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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 email support service at http://support.wd.com. If the answer is not available or if you prefer,

please contact WD

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. Email 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.wd.com.

Accessing Online Support

Visit our product support website at http://support.wd.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.

at the best telephone number shown below.

 WD Community—Share your thoughts and connect with other WD users.

Contacting WD Technical Support

When contacting WD for support, have your WD product serial number, system hardware, and

system software versions available.

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WD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Accessing Online Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Contacting WD Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

1 About Your WD Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Operating System Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Device Drive Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Device Power/Activity LED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Drive Status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

USB 3.0 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

USB Hub Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Reset Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Kensington Security Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Registering Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 Connecting the Device and Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Getting Started with the WD Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

3 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Home Tab Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Backup Tab Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Retrieve Tab Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Settings Tab Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Help Tab Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

4 Backing Up Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

How the Backup Function Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Backing Up Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

5 Retrieving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

How the Retrieve Function Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Retrieving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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6 Locking and Unlocking the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Password Protecting the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Unlocking the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

With the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

With the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

With the WD Drive Unlock Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Changing Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Turning Off the Device Lock Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

7 Managing and Customizing the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Checking Device Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Erasing the Device Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Using the Drive Erase Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Using Five Invalid Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Managing the Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Checking the Device Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Changing the Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Registering the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Setting the Device Sleep Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Upgrading the Device Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Using the WD Quick View Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Opening the WD SmartWare Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Checking Device Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Monitoring Icon Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Safely Disconnecting the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

8 Managing and Customizing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Checking for Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Configuring a Remote Dropbox Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Specifying a Different Retrieved Content Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Specifying the Number of Backup Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Uninstalling the WD Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Uninstalling on Windows 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

9 Replacing a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Determining Which Drive Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Obtaining a Replacement Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Removing and Replacing the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

10 Using the Device with a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Reformatting the Device Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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11 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

A Installing the SES Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Installing on Windows Vista Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Installing the Driver Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Installing the Driver Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

B Compliance and Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Regulatory Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

FCC Class B Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Safety Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

CE Compliance For Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

KC Notice (Republic of Korea only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Environmental Compliance (China). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Warranty Information (All Regions Except Australia/New Zealand) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Obtaining Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Warranty Information (Australia/New Zealand) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Obtaining Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

GNU General Public License (“GPL”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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About Your WD Storage Device

My Book® Duo premium RAID storage provides the quickest way to transfer, save and protect your photos, videos, music and other massive files to free up valuable space on your computers. This dual-drive device features blazing-fast transfer speeds, encrypted hardware RAID, and comprehensive local and cloud backup options. My Book Duo is the ultimate storage solution offering the capacity and security you need.

This introductory chapter includes the following topics:

Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Device Drive Format Physical Description Registering Your Device Handling Precautions

Features

My Book Duo is the ultimate dual-drive storage solution offering the capacity and security you need, with blazing-fast transfer speeds, hardware-configured RAID, and comprehensive local and cloud backup options.

Quickly save and organize your files—Free up valuable space on all your computers. Save and organize your entire media collection on your My Book Duo device with ultrafast data transfer speeds up to 290 MB/s for HD video files on 4- to 12-TB devices. (Performance may vary based on your operating system and hardware configuration.)

Massive capacity—The My Book Duo device is your storage vault. With up to 12 TB of capacity, you can save and protect all your photos, videos, music, and important documents in one safe place.

Speed and security with hardware-configured RAID—True hardware RAID uses an independent processor to manage RAID volumes, maximize bandwidth, and sustain performance and reliability.

Multiple data management options—Use the default performance mode (RAID 0) for faster data transfers and maximum capacity. With safe mode (RAID 1) half the capacity is used to store your data and the other half is used for a duplicate copy, offering twice the data protection. You can also reconfigure to JBOD mode and use the drives individually. And with the 256-bit AES hardware encryption feature, you have peace of mind knowing that your files are secure.

Complete backup solutions to secure your data from loss—Your My Book Duo device offers a comprehensive backup solution to help protect your media collection and important files.

 Integrated backup software—The WD SmartWare Pro software works quietly in the

background to help protect your data using minimal computer resources. Select continuous backup mode to automatically back up your files as they change, or

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select the scheduled backup option to automatically back up your files at specified intervals.

 Cloud backup with Dropbox™—Easily save a second copy of your files to your

Dropbox cloud account using the WD SmartWare Pro software. Then open, view, and share the files you have backed up using Dropbox. And for more ways to protect your important content, you can also back up your Dropbox account to your My Book Duo device.

Note: A Dropbox account is required for cloud backup. Cloud services,

features, and applications can be changed, terminated, or interrupted at any time, and may vary by country.

 System-level backup—Acronis True Image WD Edition software backs up your

computer’s hard drive at the system level for total data protection. With a systemlevel backup to your My Book Duo device, you can restore your computer’s hard drive after a system crash or restore selected system files that have been corrupted or accidentally deleted.

For Acronis True Image (ATI) WD Edition software and user guide downloads, go to:

 ATI WD Edition software free download: http://products.wd.com/wdacronis  ATI WD Edition user guide free download: http://products.wd.com/wdacronis/um

Ultimate security with password protection—Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access with password protection for your privacy.

Flexible connectivity with two USB expansion ports—Expand your storage capacity and clear your workspace with two additional USB 3.0 ports on the back of your My Book Duo device. Connect additional drives to expand as your storage needs increase. Or use them to charge your smartphones or tablets to create the ultimate organized workspace.

Configure, manage, and diagnose your device with the WD Drive Utilities™ software—You are in complete control. With this software you can run drive diagnostics,

manage RAID configurations, erase and format your device drives, register your device, and more.

Easy to set up, easy to use—Ready to use right out of the box with preformatted NTFS drive partitions for supported Windows operating systems. The device drives can also be easily reformatted for supported Mac OS X operating systems.

Ultra-reliable with WD Red™ drives—Your My Book Duo device has WD Red drives inside. These drives are designed and tested for reliability and optimal performance in small RAID environments.

User serviceable enclosure—Ready to upgrade your drives to expand storage capacity? With the simple push of a button, pop open the enclosure and insert new drives with ease. No special tools required.

Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at

http://www.wd.com. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and

information, go to http://support.wd.com/downloads.

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Kit Contents

As shown in Figure 1, your My Book Duo device kit includes the following:

 My Book Duo device, with WD SmartWare Pro, WD Drive Utilities, and WD Security

software

 USB 3.0 cable

 AC adapter

 Quick install guide

USB 3.0 Cable

™

Quick Install Guide

My Book Duo Device

Figure 1. My Book Duo Kit Contents

AC Adapter

Optional Accessories

For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit:

US http://www.shopwd.com or http://www.wdstore.com

Canada http://www.shopwd.ca or http://www.wdstore.ca

Europe http://www.shopwd.eu or http://www.wdstore.eu

All others Contact WD Technical Support in your region. For a list of Technical Support

contacts, visit http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1048.

Operating System Compatibility

Your My Book Duo device and the WD Drive Utilities and WD Security software are compatible with the following operating systems:

Windows Mac OS X

 Windows Vista

 Windows 7

 Windows 8

 Snow Leopard

 Lion

 Mountain Lion

 Mavericks

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The WD SmartWare Pro software is compatible with the following operating systems:

Windows

 Windows Vista

 Windows 7

 Windows 8

Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system.

For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update.

Device Drive Format

Your My Book Duo device drives are preformatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all supported Windows operating systems. If you want to use the device with a Mac computer, see “Reformatting the Device Drives” on page 81 and “Troubleshooting” on page 82.

Physical Description

As shown in Figure 2, the My Book Duo device has the device power/activity LED indicator and a status indicator for each drive on the front.

Device Power/Activity LED

Figure 2. Front of the My Book Duo Device

Drive Status LEDs

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As shown in Figure 3, the My Book Duo device has the power connector, reset button, interface port, two USB 3.0 hub connectors, and a security slot on the back.

Reset Button Access Hole

USB Hub Connectors

USB 3.0

Kensington® Security Slot

3-amp Power Connector

Figure 3. Back of the My Book Duo Device

Device Power/Activity LED

The device power/activity LED shows the condition of the device as follows:

LED Appearance Device Condition

Black (off) Powered down or not connected to a computer

White, steady Powered up, connected, and idle

White, blinking slowly Standby—initiated by the device sleep timer setting

White, blinking rapidly Read or write activity or rebuilding a RAID 1 array

Red, blinking slowly RAID fault status condition

Red, blinking rapidly Overheated

Drive Status LEDs

The drive status LEDs show the drive status as follows:

LED Appearance Drive Status

Black (off) Normal, no fault

Red, steady Drive has a RAID fault condition or is rebuilding

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USB 3.0 Interface

USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 5 Gb/s. USB 3.0 is backward compatible with USB 2.0. Connection to a USB 2.0 port transfers data at the port speed—up to 480 Mb/s.

USB Hub Connectors

Provide USB 3.0 ports for two additional devices.

Reset Button

Use the reset button to resume the rebuild of a RAID 1 mirror array offline after disconnecting the My Book Duo device from your computer.

Kensington Security Slot

For device security, the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). For more information about the Kensington security slot and available products, visit www.kensington.com.

Registering Your Device

Always register your My Book Duo device to get the latest updates and special offers. You can easily register your device using the WD Drive Utilities software, as described in “Registering the Device” on page 64. Another way is to register online at

http://register.wd.com.

Handling Precautions

WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during unpacking and installation. Device drives may be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product:

 Do not drop or jolt the device.

 Do not move the device during activity.

 Do not use this product as a portable device.

 To allow proper ventilation, do not block any of the device enclosure’s air slots.

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Connecting the Device and Getting Started

This chapter provides instructions for connecting the device and installing the WD Drive Utilities, WD Security, and WD SmartWare software on your computer. It includes the following topics:

Connecting the Device Getting Started with the WD Software

Connecting the Device

1. Turn on your computer.

2. Connect the My Book Duo device as shown in Figure 4.

3. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it. The WD software

installs the proper driver for your device.

4. Verify that the device appears in your computer’s file management utility listing.

Your My Book Duo device is now ready to use as an external storage device. You can

enhance its capabilities by installing the WD software that is on the device:

 WD Drive Utilities

 WD Security

 WD SmartWare

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Figure 4. Connecting the My Book Duo Device

Getting Started with the WD Software

1. Double-click the WD Apps Setup file that appears in the listing for the device in your

computer’s file management utility to display the WD Apps Setup Wizard:

2. Click Next to display the End User License Agreement.

3. Read the license agreement and privacy policy and select the I have read and

agree... check box to accept the agreement and activate the Next button.

