WD Black² Dual Drive User Manual
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1. J Applicati Create Core Create Dual Drive WD Black2 Dual E Desktop Storage Volume Volume Drive Initialize bi Documents Downloads H Movies J Music Pictures DEVICES O wu O UNIT 2 Select and run the WD Black2 Dual Drive Initialize utility to expand the extended drive capacity to 1 12 TB WARNING This utility will initialize the WD Black Dual Drive extended HDD capacity and will reboot the System to allow OSX to display the combined 55D and HDD drive capacity 3 Read the warning message then click Continue to initialize the WD Black Dual Drive When the Black Dual Drive has been initialized the following screen appears The WD Black2 Dual Drive has been initialized Please save your work and close all open applications then click Continue to proceed with the System Reboot You may run desired configuration utility after the System Reboots SETTING UP THE WD BLACK DRIVE 10 4 5 6 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide Click Continue to reboot then press and hold the Mac keyboard option key until the boot option screen appears Note The System Reboot allows the Mac OSX to display the extended combined SSD and HDD drive capacity Select the drive icon labeled with your original drive name to continue the boot process After the system completes the reboot process the following dialog box may appear The disk you2. Gei WD BLACK Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e mail support service at htto support wad com If the answer is not available or if you prefer please contact WD at the best telephone number shown below Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period This 30 day period starts on the date of your first telephone contact with WD technical support E mail support is free for the entire warranty period and our extensive Knowledge base is available 24 7 To help us keep you informed of new features and services remember to register your product online at httos www wad comn register Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at htto 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 amp 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 helo for your WD product or software WD Community Share your thoughts and connect
3. Bor Unmeent Eject Untitled Enable Journaling Me First Aid Er G 1 12 Te WDC WD10512 2 550 s aia To copy a volume or restore a disk image to a volume select the source volume or HDD disk image select the destination volume and then click Restore Fi 500 11 GB WD SATAUSE To select a source do one of the following To restore a disk image stored on disk click Image To restore a disk image stored on the web drag it from a web browser to the Source field or enter its URL starting with hpi To copy a disk drag it from the list on the beft Source Untitled image To select a destination volume drag it from the list on the left to the Destination field Destination 2 S50 Erase 50 and copy the contents of Untited to it Restore EA Mount Point Capacity 499 25 GB 499 246 103 424 Bytes Format Mac 05 Extended lournaled Available Owners Enabled Yes Humber of Folders 65 264 483 12 GB 483 118 501 888 Bytes Used 16 13 G8 16 1275 601 536 Bytes Number of Files 262 587 A warning message displays informing you that the partition will be erased Click OK and wait for the restore process to finish When the restore process Is finished shut down your Mac and disconnect the original USB attached drive You are now finished and can begin using your Mac RESTORING THE MASTER DRIVE IMAGE TO THE WD BLACK DRIVE 21 For service and literature http suppo
4. _ 8 01 GB Generic USB disk image select the destination volume and then click Restore UNTITLED 1 Pane To select a source do one of the following ert To restore a disk image stored on disk click Image To restore a disk image stored on the web drag it from a web browser to the Source field or enter its URL starting with http _ WD Black2 Firmware Updat To copy a disk drag it from the list on the left W WD _LINUX Source _ WD_LINUX Image To select a destination volume drag it from the list on the left to the Destination field Destination Erase Destination and copy the contents of WD_LINUX to it Mount Point Volumes WD LINUX Capacity 838 9 MB 838 860 800 Bytes Format MS DOS FAT32 Available 224 4 MB 224 423 936 Bytes Owners Enabled No Used 612 8 MB 612 782 080 Bytes Number of Folders 0 Number of Files 0 WD BLACK FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE 4 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide 3 To select a destination volume drag the partition with the temporary name you gave the flash drive in Step 9 on page 3 from the list on the left to the Destination field e090 WD_LINUX 270 O ee Ej 6 a Verify Info Burn Unmount Eject Enable Journaling New Image Convert Resize Image 160 04 GB WDC WD16008 _First Aid Erase SEa E Untitled 1 _ 8 01 GB Generic USB UNTITLED 1 To copy a volume or restore a disk image to a vo
