc com
56. ivers are installed Contact the adapter card manufacturer for installation procedures Why won t my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to the computer before booting Depending on your system configuration your computer may attempt to boot from your WD external drive Refer to your system s motherboard BIOS setting documentation to disable this feature or visit http 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 58 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing the SES Driver you do not install the WD SmartWare software installing the SES driver on Windows computers keeps the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Book drive to the computer Note The SES driver is installed automatically when you install the WD SmartWare software or if you click Do Not Install on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen see Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software on page 56 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 connecting the drive as shown in Figure 4 on page 6 the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays Note If Autoplay is enabled two additional screens might appear at th
57. kground 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 working files and any files that are stored in a Temp folder 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 To back up other hard drives click the Home tab and select the drive Backing It All Up To back up all of your computer files 1 If your computer has more than one hard drive select the drive that you want to back up first from the drop down menu under the graphic representation and name of your computer on the WD SmartWare Home screen Click the Backup tab to display the Backup screen see Figure 6 on page 15 Click Start Backup to back up all of your files During the backup e he 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 the WD S
58. ling Partitioning and Formatting the Drive How to Answer ID Partition and format a WD drive on Windows 7 Vista XP 2000 Mac OSX 3865 Reformat from GPT to Windows XP NTFS 3645 Reformat the drive Mac GPT to Windows 7 or Vista NTFS format 3647 Obtain and reinstall the original software included with this product 1425 Format a WD hard drive in FAT32 for use in both Windows and OSX 291 The 2 file system has a maximum individual file size of 4 GB and cannot create parti tions larger than 32 GB in Windows To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive download the External USB FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from http support wdc com product download Windows users can avoid these limitations by formatting the drive to NTFS using either the Windows Disk Management utility or similar third party software For further details See AnswerID 291 at http support wdc com e Article IDs 314463 and 184006 at support microsoft com e The appropriate third party software documentation or support organization Frequently Asked Questions How do determine whether or not my system supports USB 2 0 A Refer to your USB card documentation or contact your USB card manufacturer Note f 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 syst
59. lished message signifies completion of the retrieve A Partial retrieve accomplished message means a file you selected for the retrieve was not copied to the specified retrieve location In this case either a 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 Destination is full message means that your computer does not have sufficient disk space to complete the retrieve RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 24 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Locking and Unlocking the Drive This chapter includes the following topics Password Protecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Changing Your Password Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature Password Protecting the 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 from the WD SmartWare software Settings tab Drive Settings screen There you can e Create a password
60. lock to unlock your drive and enable the WD SmartWare software Manually your computer goes into sleep mode a drive unlock screen might not display when you reactivate it To unlock the drive you can use either the e WD Unlocker VCD as described in Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software on page 28 e WD SmartWare icon LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE 27 BOOK STUDIO 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 About Quick View Unlock Drive My Book Studio LX e iy Book Livea Unmount CD Open WD 5martWare 3 Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock on the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen WD amp martWare Drive Unlock Lirdnck My Book E sak r WOAZAQI7I1 Enber your ib um Hane JE 4 the Your drive is now unlocked prompt click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen Unlocking the 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 a virtual CD drive VCD that ap
61. martWare software will back up all of your files in the background A Stop Backup button is available for stopping the backup Appearance of a backup successfully finished message means that the backup completed normally If any files could not be backed up their representations remain yellow amber in the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive and the WD SmartWare software displays a 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 oome 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 16 Important MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive 1 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 6 If you clicked Stop Backup at step 4 the Stop back