4. Click Next to display the Custom Setup dialog:

5. On the Custom Setup dialog:

a. Select an application name to see a brief description of the application:

 WD Drive Utilities

 WD Security

 WD SmartWare

b. Clear the check box for any application that you do not want to install.

c. Select or clear the installation option check boxes for each application:

 Create Desktop Shortcut

 Launch Application

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d. Click Next to install the selected applications and options.

6. Wait for the installation to complete:

7. When the installation completes, click Finish to exit the WD Apps Setup Wizard:

8. Depending on your selections:

 Installing the WD Drive Utilities software with the Launch Application option

displays the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 5 on page 10 and “Managing and Customizing the Device” on page 54).

 Installing the WD Security software with the Launch Application option displays

the WD Security screen (see Figure 6 on page 10 and “Locking and Unlocking the Device” on page 47).

 If your computer is connected to the Internet, installing the WD SmartWare

software displays the Upgrade to WD SmartWare Pro screen for activating your free software upgrade (see Figure 7 on page 11 and proceed to step 9 on page 11).

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Figure 5. WD Drive Utilities Screen

Figure 6. WD Security Screen

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Figure 7. Upgrade to WD SmartWare Pro Screen

9. The WD SmartWare Pro software upgrade extends the backup function to non-WD

drives, unsupported WD drives, and a remote Dropbox folder. Activating your free upgrade installs the WD SmartWare Pro software on this computer and provides email delivery of an activation code that you can use to install it on nine other computers.

a. Type your first name in the First Name box.

b. Type your last name in the Last Name box.

c. Type your email address in the Email Address box.

d. Click Activate to complete the upgrade and display the Activation Result

message:

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e. Click OK to display the Select Backup Source and Backup Target screen:

At this point, the WD SmartWare Pro software is installed. If you want to skip the setup procedure for your initial backup for now, click the X close window icon in the upper-right corner of the Select Backup Source and Backup Target screen. Otherwise proceed to step 10.

10. In the Backup Source area of the Select Backup Source and Backup Target screen,

select the device that has the files you want to back up:

a. Use the backup source selector to specify whether you want to back up files

from a local hard drive or from a remote Dropbox folder:

 By default, the computer option is selected and the computer icon signifies

that the backup source device will be either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive:

 Selecting the Dropbox option displays the Dropbox Login Required dialog for

configuring your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software:

You must configure your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software before you can use it as a backup source device. See step 4 of “Configuring a Remote Dropbox Account” on page 69.

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 After configuring your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro

software, the Dropbox icon signifies that the backup source device will be your remote Dropbox folder:

b. If the selected backup source has more than one internal hard drive or drive

partition, or external hard drives, use the backup source device selector to select the one that you want to back up:

11. In the Backup Target area of the Select Backup Source and Backup Target screen:

a. If you have more than one backup target device connected to your computer,

click the icon of the one that you want to back up files to.

b. Verify that a light-blue highlight surrounds the selected device:

c. If you select Dropbox as your backup target device, use the Dropbox Login

Required dialog for configuring your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software:

You must configure your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software before you can use it as a backup target device. See step 4 of “Configuring a Remote Dropbox Account” on page 69.

d. If the selected backup target device has more than one drive partition or network

share, use the backup target device selector under the device icon to select the one that you want to use:

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12. Click Next on the Select Backup Source and Backup Target screen to display the

Select Backup Plan screen:

13. On the Select Backup Plan screen:

a. Select the option for the type of backup that you want to run:

 Category Backup—Finds and backs up all of the files of the selected

categories on the backup source device.

 File Backup—Backs up files or folders that you select from a folder view of

the backup source device.

b. Click Next to display the initial Select Backup Frequency screen:

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14. On the initial Select Backup Frequency screen:

a. Select the option for when you want to scan the backup source device and

automatically back up any existing file that is changed or new file that is added:

 Continuous Backup—Runs all the time

 Scheduled Backup—Runs only on specified days at specified times

b. If you selected the Scheduled Backup option, select the Hourly, Daily, or

Monthly option and use the check boxes and selection boxes to schedule your

backups:

Selecting . . . Performs a backup . . .

Hourly Every hour, on the hour.

Daily On the selected days of the week, at the selected time:

a. Select or clear the Days check boxes to specify the days of the

week that you want to run your backup.

b. Use the at selection box to specify the time of day that you

want to run your backup.

Monthly On the selected day of the month, at the selected time:

a. Use the Every selection box to specify which occurrence of the

day that you want to run your backup—First, Second, Third, Fourth, or Last.

b. Use the Day selection box to specify the day of the week that

you want to run your backup.

c. Use the at selection box to specify time of day that you want to

run your backup.

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c. Click Next to display the initial Backup screen. The initial Backup screen display

depends on the type of backup you selected at step 13 on page 14. (See Figure 8 on page 16.)

15. On the initial Backup screen you can either:

 Run your first backup—See “Backing Up Files” on page 33 before clicking

Enable Backup.

 Click Skip Backup to skip the backup.

16. Click OK to close the Backup Plan configuration complete message:

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Note: The initial Backup screens

only appear one time— when 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.

Initial File Backup Screen

Figure 8. Initial Backup Screens

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WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview

This chapter provides a brief functional overview of the WD SmartWare software. It includes the following topics:

Home Tab Display Backup Tab Displays Retrieve Tab Displays Settings Tab Display Help Tab Display

All operational features and capabilities of the WD SmartWare software are presented in five tab-selected screen displays where:

The . . . tab display Provides . . .

Home Device icons and content gauges showing the total capacity and

category structure of the selected backup source device and each available backup target device.

If the selected backup source device has more than one internal hard drive or multiple hard drive partitions, or if an available backup target device has multiple partitions or network shares, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box that you can use to specify the one you want to work with.

See “Home Tab Display” on page 18.

Backup One of two backup dialogs, depending on the backup mode that

you select:

 The by-category dialog provides content gauges showing the

total capacity and category structure of the selected backup source and backup target devices.

 The by-file dialog provides a folder view of the selected backup

source device for selecting the files and folders that you want to back up.

See “Backup Tab Displays” on page 25.

Retrieve Three full-screen dialogs for selecting the:

 Backed up volume that you want to retrieve files from

 Destination where you want to copy the retrieved files

 Files that you want to retrieve

See “Retrieve Tab Displays” on page 28.

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The . . . tab display Provides . . .

Settings Buttons for opening dialogs to:

 Specify the number of backup versions that you want to keep

for each file

 Specify a different destination folder for retrieved files

 Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates

 Configure a remote Dropbox account for access by the

WD SmartWare Pro software

See “Settings Tab Display” on page 30.

Help Instant access to:

 Detailed information about backing up and retrieving files and

making your software setup selections

 WD Customer Support and software update services

See “Help Tab Display” on page 31.

In each display, the WD SmartWare software changes the names and graphic images to match the hardware configuration of the connected devices.

Note: In addition to the detailed Help tab information, each

WD SmartWare display provides easy access to abbreviated online help 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 the display:

To close the info/online help screen after reading the online help, click the X icon in the upper-right corner of the help screen.

Home Tab Display

Use the Home tab display to view device content gauges and select:

 The source device or drive partition that has the files you want to back up

 The target device or device partition/network share that you want to back up files to

or retrieve files from

See Figure 9 on page 19 and Table 1 on page 20 for a brief functional description of the Home tab display.

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Computer Icon

Backup Source

Selector

Backup Source

Device Selector

Backup Target

Device Icons

Backup Source Content Gauge

Figure 9. Home Tab Display

Backup Target

Content Gauges

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Table 1. Home Tab Functional Description

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Activation code required icon

Backup source Dropbox icon

Backup source computer icon

Not shown in Figure 9 on page 19:

Signifies that the device is either a non-WD device or an unsupported WD device that requires a valid activation code and upgrade to the WD SmartWare Pro software for access.

Not shown in Figure 9 on page 19:

Signifies that you have selected the Dropbox option for backup operations.

Right-clicking the icon and selecting Select Account displays the Login Required dialog for configuring the account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software.

Signifies that you have selected the computer option for backup operations and provides the name of the selected drive or drive partition.

Right-clicking the icon displays a menu with the following options:

 Open—To displays the computer’s file management utility

listing.

 Properties—To displays the Windows System Properties

dialog for the selected drive or drive partition.

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Table 1. Home Tab Functional Description (Continued)

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Backup source content gauge

The content gauge for the selected backup source device shows all of the files that are available for a category-type backup against a blue background in six categories where:

This file category Includes files with these extensions

Documents .doc, .txt, .htm, .html, .ppt, .xls, .xml, and

Backup Tab Displays

The WD SmartWare software provides one of two different Backup tab displays, depending on how you want to select files to back up:

 By category—As shown in the content gauges

 By file—As shown in the folder structure of your computer’s internal hard drive

Use the WD SmartWare Backup tab displays to select the files or categories of files that you want to back up and control the backup operation.

See Figure 10 below and Table 2 on page 26 for a brief functional description of the Backup tab displays.

Backup by Category Display

Backup Source Content Gauge

Category/File Backup

Toggle Button

Set Backup Frequency

Button

Backup by Files Display

Advanced Backup Area

Backup Target

Content Gauge

Enable/Disable Backup

Toggle Button

Figure 10. Backup Tab Displays

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Table 2. Backup Tab Functional Description

Display Component Description

Advanced backup area In category mode, the initial/default configuration of the

WD SmartWare software is to back up all categories of your files. In this configuration, the advanced backup area is blank.

Clicking Advanced View displays a backup files selection box that you can use to specify the categories of files that you want to back up:

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Clicking Apply Changes in the backup files selection box creates a custom backup plan and updates the content gauges.

Clicking Switch to File Backup displays a folder structure view that you can use to specify individual files or folders that you want to back up:

Note: The folder structure view displaces the backup

source device content gauge on the Backup tab display.

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Advanced backup area (continued)

Backup schedule reminder button

Backup source content gauge

In file mode, the initial/default configuration of the WD SmartWare software is with none of the files/folders selected for backup. After selecting the files or folders that you want to back up, clicking:

 Apply Changes creates a custom backup plan using your

recent selections

 Revert clears your recent selections and redisplays the prior

applied configuration

Not shown in Figure 10 on page 25:

For scheduled backups, clicking the button displays a status dialog that:

 Shows the date and time of your next scheduled backup, the

last backup that might have been missed, and the last completed backup

 Provides a Backup Now button for bypassing the schedule

and running the backup now

Same as the content gauge for the backup source device on the Home tab display. (See “Backup source content gauge” on page 21.)