5. inserted was not readable by this computer Initialize _ Ignore If the above dialog box appears click Ignore The drive will be initialized in a subsequent step SETTING UP THE WD BLACK DRIVE 11 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide Configuring the WD Black Drive How you configure a WD Black drive for use in a Mac system depends on how much control you want over your data You have two options Option 1 Creating a Mac Fusion Drive Choose this option if you want your OS to determine which data gets placed on the HDD and SSD To create a Fusion Drive see Create a Mac Fusion Drive Option 2 Creating a Dual Drive Non Fusion Drive Choose this option if you want to decide where your data goes e g Keep your OS on the SSD and your data on the HDD Note Option 2 is not recommended if you have more than 120 GB on your original device For example Depending on the restore software used you may not be able to exclude files to make everything fit in the 120 GB partition You may also need to re install some software if your original hard drive image is more than 120GB To create a Dual Drive see Create a Dual Drive Non Fusion on page 14 Create a Mac Fusion Drive To create a Fusion drive use the Create Core Storage Volume utility 1 Locate the WD Black Configuration Utility that you downloaded from the Getting Started section and unzip it o
6. 11 GB WD SATAUSE a 3 To select a source do one of the following A Untitted Torestore a disk image stored on disk click image To restore a disk image stored on the web drag it from a web browser to the Source field or enter Its URL starting with httpcs To copy a disk drag it from the list on the left To copy a volume or restore a disk image to a volume select the source volume or disk image select the destination volume and then click Restore Source EA Untitled image To select a destination volume drag it from the list on the left to the Destination feld Destination Erase Destination and copy the contents of Untithed to it EA Mount Point Capacity 499 25 GB 499 245 103 424 Bytes Format Mac 05 Extended ournaled Available 483 12 GR 48F 118 501 888 Bytes e Owners Enabled Yes Used 16 13 GB 16 129 601 536 Bytes 5 Number of Folders 65 764 Number of Files 262 587 1 In the left window pane select the USB drive partition containing the Mac OSX operating system and then click the Restore tab at the top of this window next to the RAID tab The USB partition will appear in the Source field RESTORING THE MASTER DRIVE IMAGE TO THE WD BLACK DRIVE 20 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide In the left window pane drag the SSD partition at the top of the list to the Destination field and click Restore a 0o 045 6 6 9 Merify Info
7. Procedure You must update the WD Black drive firmware before setting up or configuring the drive Updating the WD Black drive firmware requires creating a bootable Linux USB flash drive Creating the Bootable Linux USB Flash Drive CAUTION During this procedure all data on your flash drive will be erased Please backup your data before you proceed 1 Locate the WD_Black2_Firmware_Update_Utility zip file that you downloaded in the Getting Started section and unzip it on your desktop 2 Double click the WD Black2 Firmware Update Utility file to mount it 3 Plug in the USB flash drive If a pop up message appears click Ignore 4 Launch the Disk Utility Applications gt Utilities 5 Select the USB flash drive in the left pane Important Verify the correct flash drive is selected or the wrong disk will be formatted 6 Select the Partition tab 7 Under Partition Layout select 1 Partition 8 Select Options 9 Select Master Boot Record then click OK Enter a temporary name for the flash drive This name will be overwritten in the following procedure 10 Under Format select MS DOS FAT 11 Click Apply to apply changes to your flash drive 12 Click Partition to create the partition on the USB flash drive WD BLACK FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE 3 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide Installing the Linux ISO Image on the USB Flash Drive 1 The WD Black Firmware Update U
8. a Re ASO ca Reees 12 Create a Dual Drive CNon Fusion 3 s i4 s6440086 445 Sad en die e ee ed vee beta bia ws 14 Verify Creation of a Fusion Drive or Dual Drive Non Fusion 000 eee eee 15 4 Restoring the Master Drive Image to the WD Black Drive 17 Restoring to a Fusion Drive 2 4 46 ot a oro e le cee ea i otis ee ee ue eno 19 Restoring to a Dual Drive Non Fusion 0 0 0 ccc eee en nnes 20 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide Getting Started This document is intended to guide you through the process of installing your new WD Black as a Mac Fusion or dual drive non Fusion configuration Important lo install the WD Black dual drive you must have a Mac system that supports a 9 5 mm 2 5 drive with Mavericks OSX 10 9 x Items needed to perform this process A Phillips screwdriver with O tip head SATA to USB adapter cable included in retail box Image Backup of Mac System drive Refer to your Apple system documentation for information on using Time Machine A blank 2 GB or larger USB flash drive Download the following zip files to your local drive These will be needed in the procedures that follow WD Black Firmware Update for Mac WD Black Configuration Utilities for Mac GETTING STARTED 1 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide GETTING STARTED 2 WD Black Firmware Update
