Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II 1TB
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1. Any of the following Any of the following USB port USB port FireWire 800 or 400 port FireWire 800 or 400 port eSATA port or eSATA adapter card eSATA port or eSATA adapter card Mac OS X 10 4 10 Windows 2000 XP Vista MacOSX 10 5 2 Note Compatibility may vary depending on user s hardware configuration and operating system For a list of compatible eSATA cards search our knowledge base at support wdc com for answer ID 1524 Important For highest performance and reliability it is recommended that you install the latest updates and service pack SP For Macintosh go to the Apple menu and select Software Update For Windows go to the Start menu and select Windows Update Recording Your WD Product Information In the following table write the serial number and model number of your new WD product found on the label on the bottom of the device Also write the purchase date and other notes such as your operating system and version This information is necessary for setup and technical support Serial Number Model Number Purchase Date System and Software Notes Registering Your WD Product Your WD product includes 30 days of free technical support during the applicable warranty period for your product The 30 day period commences on the date of your first telephone contact with WD technical support Register online at register wdc com2. GETTING STARTED 2 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during unpacking and installation Drives may be damaged by rough handling shock or vibration Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product Do not operate this device outside the temperature range of 5 C 35 C 41 F 95 F Do not drop or jolt the device Do not move the device during activity Do not use My Book as a portable device To avoid overheating do not block air slots on the underside top or rear of the enclosure Do not stack any objects on top of the device that may block ventilation GETTING STARTED 3 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL About Your WD Drive Format and Configuration This WD device is preformatted to HFS Journaled for compatibility with Macintosh operating systems and is pre configured for RAID O Striped mode for maximum capacity and accelerated performance This product also supports RAID 1 Mirrored mode for extra data protection with instantaneous and automatic data updates If one drive fails the system will still run and your data will be preserved You can replace the failed drive and restore the system For more information including instructions on changing the RAID configuration or drive format see WD RAID Manager for Mac on page 16 or WD RAID Manager for Wi
3. MANAGER FOR MAC 20 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL WD RAID Manager for Windows WD RAID Manager is a tool designed to help you easily manage your RAID system including changing the RAID configuration and formatting the device To launch WD RAID Manager click the WD Drive Manager system tray icon and point to WD My Book Click WD RAID Manager Safely Remove About WD Drive Manager Configuring RAID My Book Studio Edition Il is preformatted for HFS Qournaled and is preconfigured for RAID 0 Striped mode for maximum capacity and accelerated performance This product also supports RAID 1 Mirrored mode for data protection which dedicates half the capacity to mirror the data on both drives A and B Important Before you proceed make sure to back up all files stored in My Book onto another storage device 1 To configure or change the RAID setting select the device from the menu and click Next ih WD RAID Manager Select a device and click Next to re configure RAID setting or to view the information of a bad or degraded device You can also right click to show Context menu for more options Device Model Number Pea Number Capacity RAID Setting HT WD My Book 931 51 GB RAID 0 Mode Healthy a Refresh Nest Q Close 2 Select the desired RAID configuration by clicking RAID 0 or RAID 1 the following example shows RAID 1 Select Quick NTFS format if you want the drive formatted automatic
4. RAID configuration and formatting the device To launch WD RAID Manager click the WD Drive Manager menu extra icon and point to WD My Book Click Launch WD RAID Manager lt 4 Tue 11 08 WDC Lab About WD Drive Manager 2 WD My Book RAID 0 FireWire gt 718 Launch WD RAID Manager Configuring RAID Important Before you proceed make sure to back up all files stored in My Book onto another storage device My Book Studio Edition Il is preformatted for HFS Qournaled and is preconfigured for RAID 0 Striped mode for maximum capacity and accelerated performance This product also supports RAID 1 Mirrored mode for data protection which dedicates half the capacity to mirror the data on both drives A and B 080 Drive Configurations Status Device Name Serial No Capacity Setup 1 Book Device WU2010000298 931 52 RAID 0 HFS Info Configure WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC 16 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1 To configure or change the RAID setting click on a device from the menu to display the popup menu The checkmark indicates the current RAID configuration 060 Drive Configurations Status Device Name Serial No Capacity Setup 5 Book Device WU2Q10000298 v RAID 0 HFS RAID 0 FAT32 RAID 1 FAT32 O Info _ Configure 2 Select the desired RAID configuration and device format and click Configure When prompted to confirm click Config
