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WD Service and Support

Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at support.wdc.com. If the answer is not available or if you prefer, please contact WD at the best telephone number shown below.
Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period. This 30­day 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

Accessing Online Support

Visit our product support website at support.wdc.com and choose from these topics:
• Downloads—Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product.
• Registration—Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers.
• Warranty & RMA Services—Get warranty, product replacement (RMA), RMA status, and data recovery information.
• Knowledge Base—Search by keyword, phrase, or answer ID.
• Installation—Get online installation help for your WD product or software.
.wdc.com.

Contacting 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)
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
Taiw an +800 6008 6008/+65 62430496
* Toll free number available in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
011 26384700 (Pilot Line)
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Table of Contents

WD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Accessing Online Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Contacting WD Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
1 About Your WD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Operating System Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Disk Drive Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Drive Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Kensington
Registering Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Security Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
WD SmartWare Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
WD SmartWare Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3 Backing Up Your Computer Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
About Backing Up Your Computer Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Backing It All Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Advanced Backup Capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Selecting Specific Content to Back Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Changing the Backup Software Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4 Retrieving Backed Up Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
About Retrieving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Retrieving a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Retrieving a Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Retrieving All Your Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Password Protecting Your Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Unlocking Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Changing Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the WD SmartWare Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Opening the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Dismounting the Virtual CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Safely Dismounting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the WD SmartWare Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the My Book Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using the Drive Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Displaying the Drive Serial Number and Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Unlocking the Drive Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
When the WD SmartWare Software Is Not Available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
When Your Computer Exits Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Customizing Your Software Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setting the Preferences Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Customizing Your Drive Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Specifying a Name for Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Registering Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting the Drive Sleep Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Erasing Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
7 Checking Drive Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8 Using the Drive with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reformatting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Installing the Drive on Windows Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Installing on Windows XP Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Installing on Windows Vista or Windows 7 Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using the WD SmartWare Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Opening the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Checking Drive Status and Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Monitoring Icon Alerts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Disconnecting the Drive Safely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Uninstalling on Windows XP Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7 Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
9 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
A Installing an SES Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Installing on Windows XP Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Installing the Driver Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Installing the Driver Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Installing on Windows Vista Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Installing the Driver Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Installing the Driver Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Installing on Windows 7 Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
B Compliance and Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Regulatory Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
FCC Class B Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
ICES/NMB-003 Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Safety Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
CE Compliance For Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
GS Mark (Germany only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
KCC Notice (Republic of Korea only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Environmental Compliance (China). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Obtaining Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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About Your WD Drive

Welcome to your My Book® Studio™ or Studio LX external hard drive. My Book Studio and Studio LX external drives are the high-performance answer to your storage needs with WD SmartWare software for automatic, continuous backup, an innovative e-label system to personalize your drive and easily archive media collections, and a blazing-fast FireWire 800 interface. Our latest editions feature 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 System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering Your Drive Handling Precautions

Features

Formatted for Mac computers, the My Book Studio and Studio LX external drives feature an innovative e-label system to personalize your drive and easily archive media collections, WD SmartWare software, and a fast FireWire 800 interface.
Major features of the My Book Studio and Studio LX drives 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:
• 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.
• 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.
• Take control—Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from the WD SmartWare control center.
• Drive lock—Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256-bit hardware­based encryption.
Designed for Mac—Formatted for Mac and compatible with Apple these drives are plug-and-play ready for Mac computers.
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TimeMachine™,
Smart display—Create your own personalized drive label to show what is stored on each drive. You can even see the label when the drive is unplugged. The display also provides available capacity and security status information.
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Pure performance—Save and access data at top speeds with the high-performance FireWire 800 interface. 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.
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 all Mac OS X operating systems.
Support for multiple devices—One installation of the software supports up to three WD drives (My Book or My Passport drives with WD SmartWare software).
Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at
www.westerndigital.com. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation
and information, go to http://products.wdc.com/updates

Kit Contents

As shown in Figure 1 on page 3, your My Book Studio or Studio LX disk drive kit includes the following:
• External hard drive
• USB cable
• FireWire 400 cable
• FireWire 800 cable
• AC adapter (configuration may vary depending on region)
• Quick Install Guide
• WD SmartWare software (included on the drive)

Optional Accessories

For information about optional accessories for this product, visit:
USA www.shopwd.com or www.wdstore.com
Canada www.shopwd.ca or www.wdstore.ca
Europe www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu
All others Contact WD Technical Support in your region. For a list of Technical Support
contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048.
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AC Adapter
My Book Studio or Studio LX Drive
FireWire 400 Cable
Figure 1. My Book Drive Kit Components
FireWire 800 Cable

Operating System Compatibility

Your My Book Studio or Studio LX disk drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with the following operating systems:
Mac OS X
• Mac OS X® Tiger
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• Mac OS X® Leopard
• Mac OS X® Snow Leopard
Note: Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and
operating system.
Windows
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• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
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For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest software updates 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

Your My Book Studio or Studio LX drive is preformatted with a single HFS+J partition for Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to use this drive with a Windows system, see “Using the Drive with Windows” on page 49 and “Troubleshooting” on page 61.