62. nformation about downloading and restoring the WD SmartWare software and disk image on your My Book 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 re create it after restoring the WD SmartWare software and disk image See Password Protecting the Drive on page 25 Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Important You can easily uninstall the software However you will need to restart the backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all existing backup job configurations See Backing Up Your Computer Files on page 14 To uninstall the WD SmartWare software 1 Double click the My Book icon on the desktop or WD SmartWare in the Applications list and double click the Extras folder on the screen that displays User M WD Quick Formater VWLOVesion AD TURBO installer ing WD SmartWare Uninstall MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 40 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 4 Type the password that you use to access the computer in the Password box and click OK WD SmartWare Uninstaller requires that you type your password Name My Desktop Details 5 When the uninstall completes click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Uninstall screen WO SmartWare Uninstall Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image In addition to deleting all of the d
63. ng the WD SmartWare software and disk image See Password Protecting the Drive on page 25 MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 38 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Using the Drive Unlock Utility To erase your My Book when the drive is locked and you have forgotten or lost your password 1 If you do not see a prompt to provide your password then either e Click the My Book image above the Drive is locked prompt to display the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen WD SmartWare Uniock My Book Studio e Double click the WD Unlocker virtual CD icon and double click the Drive Unlock icon on the screen that appears The WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen displays WD amp martWar Drive Unlock My 550 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 Password Attempts prompt SmartWare Drive Unlock Too Many Paseword Anampts Y Thera ease Toon mcs Deco y at 4 Read the warning about the loss of data if you erase your drive MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 39 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 5 Click the understand check box to signify that you accept the risk 6 Click Format to erase your drive After the drive erase operation completes go to http support wdc com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 5419 for i
64. o identify the new retrieve folder c Click Apply to save and implement the new retrieve folder d Click Select Files to display the Select content to retrieve screen and proceed to step 4 on page 23 RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 21 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL T amp Select volume to retrieve from Figure 10 Select a Destination for Retrieved Files Screen RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 22 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Select content to retrieve from MY r ty Dedi iners Mac miti irs Barrigve AS Pilea All the data from this backup will be retrieved fram your Velumes MY DIOE volume including files you have previously deleted and the moat current version al each file Hurt 1 Theater Figure 11 Select Content to Retrieve Screen 4 Select content to retrieve screen IF you want to retrieve from the selected backup volume THEN select the All of the files Retrieve All Files option and skip to step 6 on page 24 Individual files or folders Retrieve Some Files option to display the retrieve files selection box see Figure 12 and proceed to step 5 on page 24 Retrieve Some Files Size Date Modified vl Users MYDESKTOP Wednesday November 1 bash history 178 bytes Friday October 15 2010 CF serTextEncoding 3 bytes Wednesday
65. our computer Then whenever you disconnect and reconnect the 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 in 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 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 11 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen has four tab selected options e Home Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity of each hard drive in or connected to your computer See Figure 5 on page 11 Backup Manages existing backups or creates new backups of your important data including movies music documents e mail and photos see Figure 6 on page 15 e Hetrieve Brings back valuable data that has been lost or overwritten see Figure 9 on page 22 e Settings Manages security diagnostics power settings and backup parameters see Figure 7 on page 18 On the WD SmartWare Home screen you can modify the primary drive being categorized with the drop down selection box under the name of your computer After you select a different drive the WD SmartWare software identifies the categories of files on t
66. pears on your desktop To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed 1 Double click the WD Unlocker VCD icon and double click the Drive Unlock icon on the screen that appears LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE 28 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 2 Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock on the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen WD amp martWare Drive Unlock Uninck My Bonk Studio 3 the Your drive is now unlocked prompt click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen Changing Your Password To change your password 1 Click Security on the Drive Settings screen see Figure 13 on page 26 to display the DU ee ee Your Drive is Secure dialog Your Drive is Secure To change your current security settings please enter your password below b Hint Remove security _ Change password Type your current password in the Password box Select the Change password option Type your new password in the Choose a password box Retype your new password in the Verify password box Type a hint to help remind yourself of your new password in the Password hint box Click Update Security Settings to change your password LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE 29 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature To remove password protection from your drive 1 Click Security on the Drive Settings screen see Figure 13 on pag
67. pliance 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 radiate 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 Approuv pour les Etats Unis et le Canada CAN CSA C22 2 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