5. a valid array configuration MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL User Action None Both slots have valid array configurations but they do not agree on the settings and the device is not able to determine which configuration is newer Install another drive that is not part of a different RAID array Install the original drive that is part of the RAID array Create a new array with the installed drives RAID 1 only Consult the slot status values to determine which slot is faulty and replace the drive RAID 1 only Recovering from degraded mode Wait for rebuild to complete This may take several hours Check disk status See Disk Status Messages on page 24 WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS 23 Disk Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on the current status of your Disk A and B Displayed Status Text Good No hard disk No Config Faulty Rebuilding Good Rejected Description The slot configuration contains valid data Consult the array status to see if other errors have been detected The slot contains no HDD The slot does not contain a valid configuration The slot is marked as faulty The slot is currently being rebuilt from the other slot Initialization failed to complete The slot contains an HDD that does not meet the unit s requirements MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION Il USER MANUAL User Action None Install drive in
6. additional information or help during installation or normal use of this product visit our product support Web site at support wdc com and choose from these topics Warranty Services Obtain warranty information warranty status extended warranty product replacement RMA status and shipping and packaging information Downloads Library Download installation software and drivers Technical Information Access product specifications technical tips and the online forum Knowledge Base Explore our expert knowledge base and Frequently Asked Questions Service Partners Find available WD approved service and support in your region Contact Support Contact a support representative by e mail Rebates Check the status of rebate submissions Localized Support Display service and support information in various languages When contacting WD for support have your WD product serial number system hardware and system software versions available support wdc com www westerndigital com 800 ASK 4WDC North America 949 672 7199 Spanish 800 6008 6008 Asia Pacific 31 20 4467651 EMEA Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest California 92630 U S A 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 gra
7. spanned across multiple disks You can also expand single disk and spanned volumes without having to restart the computer After you convert a disk to dynamic you can only use Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows on any volume of that disk To continue click Next 12 The Select Disks to Initialize screen appears The My Book disk number is selected by default Click Next Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Select Disks to Initialize You must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it Select one or more disks to initialize SETTING UP 11 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II 13 The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard completes Click Finish Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard You have successfully completed the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard You selected the following settings Initialize Disk 1 Convert None To close this wizard click Finish USER MANUAL 14 The device displays as a large Unallocated partition Right click on the black bar Unallocated space to see a menu of available options CAUTION Be sure to select the Unallocated drive black bar Do not select a system drive or any other healthy drive Select New Partition or New Simple Volume from the menu of available options Disk Management DEA Fie Action View Help e gt 2 SE voume Toyo Type File System status Capacty F
8. that is part of the RAID array Create a new array with the installed drives RAID 1 only Consult the slot status values to determine which slot is faulty and replace the drive RAID 1 only Recovering from degraded mode Wait for rebuild to complete This may take several hours Check disk status See Disk Status Messages on page 20 WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC 19 Disk Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on the current status of your Disk A and B Displayed Status Text Good No hard disk No Config Faulty Rebuilding Good Rejected Description The slot configuration contains valid data Consult the array status to see if other errors have been detected The slot contains no HDD The slot does not contain a valid configuration The slot is marked as faulty The slot is currently being rebuilt from the other slot Initialization failed to complete The slot contains an HDD that does not meet the unit s requirements MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION Il USER MANUAL User Action None Install drive in empty slot Create New RAID set Loss of data Mismatched capacity Replace drive with identical capacity drive and re create RAID set Replace drive Wait for rebuild to complete This will take several hours Replace other drive Install drive that is compatible with RAID device Only WD Green Drives are compatible WD RAID