Physical Description

As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 on page 4, the My Book Studio and Studio LX drives have:
• Indicators on the front
• The power connector and button, interface ports, and a security slot on the back
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Capacity Gauge
Figure 2. Front of My Book Studio and Studio LX Drive
Customizable Label
Lock Indicator LED
Power/Activity LED
Power Button
FireWire 800
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USB 2.0
Figure 3. Back of My Book Studio and Studio LX Drive
Kensington
Power Connector
Security Slot

Indicators

My Book Studio and Studio LX drives have four indicators:
• Capacity gauge
• Customizable label
• Power/activity LED
• Lock indicator LED
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Capacity Gauge. The capacity gauge has ten segments that fill from bottom to top (if the drive is vertical) or from right to left (if the drive is horizontal) to indicate space used on the drive during the power-on state. Each segment represents approximately 10 percent of drive capacity:
Segment Number % Used Segment Number % Used
(<5% does not display)
1 5-9 6 50-59
2 10-19 7 60-69
3 20-29 8 70-79
4 30-39 9 80-89
5 40-49 10 >90
The numerical display indicates the percentage of capacity available.
The capacity gauge only works if the WD SmartWare software is installed on your computer.
Customizable Label. The customizable label that you specify remains on the drive even when it is turned off or disconnected from your computer.
Lock Indicator LED. The lock indicator LED shows whether the drive is password protected. It is turned off only when you remove the password from the drive, or when the drive loses power.
Power/Activity LED. The power/activity LED indicates the drive’s power state and activity as follows:
Appearance Description
On steady Idle
Fast flashing (approximately 3 times per second) Activity
Slow flashing (approximately every 2.5 seconds) System standby

Power Button

The power button is used to safely power down the drive and avoid data loss or damage to the drive. The power button only works if the WD SmartWare software is installed on your computer.
Note: If you disconnect the drive after using the power button to turn it off, when
you reconnect it to your running computer, the drive automatically powers on. If you leave the drive connected to your computer after using the power button to turn it off, you must press the power button again to turn it back on.
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Drive Interfaces

As shown in Figure 3 on page 4, My Book Studio and Studio LX drives have three interface ports:
• 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 drive security, the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). For more information on the Kensington security slot and available products, visit www.kensington.com.

Registering Your Drive

Always register your My Book Studio or Studio LX drive to get the latest updates and special offers. You can easily register your drive using WD SmartWare software, as described in “Registering Your Drive” on page 43. 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 may be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product:
• Do not drop or jolt the drive.
• Do not move the drive during activity.
• Do not use this product as a portable drive.
• To allow proper ventilation, do not block any of the enclosure’s air slots.
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Connecting the Drive and Getting Started

This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting the drive and installing the WD SmartWare software on your computer. It includes the following topics:
Connecting the Drive Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Software Overview WD SmartWare Home Screen Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD

Connecting the Drive

To connect your My Book Studio or Studio LX drive to your Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard/ Snow Leopard computer:
1. Depending on your region, if required, change the power adapter as follows:
US/JA/TW
2. Turn on your computer.
3. Connect the My Book drive as shown in Figure 4 on page 8.
4. If you have reformatted the drive for use on a Windows computer, skip the rest of this
procedure and see “Using the Drive with Windows” on page 49 or “Troubleshooting” on page 61 instead.
EU/KO
Installing
Note: WD SmartWare software is provided in the form of a virtual CD (VCD) drive
on your My Book drive. The VCD displays on your desktop and behaves just like a physical CD.
Removing
US/JA/TW
EU/KO
Installing
Removing
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Figure 4. Connecting the My Book Drive
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3
5. After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 4, the WD SmartWare virtual CD icon:
• Displays on the desktop:
• Is listed under Devices in Finder:
The My Book icon also displays on the desktop:
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6. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD, and then double-click the WD SmartWare icon on the VCD file listing:
Note: Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard only: A message asks
whether you want to use the My Book drive to back up with Time Machine:
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WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple's Time Machine software. When using Time Machine, WD SmartWare software can still be used for password protecting the drive, registering the drive, and running diagnostics.
a. If 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 Backup
Disk. The My Book icon now displays as:
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7. The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays:
If a flash video player is installed on your computer, the screen is animated.
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8. Continue to “Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software” in the next section.

Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software

After you select either Back Up Files, Set Up Drive, or Retrieve a backup, the software guides you through a simple two-step WD SmartWare software installation process. If a newer version of software is available, the system will automatically alert you. WD highly recommends using the latest version of software, especially on a new installation.
After the installation is complete, the WD SmartWare software will either:
• Guide you through:
- Backing up your files (see Figure 5 on page 11 and “Backing Up Your Com-
puter Files” on page 18)
- Setting up your drive security (see Figure 6 on page 11 and “Password Pro-
tecting Your Drive” on page 30)
• Display the Home screen (see Figure 7 on page 12 and “WD SmartWare Software
Overview” on page 12)
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.
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Figure 5. Initial Backup Screen
Figure 6. Initial Drive Settings Screen
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Figure 7. Home Screen

WD SmartWare Software Overview

WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power to:
• Secure your drive—In drive settings, create a password to protect your encrypted
drive from unauthorized access or data theft.
• Protect your data automatically—Automatic, continuous backup instantly makes
a copy whenever you add or change a file.
Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as your My Book
drive is connected to your computer. Then, whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before.
• 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.
• 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.
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WD SmartWare Home Screen

The WD SmartWare Home screen (available after installation and the initial backup and security setup) provides four tab-selected options:
• Home—Provides a Content Gauge that shows the capacity and content of each
hard drive in or connected to your computer (see Figure 7 on page 12)
• Backup—Manages existing backups or creates new backups of your important
data, including movies, music, documents, e-mail, and pictures (see Figure 8 on page 19)
• Retrieve—Brings back valuable data that has been lost or overwritten (see
Figure 11 on page 27)
• Settings—Manages security, diagnostics, power settings, and backup parameters
(see Figure 9 on page 23)
On the Home screen, you can modify the primary drive being categorized with the drop­down selection box under the name of your computer. By selecting a different drive, the system will identify the categories of files on that drive. Then click the:
• Backup tab to back up files from the selected drive to your My Book drive
• 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:
• Music
• Movies
• Pictures
• Mail
• Documents
• 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:
• The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your
operating system files that are not available for backup. Files that are not backed up include system files, program files, applications, and working files.
• The Retrieved category, also shown against a dark gray background, shows the
files that you have retrieved from a prior backup. They, too, are not available for backup.
• Hovering the cursor over a category displays the number of files in the category.
In the Content Gauge for your My Book drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties. This space is not available for backups.
Note: The small number of files that are shown in the Additional Files category
when you first install the WD SmartWare software—before performing your first backup—represents the system and hidden files that your computer’s operating system put there when you installed the drive.
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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.

Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD

If you have decided to get started without installing the WD SmartWare software, you might also want to hide (disable) the WD SmartWare virtual CD (VCD). Doing this would be a simple two-click operation from the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Settings dialog (see “Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon” on page 45). But if you have not installed the WD SmartWare software, it is more involved, and you should be aware of the following precautions:
• Hiding the VCD inhibits access to the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility
that enables and disables the VCD. If you move the drive to another computer, the VCD remains hidden there too. If you want to show the VCD or install the WD SmartWare software on the other computer, you will need to either copy the utility back to the drive or download another copy of it.
• You cannot run the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility directly from the
drive—you must run it from a folder on your desktop.
With those precautions in mind, if you have not installed the WD SmartWare software and want to hide the VCD:
1. Double-click the WD SmartWare icon to display the VCD file listing:
2. Use the copy/paste or drag/drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager file from
the VCD file listing to the desktop of your computer.
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3. Double-click the Virtual CD Manager file on your desktop to display the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility screen:
4. Click Continue.
5. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue.
The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your drives and asks you to select the one you want to configure:
6. Select your My Book drive, and the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility displays its current and target VCD settings:
7. Click Configure Drive to continue and, as prompted, for your change to take effect, you must power cycle your My Book drive:
a. Disconnect the USB or FireWire cable from your drive.
b. Disconnect the AC power adapter cable from your drive.
c. Wait ten seconds.
d. Reconnect the AC power adapter cable to your drive.
e. Reconnect the USB or FireWire cable to your drive.
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8. Click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility and check your desktop display to confirm the change.
9. If you think you might later want to move your My Book drive to another computer, show (enable) the VCD there, or install the WD SmartWare software, then use the copy/paste or drag/drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager folder from your desktop to your My Book drive.

Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD

If you got started without installing the WD SmartWare software, hid (disabled) the WD SmartWare virtual CD (VCD), and now want to move your My Book drive to another computer, or install the WD SmartWare software, you might want or need to show (enable) the VCD on the other computer. Doing this would be a simple two-click operation from the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Settings dialog (see “Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon” on page 45). But if you have not installed the WD SmartWare software and have hidden the VCD, it is more involved.
If you have not installed the WD SmartWare software and want to show the VCD:
1. Use the copy/paste or drag/drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager file from
your My Book drive to the desktop of your computer. (This is the file that you copied to your My Book drive at step 9 of “Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD.”)
If you did not copy the Virtual CD Manager folder to your My Book drive when you hid the VCD, then use your Internet connection to download the utility Virtual CD (VCD) Manager for Mac from support.wdc.com.
2. Open the Virtual CD Manager folder or the downloaded utility .zip file (Virtual_CD_Manager_vxxxx.zip) and double-click the appropriate .exe file to display the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager screen:
• Virtual CD Manager.exe from the Virtual CD Manager folder
•Virtual_CD_Manager_vxxxx.exe from the downloaded .zip file
3. Click Continue.
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4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue.
The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your drives and asks you to select the one you want to configure:
5. Select your My Book drive, and the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility displays its current and target VCD settings:
6. Click Configure Drive to continue.
7. As prompted, for your change to take effect, you must power cycle your My Book
drive:
a. Disconnect the USB or FireWire cable from your drive.
b. Disconnect the AC power adapter cable from your drive.
c. Wait ten seconds.
d. Reconnect the AC power adapter cable to your drive.
e. Reconnect the USB or FireWire cable to your drive.
8. Click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility.
9. Check your desktop display to confirm the change.
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Backing Up Your Computer Files

This chapter includes the following topics:
About Backing Up Your Computer Files Backing It All Up Advanced Backup Capabilities

About Backing Up Your Computer Files

The WD SmartWare software automatically and continuously backs up all of the content (music, movies, photos, documents, e-mail, and other files) on your computer to your My Book drive. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of content you have, simply clicking the Run Backup button will back all of them up. Advanced users can select specific types of content to back up.
After performing a backup, the WD SmartWare software protects your files by backing up any:
• New file that you create or copy to your hard drive
• Existing file that you change 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 8 on page 19) provides:
• Content Gauges for your computer’s disk drives, so you can see the number of
files and the storage size for each content category
• A Refresh View button for rescanning the drive and verifying accurate Content
Gauge counts after adding or changing files on your computer
• A Detailed View content box that you can use to select specific categories of files
or folders to back up, with an Apply Changes button for implementing your selections
• Run Backup and Pause Backup buttons for starting and pausing backups
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Figure 8. 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 Run Backup are shown:
• Light blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer’s hard drive
represents the original files that are available for backup.
• Gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Book drive represents the
potential backup copies of the original files.
• 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:
• Music
• Movies
• Pictures
• Mail
• Documents
• 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.
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Note that:
• The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your
operating system files that are not available for backup. Files that are not backed up include system files, program files, applications, and working files.
• The Retrieved category, also shown against a dark gray background, shows the
files that you have retrieved from a prior backup. They, too, are not available for backup.
• 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 other drive from the drop-down menu.

Backing It All Up

To back up all of your computer files:
1. Click the Backup tab to display the Backup screen (see Figure 8 on page 19).
2. Click Run Backup to back up all of your files.
3. During the backup:
• The Backup screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount
of data that has been backed up.
• The blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer’s hard drive
changes to yellow/amber for all of the files that have not yet been backed up.
• The gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Book drive changes to
blue for each category as the backup completes.
• You can continue to set up your drive or perform any other functions—the
WD SmartWare software will back up all of your files in the background.
•A Pause Backup button is available to pause the backup.
4. 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
• View link that you can click to see a list of the files and the reasons they were not
backed up
Some applications and running processes can keep files from being backed up. If you cannot determine why some of your files were not backed up, try:
a. Saving and closing all of your open files. b. Closing all running applications—including your e-mail program and web
browser.
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