9. g with http To copy a disk drag it from the list on the left Source Untitled image To select a destination volume drag it from the list on the left to the Destination field Destination Erase Destination and copy the contents of Untitled to it E Mount Point Capacity 499 25 CE 499 248 103 424 Bytes Format Mac 05 Extended lournaled Available 483 13 GH 4B3 125 723 136 Bytes i Owners Enabled Yes Used 16 12 GB 16 122 380 288 Bytes Number of Folders 65 244 Number of Files 262 599 1 In the left window pane select the USB drive partition containing the Mac OSX operating system and then click the Restore tab at the top of this window next to the RAID tab The USB partition will appear in the Source field 606 Untithed 9 0 4 6 o a az Verify Info Burs Unmoune Geet Enable Jecitralirig New ine Convert Retire Image First Aid E RAID P al Ei Core Storage ates slats WO Black To copy a volume or restore a disk image to a volume select the source volume or 500 11 GB WD SATAUSB disk image select the destination volume and then click Restore W Untitled To select a source do one of the following CT To restore a disk image stored on disk click Image To restore a disk image stored on the web drag it from a web browser to the Source field or enter its URL starting with herp To copy a disk drag it from the list on the left Source F1 Un
10. ive Non Fusion use the Create Dual Drive Volumes utility 1 Locate the WD Black Configuration Utility that you downloaded from the Getting Started section and unzip it on your desktop C WD Black2 Configuration Utility GE im He Q FAVORITES All My Files w B All My x a AirDrop ar a Applicati Create Core Create Dual Drive WD Black2 Dual E Desktop Storage Volume Volumes Drive Initialize Bi Documents Downloads H Movies JJ Music G Pictures DEVICES H WD_LI O UNTIT 2 Double click the Create Dual Drive Volumes utility A warning message appears WARNING This utility is inherently dangerous It will destroy all existing data on disk when creating the Two new Logical Volumes Before continuing verify that there are no other Drives attached to the internal SATA ports Please click OK to Continue Cancel 3 Read the warning message and click OK In a few minutes the following message will appear indicating that the Dual Drive was successfully created The WD Black2 Dual Drive has been successfully partitioned You may now install or Image your original drive onto the new drive Cancel 4 Click OK 5 To verify your configuration continue to the section Verify Creation of a Fusion Drive or Dual Drive Non Fusion SETTING UP THE WD BLACK DRIVE 14 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installa
11. lume select the source volume or disk image select the destination volume and then click Restore To select a source do one of the following To restore a disk image stored on disk click Image To restore a disk image stored on the web drag it from a web browser to the Source field or enter its URL starting with http _ WD Black2 Firmware Updat To copy a disk drag it from the list on the left W WD_LINUX Source WD_LINUX To select a destination volume drag it from the list on the left to the Destination field Destination _ UNTITLED 1 Erase UNTITLED 1 and copy the contents of WD_LINUX to it Restore Mount Point Volumes WD LINUX Capacity 838 9 MB 838 860 800 Bytes Format MS DOS FAT32 Available 224 4 MB 224 423 936 Bytes Owners Enabled No Used 612 8 MB 612 782 080 Bytes Number of Folders 0 Number of Files 0 4 Click Restore The following message appears Are you sure you want to erase UNTITLED 1 and replace its contents with the contents of WD_LINUX Erasing a partition deletes all the data on that partition but does not affect other partitions on the same disk 5 Click Erase to confirm that you want to erase your USB flash drive The Linux ISO is restored to the USB flash drive which is now bootable 6 If the following screen appears prompting for a password Enter the administrator password that you created for the Mac Disk Utility wants t
12. n your desktop e080 WD Black2 Configuration Utility lt gt GE wim E r Loe Q FAVORITES E All My Files lt P AirDrop yA Applicati Create Core Create Dual Drive WD Black2 Dual E Desktop _ Storage Volume Volumes Drive Initialize ke Documents Downloads H Movies JJ Music Pictures DEVICES O wou O UNTIT 2 Double click the Create Core Storage Volume utility A warning message appears WARNING This utility is inherently dangerous It will destroy all existing data on disk when creating the new CoreStorage Logical Volume Group Before continuing verify that there are no other Drives attached to the internal SATA ports Please click OK to Continue Cancel SETTING UP THE WD BLACK DRIVE 12 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide 3 Read the warning message and click OK In a few minutes the following message will appear indicating that the Fusion drive was successfully created The WD Black2 Core Storage Volume has been successfully created You may now install or Image your original drive onto the new drive 4 Click OK 5 To verify your configuration continue to the section Verify Creation of a Fusion Drive or Dual Drive Non Fusion SETTING UP THE WD BLACK DRIVE 13 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide Create a Dual Drive Non Fusion To create a Dual Dr