68. r manual files You can download these to restore your My Book to its original configuration after erasing the drive The WD SmartWare software provides two ways to erase the drive depending on whether it is locked or not IF the driveis AND you THEN see Not locked Want to erase the drive Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function on page 38 Locked Have forgotten or lost your Using the Drive Unlock Utility password and must erase the on page 39 drive MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 37 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function To erase your My Book when the drive is not locked 1 On the Drive Settings screen See Figure 13 on page 26 click Drive Erase to display the Erase Drive dialog Erase Drive W Warning Clicking Drive Erase permanently erases all the data on your lt 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 After the drive erase operation completes go to http support wdc com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 5419 for information about downloading and restoring the WD SmartWare software and disk image on your My Book 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 re create it after restori
69. rface A USB 2 0 interface is also provided for maximum flexibility 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 off and on with your computer ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 1 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Planet friendly We designed a small box from recycled materials to minimize waste We encourage you to recycle it Ready to plug and play with Mac computers Formatted for compatibility with Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard operating systems Support for multiple devices One installation of the software supports up to three WD SmartWare My Book or My Passport drives 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 support wdc com downloads Kit Contents As shown in Figure 1 on page 3 your My Book Studio disk drive kit includes the following e My Book Studio external hard drive e FireWire 800 cable e FireWire 400 cable e USB cable e AC adapter configuration varies depending on region e Quick Install Guide e WD SmartWare software included on the drive Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for this product visit US www shopwd com or
70. rive status Safely Dismounting the Drive You can safely dismount the drive using either the WD SmartWare icon My Book icon MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 32 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL CAUTION To prevent data loss close all active windows and applications before shutting down or disconnecting the drive Using the WD SmartWare Icon To safely dismount the drive using the WD SmartWare Icon 1 Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives 2 Select the My Book drive and on the submenu select Unmount Volumes About WD Quick View My Book Studio LX Unmount Volumes MyBookLive4 Open WD SmartWare If the drive has more than volume a prompt asks you to select the volume You might hear the drive power down 3 Wait for the drive icon to disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the drive Using the My Book Icon To safely dismount the drive using the My Book icon l Right or control click the My Book icon on the desktop and select Eject MY BOOK Open Eject MY BOOK Get Info Duplicate Make Alias Copy MY BOOK Clean Up Selection Label x BRE REE More You might hear the drive power down 2 Wait for the drive icon to disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the drive MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 33 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Customizing Your Software Settings The WD SmartWare software makes i
71. rm of your limited warranty is for 2 years in the North South and Central America region 2 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 obliterating labels and opening or removing external enclosures 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 http support wdc com warranty policy asp 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
72. rolling backups BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 14 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Backup Ready to parfnrm bark up Detaded Vies I1 4 cB Tois Total yatta Ganges Tuning akip Figure 6 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 category 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 the file categories are based on the following folders on your computer e Music e Movies e Pictures 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 BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 15 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Note that e The System category shown against a dark gray bac
73. rsions that you want to keep for each file 1 On the Software Settings screen see Figure 8 click Set File History to display the Set File History dialog aet File Hiatory 2 Use the selection box to specify the number of file versions that you want to keep from 1 to 25 3 Click Apply to save and implement the new number of backup versions BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 19 BOOK STUDIO 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 8 on page 19 click Backup Speed to display the Reduce Backup Speed dialog Reduce Backup Speed may afipw your pemen run imager py reducing 2 Select or clear the Pause backup until computer is idle check box to enable disable the Backup Speed option BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 20 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Retrieving Backed Up Files This chapter includes the following topics About Retrieving Files Retrieving Files or Folders About Retrieving Files The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to retrieve files that ha