9. 25 Safety compliance 30 Service WD 30 32 Software supplied on CD 6 WD RAID Manager Mac 16 WD RAID Manager Windows 21 Support WD 32 System compatibility 2 T Troubleshooting 29 Turning off the device 25 U UL 30 Underwriters Laboratories Inc 30 USB 5 Ww Warranty 30 Warranty limited 31 WD service 32 support 32 WD Drive Manager status 15 WD RAID Manager Mac 16 Windows 21 INDEX 33
10. 5 69 23 GB 4751GB 68 Partition Basic Healthy 931 52 GB 931 43GB 99 69 23 GB NTFS Healthy System AAA My Book D 1931 52 GB NTFS Healthy SETTING UP 14 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL WD Drive Manager Status WD Drive Manager Status provides a quick view of the general status of the device To view WD Drive Manager Status in Mac click the WD Drive Manager status menu icon and point to WD My Book RAID lt 4 Tue 11 08 WDC Lab Mac T About WD Drive Manager Used Space 0 2 WD My Book RAID 0 FireWire l A Temperature Condition OK Condition Icon RAID Status Healthy 1 Launch WD RAID Manager To view WD Drive Manager Status in Windows roll the cursor over the WD Drive Manager system tray icon Windows WD Drive Manager Status 7 Drive Name Yolumes Used Temp Status Condition Icon WD My Book USB Device USB HDD F 1 OK RAIDO Healthy 7A ERS Es N s he i 8 38 AM WD Drive Manager Status Messages WD Drive Manager Condition icon color Meaning icon color behavior Blue Green Healthy Blue flashing Yellow RAID 1 degraded Blue Yellow RAID 1 rebuilding Red flashing Red See WD Drive Manager Status for details WD DRIVE MANAGER STATUS 15 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL WD RAID Manager for Mac WD RAID Manager is a tool designed to help you easily manage your RAID system including changing the
11. BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL eSATA Note The eSATA interface does not support WD Drive Manager 1 Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load 2 Insert the software CD into the CD ROM drive 3 Double click the CD ROM drive icon liy Eeck Studie Editien Il 4 Double click the WD Drive Manager folder which contains the software for this device LA WDDriveManager 5 If you want to install the backup software now double click the WD Anywhere Backup icon in the My Book Studio Edition Il screen and follow the instructions as prompted WD_Anywhere_Backup dmg 6 Turn off your computer Ia nm Power Off fel 7 Connect the adapter s DC cable plug to the DC power input at the rear panel of the product Verify that plug type of your wall power adapter is the correct plug type for your region 8 Connect the wall adapter to your AC power receptacle 9 Plug one end of the eSATA cable into an available port on your computer 10 Plug the other end of the interface cable into the device 11 Turn on your computer 12 Turn on My Book by pressing the power button located on the back panel 13 The unit will power up and mount to the system Your My Book Studio Edition Il is now installed and ready to use Note Some eSATA controllers may require a system reboot to recognize the device SETTING UP 9 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Impor
12. My Book Studio Edition Il User Manual m x ma O 5 D J D 09 ZI e ES Western Digital Table of Contents 1 GettingStarted eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeni 1 Kit Contents 2 i022 intense id wean a a a A 1 Optional Accessories 1 Gombatibiili thiarna dain id eo ah elia 2 Recording Your WD Product Informati0N o 0 oooommmoo 2 Registering Your WD Producto reser kas nepi aT EEE E 2 Precautions ria is Rd 3 2 About Your WD Drive 00ooocooocooco o 4 Format and Configuration 4 LED Indicators Lights 4 Power Activity LED Behavior 4 Capacity Gauge LL 4 Interfaces dit iaia no aiar ae 5 Kensington Security Slot LL 5 SOWA o iii pi iii 6 3 Setting UP oie ee eee eo was 7 MacintOS cia o AR A A ici 7 WINdOWS assa AAA a a ni lei pi 10 4 WD Drive Manager StatuS lt lt lt lt lt lt 15 WD Drive Manager Status Messages 15 5 WD RAID Manager for Mac 16 Configuring RAID o 16 RAID Troubleshooting LL 18 6 WD RAID Manager for Windows 21 Configuring RAID o 21 RAID Troubleshooting ciep roe e eee 22 7 Turning Off Disconnecting the Device 25 A Rana A ia 25 A O cicala 25 TABLE OF CONTENTS i Safe Removal sst iii A a Vache 25 Unplugging the Device seana Li 25 8 ReplacingaDrive 00000000 26 9 Troublesh
13. R WD DRIVE 4 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Interfaces O Power button LED E FireWire i eSATA 0A Kensington i Security Slot USB 12VDC MD FireWire This device is equipped with two FireWire 800 interfaces FireWire 800 has a maximum data transfer rate of 800 Mb s and is backward compatible with FireWire 400 using a special adapter such as the FireWire 800 to 400 cable included in this kit Connection to a FireWire 400 device transfers data at FireWire 400 speed up to 400 Mb s USB The industry standard interface for most Windows based computers Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 supports data transfer rates up to 480 Mb s USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 Connection to a USB 1 1 device transfers data at USB 1 1 speed up to 1 5 Mb s eSATA Up to 3 Gb s data transfers To use this interface an eSATA PCI card or eSATA motherboard port must be present on the host computer Kensington Security Slot For drive security this device is equipped with a Kensington Security Slot which supports a standard Kensington security cable sold separately For more information on the Kensington Security Slot and available products visit www kensington com ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 5 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Software In addition to WD Drive Manager this WD product is shipped with the following bo