Backup target content gauge

Category/File Backup toggle button

Enable/Disable Backup toggle button

Set Backup Frequency button

Same as the content gauge for the backup target device on the Home tab display. (See “Backup target content gauge” on page 22.)

Switches the backup mode between categories and files:

 Category mode—Backs up files according to their categories,

as shown in the content gauges.

The button name is Switch to File Backup when the backup mode is category.

 File mode—Backs up files according to their folder structure on

the selected backup source drive.

The button name is Switch to Category Backup when the backup mode is file.

Starts and stops the backup.

Opens the Set Backup Frequency dialog for selecting either continuous or scheduled backups. A continuous backup runs all the time. A scheduled backup runs only on specified days at specified times.

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Retrieve Tab Displays

Three WD SmartWare software Retrieve tab displays guide you through the tasks for finding backup files and copying them to the selected backup source device:

 Selecting the backup volume to retrieve from

 Selecting the destination for retrieved files

 Selecting the files to retrieve from the selected backup target device

See Figure 11 below and Table 3 on page 29 for a brief functional description of the Retrieve tab displays.

Select a Volume to Retrieve From Display

Retrieve Destination Option Buttons

Change Retrieve Folder Box

and Browse Button

Backed Up Volumes Selection Box

Select a Destination for Retrieved Files Display

Retrieve Files Option Buttons

Select Content to Retrieve Display

Figure 11. Retrieve Tab Displays

Retrieve Some Files Selection Box

Start Retrieving/Cancel Retrieving Toggle Button

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Table 3. Retrieve Tab Functional Description

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Backed Up Volumes selection box

Change retrieve folder box and Browse button

Retrieve destination option buttons

Retrieve files option buttons

Lists the backed up volumes that are available to retrieve files from on the selected backup target device.

Yo u must select a backup volume before you can click Next to continue with the retrieve operation.

By default, the WD SmartWare software creates and uses a folder named Retrieved Contents in the My Documents folder for your user name. If you want to specify a different folder, use the Browse function and click Apply.

Specify where you want to copy the files retrieved from the selected backup target device:

 To the Original Places copies the retrieved files to the same

location that they were backed up from.

 To a Retrieved Content Folder copies all of the retrieved files to

a single folder.

By default, the Retrieve Some Files option is selected and the WD SmartWare software displays the Retrieve Some Files selection box that you can use to find and retrieve only selected files or folders.

Selecting the Retrieve All Files option closes the Retrieve Some Files selection box and the WD SmartWare software retrieves all of the files from the selected backup volume on the selected backup target device.

Retrieve some files selection box

Start/Cancel Retrieving toggle button

Displays all of the files from the selected backed up volume in a folder structure with check boxes for selecting individual files or folders:

Controls retrieve operations by starting and canceling the retrieve.

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Settings Tab Display

See Figure 12 and Table 4 for a brief functional description of the Settings tab display.

Figure 12. Settings Tab Display

Table 4. Settings Tab Functional Description

Display Component Description

Dropbox Account button Displays the Dropbox Account dialog for configuring a remote

Dropbox folder for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software.

File History button Displays the Set File History dialog for specifying the number of

backup versions that you want to keep for each file.

Retrieve Folder button Displays the Set Retrieve Folder dialog for specifying a different

destination folder for retrieved files.

Software Updates button Displays the Software Updates dialog for enabling/disabling the

option that automatically checks for software updates.

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Help Tab Display

The WD SmartWare Help tab display provides quick access to Learning Center topics and links to online support services.

See Figure 13 and Table 5 for a brief functional description of the Help tab display.

Learning Center

Topic Buttons

Support Link

Online User Manuals Link

WD Store Link

Figure 13. Help Tab Display

Table 5. Help Tab Functional Description

Display Component Description

Learning Center topic buttons

Provide links to display the main Learning Center help topics:

 Overview

 Backup

 Retrieve

 Manage & Customize

Online User Manuals link Uses your Web browser to connect to the user manual page for

WD SmartWare manuals at:

http//www.wd.com/wdproducts/wdsmartware/um.asp.

There, you can select and open the online version of the user manual for your WD device.

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Table 5. Help Tab Functional Description (Continued)

Display Component Description

Support link Uses your Web browser to connect to the WD Service & Support

Home page at http://support.wd.com.

WD Store link Uses your Web browser to connect to the WD online store at:

http://store.westerndigital.com/store/wdus.

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Backing Up Files

This chapter includes the following topics:

How the Backup Function Works Backing Up Files

How the Backup Function Works

The WD SmartWare software automatically backs up all your important files to the selected backup target device—music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. Continuous backup instantly makes a second copy whenever you add or change a file on the selected backup source device. Scheduled backups run on the days and times you select.

After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of files on the selected backup source device, clicking the Enable Backup button backs all of them up to the selected backup target device. Or you can select specific files, folders, or categories of files to back up.

After performing a backup, the WD SmartWare software protects your files by backing up any:

 New file that is created on or copied to the selected backup source device

 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 leave the backup source and target devices connected to your computer.

Note: Backup protection is automatic for as long as the backup source and

target devices are connected to your computer. Then, whenever you disconnect and reconnect either device, the WD SmartWare software rescans the backup source device for new or changed files and resumes automatic backup protection.

Backing Up Files

1. In the Backup Source area of the Home screen, select the device that has the files

you want to back up:

a. Use the backup source selector to specify whether you want to back up files

from a local hard drive or from a remote Dropbox folder:

 By default, the computer option is selected and the computer icon signifies

that the backup source device will be either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive:

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 Selecting the Dropbox option displays the Dropbox icon to signify that the

backup source device will be a remote Dropbox folder:

b. If the selected backup source device has more than one internal hard drive,

multiple drive partitions, or external hard drives, use the backup source device selector to select the one that you want to back up:

2. In the Backup Target area of the Home screen:

a. If you have more than one backup target device connected to your computer,

click the icon of the one that you want to back up files to:

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b. Verify that a light-blue background highlights the selected device.

c. If the selected backup target device has more than one drive partition or network

share, use the backup target device selector under the device icon to select the one that you want to use:

3. Click the Backup tab to display the Backup screen (see Figure 10 on page 25).

4. The initial/default configuration of the WD SmartWare software is for continuous

backups. If you want to configure scheduled backups, click Set Backup Frequency to display the Set Backup Frequency dialog:

5. On the Set Backup Frequency dialog:

a. Select the Scheduled Backup option.

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b. Select the Hourly, Daily, or Monthly option and use the check boxes and

selection boxes to schedule your backups:

Selecting . . . Performs a backup . . .

Hourly Every hour, on the hour.

Daily On the selected days of the week, at the selected time:

a. Select or clear the Days check boxes to specify the days of the

week that you want to run your backup.

b. Use the at selection box to specify the time of day that you

want to run your backup.

Monthly On the selected day of the month, at the selected time:

a. Use the Every selection box to specify which occurrence of the

day that you want to run your backup—First, Second, Third, Fourth, or Last.

b. Use the Day selection box to specify the day of the week that

you want to run your backup.

c. Use the at selection box to specify time of day that you want to

run your backup.

c. Click OK to save your schedule and close the Set Backup Frequency dialog.

6. On the Backup screen:

IF you want to back up . . . on the selected backup source device,

All of the categories of files Proceed to step 7.

Selected categories of files

All of the files and folders Skip to step 9 on page 38.

Selected files and folders

To back up all of the categories of files on the selected backup source device:

THEN . . .

Skip to step 8

Skip to step 10

on page 37.

on page 39.

a. Verify that the backup mode is category and that Ready to perform category

backup appears at the upper-left corner of the Backup screen.

If the backup mode is file and Ready to perform file backup appears there, click the Switch to Category Backup button and OK at the Switching Backup Plan prompt.

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b. Click Advanced View to open the backup by categories selection box and verify

that the check boxes for all six categories are selected:

c. Select any cleared check boxes and then click Apply Changes to create a

custom backup plan and refresh the content gauges.

d. Click Enable Backup to begin backing up all categories of files on the backup

source device, at the specified backup frequency,

and skip to step 11 on page 40.

Note: If you configured a scheduled backup at step 5 on page 34, the

WD SmartWare software adds a backup schedule reminder button to the Backup screen:

Clicking the reminder button displays the Scheduled Backup Status dialog that shows the date and time of your next scheduled backup, the last backup that might have been missed, and the last completed backup:

Click Back Up Now if you want to bypass the schedule and run the backup now.

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8. To backup selected categories of files on the selected backup source device:

a. Verify that the backup mode is category and that Ready to perform category

backup appears at the upper-left corner of the Backup screen.

If the backup mode is file and Ready to perform file backup appears there, then click the Switch to Category Backup button and OK at the Switching Backup Plan prompt.

b. Click Advanced View to open the backup by categories selection box:

c. In the backup by categories selection box:

 Clear the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to exclude

from the backup.

 Select the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to include in

the backup.

d. Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content

gauges.

e. Click Enable Backup to begin backing up the selected categories of files on the

selected backup source device, at the specified backup frequency, and skip to step 11 on page 40.

Note: If you configured a scheduled backup at step 5 on page 34, the

WD SmartWare software adds a backup schedule reminder button to the Backup screen:

Clicking the reminder button displays the Scheduled Backup Status dialog that shows the date and time of your next scheduled backup, the last backup that might have been missed, and the last

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completed backup:

Click Back Up Now if you want to bypass the schedule and run the backup now.

9. To back up all of the files and folders on the selected backup source device:

a. Verify that the backup mode is file and that Ready to perform file backup appears

at the upper-left corner of the Backup screen.

If the backup mode is category and Ready to perform category backup appears there, then click the Switch to File Backup button and OK at the Switching Backup Plan prompt.

b. In the backup by files selection box, select the check box for the backup source

device:

c. Open the folder structure and verify that selecting the check box for the backup

source device automatically selected the check boxes for all of the files and folders on the device:.

d. Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan using your selections.

Note: Clicking Revert clears your recent selections and redisplays the prior

applied configuration.

e. Click Enable Backup to begin backing up all of files and folders on the selected

backup source devices, at the specified backup frequency, and skip to step 11 on page 40.

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Note: If you configured a scheduled backup at step 5 on page 34, the

WD SmartWare software adds a backup schedule reminder button to the Backup screen:

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Click Back Up Now if you want to bypass the schedule and run the backup now.