74. rting Technology drive check to predict a potential drive failure This status check completes within a second two Quick SMART Status Perform a quick drive self test This test typically takes up to 2 minutes ta complete Quick Drive Test Perform a full media scan to detect bad sectors This test may take hours for large drives Complete Drive Test 2 Click the button for the test that you want to run Quick SMART Status e Quick Drive Test Complete Drive Test CHECKING DRIVE HEALTH 43 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Using the Drive with Windows The My Book drive is formatted as a single HFS J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems To use the drive with Windows operating systems you must first Reformat the drive to a single NTFS partition e Restore the WD SmartWare software and disk image This chapter includes the following topics Reformatting the Drive Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image Connecting the Drive Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software Using the WD SmartWare Icon Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions Unlocking the Drive Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software Reformatting the Drive CAUTION Reformatting the drive erases all its contents If you have already saved files on the drive be sure to back them up before reformatting it Go to http support wdc
75. s in the E mail address box Select your language in the Preferred language box oe we 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 opportunities 8 Click Register Drive to register your drive MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 36 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 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 13 on page 26 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 override these settings Sleep Timer After 10 minutes 2 In the Sleep Timer 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 the Drive CAUTION Erasing the drive permanently deletes all of the data on the drive Always make sure that you no longer need any of the data on the drive before erasing it Note Erasing the drive also deletes the WD SmartWare software and all of the support files utilities online help and use
76. s 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 Yes Click Yes to continue CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 8 BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 6 Type the password that you use to access the computer in the Password box and click OK WD TUREO Installer requires that you type your password Desktop Cancel ok Details Installing TURBO drivers was successful WD recommends that you restart Do you want to restart now 8 When the computer restarts the My Book icon looks like this ei 1240103 Your My Book drive is now ready to use enhanced performance external storage device Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software To install the WD SmartWare software 1 Double click the My Book icon and then double click the WD SmartWare icon on the screen that displays User M WL Quick Formater xp CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 9 8 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL The WD SmartWare Software Installer screen displays WD SmartWare Software Installer La LE m ere Cee d ya ur s a F T n
77. t easy for you to quickly customize its own software settings for the best possible performance with your drive by Specifying the number of backup versions that you want to keep for each file e Inhibiting backups until times when your computer is idle Specifying 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 8 on page 19 IF you wantto THEN click AND see Change the number of backup Set File History Specifying the Number of versions to keep for each file Backup Versions on page 19 Enable anytime backups or inhibit Backup Speed Pausing Backups Until Your them until your computer is idle Computer is Idle on page 20 Specify a path to a different retrieve Retrieve Folder Specifying a Different Retrieve folder Folder in the next section Change the option that checks for Preferences Setting the Preferences software updates whenever you Option on page 35 reconnect your WD SmartWare 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
78. up 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 Continue Backup to disregard your request and resume the backup Stop Backup to follow through with your request and stop the backup Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include Selecting specific categories of files 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 Categories of Files to Back Up To back up specific categories of files 1 On the Backup screen see Figure 6 on page 15 select Detailed View to open the backup files content box Datailed View My Mac mini Name Other Pictures Music Movies Mail D ocurment s XE OR LE lt ert 888 9 ME 193 5 KE 114 3 1 6 KH 220 8 KB 623 5 KH BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 17 MY BOOK STUDIO 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 to refresh the Content Gauge for your My Book drive 4 Click Start Backup to back up the selected categories of files Chan
79. ve been backed up on your My Book drive and copy them to either e Their original locations on your computer A special retrieve folder Retrieve is generally a five step process 1 Choose the drive to retrieve files from on the Home screen 2 Choose the backup volume that you want to retrieve files from 3 Choose whether the retrieved files will be copied to a special retrieval folder or to their original locations Specify what to retrieve either files folders or everything 5 Retrieve the files Retrieving Files or Folders After selecting the drive on the Home screen you can retrieve individual files or complete folders from your My Book drive 1 Click the Retrieve tab to display the Retrieve screen see Figure 9 on page 22 2 Inthe Backed Up Volumes box select the backup volume that you want to retrieve files from and click Select Destination to display the Select a destination for retrieved files screen see Figure 10 on page 22 3 On the Select a destination for retrieved files screen IF you want to copy your retrieved files to THEN Their original locations 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 23 A retrieved content folder o 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 t

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