14. TION II USER MANUAL 6 Replace the cover plate and secure it with the thumbscrew Note Do not overtighten the thumbscrew 8 Reconnect only the power cable to the device Do not connect computer interface cables 9 The drive starts the rebuild process automatically and the LEDs cycle from bottom to top The RAID rebuild may take up to 12 hours depending on drive capacity and activity but typically will complete in 5 7 hours Allow the RAID rebuild to complete Important Do not attempt to use the device during the rebuild process 10 Once complete the LEDs will glow steadily to indicate power on state 11 Connect the interface cable The WD Drive Manager Status displays see WD Drive Manager Status on page 15 12 Return the replacement drive following the instructions provided in the WD knowledge base article 1709 Important Do not disassemble the internal drive and attached assembly components Return the entire internal drive assembly intact to WD REPLACING A DRIVE 28 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Troubleshooting If you have problems when installing or using this product visit our support Web site at support wdc com and search our knowledge base for more help How to Answer ID install My Book Studio Edition ll on a Windows or Macintosh computer 1691 use My Book Studio Il Edition with your computer system 1717 service My Book Studio Edition Il to replace a hard dri
15. TTING UP 7 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8 Click Accept to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LICENSE AGREEMENT AND WARRANTY DISCLAIMER 0 NOTICE By g this License Ag and or by installing usin ng the decline GUIA 9 Click Quit The WD Drive Manager software installation was 3 successful SS 10 If you want to install the backup software now double click the WD Anywhere Backup icon in the My Book Studio Edition Il screen and follow the instructions as prompted Min WD_Anywhere_Backup dmg 11 Connect the adapter s DC cable plug to the DC power input at the rear panel of the product Verify that plug type of your wall power adapter is the correct plug type for your region 12 Connect the wall adapter to your AC power receptacle 13 Plug one end of the interface cable USB FireWire 800 or FireWire 800 to 400 into an available port on your computer 14 Plug the other end of the interface cable into the FireWire 15 The unit will power up and mount to the system and WD Drive Manager will appear in the status menu Your My Book Studio Edition Il is now installed and ready to use This product may ship with a different AC adapter configuration depending on your region Note For more information about interface types and connectors search our knowledge base at support wdc com for answer ID 1729 SETTING UP 8 MY
16. ally following completion of the new RAID setting lb WD RAID Manager Select RAID 0 for maximum capacity and performance Select RAID 1 for data protection Check Quick NTFS format to format the device for the new setting and then click Next to continue Change RAID Configuration C RAID 0 Maximum capacity and performance 931 51 GB Current setting RAID 1 Data protection 465 75 GB IV Quick NTFS format Model Number WD My Book wU2Q10000298 Current Capacity 931 51 GB ex os fox WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS 21 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 3 Enter the confirmation number provided then click Yes When prompted again click Yes to confirm WD RAID Manager Caution Changing your RAID configuration will erase all its data in the drive are you sure If you wish to continue enter the confirmation number 029167 below and click Yes Confirmation Number 029167 Yes No 4 Click Close when finished You can also use the context menu in WD RAID Manager to run Windows Disk Management Tool perform NTFS quick format or change the RAID configuration Right click on a device in the WD RAID Manager main screen to view options View Contents On Volumes Run Windows Disk Management Tool Change RAID Configuration Properties RAID Troubleshooting WD RAID Manager monitors the activity of the drives in the RAID system so at anytime you can view the status of each