10. To backup selected files or folders from selected backup source device:

a. Verify that the backup mode is file and that Ready to perform file backup appears

at the upper-left corner of the Backup screen.

If the backup mode is category and Ready to perform category backup appears there, then click the Switch to File Backup button and OK at the Switching Backup Plan prompt.

b. In the backup by files selection box, open the folder structure:

c. Select the check boxes for the individual files or folders that you want to back up.

Note that selecting a folder check box automatically selects all of the subfolders and files in the folder.

d. Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan using your selections.

Note: Clicking Revert clears your recent selections and redisplays the prior

applied configuration.

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e. Click Enable Backup to begin backing up the selected files or folders on the

selected backup source device, at the specified backup frequency, and proceed to step 11 on page 40.

Note: If you configured a scheduled backup at step 5 on page 34, the

WD SmartWare software adds a backup schedule reminder button to the Backup screen:

Click Back Up Now if you want to bypass the schedule and run the backup now.

11. During the backup:

 A progress bar and message indicate the amount of data that has been backed

up.

 For a category backup:

- The blue background for categories of files in the content gauge for the backup

source device changes to yellow/amber for all of the files that have not yet been backed up.

- The gray background for categories of files in the content gauge for the

backup target device changes to blue as the backup completes.

 You can do other things with your computer, as the WD SmartWare software

backs up your files in the background.

 The Enable Backup toggle button changes to Disable Backup for disabling the

backup.

12. Appearance of a backup successfully finished message means that the backup

completed normally.

If any files could not be backed up, the WD SmartWare software displays a:

 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

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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:

 Saving and closing all of your open files

 Closing all running applications—including your email program and Web browser

Important:

Appearance of a Caution message indicating that the backup target device is full means that there is not enough free space on the device to complete the backup. The best long-term solution would be to relegate the device to long-term archive storage and:

a. Click the Help tab.

b. Click the WD Store link to view the Western Digital Online Store

website.

c. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your

future requirements.

13. If you clicked Disable Backup at step 11, the disable backup confirmation prompt

reminds you that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the background so you can continue using your computer for other things during the backup.

To continue, click either:

 No to disregard your request and do not disable the backup

 Yes to follow through with your request and disable the backup

14. If you backed up files by category and the backup source device has more than one

internal hard drive or multiple drive partitions, repeat the backup procedure for each one.

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Retrieving Files

This chapter includes the following topics:

How the Retrieve Function Works Retrieving Files

How the Retrieve Function Works

The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to retrieve backed up files from your backup target device and copy them to either:

 Their original locations on the backup source device

 A special retrieve content folder

Retrieve is generally a five-step process:

1. On the Home screen, select:

 The retrieve destination device—the backup source device that you want to copy

retrieved files to

 The retrieve source device—the backup target device that has the files you want

to retrieve

2. Select the backed up volume on the retrieve source device that you want to retrieve

files from.

3. Specify the destination where you want to copy the retrieved files—either their

original locations on the backup source device or a special retrieve content folder.

4. Specify what you want to retrieve—either individual files and folders, or everything.

5. Retrieve the files.

Retrieving Files

1. In the Backup Source area of the Home screen, select the retrieve destination

(backup source) device that you want to copy retrieved files to:

a. Use the backup source selector to specify whether you want to copy retrieved

files to a local hard drive or to a remote Dropbox folder:

 By default, the computer option is selected and the computer icon signifies

that the retrieve destination will be either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive:

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 Selecting the Dropbox option displays the Dropbox icon to signify that the

retrieve destination will be a remote Dropbox folder:

b. If the selected retrieve destination device has more than one internal hard drive or

drive partition, or multiple external hard drives, use the backup source device selector to specify the one that you want to copy retrieved files to:

2. In the Backup Target area of the Home screen:

a. If you have more than one backup target device connected to your computer,

click the icon of the one that you want to retrieve files from.

b. Verify that a light-blue background highlights the selected device:

Selected Device

c. If the selected device has more than one drive partition or network share, use the

backup target device selector under the device icon to specify the one that you want to use:

3. Click the Retrieve tab to display either the:

 Select a destination for retrieved files dialog  Select a volume to retrieve from dialog

(See Figure 11 on page 28.)

IF you have . . . THEN the WD SmartWare software displays the . . .

Created a single backup on the selected

retrieve

Select a destination for retrieved files dialog:

source (backup target) device

retrieve destination (backup source) device,

from the selected

Proceed to step 4 on page 44.

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IF you have . . . THEN the WD SmartWare software displays the . . .

Created multiple backup volumes on the selected

retrieve source (backup target) device

from either:

 Different internal

hard drives or hard drive partitions on the backup source device

 Different backup

source devices

Not run a backup on the selected retrieve source (backup target) device,

Select a volume to retrieve from dialog with the available volumes listed in the Backed Up Volumes selection box:

In this case:

a. In the Backed Up Volumes selection box, select the

volume that you want to retrieve files from.

b. Click Next to display the Select a destination for retrieved

files dialog.

c. Proceed to step 4.

The Select a volume to retrieve from dialog with nothing listed in the Backed Up Volumes selection box:

You cannot retrieve files from a device that does not have a backup volume. Click the Home tab and return to step 2 on page 42 to select the

device that has the files you want to

retrieve.

4. On the Select a destination for retrieved files dialog:

IF you want to copy your retrieved files to . . .

Their original locations on the selected retrieve destination (backup source) device,

A retrieved content folder, To a Retrieved Content Folder

THEN select the . . . option.

To the Original Places

Note: The To the Original Places option is not available

if you selected a backup volume from a different backup source device or a remote Dropbox folder at step 3 on page 43.

The default folder is Retrieved Contents in the My Documents folder for your user name.

If you want to specify a different folder:

a. Click Browse and use the browse function to identify

the new folder.

b. Click Apply.

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5. Click Next to display the Select content to retrieve... dialog.

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IF you want to retrieve . . . from the selected backed up volume

THEN select the . . .

All of the files Retrieve All Files option and skip to step 7 on page 45.

Selected files or folders Retrieve Some Files option to open the Retrieve Some

Files selection box and proceed to step 6.

6. In the Retrieve Some Files selection box, navigate through the folder structure to find

the files you want. You can also use the search box by typing the name (or partial name) of the file or folder:

 Select the Show older files check box to display the different backed up

versions of your files:

 Select the Show deleted files check box to display backed up files that have

been deleted:

 Select the View icon to list individual files.  To find a file, type all or part of the file name in the search box and press the

Enter key to initiate the search.

To eliminate the search filter, delete all of the text in the search box and press

Enter.

 Select the check boxes for the files or folders that you want to retrieve.

7. Click Start Retrieving.

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8. During the retrieve:

 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 stopping the retrieve.

9. A Retrieval accomplished message signifies completion of the retrieve.

A Partial retrieve accomplished message means that all of the files you selected for the retrieve were 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 the selected retrieve destination (backup

source) device does not have sufficient disk space to complete the retrieve.

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Locking and Unlocking the Device

This chapter includes the following topics:

Password Protecting the Device Unlocking the Device Changing Your Password Turning Off the Device Lock Feature

Password Protecting the Device

You should password protect your device if you are worried that someone else will gain access to it and you do not want them to see your files.

CAUTION! The WD Security software uses your password to electronically lock and

unlock your device. If you forget your password, you will not be able to access the data that is on your device or write new data to it. You will have to erase the device drives before you can use it again.

Note: The password protection feature is not available for Individual

Drives (JBOD) configurations.

1. Open the Set Security dialog by clicking either:

 The WD Security desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you installed the

application

 Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Security

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2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, click the

icon of the one that you want to create a password for.

3. Read the warning about the possibility of data loss if you forget your password.

4. Click the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk.

5. Type your password in the Choose a password box, using up to 25 characters.

6. Retype your password in the Verify password box.

7. Type a hint to help remember your password in the Password hint box.

8. Select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box if you want the WD Security

software to remember your password for the selected drive on this computer.

9. Click Save Security Settings to save your password and enable hardware

encryption for your device.

10. Click OK to close the Security has been enabled message.

CAUTION! After creating a password, the device remains unlocked for as long as you

continue your current work session. Then the WD Security software:

 Locks the device when you shut down your computer, disconnect your device, or your

computer goes into the sleep mode

 Requires you to type your password to unlock the device when you restart your computer or

reconnect your device, UNLESS you selected the Enable auto unlock for user: check box when you created your password

Note: When you create a password, the WD Security software saves

your password in firmware on the My Book Duo device and displays the WD Unlocker utility virtual CD (VCD) as a device in your computer’s file management utility listing:

This listing appears:

 The next time you shut down and restart your computer

 When you remove and reconnect or power cycle the My Book Duo

device

 Your computer exits the sleep mode, depending on its configuration

The listing appears regardless of whether the device is locked or not, or whether you selected the Enable auto unlock for user: check box when you created your password. It remains as long as you have password protection enabled for the device.

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Unlocking the Device

After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your device, unless you selected the Enable auto unlock for user: check box, you will have to type your password to unlock the device whenever:

 You shut down and restart your computer

 You disconnect and reconnect the device to your computer

 Your computer exits the sleep mode, depending on its configuration

You will have to do this even if you do not have the WD Security software installed on your computer.

Depending on the software configuration of your computer, there are three ways to unlock the drive, using either the:

 WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software

 WD SmartWare software

 WD Drive Unlock utility

With the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software

Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the device to your computer, starting either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software displays the Unlock Drive dialog:

1. To display the Unlock Drive dialog, click either:

 The WD Security desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you installed the

application or Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Security

 The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you

installed the application or Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities

2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, click the

icon of the one that is locked to display the Unlock Drive dialog.

3. On the Unlock Drive dialog:

a. Type your password in the Password box.

b. Click Unlock Drive.

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With the WD SmartWare Software

Whenever you shut down and restart your computer, or disconnect and reconnect the device to your computer, unless you selected the Enable auto unlock for user: check box when you created your password, the WD SmartWare Pro software displays a Drive is locked message in place of the content gauge for your device:

1. If the WD SmartWare Pro Unlock your drive dialog does not appear automatically,

click the drive image above the Drive is locked message to display it:

2. Type your password in the Password box.

3. Click Unlock.

With the WD Drive Unlock Utility

Whenever you connect your password-protected device to a computer that does not have the WD software installed, you can use the WD Drive Unlock utility to unlock the device there. The WD Drive Unlock utility is on a virtual CD drive that appears in your computer’s file management utility display.

