Western Digital My Book Pro Edition Quick Install Guide

My Book™ Pro Edition

Quick Install Guide

Before Getting Started

Kit Contents

 My Book Pro Edition external hard drive
 6-ft (1.8m) 9-pin to 9-pin FireWire
 6-ft (1.8m) 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire 400 cable
 6-ft (1.8m) USB 2.0 certified cable
 AC adapter with power cord
 CD with EMC
 Quick Install Guide

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Retrospect® Express software

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800 cable

Quick Install Guide

AC Power Adapter

USB Cable

FireWire 800 Cable

FireWire 400 Cable

System Requirements

Macintosh

 Available FireWire or USB port  Available USB or FireWire port
 Mac

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OS X 10.2.8 or later  Windows 2000/XP

Windows

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

Windows FireWire Installations

You must first connect the drive using the USB cable to install FireWire device drivers. If your system has only a FireWire
port, go to support.wdc.com, click All Downloads, locate your product name, and download the FireWire device driver
installer onto your computer desktop.

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About Your WD Drive

Kensington Security Slot

FireWire 400 Port
FireWire 800 Port

Power/Activity LED (outer ring)

Capacity Gauge LED (inner ring)

LED Indicators

The Power/Activity and Capacity Gauge LEDs are two concentric rings on the front panel of the drive. The outer ring is
the Power/Activity LED and the inner ring is the Capacity Gauge LED.

Power/Activity LED

Appearance Description

Steady Power-on state or power-save mode

Fast flashing (for approx. 3 seconds) Transitioning to system standby

Slow flashing (every 5 seconds) System standby

Rotating clockwise Drive in use

Power Button

USB Port

Power Port

Capacity Gauge

The Capacity Gauge (inner LED) consists of six sections which illuminate in a clockwise direction to indicate space
used on the drive. Each section represents approximately 17 percent of disk space. Because this drive is preformatted and
contains software and utilities, the first section is illuminated upon installation. The Capacity Gauge is enabled only
through installation of its driver, which must be installed on each system to which My Book is connected.

For Mac, you must install the Button Manager and driver (see “Installing the Drive” on page 4).

For Windows, the autorun menu appears only on first installation of the drive when utilities are installed automatically.
If AutoPlay is disabled on your computer or if you are connecting My Book to another computer, you must install
utilities manually. Go to the desktop. Double-click My Computer, the My Book folder, the WD_Windows_Tools
folder, and Setup.exe.

Capacity Gauge Activity

The Capacity Gauge is updated automatically upon drive usage.

For Windows, the Capacity Gauge is updated only on system or drive restart. To update the Capacity Gauge without
restarting, simply right-click the Button Manager icon in the system tray then click outside the pop-up menu to close it.

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