17. c com and search the knowledge base article 1709 for detailed instructions on obtaining a replacement drive When contacting Technical Support have the following items ready My Book serial number date of purchase and the serial number of the internal hard drive s which require replacement Once you have received the replacement drive s follow the steps below to service My Book Important To avoid ESD problems ground yourself by touching the metal chassis of the computer before handling the device Because articles of clothing generate static electricity do not allow clothing to come in direct contact with the hard drive or circuit board components Before getting started power off the unit and disconnect all of its cables 1 Place the unit on a clean and stable surface 2 Using your thumb firmly push down on the top front panel of the unit to release the latch and open the cover REPLACING A DRIVE 26 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 3 Loosen the thumbscrew that secures the drive cover plate Remove the drive cover plate and set aside Note Each drive is designated A or B by a color coded decal 4 Locate the drive you wish to replace A or B Using the pulltab carefully and slowly pull the drive assembly up and out of the enclosure and set aside 5 Gently slide the replacement drive assembly into the drive slot until is fully inserted REPLACING A DRIVE 27 MY BOOK STUDIO EDI
18. ch brings up a drawer on the right hand side of the main window 0860 Drive Configurations Status Device Name Serial No Capacity Setu gt k Devi 2 117 FT 1 HF Current Selected Drive Settings Boo vice WU2010000 931 5 ID 1 HFS Device Name My Book Device Serial Number WU2Q10000117 Total Capacity 500099473408 Connection Bus FireWire RAID Setting RAID 1 RAID Status Healthy Disk A S N WD WCAPW4001345 Disk A Status Good Disk B S N WD WCAPW4308651 Disk B Status Good Info Configure WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC 18 RAID Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on the current status of your drive Displayed Status Text Healthy Setting Mismatched Degraded RAID Status Rebuilding Bad Description Array is properly configured and operating normally Drives from different RAID sets detected in slots The array configuration is valid and is currently RAID1 but one slot is marked as faulty The array configuration is valid but one slot is being rebuilt from the other slot Neither slot contains a valid array configuration MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL User Action None Both slots have valid array configurations but they do not agree on the settings and the device is not able to determine which configuration is newer Install another drive that is not part of a different RAID array Install the original drive
19. drive and take the appropriate action To view the device status select the device from the menu and click Next If you don t see the device on the menu click Refresh to search for My Book devices connected to your computer system You can also right click the device and choose Properties In this screen you can determine which drive A or B may have experienced a fault This is reported in the Disk A or Disk B Serial Number field WD Device Properties General E Device Device 1 Device Type USB2 0 Firmware Revision 1002 RAID Setting RAID 0 Mode Health Status Healthy Device Serial Number Disk A Serial Number Disk B Serial Number Disk A Status Disk B Status Capacity Unallocated Space Volumes on this drive Volume 12010000298 WD WCASU1319754 WD WCASU1347053 Good Good 931 51 GB 931 51 GB Capacit fresa Cancel WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS 22 RAID Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on the current status of your drive Displayed Status Text Healthy Setting Mismatched Degraded RAID Status Rebuilding Bad Description Array is properly configured and operating normally Drives from different RAID sets detected in slots The array configuration is valid and is currently RAID1 but one slot is marked as faulty The array configuration is valid but one slot is being rebuilt from the other slot Neither slot contains
20. empty slot Create New RAID set Loss of data Mismatched capacity Replace drive with identical capacity drive and re create RAID set Replace drive Wait for rebuild to complete This will take several hours Replace other drive Install drive that is compatible with RAID device Only WD Green Drives are compatible WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS 24 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Turning Off Disconnecting the Device Auto off My Book turns off automatically when you shut down the computer You also may follow these steps to turn off the device Important To prevent data loss close all active windows files and applications before shutting down the device which will otherwise prevent successful safe shutdown Safe Shutdown The Power button features Safe Shutdown which prevents the inadvertent powering down of My Book until all data is written to the device or system To engage Safe Shutdown press the Power button once You may hear the device power down before the Power LED turns off My Book is now shut down properly and may be safely disconnected Safe Shutdown is enabled only through installation of its driver which must be installed on each system to which My Book is connected CAUTION eSATA does not support Safe Shutdown Safe Removal Mac Drag the My Book icon to the Trash icon for proper dismount You may hear the device power down as the Power LED flashes When the Pow