1. Start the WD Drive Unlock utility by either:

 Using your computer’s file management utility to open the WD Unlocker virtual

CD and double-clicking the WD Drive Unlock.exe file

 Clicking Start > My Computer and double-clicking the WD Unlocker virtual CD

icon under Devices with Removable Storage

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2. On the WD Drive Unlock utility screen:

a. Type your password in the Password box.

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b. Select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box if you want the WD Drive

Unlock utility to remember your password on this computer.

c. Click Unlock Drive.

d. At the Your drive is now unlocked message, click Exit to close the WD Drive

Unlock utility screen.

Changing Your Password

1. Open the Change Security dialog by clicking either:

 The WD Security desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you installed the

application

 Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Security

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2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, click the

icon of the one with the password that you want to change.

3. Type your current password in the Password box.

4. Select the Change password option.

5. Type your new password in the Choose a password box, using up to 25 characters.

6. Retype your new password in the Verify password box.

7. Type a hint to help remember your new password in the Password hint box.

8. Select or clear the Enable auto unlock for user: check box to signify whether you

want the WD Security software to remember your new password for the selected device on this computer.

9. Click Update Security Settings.

10. Click OK to close the Security has been enabled message.

CAUTION! After changing a password, the device remains unlocked for as long as you

continue your current work session. Then the WD Security software:

 Locks the device when you shut down your computer, disconnect your device, or your

computer goes into the sleep mode

 Requires you to type your password to unlock the device when you restart your computer or

reconnect your device, UNLESS you selected the Enable auto unlock for user: check box when you changed your password

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Turning Off the Device Lock Feature

1. Open the Change Security dialog by clicking either:

 The WD Security desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you installed the

application

 Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Security

2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, click the

icon of the one that you want to remove password protection from.

3. Type your password in the Password box.

4. Select the Remove security option.

5. Click Update Security Settings to remove password protection and display the Set

Security dialog.

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Managing and Customizing the Device

This chapter includes the following topics:

Checking Device Health Erasing the Device Drives Managing the Device Configuration Registering the Device Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image Setting the Device Sleep Timer Upgrading the Device Capacity Using the WD Quick View Icon

Checking Device Status Monitoring Icon Alerts Opening the WD SmartWare Software Safely Disconnecting the Device

Checking Device Health

The WD Drive Utilities software provides three diagnostic tools to help make sure that your device is performing well. Run the following tests if you are concerned that your device is not operating properly:

 SMART Status Check

SMART is a failure-prediction function that continuously monitors key internal performance attributes of the device drives. A detected increase in drive temperature, noise, or read/write errors, for example, can provide an indication that the drive is approaching a serious failure condition. With advanced warning, you could take precautionary measures, like moving your data to another device, before a failure occurs.

The result of a SMART status check is a pass or fail evaluation of the drives’ condition.

 Quick Drive Test

Each device drive has a built-in Data Lifeguard™ diagnostic utility that tests the drive for error conditions. The quick drive test checks the drives for major performance problems.

The result of a quick drive test is a pass or fail evaluation of the drives’ condition.

 Complete Drive Test

The most comprehensive device diagnostic is the complete drive test. It checks every sector of each device drive for error conditions, and inserts bad sector markers as required.

The best time to run the drive diagnostics and status checks is on a regular basis, before you encounter any problems with your device. And, because they are so fast, running the SMART status check and the quick drive test provides a high level of assurance with minimal inconvenience. Then, run all three whenever you encounter disk error conditions when writing or accessing files.

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1. Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either:

 The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you

installed the application

 Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities

See Figure 5 on page 10.

2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, click the

icon of the one that you want to check.

3. Click Diagnostics to display the Diagnostics dialog:

4. On the Diagnostics dialog, click the button for the test that you want to run:

 SMART Status

 Quick Drive Test

 Complete Drive Test

Erasing the Device Drives

CAUTION! Erasing the device drives permanently deletes all of the data on both drives

in RAID array configurations, and on the selected drive in JBOD configurations. Always back up the data on the device drives before erasing them.

Note: Erasing your device drives also deletes the WD software and all of the

support files, utilities, and user manual files. You can download these to restore your device to its original configuration after erasing the drives. (See Knowledge Base answer ID 7 at http://support.wd.com for information about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image.)

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The WD Drive Utilities software provides two ways to erase your device drives, depending on whether your device is locked or not:

IF your device is . . . AND you . . . THEN see . . .

Not locked, Want to erase the drive, “Using the Drive Erase

Locked Have forgotten or lost your

password and must erase the drive,

Function” in the next section.

“Using Five Invalid Passwords” on page 57.

Using the Drive Erase Function

1. Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either:

 The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you

installed the application

 Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities

See Figure 4 on page 9.

2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, click the

icon of the one that you want to erase.

3. Click Drive Erase to display the Drive Erase dialog:

For RAID Array Configurations

For Individual Drives

4. On the Drive Erase dialog:

a. For individual drives, select the check box for each drive that you want to erase:

 Erase Drive 1

 Erase Drive 2

b. If you want to change the name of a volume, type over the name in the Volume

Name box.

c. Read the warning about the loss of data if you erase your device or a drive.

Important: If you want to save any of the data that is on the device drives,

back it up to another device before continuing with the drive erase.

d. Select the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk and

activate the Erase Drive button.

e. Click Erase Drive.

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After the drive erase operation completes, go to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image on your device.

Note: Erasing your device drives also removes your password. If you

used a password to protect your device, you will need to re-create it. See “Password Protecting the Device” on page 47.

Using Five Invalid Passwords

When your have forgotten or lost your password, you can erase the device drives by entering five invalid passwords on the Unlock Drive dialog. See:

 “With the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software” on page 49

 “With the WD SmartWare Software” on page 50

 “With the WD Drive Unlock Utility” on page 50

1. On the Unlock Drive dialog, enter five invalid passwords:

a. Type a password in the Password box

b. Click Unlock Drive or Unlock.

c. Click OK to close the Authentication Failed message from the WD Security or

WD Drive Utilities software.

2. Entering the fifth invalid password displays a too many password attempts dialog,

depending on the application you used to open the Unlock Drive dialog:

 Using the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software:

 Using the WD SmartWare Pro software:

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 Using the WD Drive Unlock utility:

3. To erase your device drives:

 Using the WD Security, WD Drive Utilities, or WD SmartWare software:

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a. Read the warning about erasing all of the data on the device drives.

b. Select the I understand check box to indicate that you accept the risk and

activate the Erase Drive or Drive Erase button.

c. Click Erase Drive or Drive Erase.

d. When the drive erase completes, click OK or Exit to close the drive is erased

message:

 For WD Security and WD Drive Utilities:

 For WD SmartWare:

 Using the WD Drive Unlock utility:

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a. Click Erase Drive to display a warning about erasing all of the data on the

device drives:

b. Read the warning and select the I understand check box to signify that

you accept the risk and activate the Erase button.

c. Click Erase.

d. After the erase operation completes, click Exit to close the WD Drive

Unlock utility screen:

Go to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image on your drive.

Note: Erasing your device drives also removes your password. If you still

want to use a password to protect your device, you will need to recreate it. See “Password Protecting the Device” on page 47.

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Managing the Device Configuration

The initial/default configuration of your My Book Duo device is as a striped RAID 0 disk array for high-speed/maximum-storage performance. You can reconfigure the device as either:

 A mirrored RAID 1 disk array for maximum-protection/reduced-storage performance

 JBOD individual drives that can be accessed independently for enhanced flexibility

Checking the Device Status

The WD Drive Utilities software provides a status indication of the device configuration and each device drive.

1. Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either:

 The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you

installed the application

 Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities

See Figure 5 on page 10.

2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, click the

icon of the one that you want to check.

3. Click RAID Management > RAID Status:

4. The status display shows:

 Current Configuration as either:

- RAID 0 (Striped)

- RAID 1 (Mirrored)

- JBOD (Individual Drives)

 RAID Status where:

This status indication . . . Signifies that . . .

Cannot Access Data The RAID disk array has errors and your data is

not accessible.

Data Lost Detected The RAID disk array contains errors and the drives

Degraded The RAID disk array is degraded but your data is

have corrupted data.

still accessible. Install a supported WD drive and rebuild the RAID disk array.

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This status indication . . . Signifies that . . .

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Healthy The RAID disk array is healthy. Your data is

Not Configured No RAID disk array has been created. Either one

Rebuild Failed The RAID disk array could not be rebuilt but your

Rebuilding (x%) The RAID disk array is rebuilding but your data is

Unknown The RAID configuration is unknown. Click

 Drive 1 and Drive 2 Status where:

accessible.

or both device are new.

data is still accessible. Try rebuilding the array again.

still accessible.

Configure to create a new RAID disk array or reinstall the original drives.

This status indication . . . Signifies that . . .

Drive Not Supported The drive model is not supported. Replace the

Empty There is no drive installed, but none was

Failed The drive has failed. Replace this drive

ID Mismatch The drive metadata information does not match

Insufficient Capacity The drive you installed has insufficient capacity to

Missing The expected drive is not installed.

New Drive The installed drive has not been configured. Click

Online The drive is healthy and part of the RAID disk

Rebuilding The drive is the target disk of the rebuild operation

drive with a supported WD drive.

expected.

immediately.

its serial number.

be part of the mirrored RAID disk array. You could use it to create a new RAID disk array of smaller capacity by performing a new RAID configuration, but that would erase all of your data.

Configuration and reconfigure the RAID disk array.

array.

and that rebuild operation is still in progress.

Changing the Device Configuration

CAUTION! Changing the device configuration reformats both drives, which erases all

of the data on them. If you have been using the device in one mode and want to switch to a different mode, back up your files to another storage device before changing the configuration.

Changing the device configuration also removes your password. If you use a password to protect your device, you will need to re-create it after changing the device configuration. See “Password Protecting the Device” on page 47.

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Note: Changing the device configuration also deletes the WD software

and all of the support files, utilities, and user manual files. You can download these to restore the device to its original configuration after the change. (See Knowledge Base answer ID 7 at

http://support.wd.com for information about downloading and

restoring the WD software and disk image.)

1. Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either:

 The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you

installed the application

 Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities

See Figure 5 on page 10.

2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, click the

icon of the one that you want to configure.