13. o make changes Type your password to allow this Name username Cancel S OK WD BLACK FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE 5 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide Allow approximately 4 minutes for Linux to load onto the USB flash drive When complete the USB bootable Linux flash drive is ready to boot to Linux and update the firmware WD BLACK FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE 6 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide Update the Drive Firmware 1 2 Shut down your system Remove the USB flash drive before performing step 3 of this procedure Remove the original system drive from your Mac system and replace it with the WD Black Note Refer to your Apple System documentation for hard drive removal and installation instructions Re insert the USB flash drive in a USB port on your Mac system Press the power button and hold the option key during boot up for the boot menu The following screen appears Select EFI Boot to boot from the USB flash drive The drive update will start automatically Note The update will take a few minutes When the update is complete the message Drive has been successfully updated appears Press any key to shut down your system Remove the USB flash drive It is no longer needed Continue to Chapter 3 Setting Up the WD Black Drive WD BLACK FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE 7 WD Black F
14. rive image to the newly setup WD Blacks 1 Shut down your Mac 2 Press the power button then press and hold the option key on the keyboard 3 Select the Recovery drive icon The OSX Utilities Window appears RESTORING THE MASTER DRIVE IMAGE TO THE WD BLACK DRIVE 17 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide 4 From the OSX Utilities Window select the Disk Utility icon and click the Continue button a If you are restoring a Fusion Drive continue to Restoring to a Fusion Drive b If you are restoring a Dual Drive Non Fusion skip to Restoring to a Dual Drive Non Fusion on page 20 RESTORING THE MASTER DRIVE IMAGE TO THE WD BLACK DRIVE 18 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide Restoring to a Fusion Drive After clicking Continue in Step 4 above the below screen appears aaa Untitled 20 tO a on ee ee er Ll Verify Info Burm Unmoust Eject Enable journaling Newlmage Convert Resize brape _ First Ald Er RAID Core Storage ne Siete To copy a volume or restore a disk image to a volume select the source volume or 4 500 11 GE WD SATAUSB disk image select the destination volume and then click Restore To select a source do one of the following To restore a disk image stored on disk click Image a To restore a disk image stored an the web drag it from a web browser to the Source field or enter its URL startin
15. rt wd com www wd com 800 ASK 4WDC North America 800 275 4932 800 832 4778 Spanish 86 21 2603 7560 Asia Pacific 00800 27549338 Europe toll free where available 31 880062100 Europe Middle East Africa Information furnished by WD is believed to be accurate and reliable however no responsibility is assumed by WD for its use nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of WD WD reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Western Digital WD and the WD logo are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies Inc in the U S and other countries and WD Black is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies Inc in the U S and other countries Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies 2014 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved Western Digital 3355 Michelson Drive Suite 100 Irvine California 92612 U S A 2779 800001 A05 Aug 2014
16. tility file should be mounted in Disk Utility under the divider line on the left side Select the mounted partition WD_LINUX Note If WD Black Firmware Update Utility is not mounted in Disk Utility you will need to double click the file to mount it as stated in Step 2 on page 3 000 WD_LINUX _ i ass i 0 0 6 anlai Verify Info Burn Unmount Eject Enable Journaling New Image Convert Resize Image T 160 04 GB WDC WD1600B EIN Erase Restore E Untitled 1 If Repair Disk is unavailable click Verify Disk If the disk needs repairs you ll be given __ 8 01 GB Generic USB instructions for repairing the disk from the Recovery HD __ UNTITLED 1 If you have a permissions problem with a file installed by the OS X installer click Repair Disk Permissions _ WD Black2 Firmware Updat W WD_LINUX Show details Verify Disk Repair Disk Mount Point Volumes WD LINUX Capacity 838 9 MB 838 860 800 Bytes Format MS DOS FAT32 Available 224 4 MB 224 423 936 Bytes Owners Enabled No Used 612 8 MB 612 782 080 Bytes Number of Folders 0 Number of Files 0 2 Select the Restore tab The WD_LINUX volume name appears in the Source field 0 00 WD_LINUX 0o00 y ff Verify Info Burn Unmount Eject Enable Journaling New Image Convert Resize Image First Aid Erase FRc C 160 04 GB WDC WD1600B i Untitled 1 TAA oe To copy a volume or restore a disk image to a volume select the source volume or