21. er LED is steady you may press the Power button once or disconnect My Book s power cord to turn it off safely Windows Right click on the WD Drive Manager icon in your system tray and point to My Book gt Safely Remove You can also right click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in your system tray and select Safely Remove Hardware You may hear the device power down before the Power LED turns off My Book is now shut down properly and you may disconnect the device safely Unplugging the Device You may perform normal system shutdown at any time and remove the product thereafter If the computer is still on first follow the instructions under Safe Shutdown or Safe Removal above 1 Unplug the interface cable from the device 2 Unplug the other end of the interface cable from the computer port 3 Unplug the AC adapter from the power receptacle 4 Unplug the the DC power connector from the power supply socket on the back of the device TURNING OFF DISCONNECTING THE DEVICE 25 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Replacing a Drive My Book Studio Edition Il is a limited user serviceable product which allows for servicing of one or both internal hard drives in the enclosure Important Only WD Caviar GP hard drive assemblies can be inserted into the My Book Studio Edition Il enclosure In the event a fault occurs and you would like to service the device yourself visit WD Technical Support at support wd
22. h the unit mounts to the system The WD Drive Manager icon flashes in the system tray Note If Windows prompts for additional drivers allow it to perform its search eS Oa ON MM 11 49 AM 9 Since My Book Studio Edition Il comes preformatted for Mac you must now reformat it for Windows so your system recognizes the device Right click the WD Drive Manager system tray icon and point to WD My Book Click WD RAID Manager Safely Remove About WD Drive Manager RAID Manager WD My Book USB Device USB HDD SETTING UP 10 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 10 Click on the device then right click to bring up the context menu Click Run Windows Disk Management Tool i WD RAID Manager Select a device and click Next to re configure RAID setting or to view the information of a bad or degraded device You can also right click to show Context menu for more options Device ModelNumber nl WD My Book WU2Q10000298 Hal 1 Run Windows Disk Management Tool Change RAID Configuration Properties Q Refresh cose 11 The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears Click Next Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Welcome to the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard This wizard helps you to initialize new disks and to convert empty basic disks to dynamic disks You can use dynamic disks to create software based RAID volumes that can be mirrored or they can be striped or
23. ndows on page 21 LED Indicators Lights The Power Activity and Capacity Gauge indicators are represented by a single bar of six LEDs lights on the front panel of the drive Power Activity LED Behavior Appearance Drive State Steady Power on state or power save mode Slow flashing every four seconds System standby Moving up and down Drive in use Alternating checkerboard pattern Transitioning from one state to another Alternate flashing between top and bottom LEDs RAID degraded mode Cycling from bottom to top RAID rebuild mode Fast flashing every second Over temperature condition Ifthis condition occurs read write activity will stop and the drive will spin down Disconnect and power down My Book Allow it to cool down for 1 2 hours then reconnect and power up the device Capacity Gauge When the device is turned on the Capacity Gauge indicates space used on the drive by illuminating six sections in an upward vertical direction Each section represents approximately 17 percent of drive capacity Because this drive is preformatted the first section is illuminated upon installation USB and FireWire Mode The Capacity Gauge is enabled only through installation of WD Drive Manager which must be installed on each system to which My Book is connected The Capacity Gauge is updated automatically as the drive is used eSATA Mode Capacity Gauge is not available in eSATA mode ABOUT YOU
24. nted 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 the WD logo My Book and WD Caviar are registered trademarks and Studio Edition WD Anywhere Backup and Safe Shutdown are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies Inc Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved 4779 705010 A01 Feb 2008 APPENDIX 32 Index A Auto off 25 C Capacity gauge 4 CE compliance 30 Compatibility system 2 Compliance regulatory 30 Configuring RAID 16 21 Connecting the device 7 9 D Device connecting 7 9 disconnecting 25 turning off 25 Drive configuration 4 format 4 replacing 26 Drive status 15 E eSATA 5 Europe CE compliance 30 F FAQs 29 FCC Class B information 30 FireWire 5 Frequently asked questions 29 H Handling precautions 3 ICES NMB 003 compliance 30 Interfaces FireWire 800 400 USB and eSATA 5 K Kensington Security Slot 5 Kit contents 1 L LED indicators 4 capacity gauge 4 Limited warranty 31 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL O Obtaining service 30 P Product registration 2 R RAID configuring 16 21 disk messages 20 24 status messages 19 23 troubleshooting 18 22 Registration product 2 Regulatory compliance 30 Replacing a drive 26 S Safe removal 25 Safe Shutdown