3. Click RAID Management > Configuration to display the Configuration dialog:

4. Select the option for the mode that you want to change to:

 Stripe - Maximum Capacity and Performance (RAID 0)

 Mirror - Maximum Data Protection (RAID 1)

 Individual Drives (JBOD)

Selecting the . . . option Displays a volume dialog for specifying the . . .

Stripe or Mirror Volume name for the new RAID array:

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Selecting the . . . option Displays a volume dialog for specifying the . . .

Individual Drives Volume name for each drive:

5. On the volume dialog:

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a. If you want to change the name of a volume, type over the name in the Volume

Name box.

b. Read the warning about the loss of data when you change the device

configuration and select the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk and activate the Configure button.

Important: If you want to save any of the data that is on the device drives,

back it up to another device before continuing with the configuration.

c. Click Configure to begin the configuration change.

6. After the configuration change completes, click OK to close the configuration

message display:

7. Go to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information

about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image.

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Registering the Device

The WD Drive Utilities software uses your computer’s Internet connection to register your device. Registering the device provides free technical support during the warranty period and keeps you up-to-date on the latest WD products.

1. Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet.

2. Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either:

 The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you

installed the application

 Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities

See Figure 5 on page 10.

3. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, click the

icon of the one that you want to register.

4. Click Registration to display the Registration dialog:

5. On the Registration dialog:

a. Type your first name in the First name box.

b. Type your last name in the Last name box.

c. Type your email address in the E-mail address box.

d. Select your language in the language box.

e. Select or clear the Yes, I want to receive communication... check box to

specify whether you want to receive email notifications about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities.

f. Click Register Drive.

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Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image

In addition to deleting all of the data on your device, erasing or reformatting the device drives also removes the WD software and all of the support files, utilities, and user manual files.

If you ever need to remove and reinstall the WD software on your computer, or move the device to another computer and install the software there, you will need to restore the WD software and disk image on your device drives. To do this, after you have erased or reformatted the drives, go to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7.

Setting the Device Sleep Timer

The sleep timer turns off the power to your device after a certain period of inactivity to conserve power and minimize long-term wear on the device drives.

1. Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either:

 The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you

installed the application

 Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities

See Figure 5 on page 10.

2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, click the

icon of the one that you want to set.

3. Click Sleep Timer to display the Sleep Timer dialog:

4. On the Sleep Timer dialog:

a. In the Set Sleep Timer box, select the inactivity time interval at which you want

to turn off the device.

b. Click Set Timer.

Upgrading the Device Capacity

Increasing the capacity of your My Book Duo device by installing higher capacity drives is as easy as one-two-three:

1. Use steps 1 through 9 of “Removing and Replacing the Drive” on page 73 to remove

both driv es.

2. Use steps 10 through 16 to install the new drives.

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3. Use the WD Drive Utilities software to confirm the New Drive status indication and

reconfigure the device. (See “Changing the Device Configuration” on page 61.)

Important: Only use WD Red™ or WD Green™ hard drives to upgrade the capacity of

your My Book Duo device. Also, both drives must be new, and have the same capacity for RAID configurations. Using any other hard drive or mixed drive capacities voids the warranty for your My Book Duo device.

Using the WD Quick View Icon

After you have installed the WD SmartWare software, the WD Quick View icon displays in the system tray portion of the Windows taskbar:

WD Quick View Icon

You can use the icon to:

 Open the WD SmartWare software

 Check the device status

 Safely disconnect the device

 Monitor icon alerts

The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things.

Opening the WD SmartWare Software

You can start the WD SmartWare software by:

 Left- or right-clicking the WD Quick View icon in the taskbar and selecting

WD SmartWare:

 Clicking:

Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare

 Clicking the WD SmartWare desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you

installed the software:

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Checking Device Status

You can see the device capacity used, temperature and RAID status, and find out if the device is locked by hovering the pointer over the WD Quick View icon in the taskbar:

Monitoring Icon Alerts

The WD Quick View icon in the taskbar flashes to indicate device status:

IF the WD Quick View icon flashes . . . THEN the device might be . . .

Green and white, Locked or in a format that the WD SmartWare

White, Degraded.

Red, Either:

software does not understand (non-Windows format in a Windows environment).

 Overheated.

Power down the device and let it cool for 60 minutes. Power it back on, and if the problem persists, contact WD Support.

 In some other RAID error condition.

Hover the pointer over the WD Quick View icon to find out which device is causing the icon alert. (See “Checking Device Status” on page 67.)

Safely Disconnecting the Device

CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before

shutting down or disconnecting the device.

You can safely disconnect the device by either:

 Right-clicking the WD Quick View icon in the taskbar and selecting the Safely

remove option for your device:

 Right-clicking the device icon on the WD SmartWare Home screen and selecting the

Safely remove option.

 Right-clicking the device icon on either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities screen

and selecting the Eject Disk option.

Wait for the power/activity LED to turn off before disconnecting the device from the computer.

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Managing and Customizing the Software

This chapter includes the following topics:

Checking for Software Updates Configuring a Remote Dropbox Account Specifying a Different Retrieved Content Folder Specifying the Number of Backup Versions Uninstalling the WD Software

Checking for Software Updates

When enabled, the Software Updates option automatically checks for WD SmartWare software updates. This ensures that you are always using the most-recent software version. To enable or disable the Software Updates option:

1. Click the Settings tab to display the Software Settings screen (see Figure 12 on

page 30).

2. On the Software Settings screen, click Software Updates to display the Software

Updates dialog:

3. On the Software Updates dialog:

a. Select or clear the Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates

check box.

b. Click Check Now if you want to check for software updates now.

Configuring a Remote Dropbox Account

Before you can use a remote Dropbox folder as a backup source or target device, you must configure your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software.

1. Click the Settings tab to display the Software Settings screen (see Figure 12 on

page 30).

2. On the Software Settings screen, click Dropbox Account to display the Dropbox

Account dialog:

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3. Click Select Account to display the Dropbox Login Required dialog:

4. On the login required dialog:

a. Click Sign In.

The WD SmartWare Pro software initiates a Dropbox connection request on your behalf and uses your Web browser to access the Dropbox website at

https://www.dropbox.com/.

b. On the Dropbox website, if you have not configured your account to remember

your login credentials, type your email address and password and click Sign in to see the connection request from the WD SmartWare Pro software.

c. Click Allow to accept the connection request.

d. The Success! indication signifies that the WD SmartWare Pro software has been

granted access to your remote Dropbox folder.

e. Click Finish to finalize the connection, close the Dropbox Login Required dialog,

and update the Current dropbox account display.

Note: The procedure is the same if you later want to change to a different

remote Dropbox folder. In that case, the WD SmartWare Pro software displays the Switch to a Different Dropbox Account dialog advising you that changing your Dropbox account invalidates any backups you have configured using the current account as a backup source or target device:

Specifying a Different Retrieved Content Folder

When you start a retrieve, you can choose whether you want to store the retrieved files in either:

 Their original locations on your computer

 A Retrieved Content folder

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By default, the WD SmartWare software creates and uses a Retrieved Contents subfolder in your My Documents folder.

1. Either create a new folder or determine which existing folder you want to use.

2. Click the Settings tab to display the Software Settings screen (see Figure 12 on

page 30).

3. On the Software Settings screen, click Retrieve Folder to display the Set Retrieve

Folder dialog:

4. On the Set Retrieve Folder dialog:

a. Click Browse and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder.

b. Click Apply.

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:

 Improves your ability to retrieve files from a longer back-in-time period

 Consumes more disk space

1. Click the Settings tab to display the Software Settings screen (see Figure 12 on

page 30).

2. On the Software Settings screen, click File History to display the Set File History

dialog:

3. On the Set File History dialog:

a. Use the selection box to specify the number of backup versions that you want to

keep for each file, from 1 to 25.

b. Click Apply.

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Uninstalling the WD Software

Important: Uninstalling the WD SmartWare software deletes all existing backup job

configurations. Your backup files will still be there, but you will have to manually reenable each backup after reinstalling the WD SmartWare software. (See “Backing Up Files” on page 33.)

Use your operating system’s Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the WD software from your computer.

Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7

1. Click Start > Control Panel.

2. Double-click Programs and Features.

3. Click Uninstall a program and select the application or the icon for the WD software

that you want to uninstall:

 WD SmartWare  WD Security  WD Drive Utilities

4. Click Uninstall/Change and Yes at the Do you wish to proceed... prompt.

Uninstalling on Windows 8

1. Right-click the tile for the WD Software that you want to uninstall on the Start screen:

 WD SmartWare  WD Security  WD Drive Utilities

2. Select Uninstall in the Windows taskbar.

3. Click Yes at the Are you sure... prompt.

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Replacing a Drive

This chapter includes the following topics:

Determining Which Drive Failed Obtaining a Replacement Drive Removing and Replacing the Drive

Determining Which Drive Failed

Whether the application is running or not, the WD Drive Utilities software continuously monitors the operational condition of your My Book Duo drives. When a drive fails, the utility displays a warning message:

Click OK to close the warning message and:

1. Check the drive status indicators on the front of the device. If one of the indicators is

on steady red, then that one is the failed drive.

2. Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either:

 The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you

installed the application

 Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities

See Figure 5 on page 10.

3. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, click the

icon of the one that has configuration issues.

4. Click RAID Management > RAID Status and check the status indications:

 If the status of one of the drives is not Online then that drive is the failed drive.

 If the RAID Status is Unknown and the status of both drives is Online, then

remove and replace either drive because the two are not compatible.

Returning the drives to their original configuration should clear the Unknown RAID Status.

Obtaining a Replacement Drive

After you have determined which drive has failed, go to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 8644 for information about obtaining a replacement drive. When contacting Technical Support, have the following information ready:

 The serial number of your My Book Duo device  Date of purchase  The serial number of each internal hard drive you need to replace

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See steps 1 through 9 of the following procedure for removing the drive to get the serial number.

Important: Only use WD Red™ or WD Green™ hard drives to replace the drives in your

My Book Duo device enclosure. Also, replacement drives must be new, and the same capacity as the drive that failed. The RAID configurations require both drives to be the same capacity. Using any other hard drive or capacity voids the warranty for your My Book Duo device.

Removing and Replacing the Drive

Your My Book Duo dual-drive storage device is a limited user-serviceable device. You can easily replace the hard drives inside the enclosure.

After receiving the replacement drive, replace the failed drive as follows:

1. If the device is password protected, remove your password to avoid conflicts with

the replacement drive. (See “Turning Off the Device Lock Feature” on page 53.)

