Western Digital WD Dual-option Media Center and Combo Install Guide

Quick Install Guide

WD Dual-option™ Media Center and

Combo External Storage Products

System Requirements

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Setting Up

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Types I and II, Memory Stick

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, Memory Stick PRO®, Microdrive™, MultiMedia Card, SD Card, and SmartMedia™.

Windows

! An available OHCI-compliant FireWire port and/or USB* port ! An available OHCI-compliant FireWire port and/or USB* port

! Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP ! Mac

*USB 2.0 PCI adapter card or built-in USB 2.0 host is required for Hi-Speed USB 2.0 performance.

Memory card compatibility (Media Center 8-in-1 memory card reader):
CompactFlash

Note: For more detailed instructions, refer to the user manual on the installation CD or download it at support.wdc.com/download.

Macintosh

Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP

1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The program autoruns and launches a setup menu. Select Install Retrospect Express for WD.
In the next window, click Next.

2. The license agreement window is displayed. To proceed, select I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next.

3. Enter your User Name and click Next. In the next window, select the Recommended installation option and click Next.

4. In the next window, click Install to begin installation. After installation, click Finish.
Note: If you are running Windows 98SE/Me/2000 and operating system service packs (SPs) or updates were not installed, you must install them now
and restart the computer before proceeding.

5. To register the software, launch the backup software from the Start menu (Start > Program Files > Retrospect > Retrospect 6.5).

6. Proceed to Section 3 to connect the drive.

Macintosh

Important: Macintosh users must reinitialize the WD drive to HFS Extended Format (or other Mac OS drive format) before using the installation CD.
Skip to Section 3 to connect the drive, then follow the steps below to format and set up the drive.

Mac OS v9.2.2

1. To format the drive, select Control Panel > Extensions Manager from the Apple menu.

2. Disable File Exchange from the extensions list by clearing the adjacent check box, and click Restart.

3. After restarting, a message appears prompting you to initialize the drive. Enter a name, select Mac OS Extended, and click Initialize.

4. Click Continue to confirm drive initialization. A hard drive icon with the name you assigned appears on the desktop after formatting is completed.
To re-enable File Exchange, select the check box in Extensions Manager and click Restart.

5. After restarting, a new hard drive icon appears on your desktop and your new external USB hard drive is ready to use.

6. Proceed to Section 5 to use the backup software.

Mac OS X v10.2.8+

1. To format the drive, select Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility. Select your new drive on the left panel, and click the Erase tab on the right panel.
If prompted, click OK.

2. Select Mac OS Extended from the Vol u me Format menu, and enter a name for your drive.

3. Click Erase to begin drive formatting. A hard drive icon with the name you assigned appears on the desktop after formatting is completed.
Note: To partition the drive into multiple volumes, select the Partition tab from the Disk Utility program menu and follow the instructions.

4. After restarting, a new hard drive icon appears on your desktop and your WD product is ready to use.

5. Proceed to Section 5 to use the backup software.

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OS v9.2.2 or Mac OS X v10.2.8+

Connecting the Drive

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Note: For a single drive, WD recommends using the stands for vertical placement with the buttons on top for easy access. For stacking multiple drives,
use the feet for horizontal placement.

Installing the Stands for Vertical Placement

1. Power off the external hard drive and disconnect all its cables.

2. Align the edge of the stand onto the side of the drive adjacent to the back (Figure 1).

3. Press the other edge of the stand toward the drive until the stand snaps firmly into place.
Note: Space the stands approximately 3–4 inches apart and approximately 2–3 inches from the edge of the drive for balance and stability.

4. Repeat this process for the other stand.

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Removing the Stands

1. Power off the external hard drive and disconnect all its cables.

2. Place the drive upside down on a clean and steady surface.

3. Using both hands, grasp the base of the stand and carefully bend the stand upward until the stand
snaps away from the side of the drive (Figure 1).

Installing the Feet for Horizontal Placement

1. Power off the external hard drive and disconnect all its cables.

2. Place the drive upside down on a clean and steady surface.

3. The back of the drive is keyed with a small crossbar at each corner within the ventilation slots for

INSTALL STANDS

feet placement. Align the notch of the foot to the crossbar and insert one end of the foot into the
ventilation slot at a slight angle. The feet are keyed to ensure proper insertion.

4. Press the foot into the groove until it snaps firmly into place.

5. Repeat this process for the three remaining feet.

Removing the Feet

1. Power off the external hard drive and disconnect all its cables.

2. Place the drive upside down on a clean and steady surface.

3. Carefully dislodge the foot by firmly pushing it off the ventilation slot (Figure 1).

4. Repeat this process for the three remaining feet.

REMOVE STANDS

Connecting the Cables

Important: You can connect the USB cable and/or FireWire cable depending on features you want to support. WD
recommends connecting both USB and FireWire cables for optimum performance. Because the USB hub (Combo and
Media Center) and memory card reader (Media Center) are USB devices, enabling them requires a USB connection.
If you connect only the FireWire cable, USB devices are not supported.

1. Connect the AC adapter cord to the DC power supply socket on the back of the drive (Figure 2).

2. Connect one end of the power cord to the AC adapter.

3. Connect the other end of the power cord to an electric outlet.

4. Connect one end of the USB 2.0 cable to an available USB port on the back of the drive (Figure 2).

5. Connect the other end of the USB 2.0 cable to an available USB port on your computer.

6. Connect one end of the FireWire cable to a FireWire port on the back of the drive (Figure 2).

7. Connect the other end of the FireWire cable to an available FireWire port on your computer.

REMOVE FEET

Figure 1

Note: Depending on your system configuration, your computer may attempt to boot from your WD Dual-option product. Refer to your system’s
motherboard BIOS setting documentation to disable this feature or visit support.wdc.com, click Knowledge Base, and search for answer ID 1201.
For more information about booting from external drives, refer to your system documentation or contact your system manufacturer.

Formatting the Drive

Your WD Dual-option product is preformatted as a single FAT32 partition for compatibility with all Windows operating systems. The FAT32 file system
has a maximum file transfer of 4 GB. For more information about file formats and overcoming file size limitations, refer to your operating system manual
or visit support.wdc.com, click Knowledge Base, and search for answer ID 1053 for Windows 2000 or answer ID 1021 for Windows XP.
see “Macintosh” on page 1 to reinitialize the drive to a Mac OS format.

Macintosh users,

AUTOMATIC BACKUP BUTTON

(CLOCK ICON)

MANUAL BACKUP BUTTON

(TWO FOLDERS ICON)

8-IN-1 MEMORY CARD READER

POWER/ SAFE SHUTDOWN

USB HUB

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BUTTON

Figure 2

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KENSINGTON

LOCK CONNECTION

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SECURITY

TWO FIREWIRE PORTS USB 2.0 PORT

USB 2.0 PORT

(TO SYSTEM)

DC POWER SUPPLY SOCKET