25. nus software WD Anywhere Backup Mac and Windows is an intuitive and robust backup and recovery application that provides around the clock data protection It features automatic backup to multiple destinations and synchronization of working files to keep them current A user guide and online help are included with this application Google software Windows only allows you to search your drive manage your photos and simplify Web searches with included Google software Copy Application Software allows you to back up the software included with this device ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 6 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Setting Up Macintosh FireWire or USB Important Follow the steps below to safely connect the device 1 Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load 2 Insert the software CD into the CD ROM drive 3 Double click the CD ROM drive icon w iy Eeek Studie Editien II 4 Double click the WD Drive Manager folder which contains the software for this device A WDDriveManager 5 Double click the WDDriveManager dmg icon a LS WDDriveManager dmg 6 Double click the WD Drive Manager Installer icon WD Drive Manager Installer 7 Click Install WD Drive Manager enables the capacity gauge and Safe Shutdown and also installs WD RAID Manager 60008 WD Installer WD Drive Manager rl Remo al 2007 2008 Western Digital Corporation All rights reserved SE
26. ons 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 warranty of WD 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 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 APPENDIX 31 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL WD Service and Support If you need
27. ooting rare 29 10 Appendix issia sean a i aaa 30 Regulatory Compliance LL 30 Warranty Information 30 WD Service and Support 32 Ind x ci ts See eee ae ha i 33 TABLE OF CONTENTS ii MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Getting Started Thank you for purchasing My Book Studio Edition Il the storage solution of choice for creative professionals workgroups small offices and anyone looking for extra assurance of data safety This user manual provides step by step installation instructions and other important information regarding your WD product For the latest WD product information and news visit our website at www westerndigital com Kit Contents Dual drive storage system USB cable FireWire 800 cable 9 pin to 9 pin FireWire 800 to 400 cable 9 pin to 6 pin AC adapter Quick Install Guide Software CD FireWire 800 cable C gt D USB sil Quick Install Guide My Book Studio Edition Il FireWire 800 to 400 cable Global AC adapter configurations This product may ship with a different AC adapter configuration depending on your region Optional Accessories For more information on optional accessories for this product visit store westerndigital com U S only Outside the U S visit support wdc com GETTING STARTED 1 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Compatibility Macintosh Windows
28. ree Space SB c Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 5 69 23 GB 47 51GB 68 EPDisk 0 in Basic C 69 23 GB 169 23 GB NTFS Online Healthy System EPDisk 1 Basic 931 52 GB i i Online Unallocated Properties I Unallocated MY Primary partition Help 15 The Welcome to the New Partition Wizard or New Simple Volume Wizard appears Windows Vista please proceed to the next step Windows XP click Next to continue and select Primary partition Click Next SETTING UP 12 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 16 Select the size of the partition you wish to create and click Next New Partition Wizard Specify Partition Size Choose a partition size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Maxium disk space in megabytes MB 953875 Minimum disk space in MB Partition size in MB 17 Select a drive letter to assign to the partition and click Next New Partition Wizard Assign Drive Letter or Path For easier access you can assign a drive letter or drive path to your partition Assign the following drive letter O Mount in the following empty NTFS folder Do not assign a drive letter or drive path 18 The Format Partition screen appears On this screen you can select the file system allocation unit size and volume label you wish to create on the drive It is recommended that you enter My Book in the Volume label field and select Perform a quick forma
29. rn paperwork Your original APPENDIX 30 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 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 support wdc com 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 Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product in the course of its normal use will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of five 5 years unless otherwise required by law and will conform to WD s specification therefor This 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 support wdc com accident or mishandling while in the possession of someone other than WD Subject to the limitati
30. t to save time in the formatting process New Partition Wizard Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to use Do not format this partition Format this partition with the following settings File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label My Book 4 Perform a quick format C Enable file and folder compression SETTING UP 13 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Note In almost all cases it is best to leave the allocation unit size at default If you are not dual booting it is recommended that you use NTFS as the file system you can also select FAT16 or FAT32 Dynamic partitions cannot be created on an external hard drive The Windows 2000 and Windows XP Disk Management utility cannot support the format of a FAT32 partition larger than 32GB Go to support microsoft com and search for Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 184006 for additional information 19 Click Next to verify the process and the choices you selected 20 Click Finish to complete the process After the formatting process completes My Book appears as a drive letter in My Computer and is now installed and ready to use Disk Management File Action View Help e eogi El Osa Basic 69 23 GB Online EPDIsk 1 i Basic 931 52 GB Online I Primary partition Partition Basic Healthy