2. Safely dismount the device from your computer.

3. Important: To avoid electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage, ground yourself by

touching a grounded metal object before handling the device.

4. Disconnect the USB cables from the USB ports on the back of the device enclosure.

5. Disconnect the AC adapter cable from the power connector.

6. Place the device on a clean and stable surface.

7. Firmly push down on the top cover button to release the latch and open the top

cover:

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8. Lift and loosen the thumbscrew that secures the drive hold-down plate and remove

the plate:

9. Using the pull tab, carefully lift the faulty drive out of the enclosure:

Note: Though the drives are labeled 1 and 2, it is their

enclosure locations that determine the drive designations used by the WD Drive Utilities software. As you view them from the front of the enclosure:

The drive in the . . . enclosure slot Is drive . . .

Left 1

Right 2

Switching the drives from one enclosure slot to the

other would have no impact on the operation of your My Book Duo device or the WD Drive Utilities software. If you do that, just remember that regardless of the label on the drive, the status and configuration of:

 “Drive 1” refers to the drive in the left enclosure

slot

 “Drive 2” refers to the drive in the right

enclosure slot

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10. Using a Phillips screwdriver, loosen and remove the two guide screws and the pull

tab from the drive you removed and install them on the new drive:

11. Apply a new drive label to the replacement drive:

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12. Gently slide the replacement drive assembly into the enclosure until it is fully

inserted:

13. Engage the alignment tab on the back of the drive hold-down plate with the

alignment slot on the enclosure chassis, lower the cover into place and secure it with the thumbscrew:

Note: Do not overtighten the thumbscrew.

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14. Close the top cover and firmly push down on the top cover button until it snaps into

place:

15. Reconnect the AC adapter cable to the power connector on the back of the device

enclosure.

16. Reconnect the USB cables.

17. If the WD Drive Utilities software is not already running, start it by clicking either:

 The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you

installed the application

 Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities

See Figure 5 on page 10.

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18. Depending on the configuration of your device:

If your device is configured as . . . THEN . . .

A striped RAID 0 disk array The My Book Duo device does not reappear in

your computer’s file management utility listing. In this case:

a. If you have more than one supported device

connected to your computer, click the icon of the one with the drive you replaced on the WD Drive Utilities screen and click RAID Management > RAID Status to display the device status.

b. Verify that the status display shows:

 Current Configuration: RAID 0 (Striped)

 RAID Status: Offline

 Drive 1 Status and Drive 2 Status:

Unknown for the drive that you replaced and Online for the other drive

This indication means that you must reconfigure your striped RAID 0 disk array.

c. Click Configuration to display the volume

dialog for reconfiguring the RAID array.

d. Use the device configuration procedure in

“Changing the Device Configuration,” starting at step 5 on page 63 to reconfigure the striped RAID 0 disk array.

e. When the reconfiguration completes, the file

management utility listing for your My Book Duo device reappears.

f. Click RAID Status and verify that the status

display shows:

 Current Configuration: RAID 0 (Striped)

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 RAID Status: Healthy

 Drive 1 Status: Online

 Drive 2 Status: Online

Your device is ready to use.

(Continued)

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If your device is configured as . . . THEN . . .

A mirrored RAID 1 disk array a. Verify that the My Book Duo device

reappears in your computer’s file management utility listing.

b. If you have more than one supported device

connected to your computer, click the icon of the one with the drive you replaced on the WD Drive Utilities screen and click RAID Management > RAID Status.

c. Verify that the RAID Status display shows:

 Current Configuration: RAID 1 (Mirrored)

 RAID Status: Degraded

 Drive 1 Status and Drive 2 Status - Online

 A Rebuild button for launching the RAID

array rebuild:

d. Click Rebuild and note that:

 The RAID Status changes to Rebuilding

(x%).

 Drive Status for the drive you replaced

changes to Rebuilding.

You do not need to wait for the rebuild operation to complete, which could take several hours. As indicated, your data is available on the other drive and you can still access the device.

e. Optionally, if you want to disconnect the

device from your computer and continue rebuilding the array offline, safely remove the device, disconnect the USB interface cable, and watch the device power/activity indicator.

f. If the power/activity indicator:

 Continues blinking rapidly—The RAID 1

rebuild will automatically continue offline.

 Stops blinking and goes off— Restart the

rebuild offline by using a stiff wire or straightened paper clip to momentarily press the device reset button through the rear access hole (see Figure 3 on page 5).

Note: Do not press and hold the reset

button. If you press and hold it for four seconds or more, you will power down the device.

(Continued)

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A mirrored RAID 1 disk array (continued)

g. When the rebuild operation completes, the

device status display shows:

 Current Configuration: RAID 1 (Mirrored)

 RAID Status: Healthy

 Drive 1 Status: Online

 Drive 2 Status: Online

Your device is ready to use.

JBOD individual drives a. Verify that the My Book Duo drive that you

did not replace reappears in your computer’s file management utility listing.

b. The listing for the new/replacement drive

does not appear because you have to format it using WD Drive Utilities RAID Management Configuration function (see “Changing the Device Configuration” on page 61).

c. When the erase/reformat operation

completes, verify that the file management utility listing for the replacement drive reappears.

Your replacement drive is ready to use.

19. Go to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID:

 7 for information about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk

image

 8644 for information about returning the defective drive.

20. If you removed your password before replacing the drive, use the WD Security

software to re-create it. (See “Password Protecting the Device” on page 47.)

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Using the Device with a Mac

The My Book Duo device drives are formatted as single NTFS partitions for compatibility with updated Windows operating systems. To use the device on Mac OS X operating systems, and to use Time Machine, if you want, you must reformat the device drives to single HFS+J partitions.

This chapter includes the following topics:

Reformatting the Device Drives Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image

Reformatting the Device Drives

CAUTION! Reformatting the device drives erases all their contents. If you have already

saved files on the device, be sure to back them up before reformatting it.

Go to http://support.wd.com and refer to Knowledge Base answer ID 3865 for information about reformatting the device drives.

See “Troubleshooting” on page 82 for more information about reformatting the device drives.

Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image

After you have reformatted your device drives for use on Mac computers, go to

http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about

downloading and restoring the Mac versions of the WD Drive Utilities and WD Security software and disk image.

The WD SmartWare software is not available for Mac computers with this device.

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Troubleshooting

This chapter includes the following topics:

Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions

If you have problems installing or using this product, refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our support website at http://support.wd.com and search our knowledge base for more help.

Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive

How to Answer ID

 Recover from a “Password Mismatch” error condition after replacing

drive

 Recover from “Insufficient Capacity” or “Not Supported” error

conditions after installing a used drive as a replacement

 Recover from an “Unknown” configuration error after installing

mismatched drives

 Partition, and format a WD drive on Windows (8, 7, Vista) and Mac

OS X

 Convert a Mac OS X GPT partition to an NTFS partition in Windows 7

or Vista

 Download software, utilities, firmware updates, and drivers for WD

products (from the Downloads Library)

 Format a WD external hard drive in FAT32* (to use Windows or Mac

OS X)

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11440

11441

3865

3647

1425

291

*The FAT32 file system has a maximum individual file size of 4 GB and cannot create partitions 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

Windows users can avoid these size limitation by formatting the drive to NTFS using either the Windows Disk Management utility or similar third-party software. For further details, see:

 Answer ID 291 at http://support.wd.com  Article IDs 314463 and # 184006 at support.microsoft.com  The appropriate third-party software documentation or support organization

http://support.wd.com/product/download.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why is the drive not recognized under My Computer or on the computer desktop? A: If your system has a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 PCI adapter card, be sure that its drivers

are installed before connecting your WD USB 3.0 external storage product. The drive is not recognized correctly unless USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 root hub and host controller drivers are installed. Contact the adapter card manufacturer for installation procedures.

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Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to the computer before

booting?

A: Depending on your system configuration, your computer might try to boot from your

WD external USB drive. Refer to your system’s motherboard BIOS setting documentation to disable this feature or visit http://support.wd.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.

Q: Why is the data transfer rate slow? A: Your system may be operating at USB 1.1 speeds due to an incorrect driver

installation of the USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 adapter card or a system that does not support USB 3.0 or USB 2.0.

Q: How do I determine whether or not my system supports USB 3.0 or USB 2.0? A: Refer to your USB card documentation or contact your USB card manufacturer.

Note: If your USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller is built in to the system motherboard,

be sure to install the appropriate chipset support for your motherboard. Refer to your motherboard or system manual for more information.

Q: What happens when a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 device is plugged into a USB 1.1 port or

hub?

A: USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 are backward-compatible with USB 1.1. When connected to a

USB 1.1 port or hub, a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 device operates at the USB 1.1 full speed of up to 12 Mbps.

If your system includes a PCI Express slot, you can achieve USB transfer rates by installing a PCI Express adapter card. Contact the card manufacturer for installation procedures and more information.

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Installing the SES Driver

If you do not install the WD software, you should install the SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) driver on Windows computers to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect the device to your computer.

Note: The SES Driver is installed automatically when you install the WD

software.

This appendix includes the following topics:

Installing on Windows Vista Computers Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers

Installing on Windows Vista Computers

After connecting the device as shown in Figure 4 on page 8, the Found New Hardware screen displays.

Note: If Autoplay is enabled, two additional screens might appear at the

same time as the Found New Hardware screen. If they appear, close them.

You can use the Found New Hardware screen to install the SES driver either:

 Automatically, if your computer is connected to the Internet

 Manually, whether your computer is connected to the Internet or not

Installing the Driver Automatically

To install the SES driver automatically, your computer must be connected to the Internet:

1. Verify that your computer is connected to the Internet.

2. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver

software:

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3. On the Found New Hardware - WD SES Device wizard screen, click Yes, search

online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update:

Windows Vista automatically:

 Connects to Windows Update

 Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver

Installing the Driver Manually

If your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually:

1. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver

software:

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2. On the Found New Hardware - WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don’t search

online:

3. At the Install the disc that came with your WD SES Device prompt, click I don’t

have the disc. Show me other options:

4. Browse to Computer and:

a. Double-click the My Book Duo device.

b. Double-click the Extras folder.

c. Select WD SES Device Driver.

d. Click Next:

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5. When the installation completes, click Close:

Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers

After connecting the device as shown in Figure 4 on page 8, use the Windows Computer Management utility to install the SES driver:

1. Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage:

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2. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device

and right-click Update driver software:

3. Click Browse my computer for driver software.

4. Browse to Computer, double-click the My Book Duo device, double-click the Extras

folder, and select WD SES Device Driver:

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5. Click Next.