17. tion Guide Verify Creation of a Fusion Drive or Dual Drive Non Fusion To verify that the Fusion Drive or Dual Drive Non Fusion drive was created properly do the following 1 Click the Apple icon located on the top left corner of the screen and select About This Mac from the drop down menu 2 Click the More Info button and then select the Storage tab If everything was created correctly you should see the following images depending on your configuration Fusion Drive eoo About This Mac Overview Displays Storage Memory Support Service WD Black 1 11 TB free out of 1 11 TB E Audio Movies T Photos Apps P Backups Other 1 12 TB Zero KB Zero KB Zero KB Zero KE Zero KB 758 2 ME Fusion Drive Dual Drive Non Fusion 8oo About This Mac Overview Displays Storage Memory Support Service 119 47 GB free out of 119 69 GB Audio Movies Photos T Apps Backups Other 1 12 TB Zero XB Zero KB Zero KE Zero KE Zero KE 222 5 ME Solid State SATA Drive 999 41 GB free out of 1 TB i A Audio E Movies Photos P Apps Backups Other Zero KB Zero KB Zero Ke Zero KB Zero KB 663 6 ME SETTING UP THE WD BLACK DRIVE 15 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide SETTING UP THE WD BLACK DRIVE 16 Restoring the Master Drive Image to the WD Black Drive After successfully configuring your drive follow the instructions below to restore your original system d
18. titled Mngt Te select a destination volume drag it from the list on the left to the Destination field Destination WD Black Erase WD Black and copy the contents of Untitled po it Restore EA Mount Polnt i Capacity 493 25 GB 499 248 103 424 Bytes Format Mac 05 Extended lournaled Available 463 13 GE 483 125 723 136 Bytes Owners Enabled Used 16 12 GB 16 122 380 288 Bytes gt Humber of Folders 65 Humber of Files 262 599 2 In the left window pane drag the WD Black partition at the top of the list to the Destination field and click the Restore button RESTORING THE MASTER DRIVE IMAGE TO THE WD BLACK DRIVE 19 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide 3 Awarning message displays informing you that the partition will be erased Click OK and wait for the restore process to finish 4 When the restore process is finished shut down your Mac and disconnect the original USB attached drive You are now finished and can begin using your Mac Restoring to a Dual Drive Non Fusion Important To restore your original disk image to the SSD portion of the Black dual drive in a Dual Drive Non Fusion configuration the original disk image MUST be smaller than 120 GB Verify this before continuing After clicking Continue from the OSX Utilities Window in Step 4 on page 78 the below screen appears Untitled E 1 12 T WDC WD10512 E SSD E HOD 4500
19. usion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide WD BLACK FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE 8 setting Up the WD Black Drive Follow these instructions to boot the Mac system from the original system drive using the SATA to USB cable 1 Attach the original system drive to your Mac system using the SATA to USB cable 2 To boot from your original system drive press the power button while pressing and holding the option key on the keyboard After the Apple logo appears the following drive icons will appear 3 Select the drive icon labeled with your original drive name to continue the boot process After the boot process completes the following dialog box may appear The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer Initialize 4 lf the above dialog box appears click Ignore The drive will be initialized in a subsequent step SETTING UP THE WD BLACK DRIVE 9 WD Black Fusion and Dual Drive Configuration for Mac Installation Guide Preparing your WD Black Drive Before configuring the WD Black Drive in the next section you must first prepare the drive This will expand the drive s capacity to 1 12 TB 1 Locate the WD_Black2_Configuration_Utility zip file that you downloaded in the Getting Started section and unzip it on your desktop 000 WD Black2 Configuration Utility 4 gt miim E amp cw Q FAVORITES All My Files w E i Ja 9 AirDrop _ d
20. 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 United States North America English 800 ASK 4WDC 800 275 4932 Spanish 800 832 4778 Asia Pacific toll free where 800 6008 6008 available Asia Pacific non toll free 65 6848 6008 Japan 00 531 650442 0120 994 120 Australia amp New Zealand 800 2275 4932 South America htto support wd com contact Europe toll free 00800 2 7549338 Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Europe non toll free 31 880062100 Russia 8 10 8002 335 50110 Middle East 0031 880062100 Table of Contents E Getin Started ficccas eee oes See oe oe Re EA 1 2 WD Black Firmware Update Procedure cccccccccccees 3 Creating the Bootable Linux USB Flash Drive 00 cc cece eee 3 Installing the Linux ISO Image on the USB Flash Drive 20 0 0 0 0 cee ee eee eee 4 Wpdate the Drive Pintwate 4 c vs ene cucas Agee oddw ewe bade wile a a e a aaa 7 3 Setting Up the WD Black Drive ccc cess ccc cceccccccscess 9 Preparing your WD SEIS Gl Di ae a eee E ee SEEN ee EEE LAENE LETITE ET 10 Configuring the WD Black Drive 2 00 0 ccc cece cece cence event eeveneeeevnnney 12 Createsa Nac Fusion Die 226 5 2252b im ce bake cba eee eae aa Sane ERE ae
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