31. tant You must first install the drivers and utilities on the included CD before connecting the unit Follow the steps below to safely connect the device 1 Turn on your computer 2 Insert the software CD into the CD ROM drive 3 The CD autoruns Click Accept in the terms of agreement screen and WD Drive Manager and drivers are installed automatically WD Drive Manager enables the capacity gauge and Safe Shutdown and also installs WD RAID Manager Note If AutoPlay is disabled on your computer you must install the utilities manually Go to the desktop Double click My Computer My Book folder WD_Windows_Tools folder and Setup exe Then run the CD which installs the drivers 4 The Application Installer screen displays a list of options including software documentation and a registration link All applications are selected by default Deselect any applications you do not want to install then click Start Or click Cancel to exit and no applications will be installed 5 Connect the adapter s DC cable plug to the DC power input at the rear panel of the product Verify that plug type of your wall power adapter is the correct plug type If incorrect remove it and install the correct one 6 Connect the wall adapter to your AC power receptacle 7 Plug one end of the interface cable USB FireWire 800 or FireWire 400 into an available port on your computer 8 Plug the other end of the interface cable into the device after whic
32. ton DC 20402 ICES NMB 003 Compliance Cet appareil de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 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 Approuv pour les Etats Unis et le Canada CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 S ret d quipement de technologie de l information This product is intended to be supplied by a listed limited power source double insulated or direct plug in power unit marked Class 2 CE Compliance for Europe Verified to comply with EN55022 for RF emission EN 55024 for Generic Immunity as applicable and EN 60950 for Safety Warranty Information 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 Web site at support wdc 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 on your retu
33. ure again 4 As standard precaution the system prompts you for an administrator s name and password to authenticate your action Enter this information and click OK w Authenticate You must have administrator rights WD RAID x Manager app requires that you type your password Te Name WDC Lab Password gt Details When configuring the device WD RAID Manager automatically formats the disk as a single volume using the format and RAID type specified FAT32 formats with a Master Boot Record partition map for Windows compatibility The HFS setting formats with an HFS Extended w Journal volume using a partition map type which best matches the Macintosh model the drive is currently connected to On Macintosh computers with PowerPC processor s an Apple Partition Map structure is created On Macintosh computers with Intel processor s a GUID Partition Table is created For information on how to make your My Book bootable on an Intel based Macintosh go to support wdc com and search for answer ID 1787 WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC 17 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL RAID Troubleshooting WD RAID Manager monitors the activity of the drives in the RAID system so you can view the status of each drive and take the appropriate action To view the device status as well as the status of each internal hard drive including which drive A or B may have experienced a fault click on a device and then click Info whi
34. ve 1709 change the RAID setting of a WD My Book Studio Edition II 1465 format the drive to Mac OS format 287 m install partition and format the drive in Windows XP Vista 207 install partition and format the drive in Windows 2000 34 m make a device bootable on Intel based Mac systems 1787 obtain and reinstall the original software included on My Book 1425 obtain further information on external hard drive interfaces 1729 TROUBLESHOOTING 29 MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Appendix Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of 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 unit generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy ana 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 Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by WD could void the user s authority to operate this equipment The following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission may be helpful How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems This booklet is Stock No 004 000 00345 4 available from the US Government Printing Office Washing
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