6. When the installation completes, click Close:

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Compliance and Warranty Information

This appendix includes the following topics:

Regulatory Compliance Environmental Compliance (China) Warranty Information (All Regions Except Australia/New Zealand) Warranty Information (Australia/New Zealand)

Regulatory Compliance

FCC Class B Information

Operation of this device is subject to the following conditions:

 This device may not cause harmful interference.

 This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.

This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for 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 device 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. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by WD could void your authority to operate this device.

ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme ICES-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.

Approuvé pour les Etats-Unis et le Canada. CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1, UL 60950-1: Sûreté d'équipement de technologie de l'information.

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USER MANUAL

CE Compliance For Europe

Marking by the CE symbol indicates compliance of this system to the applicable Council Directives of the European Union, including the EMC Directive (2004/108/EC) and the Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC). A “Declaration of Conformity” in accordance with the applicable directives has been made and is on file at Western Digital Europe.

KC Notice (Republic of Korea only)

기종별 사용자 안내문

(가정용방송통신기자재 )

B 급기기

이기기는가정용(B 급) 전자파적합기기로서주로 가정에서사용하는것을목적으로하며, 모든지역에 서사용할수있습니다

Environmental Compliance (China)

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PCBA

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(Cr (VI)) (PBB) (PBDE)

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Warranty Information (All Regions Except Australia/ New Zealand)

Obtaining Service

WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service. If this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support website at

http://support.wd.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) via

http://support.wd.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.

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Limited Warranty

WD warrants that the Product, in the course of its normal use, will for the term defined below, be free from defects in material and workmanship and will conform to WD’s specification therefor. The term of your limited warranty depends on the country in which your Product was purchased. The term of your limited warranty is for 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.wd.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, 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.

Warranty Information (Australia/New Zealand)

Nothing in this warranty modifies or excludes your legal rights under the Australian Competition and Consumer Act or the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act. This warranty identifies WD's preferred approach to resolving warranty claims which is likely to be quick and simple for all parties.

No other warranties either express or implied by law, including but not limited to those contained in the Sale of Goods Act, are made with respect to the Product. If you purchased your Product in New Zealand for the purposes of a business, you acknowledge and agree that the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act does not apply. In Australia, our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure. What constitutes a major failure is set out in the Australian Consumer Law.

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Obtaining Service

WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service. 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 email support service at http://support.wd.com. If the answer is not available or, if you prefer, please contact WD at the applicable telephone number shown in the front of this document.

If you wish to make a claim, you should initially contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product. If you are unable to contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product, please visit our product support website at

http://support.wd.com for information on how to obtain service or a Return Material

Authorization (RMA). If it is determined that the Product may be defective, you will be given an RMA number and instructions for Product return. An unauthorized return (i.e., one for which an RMA number has not been issued) will be returned to you at your expense. Authorized returns must be shipped in an approved shipping container, prepaid and insured, to the address provided with your RMA number. If following receipt of a qualifying claim under this warranty, WD or the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product determines that your claim is valid, WD or such dealer shall, at its discretion, either repair or replace the Product with an equivalent or better Product or refund the cost of the Product to you. You are responsible for any expenses associated with a claim under this warranty. The benefits provided to you under this warranty are in addition to other rights and remedies available to you under the Australian Competition and Consumer Act or the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act.

Your original box and packaging materials should be kept for storing or shipping your WD product. To conclusively establish the period of warranty, check the warranty expiration (serial number required) via http://support.wd.com.

Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 3355 Michelson Drive, Suite 100 Irvine, California 92612 Email: support@wd.com

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 specifications. The term of your warranty is 3 year in Australia and New Zealand, unless otherwise required by law. The term of your warranty period shall commence on the purchase date appearing on your purchase receipt from an authorized distributor or authorized reseller. Proof of purchase shall be required to be eligible for this warranty and to establish the commencement date of this warranty. Warranty service will not be provided unless the Product is returned to an authorized distributor, authorized reseller or regional WD return center where the Product was first shipped by WD. WD may at its discretion make extended warranties available for purchase. WD shall have no liability for any Product returned if WD determines that the Product was (i) not purchased from an authorized distributor or authorized reseller, (ii) not used in accordance with WD specifications and instructions, (iii) not used for its intended function, or (iv) 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, including the mounting frame, unless the

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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.wd.com), accident or mishandling while in the possession of someone other than WD.

PRODUCTS ARE COMPLEX AND FRAGILE ITEMS THAT MAY OCCASSIONALY FAIL DUE TO (A) EXTERNAL CAUSES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, MISHANDLING, EXPOSURE TO HEAT, COLD, AND HUMIDITY, AND POWER FAILURES, OR (B) INTERNAL FAULTS. SUCH FAILURES CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS, CORRUPTION, DELETION OR ALTERATION OF DATA. NOTE THAT YOU SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOSS, CORRUPTION, DELETION OR ALTERATION OF DATA HOWSOEVER CAUSED, AND FOR BACKING UP AND PROTECTING DATA AGAINST LOSS, CORRUPTION, DELETION OR ALTERATION. YOU AGREE TO CONTINUALLY BACK UP ALL DATA ON THE PRODUCT, AND TO COMPLETE A BACKUP PRIOR TO SEEKING ANY GENERAL SERVICE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM WD.

In Australia, if the Product is not of a kind ordinarily acquired for personal, domestic or household use or consumption, provided it is fair and reasonable to do so, WD limits its liability to replacement of the Product or supply of equivalent or better Product.

This warranty shall extend to repaired or replaced Products for the balance of the applicable period of the original warranty or ninety (90) days from the date of shipment of a repaired or replaced Product, whichever is longer. This warranty is WD’s sole manufacturer's warranty and is applicable only to Products sold as new.

GNU General Public License (“GPL”)

Firmware incorporated into this product may include third party copyrighted software licensed under the GPL or Lesser General Public License (“LGPL”) (collectively, “GPL Software”) and not Western Digital’s End User License Agreement. In accordance with the GPL, if applicable: 1) the source code for the GPL Software may be downloaded at no charge from http://support.wd.com/download/gpl or obtained on CD for a nominal charge from http://support.wd.com/download/gpl or by calling Customer Support within three years of the date of purchase; 2) you may re-use, re-distribute, and modify the GPL Software; 3) with respect solely to the GPL Software, no warranty is provided, to the extent permitted by applicable law; and 4) a copy of the GPL is included herewith, may be obtained at http://www.gnu.org, and may also be found at

http://support.wd.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.

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Index

Accessories, op tional 4 Acronis True Image WD Edition software

software download

user guide download Activation code required icon Advanced backup area, Backup tab displays

25, 26, 27

Alerts, flashing icon

Backed Up Volumes selection box 29 Backup

about backing up files

files content box

procedure

schedule reminder button

screens

initial

Backup source

computer icon

content gauge

Backup tab displays Home tab display

device selector

Dropbox icon

selector Backup tab displays

advanced backup area

backup source content gauge

backup target content gauge

description

Enable/Disable Backup toggle button

functional overview

Set Backup Frequency button

Set Backup Frequency buttons

Switch to Category/File Backup toggle Backup target

content gauge

Backup tab displays Home tab display

device icons, Home tab display

device selector Box contents Browse button, Retrieve tab displays

19, 22

18, 25

, 27

button

19, 20

19, 22

25, 27

36, 37, 39

25, 27

19, 21

25, 26, 27

25, 27

19, 22

CAUTION

19, 22,

about erasing the drives

CAUTION about

lost passwords preventing data loss when disconnect-

ing

your unlocked drive Change retrieve folder box, Retrieve tab displays China RoHS, environmental compliance 91 Compatibility with operating systems Compliance, regulatory Contact Us link Content gauge

Converting drive format Creating a password

backup source device

Backup tab displays Home tab display

backup target device

Backup tab displays Home tab display

55, 56, 61, 63

48, 52

3, 4

25, 27

19, 21

25, 27

19, 22

Device

drive diagnostics and status checks

drive erase function Device display scro ll po in t ers Device locked icon Diagnostics dialog Disconnecting the drive Disk image, downloading and restoring 81 Drive

capacity used, WD Quick View icon

disconnecting

formats, converting

handling precautions

sleep timer

status check, WD Quick View icon Drive Erase dialog Drive replacement procedure Drive Utilities

device registration function

Drive Erase dialog

drive erase function

RAID management function

Sleep Timer dialog Dropbox Account button

30, 68

65,

Enable/Disable Backup toggle button 25, 27

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Western Digital WDBRMH0080JCH User manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

WD Service and Support

Accessing Online Support

Contacting WD Technical Support

Table of Contents

About Your WD Storage Device

Features

Kit Contents

Optional Accessories

Operating System Compatibility

Device Drive Format

Physical Description

Device Power/Activity LED

Drive Status LEDs

USB 3.0 Interface

USB Hub Connectors

Reset Button

Kensington Security Slot

Registering Your Device

Handling Precautions

Connecting the Device and Getting Started

Connecting the Device

Getting Started with the WD Software

WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview

Home Tab Display

Backup Tab Displays

Retrieve Tab Displays

Settings Tab Display

Help Tab Display

Backing Up Files

How the Backup Function Works

Backing Up Files

Retrieving Files

How the Retrieve Function Works

Retrieving Files

Locking and Unlocking the Device

Password Protecting the Device

Unlocking the Device

With the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software

With the WD SmartWare Software

With the WD Drive Unlock Utility

Changing Your Password

Turning Off the Device Lock Feature

Managing and Customizing the Device

Checking Device Health

Erasing the Device Drives

Using the Drive Erase Function

Using Five Invalid Passwords

Managing the Device Configuration

Checking the Device Status

Changing the Device Configuration

Registering the Device

Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image

Setting the Device Sleep Timer

Upgrading the Device Capacity

Using the WD Quick View Icon

Opening the WD SmartWare Software

Checking Device Status

Monitoring Icon Alerts

Safely Disconnecting the Device

Managing and Customizing the Software

Checking for Software Updates

Configuring a Remote Dropbox Account

Specifying a Different Retrieved Content Folder

Specifying the Number of Backup Versions

Uninstalling the WD Software

Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7

Uninstalling on Windows 8

Replacing a Drive

Determining Which Drive Failed

Obtaining a Replacement Drive

Removing and Replacing the Drive

Using the Device with a Mac

Reformatting the Device Drives

Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image

Troubleshooting

Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive