Western Digital My Book Premium Edition II Quick Install Guide

My Book

Premium Edition™ II

Quick Install Guide

External Desktop

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Kit Contents

My Book Premium Edition II

Installation and software CD

Before Getting Started

Kit Contents

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•My Book

• FireWire

Premium Edition

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800 cable

• FireWire 400 cable

• USB 2.0 certified cable

• AC adapter with power cord

• Installation and software CD

• Quick Install Guide

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Compatibility

II triple interface dual-drive storage system with RAID

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Quick Install Guide

AC Power Adapter

FireWire 800 Cable

FireWire 400 Cable

Windows

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Macintosh

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• Available USB or FireWire port • Available USB or FireWire port

• Windows 2000/XP

•Mac

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OS X 10.3 or later

Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware configuration and
operating system.

Important: For highest performance and reliability, it is recommended that you
install the latest updates and service pack (SP). For Windows, go to the Start
menu and select Windows Update. For Mac, go to the Apple menu and select

Software Update.

About Your Drive

My Book Premium Edition II is preformatted for Windows (NTFS) and is
pre-configured for RAID 0 (Striped) mode for maximum capacity and accelerated
performance. This product also supports RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode for data protection.
For more information on this product including instructions on changing the RAID
configuration or drive format, refer to the user manual included on the CD.

Note: For instructions on repartitioning and reformatting the drive to HFS+
(Journaled) prior to installation, see knowledge base answer ID 287 at
support.wdc.com.

USB Cable

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