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1. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Retrieving Backed Up Files This chapter includes the following topics About Retrieving Files Retrieving a File Retrieving a Folder Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted Files Retrieving All of Your Content About Retrieving Files The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to retrieve files that have been backed up on your My Book drive and either e Restore them to their original locations on your computer e Copy them to a special retrieve folder Retrieve is generally a five step process 1 Choose the drive to retrieve content from on the Home screen 2 Choose the backup you want to retrieve content from This is only required if you have created several different backups on your My Book drive 3 Choose whether content will be retrieved to a special retrieval folder or to the original location 4 Choose what content to retrieve either files folders or everything 5 Retrieve the content Retrieving a File After selecting the drive on the Home screen you can retrieve files from your My Book drive To retrieve a file or folder from your drive 1 Click the Retrieve tab to display the Retrieve screen see Figure 13 on page 26 2 In the Backed Up Volumes box select the WD SmartWare volume that you want to retrieve a file or folder from and click Select Destination to display the Select a destination for retrieved files screen See Figure 14 on page 26 3 On
2. To run drive diagnostics and status checks 1 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 17 on page 30 click Diagnostics to display the Run Diagnostics dialog Label Run Diagnostics Ferfarm a S M ALR T Cealf Manitaring Analysis and Security Reporting Technology drive check that predicts imminent drive failure This status check completes withina Registerbrive lem second of twn to 2 minutes to complete Sleep Timer sr Perform a quick drive sel test This test typically takes up Drive Erase Peron a tull media scan to detect bad sectors This test may take hours for large drives CHECKING DRIVE HEALTH 43 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 2 Click the button for the test that you want to run e Quick SMART Status e Quick Drive Test e Complete Drive Test CHECKING DRIVE HEALTH 44 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Using the Drive with a Mac This chapter includes the following topics Reformatting the Drive Installing on a Mac OS X Tiger Leopard Snow Leopard Enhancing Performance with WD TURBO WD SmartWare Icon Opening WD SmartWare Software Dismounting the Virtual CD Safely Dismounting the Drive Displaying the Status Serial Number and Temperature Unlocking the Drive Manually Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software The My Book Essential drive you purchased is preformatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems To use the d
3. C F 74 5 GB Total gt Detailed View 930 9 GB Total Data For Data Backup Backed Up Files Files 12153 I 0 Size Pictures Size 224GB 215 219 7 MB 0 00 KB 14 GB Music 1 3 MB Movies 573 0 MB Mail 296 3 KB Documents 998898 Tres ontmnue Drive Settings Drive Settings Set Label E LJ Invert label Enter a label in the area above then click Save Lahel Settings to update the display You may want to label your drive by content for example photos or music ar use a date or year For your convenience your label is displayed on the drive even when disconnected i Save Labei Name Product Name My Book Elite Serial Number WCAUAC321047 Drive Size 030 6B Ese System Windows XP Service Pack3 rif Ls aed Aes XE 1 Continue Figure 8 Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 13 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Home Backup Retrieve Settings Welcome MYDESKTOP My Book Elite C F 74 5 GB Total 930 9 GB Total WD Store Support Contact Lis WD SmartYare 52 8 GB Free 930 8 GB Free Version 1 0 2 8 Update Software Figure 9 Home Screen WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy to use tool that gives you the power to e Secure your drive In drive settings create a password to protect your encrypted drive from unauthorized access or data
4. Connecting the drive 7 Converting drive format 45 55 Creating a password 29 D Disconnecting the drive 36 Documents file category 15 Drive connecting 7 diagnostics and status checks 43 disconnecting from a PC 36 eraser setting 39 handling precautions 6 label 39 sleep timer 41 Drive Settings drive eraser 39 41 file history 37 label 39 registration 38 40 security 29 38 sleep timer 41 E Environmental compliance China 67 Erase Drive screen 41 Erasing the drive 41 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL CAUTION about erasing the drive 41 FAQs 55 FCC Class B information 66 File categories defined 15 18 history drive setting 37 history screen 23 Flashing icon alerts 35 Formatting the drive 55 Front and back views 3 Full Media Scan 43 H Handling precautions 6 Hardware 2 I ICES NMB 003 compliance 66 K Kensington security slot 5 Kit contents 2 L Label specifying 39 LED indicators 4 Limited warranty 67 Lock indicator 4 M Mac dismounting the VCD from 50 drive serial number 52 drive temperature 52 opening WD SmartWare software on 48 reformatting the drive to 45 safely dismounting the drive from 51 space available 52 status check 52 uninstallinig WD SmartWare software 54 unlocking the drive manually 52 WD Smartware icon functions 48 Mail file category defined 15 18 Movies file category defined 15 18 Music file category defined 15 18 N NTFS format 3 INDEX 69 O Opening WD SmartW
5. TURBO 1 2 3 4 5 6 Double click the WD SmartWare icon on the desktop Double click the extras folder Double click the WD TURBO Installer icon BOO WD TURBO Driver Installer Digital Install Remove M TURBO 1394 Driver M TURBO USB Driver Easy Install Install 2008 Western Digital Corporation All rights reserved On the WD TURBO Driver Installer screen click Install To accept the license agreement click Accept WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC LICENSE AGREEMENT AND WARRANTY DISCLAIMER D NOTICE By accepting this License Agreement and or by installing using or copying the Licensed Software You are becoming a party to indicating Your consent to and agreeing to be bound by the terms of this License Agreement without modification If You do not understand and accept all of the following terms and conditions or You respond NO or give any other response that indicates You do not accept this License Agreement then You must not install use or copy the Licensed Software 1 DEFINITIONS la Agreement and or License Agreement shall mean this License Agreement and amy and all documents incorporated by reference b You and or Your shall mean the individual or legal entity exercising rights under and complying with all of the terms of this Agreement C a Licensed Software shall mean Western Digital Technology Inc s A mess
6. a Saving and closing all of your open files b Closing all running applications including your e mail program and web browser BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 19 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Important Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that there is not enough free space on the drive to complete the backup The best long term solution would be to relegate the drive to long term archive storage and a Click the Home tab to display the Home screen b Click the WDStore link in the WD Online box to view the WD Online Store website Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your future requirements 5 f you clicked Pause Backup at step 3 the Stop backup confirmation prompt reminds you that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the background so you can continue using you computer for other things during the backup To continue click either e Continue Backup to disregard your pause request and resume the backup e Stop Backup to follow through with your pause request and stop the backup Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include e Selecting specific content to back up e Changing the backup software settings Choosing the number of backup versions to keep Pausing the backup until your computer is idle BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 20 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Selecting Specific Content to Back Up To ba
7. Last name Steep Timer E mail address n Required Field Preferred language English v Y Yes wantto receive communication from WD including software updates for registered products product impravement opportunities and member discounts on WD products About your drive m Product Name My Book Elite WD privacy policy Serial Number WWCALACS210437 Drive Size 930 GB Register Drive Operating System Windows XP Service Pack 3 zer Firmware Revision 0 027 Type your first name in the First name box Type your last name in the Last name box Type your e mail address in the E mail address box Select your language in the Preferred language box SN POLA Select or clear the Yes want to receive communication check box to specify whether or not you want to receive e mail notifications about software updates product enhancements and price discount opportunities 8 Click Register Drive to register your drive MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 40 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Setting the Drive Sleep Timer The drive sleep timer turns off the power to your drive after a certain period of inactivity to conserve power and minimize long term wear on the drive To specify the inactivity period for the sleep timer 1 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 17 on page 30 click Sleep Timer to display the Set Sleep Timer dialog Label Set Sleep Timer setthe amount of time bef
8. New Sy Hardware Wizard Windows will search For current and updated software by looking on pour computer on the hardware installation CD ar on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read aur privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search For software Yes this time only O Yes now and every time connect a device C No nat this time Click Next to continue Cancel Figure 4 Found New Hardware Wizard 2 If Autorun AutoPlay is enabled on your computer the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays If a Flash Player is installed on your computer the screen is animated Continue to step 4 What would you like to do Back Up Files Set Up Drive _ Don t show this screen again CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 8 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 3 If Autorun AutoPlay is disabled on your computer a Open My Computer b Double click the WD SmartWare virtual CD which is listed under Devices with Removable Storage WD Smartware Ex Note WD Smartware software is provided in the form of a virtual CD VCD drive on your My Book drive The VCD displays on your desktop and behaves just like a physical CD To view the contents of the VCD such as the documentation and some extra programs right click and select Open The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays If a Flash Player is installed on your computer the screen is animated Welcome to WD SmartWare
9. Software You can easily uninstall the software However you will need to restart the Run Backup backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all existing backup job configurations See Backing Up Your Computer Files on page 17 Use your operating system s Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the WD SmartWare software from your computer Windows XP 1 Click Start gt Control Panel 2 Double click Add or Remove Programs 3 Select WD SmartWare and click Remove 4 Click Yes at the Are you sure prompt Windows Vista or Windows 7 1 Click Start gt Control Panel 2 Double click Programs and Features 3 Click WD SmartWare or the WD SmartWare icon and click Uninstall Change at the top of the screen 4 Click Yes at the Do you wish to proceed prompt MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 42 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Checking Drive Health The data files on your My Book drive are important to you The WD SmartWare software has several built in diagnostic tools to help make sure that your drive is performing well Run one of the following tests if you are concerned that your drive is not operating properly Diagnostic Tool Description Quick S M A R T Status Check S M A R T is a failure prediction function that continuously monitors key internal performance attributes of the drive A detected increase in drive temperature noise or read write errors for e
10. What would you like to do Back Un Files _ Ben tshow this sereen again 4 Continue with Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software on page 12 Note f you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software see Installing an SES Driver on page 57 instead CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 9 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Windows 7 After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 7 two or three screens may pop up depending on your computer setup 1 If Autorun AutoPlay is enabled on your computer a On the Found New Hardware screen click Cancel Sh E i Found New Hardware Windows needs to install driver software for your WD SES Device USB Device W Locate and install driver software recommended Windows will quide you through the process of installing driver software for your device Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device or log on V Don t show this message again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software Cancel Figure 5 Found New Hardware Screen b In the AutoPlay screen click Run WDSmartWare exe i AutoPlay eju Ew iy CD Drive E WD SmartWare El Always de this for software and games Install or run program Run VD Smart are exe Published by Western Digital 7 General options r1 THO l aaja a l A Open folder to
11. X Leopard and Snow Leopard only A message asks whether you want to use the My Book drive to back up with Time Machine e f you do not want to use the Time Machine backup software click Cancel e If you want to use the Time Machine backup software click Use as Backup Disk The My Book icon now displays as Note WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple s Time Machine software When using Time Machine WD SmartWare software can still be used for password protecting the drive registering the drive and running diagnostics Do you want to use MyBook Elite to back up with Time Machine Time Machine keeps an up to date copy of everything on your Mac It not only keeps a spare copy of every file it remembers how your system looked so you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past Cancel Use as Backup Disk 3 The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays If a Flash Player is installed on your computer the screen is animated Welcome to WD SmartWare What would you like to do Secure your data Back Up Files Set Up Drive Retrieve a backup 4 Continue to Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software on page 12 USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 46 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Enhancing Performance with WD TURBO WD TURBO is a utility available on the WD SmartWare VCD that you can install to improve the performance of the My Book drive on a Mac To install WD
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13. goes into sleep mode an unlock screen may not display when you reactivate the computer To unlock the drive you can use the VCD as described above or the following method To unlock using the WD SmartWare icon 1 Click the WD SmartWare icon fe 2 Select the drive and then select Unlock Drive 296 44 4 Thu4 02 PM About WD SmartWare S N WCAVY0427867 My Book Essential lin OC tO See Space Ava able ock to see Space Available Open WD SmartWare Unlock Drive Unmount CD The WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen displays 3 Enter your password and click the Unlock button hah WD SmartWare Drive Unlock Unlock your drive Enter your password to unlock your drive Password A N My Book Elite ame y P Password hint Serial WCAU4C300684 Size 804 4 MB 4 Atthe Your drive is now unlocked prompt click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 53 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software Important You can easily uninstall the software However you will need to restart the Run Backup backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all existing backup job configurations See Backing Up Your Computer Files on page 17 1 Double click the WD SmartWare virtual CD on the desktop or WD SmartWare in the Applications list 2 Click the extras folder and double click the WD Uninstaller icon The WD Sm
14. it is turned off or disconnected from your computer To specify a name for your drive 1 On the Drive Settings screen See Figure 17 on page 30 click Label to display the Set Label dialog me Security Register Drive Diagnostics Sleep Timer Drive Erase Set Label fF C Invertlabel Enter a label in the area above then click Save Label Settings to update the display You may wantta label your drive by content for example photos ar music ar use a date or year Foryour convenience your label is displaved onthe drive even when disconnected Select or clear the Invert label check box to establish the label presentation that you 2 Type your label in the Set Label box 3 want dark text against a light background or vice versa 4 Click Save Label Name to apply the label to your drive MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 39 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Registering Your Drive The WD SmartWare software uses your computer s Internet connection to register your drive Register your drive to be kept up to date on the latest WD products 1 Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet 2 On the Drive Settings screen See Figure 17 on page 30 click Register Drive to display the Register Drive dialog Register Drive WD lets you register your drive to receive software update notifications and customer support First name Diagnostics te
15. 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 3 years in the North South and Central America region 3 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 COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 67 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 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 limitations specified above your sole and exclusive warranty shall be during the period of warranty specified above and at WD s option the repair o
16. over a category displays the number of files in the category In the Content Gauge for your My Book drive the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties This space is not available for backups Note The small number of files that are shown in the Additional Files category when you first install the WD SmartWare software before performing your first backup represent the system and hidden files that your computer s operating system put there when you installed the drive Dismounting the Virtual CD You may want to dismount the virtual CD from the Mac For example if you have more than one My Book drive with the same software connected to your Mac multiple My Book VCD icons display on your desktop To clean up your desktop you can dismount duplicate VCDs 1 Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives 2 Select the My Book whose VCD you want to dismount and then on the submenu click Unmount CD My Book Elite Open WD Smartware USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 50 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Safely Dismounting the Drive CAUTION To prevent data loss close all active windows and applications before shutting down or removing the drive You can safely dismount the drive from a Mac in three ways Using the WD SmartWare Icon 1 2 Click the WD SmartWare icon Y to display a list of drives Select the My Book and then on
17. the drive is the drive s serial number and the temperature condition of the drive 1 Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives About WD Smartware My Book Elite Open WD Smartware Unmount Volumes Unmount CD lemperature Condition OR 2 Select the My Book The submenu displays the serial number of the drive the space available if the drive is unlocked and the temperature condition Unlocking the Drive Manually There are some situations that require you to unlock the drive manually The WD SmartWare Software is Not Available You may need to unlock the drive manually in cases such as the following e Youuninstall the software and leave the drive locked e You move your drive to another system and need to unlock it without installing the software To unlock the drive using the virtual CD 1 Double click the WD SmartWare virtual CD on the desktop 2 Double click the DriveUnlock icon The WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen displays USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 52 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 3 Enter your password and click the Unlock button po WD SmartWare Drive Unlock Unlock your drive Enter your password to unlock your drive Password O My Book Elite Name y P Password hint serial WCAU4C300684 Size 604 4 MB 4 Atthe Your drive is now unlocked prompt click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen Your Computer Exits Sleep Mode If your computer
18. the submenu select Unmount Volumes If the drive contains more than one volume a prompt may ask you to select the volume My Book Elite Open WD Smartware Unmount Volumes Unmount CD Temperature Condition OK Dismount the Virtual CD before you physically disconnect the drive Select the My Book and then on the submenu select Unmount CD You may hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes Wait for the drive icon to be removed from the desktop before disconnecting the drive from the system Using the My Book Icon 1 2 Ctrl click the My Book icon KE on the desktop and select Eject New Volume New Volume will be the name you assigned to the volume Open Eject My Book Get Info Duplicate Make Alias Copy My Book Clean Up Selection Label x BEEBE More You may hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes Wait for the drive icon to be removed from the desktop before disconnecting the drive from the system USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 51 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Using the Power Button 1 Press the Power Button on the My Book Elite unit You may hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes 2 Wait for the drive icon to be removed from the desktop before disconnecting the drive from the system Displaying the Status Serial Number and Temperature You can use the WD SmartWare icon No determine whether the drive is encrypted locked how full
19. tn Pb zk Hg 8 Cd TEA Cr VI Hu HG Wok FREE ru PBDE ZE O O O O O O O O USB A EXE B 22k O Alt PRAE Pr FH BSHSI CADRE PR Br A Tg Hg EE IR SJ T 11363 2006 HE HY PR t X IERI AER A ES AREA Br B BUG SEG SEPIUS T SIT 11363 2006 AGES aE 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 website 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 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 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
20. well The following topics are included in this appendix Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows XP After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 7 the Found New Hardware screen displays Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically you must be connected to the Internet Note If Autoplay is enabled two extra screens may display at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen Close those two screens 1 On the Found New Hardware screen select Yes this time only to allow Windows to connect to Windows Update Click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Yes now and every time connect a device O No not this time Click Next to continue INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 57 2 Select Install the software automatically and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for WD SES Device USB Device If your hardware came with an installation CD 42 or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue 3 When installati
21. 0000 eee 52 Unlocking the Drive Manually 0 0 0 0 2c ce ees 52 The WD SmartWare Software is Not Available llle 52 Your Computer Exits Sleep Mode o ooocoocconoo ee rns 53 Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software 0 00 o 54 TABLE OF CONTENTS iv MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL TFOUDIESNOOHING 25 casi owners aes cae dal ea ears Ene 55 Installing Partitioning and Formatting the Drive llle 59 Frequently Asked Questions a anaa aaa cc ee eee eee ees 55 Installing an SES Driver 2 00 eee ee 57 WAIN WSi AE Sd Sak cg Le Re ea uU O Gea a e a E eU 57 Installing the Driver Automatically oo ooocoooccornoa eee ees 57 Installing the Driver Manually 5i A AAA A A eee et s 58 WINdOWS ista tus ara ot pineal e an rege arisen Ra Ea a ado ar anes eran 60 Installing the Driver Automatically leeren 60 Installing the Driver Manually cc RII rn 60 NVITIQOW Silt canto i Sektor ane ent ton opc date das te deve moda rl 63 Compliance and Warranty Information eere 66 Regulatory Compliance Westin o Orden fria p ete pod b ted se ela tiep d 66 FCG Class BIntermatloDras s x e ded d aede Rat eue dui hae aa d da du b ade 66 ICES NMB 003 Compliarice dug whee Re py e ROSE ON eee RR X SEA Pre RERO 66 Salley COMPAN E s erm ce Rcs eoe a tubas tactus opc xal ee le ae eet 66 GE Compliance For Europe voie bu does X XERX4 AREA NEXU ak Re
22. Book drive the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties This space is not available for backups In the Content Gauges and the Detailed View content box This file category Includes files with these extensions Documents doc txt htm html ppt xls xml and other document extensions Mail mail msg pst and other mail extensions Music mp3 wav wma and and other music extensions Movies avi mov mp4 and other movie extensions Pictures gif jpg png and other picture extensions Other Others that do not belong in the five main categories BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 18 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL For a complete list of all included file extensions search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http support wdc com Note that e The System category shown against a dark gray background includes all of your operating system files that are not available for backup Files that are not backed up include system files program files applications and working files like tmp and log files e The Retrieved category also shown against a dark gray background includes the files that you have retrieved from a prior backup They too are not available for backup Hovering the cursor over a category displays the number of files in the category To back up other hard drives on your computer click the Home tab and sel
23. D DRIVE 2 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Compatibility Windows Mac OS X e Windows XP e Tiger e Windows Vista e Leopard e Windows 7 e Snow Leopard Note Compatibility may vary depending on your computer s hardware configuration and operating system For highest performance and reliability install the latest updates and service pack SP For Windows go to the Start menu and select Windows Update For a Mac go to the Apple menu and select Software Update Format Your My Book Elite drive is preformatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems If you wish to use this drive with a Mac system see Using the Drive with a Mac on page 45 and Troubleshooting on page 55 Physical Description Views Customizable Label Capacity Gauge Percentage of Capacity Display Lock Indicator Power Activity LED Figure 1 Front of My Book Elite Drive ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 3 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Power Button USB Port Kensington Security Slot 12VDC 9 Figure 2 Back of My Book Elite Drive Indicators Customizable Label The customizable label displays the name you assign to the My Book The label remains visible even when the drive is unplugged Power Activity LED The power activity LED is on the center o
24. Disk Management T A Mice and other pointing devices b Bs Services and Applications A Monitors b EP Network adapters js Other devices al 2 i Unknown devi gt 13 Ports COM amp LE Update Driver Software Device Manager More Actions Launches the Update Driver Software Wizard for the selected device b n Processors gt A Sound video anc b Ml System devices b Universal Serial B Disable Uninstall Scan for hardware changes Properties INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 63 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 3 Click Browse my computer for driver software o ka Update Driver Software Unknown Device How do you want to search for driver software Search automatically for updated driver software Windows will search your computer and the Internet for the latest driver software for your device unless you ve disabled this feature in your device installation settings pDrowvw se n y c onrnputicr TOT arriver sSortvvarzeg Locate and install driver software manually Cancel 4 Browse to Computer double click the WD SmartWare VCD drive double click the extras folder and select WD SES Device Driver Click Next 0 A 0 j Update Driver Software Unknown Device Browse for driver software on your computer Search for driver software in this location Diedra WD SES Device Driver Include subfolders gt Let me pick trom a list OT device arivers on my computer This li
25. ERA eR en 66 Gs Mark Germany only a o0 ate idad rara Dea adde E Ss 66 KCC Notice Republic of Korea ONlY o oooococooo 67 Environmental Compliance China llle 67 Waranty IMNIONNALOM ss 2205 m LUE RM EEG eed eeu ee bas RE eee d Ux bu 67 Obrainitig ServiGO sd iex cen eM et ee Ss MER EEE eA RA RAR Soh AA 67 EMISOR MY a E 67 MOEK wea A A ee eA Oe Rebate 69 TABLE OF CONTENTS v MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book Elite external hard drive an elegant high capacity storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life Our latest edition features a customizable smart display to identify what s on your drive visual automatic continuous backup software and drive lock security protection The new sleeker design brings beauty and brains together WD s best selling My Book Elite USB external hard drive features WD SmartWare software that backs up your data automatically and continuously shows your backup as it happens and brings back lost files effortlessly This chapter includes the following topics Features Kit Contents Compatibility Format Physical Description Registering Your WD Product Handling Precautions Features Major features of the My Book Elite drive include Smart display Create your own personalized drive label to remind you what s stored on each drive You can even view the label when the drive is unplugged The display also in
26. Erase Remove security Change password Meim pasanird Werth passmord o Hen password hint About your drive Product Hame My Book Elite Seral Number WeAUaCS21047 Drive Size 930 GB Operating System Windows lt P Semlice Pack 3 Firmware Revision 0027 2 lype your password in the Password box 3 Select the Remove security option 4 Click Update Security Settings to remove password protection from your drive and redisplay the Set Security screen Changing Your Password To change your password 1 On the Your Drive is Secure dialog select the Change password option and a Type your new password in the New password box b Retype your new password in the Verify password box c Type a hint to help remind yourself of your new password in the New password hint box 2 Click Update Security Settings to change your password LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE 33 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Managing and Customizing Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics WD SmartWare Icon Opening WD SmartWare Software Checking Status and Temperature Monitoring Icon Alerts Disconnecting the Drive Safely Customizing Your Software Settings Customizing Your Drive Settings Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Icon After you have installed the WD SmartWare software see Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software on page 12 the WD SmartWare icon displays in the Windows task bar Clic
27. K Monitoring Icon Alerts e If the WD SmartWare icon in the task bar flashes green and white the drive may be locked or is in a format that the WD SmartWare software does not understand non Windows format in a Windows environment e lf the WD SmartWare icon flashes red and white the drive may be overheated Power down the drive and let it cool for 60 minutes Power it back on and if the problem persists contact WD Support MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 35 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Disconnecting the Drive Safely CAUTION To prevent data loss close all active windows and applications before shutting down or removing the drive Using the System Tray 1 Right click the WD SmartWare icon in the system tray and then click Safely remove My Book Elite USB HDD Safely remove My Book Elite USB HDD WO Siar are You may hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes 2 Wait for the LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive from the system Using the Power Button 1 Press the Power Button on the My Book Elite unit You may hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes 2 Wait for the LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive from the system Customizing Your Software Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its own software settings for the best possible performance with your drive by e Specifying the number of backup versions that you want to
28. My Booke Elite m ae ote D O D 0p 258 io 5 User Manual Western Digital WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e mail support service at support wdc com If the answer is not available or if you prefer please contact WD at the best telephone number shown below Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period This 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 as instructed on Registering Your Drive on page 40 Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at support wdc com and choose from these topics e Downloads Download drivers software and updates for your WD product e Registration Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers e Warranty amp RMA Services Get Warranty Product Replacement RMA RMA Status and Data Recovery Information e Knowledge Base Search by keyword phrase or answer ID e Installation Get online installation help for your WD product or software Contacting WD Technical S
29. Select WD SES Device Driver d Click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed C Search removable media floppy CD ROM v Include this location in the search D extras wD SES Device Driver Browse Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware 4 When installation is complete click Finish a w y Found New Hardware WD SES Device The software for this device has been successfully installed Windows has finished installing the driwer software for this device e WD SES Device INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 59 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Windows Vista After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 7 two or three screens may pop up depending on your computer setup Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically you must be connected to the Internet Note If Autoplay is enabled two extra screens may display at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen Close those two screens 1 On the Found New Hardware screen click Yes se
30. The WD SmartWare Home screen displays My Deskipp s Mac mini Macintosh HD 111 4 GR Total My Book Elitn United 636 5 GR Total On the Home screen you can modify the primary drive being categorized with the drop down selection box under the name of your computer By selecting a different drive the system will identify the categories of files on that drive Then click the Backup or Retrieve tab to either back up from or retrieve files to a location other than your computer s main hard drive In the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive all of your files that are available for backup are shown against a blue background in categories that are based on the following folders on your computer e Music e Movies e Pictures e Mail e Documents e Other USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 49 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Each category includes all of the files in the represented folder except the Other category which includes all of the files in all other folders on your computer Note that e The System category shown against a dark gray background includes all of your operating system files that are not available for backup Files that are not backed up include system files program files applications and working files e The Retrieved category also shown against a dark gray background shows the files that you have retrieved from a prior backup They too are not available for backup e Hovering the cursor
31. age informs you that installing the drivers requires you to restart your computer to make them active If you want to proceed click Yes Installing the Western Digital TURBO drivers requires you to restart the computer to make them active Do you want to proceed and install the drivers USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 47 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 7 Inthe Password box enter the password you normally enter to access this Mac WD TUREO Installer requires that you type your password Name MAC b Details p Cancel jJ When installation is complete the computer restarts Note The My Book icon on the desktop now looks like this 2 b WD SmartWare Icon Once you have installed the WD SmartWare Software the WD SmartWare icon displays in the bar at the top right of the screen 4 Thu l 53 PM Q A Clicking the icon enables you to perform the following actions e Open the WD SmartWare software e Safely dismount the drive and the virtual CD e Check the remaining capacity of the drive e Display the serial number of the drive e Monitor drive status and temperature e Unlock the drive manually The sections below describe how to use the icon and alternative methods to perform these actions as well as how to unlock the My Book drive manually Opening WD SmartWare Software If the WD SmartWare software does not open automatically after it has been installed you have
32. arch online this time only e 0 Found New Hardware WD SES Device Allow Windows to search online for driver software for your WD SES Device Yes always search online recommended Windows will automatically search for the latest drivers and applications for your hardware and download them to your computer gt Windows will search for the latest drivers and applications for this device and download them to your computer Don t search online Your device may not function properly until you get the latest software Please read Microsoft s privacy statement Please read Microsorts privacy statement Cancel The driver is automatically installed Installing the Driver Manually You might want to install the SES driver manually for example if you are not connected to the Internet Note If Autoplay is enabled two extra screens may display at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen Close those two screens 1 On the New Found Hardware WD SES Device wizard screen click Locate and install driver software A Es Found New Hardware j Windows needs to install driver software for your WD SES Device USB Device 9 Locate and install driver software recommended Windows will guide you through the process of installing driver software for your device Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device cr log on V Don t show this message again for this device Your device will no
33. are software 34 Operating system requirements 3 Other file category defined 15 18 Overheating 35 P Password protecting your drive 29 CAUTION about lost passwords 29 Physical description 3 Pictures file category defined 15 18 Power adapters 7 Power button 5 36 52 Precautions for handling the drive 6 Preferences options setting 37 Preferences software setting 37 Product features 1 Product registration 5 Q Quick Diagnostic Self test 43 R Reformatting the drive 45 Registering your drive 40 Registration drive setting 38 Regulatory compliance 66 Requirements operating systems 3 Restarting the software 34 Retrieve about retrieving files 25 folder software setting 37 folder specifying 37 procedure 25 28 ROHS 67 Run Diagnostics screen 43 S Safety compliance 66 Security drive settings 38 Service 67 SES driver installation 60 63 Windows XP 57 Set preferences screen 38 retrieve folder screen 37 sleep timer screen 41 Setting the drive sleep timer 41 SMART Status Check 43 Software Settings preferences 37 retrieve folder 37 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL system throttling 37 Space available 35 Settings See Drive Settings Status check 35 System file category defined 50 file category defined 15 19 throttling software setting 37 System compatibility 3 T Temperature check 35 U UL 66 Underwriters Laboratories Inc 66 Uninstalling 54 Uninstalling WD SmartWare software 42 Unlocking the drive from
34. artWare Uninstall window displays WD SmartWare Uninstall Would you like to uninstall WD SmartWare 3 Click Uninstall USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 54 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics Installing Partitioning and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems when installing or using this product refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our Support website at support wdc com and search our knowledge base for more help Installing Partitioning and Formatting the Drive How to Answer ID e Install partition and format the drive in Windows XP and Vista 207 3322 e Install partition and format the drive to Mac OS X 10 4 11 and 10 5 287 3323 e Reformat from Mac GPT to Windows XP NTFS 3645 e Reformat the drive from Mac GPT to Windows Vista NTFS format 3647 e Obtain and reinstall the original software included with this product 1425 e Format the drive to the FAT32 file system 1364 e Use the drive on a Mac and a PC simultaneously 291 The FAT32 file system has a maximum individual file size of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows however Windows users can overcome these file size limitations by formatting the drive to NTFS using the Disk Management utility See answer ID 1287 at support wdc com and article IDs 314463 and 184006 at support microsoft com for further details To create partitions lar
35. ation in the U S visit our Web site at store westerndigital com Outside the U S contact WD Technical Support in your region Q Why is the drive not recognized under My Computer or on the computer desktop A If your system has a USB 2 0 PCI adapter card be sure that its drivers are installed before connecting your WD USB 2 0 external storage product The drive is not recognized correctly unless USB 2 0 root hub and host controller drivers are installed Contact the adapter card manufacturer for installation procedures TROUBLESHOOTING 55 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Q Why won t my computer boot when connect my USB drive to the computer before booting A Depending on your system configuration your computer may attempt to boot from your WD portable USB drive Refer to your system s motherboard BIOS setting documentation to disable this feature or visit support wdc 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 TROUBLESHOOTING 56 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing an SES Driver Should you decide not to install the WD SmartWare software you must install an SES driver on computers running Windows to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Book drive to your computer Note If you install the WD SmartWare software the SES Driver is automatically installed as
36. ck up some of your computer files 1 On the Backup screen see Figure 10 on page 18 select Detailed View to open the backup files content box Y Detaled view MYDESKTOP Mame Size Gate Documents 13 64 MB v Mail 295 28 KB M Movies 572 41 MB iM Music 1 34 MB iv other 1 45 GB v Pictures 219 69 MB Apply Changes Revert 2 Inthe backup files content box e Select the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to include in the backup e Clear the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to exclude from the backup Changing the selections activates the Apply Changes and Revert buttons MYDESKTOP Mame Size Date v Documents 13 64 MB Iv Mail 796 29 KB Iv Movies 572 41 MB V Music 1 31 MB M Pictures 219 69 MB 3 Click Apply Changes to refresh the Content Gauge for your My Book drive 4 Click Run Backup to back up the selected categories of files BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 21 Changing the Backup Software Settings To optimize your backup you can e Specify the number of backup versions to keep for each file e Pause backups until your computer is idle In order to configure these backup options 1 Click the Settings tab to display the Settings screen see Figure 11 Home Backup pan e MYDESKTOP Software Settings Software Settings letyou setthe number of backup versions you wantto keep determine when backup occurs choose the fol
37. cludes available capacity and security status Smaller sleeker more streamlined design We ve made these award winning drives even smaller sleeker and more elegant As always this book like shape takes up less space on your desk and allows two or more My Book drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf WD SmartWare software An easy to use solution that gives you the power to e Protect your data automatically Relax Your data is secure Automatic continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file e See your backup as it happens Seeing is believing Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup e Bring back lost files effortlessly Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you ve lost all your data deleted a file or just overwritten an important file e Take control Customize your backup set drive security run diagnostics manage the power settings and more from the WD SmartWare control center Drive lock Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256 bit hardware based encryption Capacity gauge See at a glance how much space is available on your drive USB 2 0 interface A simple connection that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers Grab and go docking station Convenient one hand c
38. cture to find the content of interest Also you can use the search box by typing the name or partial name of the file or folder you are looking for e Click the appropriate file category button to list the files by category Pictures Music Movies Documents Other Mail e Select the View icon to list individual files e Type all or part of the file name in the search box to locate the file and press Enter to initiate the search To eliminate the search filter delete all of the text in the search box and press Enter e Select the check box for the file or folder that you want to retrieve 6 Click Start Retrieving 7 During the retrieve e The Retrieve screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount of data that has been copied to the specified retrieve location e A Cancel Retrieving button is available for you to stop the retrieve 8 A Retrieval accomplished message signifies completion of the retrieve A Partial retrieve accomplished message means the file you selected for the retrieve was not copied to the specified retrieve location In this case either a e 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 e Destination is full message means that your computer does not have sufficient disk space to complete the retrie
39. der for your backed up files and select WD SmartiVare preferences Set Up Software Figure 11 Settings Screen Retrieve Settings l My Book Elite Drive Settings Drive Settings letyou secure and register your drive run diagnostics seta sleep timer and erase your drive Set Up Drive MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 2 Click Set Up Software to display the Software Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 23 BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 22 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Home Backup Retrieve Settings MYDESKTOP My Book Elite Software Settings File History Backup Speed Retrieve Folder Preferences About your software Product Name WD Smartare Version 10 2 8 Back to Main Settings Figure 12 Software Settings Screen Specifying the Number of Backup Versions The WD SmartWare software enables you to keep up to 25 older versions of each file If you overwrite or delete a file by accident or want to see the file a couple of versions ago the WD SmartWare software has a copy for you You will always have the most recent specified number of versions of each file available for retrieves and you can choose to keep between 1 and 25 versions Keeping more versions e Improves your ability to retrieve files from a longer back in time period e Consumes more disk space To specify the number of backup versions that you want to keep for each file 1 On the S
40. ect an alternative drive from the drop down menu Backing It All Up To back up all of your computer files 1 Click the Backup tab to display the Backup screen see Figure 10 on page 18 2 Click Run Backup to back up all of your files 3 During the backup e The Backup screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount of data that has been backed up e The blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive changes to yellow amber for all of the files that have not yet been backed up e The gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Book drive changes to blue for each category as the backup completes e You can continue to set up your drive or perform any other functions since the WD SmartWare software will back up all of your files in the background e A Pause Backup button is available for you to pause the backup 4 Appearance of a backup successfully finished message means that the backup completed normally If any files could not be backed up their represenation remains yellow amber in the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive and the WD SmartWare software displays a e Caution message indicating the number of files involved e View link that you can click to see a list of the files and the reasons they were not backed up Some applications and running processes can keep files from being backed up If you cannot determine why some of your files were not backed up try
41. f the front panel of the drive It indicates the drive s power state and activity The LED indicator functions as shown in the table below Appearance Description On steady Idle Fast flashing for approx 3 times per second Activity Slow flashing approx every 2 5 second System standby Lock Indicator The Lock Indicator shows whether the user has set a password on the drive It is turned off only when you remove the password from the drive or the drive loses power Capacity Gauge The capacity gauge consists of ten sections that fill from right to left if the drive is horizontal or bottom to top if the drive is vertical to indicate space used on the drive during the power on state Each section represents approximately 10 percent of drive capacity The numerical display indicates the percentage of capacity available The capacity gauge is visible only if the WD SmartWare software is installed and running on your computer ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 4 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Segment Number Filled lt 5 does not display 5 9 10 19 20 29 30 39 40 49 50 59 60 69 70 79 80 89 0 gt 90 O ONO C1 fF c N Power Button The power button is used to safely power down the unit and avoid data loss or damage to the unit The power button only works if WD SmartWare is installed Note After you power off the drive using the power button if it remains connec
42. g files like tmp and log files e The Retrieved category also shown against a dark gray background includes the files that you have retrieved from a prior backup They too are not available for backup e Hovering the cursor over a category displays the number of files in the category In the Content Gauge for your My Book drive the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties This space is not available for backups Note The small number of files that are shown in the Additional Files category when you first install the WD SmartWare software before performing your first backup represent the system and hidden files that your computer s operating system put there when you installed the drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 15 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Viewing the Info Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online help information to quickly guide you through your backup retrieve and settings tasks Whenever you are uncertain about what to do on any screen just click the info online help icon les in the upper right corner of any screen To close the info help screen after reading the online help click the X icon in the upper right corner of the screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 16 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topic
43. ger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive download the External USB FireWire FAT32 For matting Utility from support wdc com download Frequently Asked Questions Q How do determine whether or not my system supports USB 2 0 A Refer to your USB card documentation or contact your USB card manufacturer Note If your USB 2 0 controller is built into 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 2 0 device is plugged into a USB 1 1 port or hub A USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 When connected to a USB 1 1 port or hub a USB 2 0 device operates at the USB 1 1 full speed of up to 12 Mbps 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 2 0 adapter card or a system that does not support USB 2 0 If your system includes a PCI slot you can achieve Hi Speed USB transfer rates by installing a USB 2 0 PCI adapter card Contact the card manufacturer for installation procedures and more information Note If an additional external drive is connected to the WD product USB bandwidth is shared and may affect performance Q Why does the drive not power up A Be sure the drive is plugged in to a power source A special cable may be needed for computers with limited bus power For more inform
44. keep for each file e Inhibiting backups until times when your computer is idle e Specifying a unique folder on your computer to store files retrieved from your drive e Automatically Displaying the WD SmartWare Home screen whenever you connect your drive to your computer Checking for WD SmartWare software updates MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 36 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for the best possible performance with your drive on the Software Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 23 IF you wantto THEN click AND see Change the number of backup File History Specifying the Number of versions to keep for each file Backup Versions on page 23 Enable anytime backups or inhibit Backup Speed Pausing Backups Until Your them until your computer is idle Computer is Idle on page 24 Specify a path to a different retrieve Retrieve Folder Specifying a Different Retrieve folder Folder on page 37 Change the options that Preferences Setting the Preferences e Display the WD SmartWare Home Options on page 37 screen whenever you reconnect drive to your computer e Check for software updates Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder When you start a retrieve you can choose whether you want to store the retrieved files in either e Their original locations on your computer e A Retrieved Content folder By default the WD SmartWare soft
45. king the icon enables you to perform the following actions e Launch the WD SmartWare software e Check the status and temperature of the drive e Safely disconnect the drive e Monitor alerts The next few sections describe how to use the icon and alternative methods to perform these actions as well as how to unlock the My Book Elite manually Opening WD SmartWare Software lf the WD SmartWare software does not open automatically when you log in to your computer you can access it in the following ways e f the software has been closed click Start gt All Programs gt WD SmartWare gt WD SmartWare e lf the WD SmartWare icon Is In the task bar double click the icon Note You can also right click or left click the WD SmartWare icon in the task bar and select WD SmartWare MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 34 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL The WD SmartWare Home screen displays Home Backup Retrieve Settings Welcome MYDESKTOP My Book Elite C F WD Online WD Store Support Contact Lis 74 5 GB Total 930 9 GB Total j WD Smartvyare 52 8 GB Free 930 8 GB Free Version 1 0 2 8 Update Software Checking Status and Temperature Mouse over the WD SmartWare icon in the task bar to view drive capacity used and drive temperature and to determine whether the drive is currently locked WO Drive status Drive Name Volumes Used Locked Temperature My Book Elite USB HDD iG 1 Ma O
46. l You will not be able to access the data portion of your drive To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed 1 Start the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility by either e Using your computer s file management utility to open the WD SmartWare virtual CD and double clicking the Unlock exe file e Clicking Start gt My Computer and double clicking the WD SmartWare icon under Devices with Removable Storage WD SmartWare Drive Unlock Unlock your drive Enter your password to unlock your drive Pasanard Name fh Book Essential F HSERRISTHS Dri Serdal WCAU45S73166 Size 930 GB 2 lype your password in the Password box If you provided a password hint when you created your password click the Password hint pointer to see the hint 3 Click Unlock to unlock your drive If you click Exit you will not be able to access the files on your drive 4 Atthe Your drive is now unlocked prompt click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE 32 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature To remove password protection from your drive 1 Click Security on the Drive Settings screen see Figure 17 on page 30 to display the Your Drive is Secure dialog Your Drive is Secure To change your current security settings please enter your password below Register Drive amp l Password Diagnostics b Pasaword hint Sleep Timer Drive
47. mizing Your Software Settings 0 0c eee eee 36 Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder 0 cc eee eee eee nes 37 Setting the Preferences Options 0 00 cece eee eee eee eens 37 Customizing Your Drive Settings 0 0c eee eee eee 38 Specifying a Name For Your Drive 1 0 eee eens 39 Registering Your DIVE si uu ue oce tae X ie eee hath sa 40 Setting the Drive Sleep Timer lille 41 Erasmo VOUN DNING ua oe acd massime ef an e Eb elena b bat ut so A 41 Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software llle 42 INICIO WIS Ie ducas potiori avt num uS assa Perque ad tta dr Me iia id Ars duit A uid Mea de 42 Windows Vista or Windows 7 lese hrs 42 Checking Drive Health odds 43 Using the Drive with a Mac leere 45 Reformatting the Drive 2 0 0 rs 45 Installing on a Mac OS X Tiger Leopard Snow Leopard o ooooooomonooo 45 Enhancing Performance with WD TURBO elles 47 WD Smart WaledToOs sd 552 iia aca ade 48 Opening WD SmartWare Software llle 48 Dismounting the Virtual CD llle 50 Safely Dismounting the Drive 1 0 2 0 0 ce rr 51 Using the WD SmartWare ICON 2 2 ce eee eee eee eee 51 Using the My BOOK TDI 6 bike a ADO gos dO E LR 51 sitio tne Power BURON ciis e rie Boa RUE ko Cii e xU esu i adeo opis RC ina des met ee 52 Displaying the Status Serial Number and Temperature 2
48. mputer Search for driver software in this location Include subfolders The software for this device has been successfully installed Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device e WD SES Device MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 62 Windows 7 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 7 you can install the SES driver 1 Open All Programs and click Computer gt Manage l Getting Started Administrator Documents Pictures Music Games Q Snipping Tool Computer A Remote Desktop Connection Open y Manage E Magnifier Map network drive Control Panel Devices and Print Disconnect network drive Solitaire Default Programs Show on Desktop Help and Support Rename gt All Programs Properties Shut down pro 2 Under Computer Management Local click Device Manager gt Unknown Device and right click Update driver software File Action View Help 3 E53 Gis d eee EM Computer Management Local a WIN7 32 a l System Tools b Ml Computer b E Task Scheduler b a Disk drives gt 3 Event Viewer gt ME Display adapters b E Shared Folders gt 8 DVD CD ROM drives D de Local Users and Groups fic Human Interface Devices p E Performance Eg IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Ey Device Manager gt g IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers d fis Storage m Keyboards c
49. nces options 1 On the Software Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 23 click Preferences to display the Set Preferences dialog File History Set Preferences select automation options Backup Speed Retrieve Folder Iv open WD Smartivare when drive is connected Automatically check for WO Smartare software updates 2 Select or clear the check boxes to enable or disable the Preferences options Open WD SmartWare when drive is connected Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates Customizing Your Drive Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize the settings of your drive for the best possible performance Label Create a custom name label that appears in the spine area of your My Book drive Security Create modify and disable passwords that keep others from accessing the files on your drive Register Drive Registering your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about software updates product enhancements and price discount opportunities Diagnostics Performing diagnostics and status checks to make sure your drive is working properly Sleep Timer Turning your drive off during periods of extended inactivity to conserve power and extend the life of the drive Drive Erase Erase all of the contents on the drive including any password that has been set To customize your d
50. nter the O MEO EIS new location below Put all retrieved content into Single rodar CaDocuments and SettingstAdn Browse L Ap opty IX Change Retrieve Volume Select Files Figure 14 Select a Destination for Retrieved Files Screen RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 26 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Home Backup Retrieve Settings My Book Elite E 74 5 GB Total v Retrieve All Files All the data from this backup will be retrieved from your E volume including files you have Data previously deleted and the mast current version of each file Data to Retrieved Retrieve Files Files 24 325 Size Size 06B 471GB 523 GB Free gt Retneve Some Files Figure 15 Select Content to Retrieve Screen 4 Onthe Select content to retrieve screen select Retrieve Some Files to display the retrieve files selection box see Figure 16 Retrieve Some Files WI Show olderfiles WI Show deleted files View AQ a Name A Size Date Oi C 219 59 MB b C Es dell 762 50 KB t Ba Documents and Settings 218 90 MB b I BgFull amp hot88 47 80 KB me 1386 4 71 KB y imc 219 31 MB b Bm dell 762 50 KB b 0 ia Documents and Settings 218 51 MB b C Ba Fullshotaa 47 60 KB b C is 386 4 71 KB Original File Location Figure 16 Retrieve Files Selection Box RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 27 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5 Navigate through the folder stru
51. oftware Settings screen see Figure 12 click File History to display the Set File History dialog Set File History Enterthe number of backup versions to keep foreach file Backup Speed i Retrieve Folder Preferences 2 Specify the number of file versions that you want to keep from 1 to 25 in the Enter the number of backup versions to keep for each file box 3 Click Apply to save and implement the new number of backup versions BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 23 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle A large backup can take a lot of time and can consume a lot of your system processing resources Even with the WD SmartWare software running in the background a backup can reduce your computer s response to other tasks Enabling the Backup Speed option directs the WD SmartWare software to pause backups until your computer is completely idle This is the default configuration of the WD SmartWare software 1 On the Software Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 23 click Backup Speed to display the Reduce Backup Speed dialog file History Reduce Backup Speed This option may allow your system to run faster by reducing backup speed Retrieve Folder IM Pause backup until computer is idle Preferences 2 Select or clear the Pause backup until computer is idle check box to enable or disable the Backup Speed option BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 24
52. omputer s disk drives so you can see the number of files and the storage size for each content category e A Refresh View button for rescanning the drive and verifying accurate Content Gauge counts after adding or changing files on your computer e A Detailed View content box that you can use to select specific categories of files or folders to back up with an Apply Changes button for implementing your selections e Run Backup and Pause Backup buttons for starting and pausing backups BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 17 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Home Backup Retrieve Settings Ready to perform backup MYDESKTOP My Book Elite C F 74 5 GB Total gt Detailed View 930 9 GB Total Data For Data Backup n 1 e Backed Up Files ENa 336 MB Files 12 163 i EEE Size Pictures Picts Size 224 68 AY 0 00 KB 52 8 GB Free 330 8 GB Free TT TUTTTEN Run Backup Figure 10 Backup Screen In the Content Gauges for your computer s disk drives the categories of files that would be included in the backup if you click Run Backup are shown e Light blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive represents the original files that are available for backup e Gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Book drive represents the potential backup copies of the original files e Dark blue background identifies categories of files that have been backed up In the Content Gauge for your My
53. on is complete click Finish Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for e WD SES Device Click Finish to close the wizard Back Finish Installing the Driver Manually MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL If you are not connected to the Internet you can install the driver manually 1 On the Found New Hardware Wizard select No not this time and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with pour permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only O Yes now and every time connect a device Click Next to continue INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 58 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 2 On the next screen select Install from a list or specific location and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for WD SES Device USB Device If your hardware came with an installation CD 482 or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do O Install the software automatically Recommended Click Next to continue 3 Browse to My Computer a Double click the WD SmartWare VCD drive b Double click the extras folder c
54. onnection to your computer ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 1 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Power miser My Book external drives are designed to save energy WD GreenPower Technology lowers internal drive power consumption by up to 30 a sleep mode reduces power during idle times and a power saving feature turns the drive on and off with your computer Planet friendly We designed a small box from recycled materials to minimize waste We encourage you to recycle it Ready to plug and play with Windows PCs Formatted NTFS for compatibility with all Windows operating systems Important For the latest WD product information and news visit our website at www westerndigital com For the latest software firmware and product documentation and information go to http products wdc com updates Kit Contents e My Book Elite external hard drive e WD SmartWare software included on the drive e USB cable e AC adapter configuration may vary depending on region e Quick Install Guide AC Adapter USB Cable My Book Elite Drive Optional Accessories For information on optional accessories for this product visit US www shopwd com or www wdstore com Canada www shopwd ca or www wdstore ca Europe www shopwd eu or www wdstore eu All others Contact WD Technical Support in your region For a list of Technical Support contacts visit support wdc com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048 ABOUT YOUR W
55. ore your Security 12 drive goes to sleep Register Drive la Note Us settings may override these ww settings Diagnostics j Turn of Brive d After 10 minctes v Drive Erase 2 Inthe Turn off Drive box select the inactivity time interval at which you want to turn off the drive 3 Click Set Timer to save and implement your sleep timer selection Erasing Your Drive CAUTION Erasing your drive permanently deletes all of the data on your drive Always make sure that you no longer need any of the data on your drive before erasing the drive To erase your drive 1 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 17 on page 30 click Drive Erase to display the Erase drive dialog Label Erase drive Security As y Warning Clicking Erase Brive permanently Register Drive E j erases all the data on your drive Sleep Timer 2 Read the warning about the loss of data if you erase your drive 3 Click the understand check box to signify that you accept the risk 4 Click Drive Erase to erase your drive Note In addition to deleting all of the data on your drive erasing your drive also removes your password If you created a password to protect your drive you will need to do it again after erasing the drive See Password Protecting Your Drive on page 29 MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 41 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Uninstalling the WD SmartWare
56. r 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 COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 68 Index A AC power adapters 7 Accessories optional 2 Alerts flashing icon 35 B Backup about backing up files 17 files content box 21 procedure 19 20 Box contents 2 C Capacity gauge 4 CAUTION about erasing the drive 41 about lost passwords 29 about preventing data loss when dis connecting 36 51 about your unlocked drive 31 China RoHS 67 Compatibility with operating systems 3 Compliance regulatory 66
57. re What would you like to do Back Up Files Setup Drive Bon tshow this screen again d Continue to Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software in the following section Note If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software see Installing an SES Driver on page 5 instead Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software After you select either Back Up Files Set Up Drive or Retrieve a backup the software will guide you through a simple two step WD SmartWare software installation process If a newer version of software is available the system will automatically alert you WD highly recommends using the latest version of software especially on a new installation After the installation is complete the WD SmartWare software will either e Guide you through Backing up your files see Figure 7 on page 13 and About Backing Up Your Computer Files on page 17 Setting up your drive security see Figure 8 on page 13 and Password Pro tecting Your Drive on page 29 e Display the Home screen see Figure 9 and WD SmartWare Overview on page 14 Note The initial Backup and Drive Settings screens only appear one time the first time you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer After that launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose what you want to do CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 12 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Ready to perform backup My Book Elte
58. re SettingS 0 00 llle ers 22 4 Retrieving Backed Up FileS ees 25 ADOUL Retrieving FeS u e deer dus wo nox A AA 25 Reevng a US mu mnm 25 helrlevirng a Folde sun sr iot iaa ia di 28 Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted FileS o oooo 28 Retrieving All of Your Content 0 hh 28 TABLE OF CONTENTS iii MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 29 Password Protecting Your Drive 2 0 0 00 ce ees 29 JNIOCKINO BOUT ADEL ctas da arate ena ee era a Sere Saar eae ls bee is ez 31 Unlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare Software ooooooooooomo o 31 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software o oooooooooomo o 32 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 0 0 00 eens 33 Ghanging Your PassWOEEG es 2m ow eae ee ae d EA ON ee Re e ne ta 33 Managing and Customizing Your Drive 34 WE SimartVVare ICON ue usce a mis or We o ER o a d cR Ae COR ndn to ro e 34 Opening WD SmartWare Software llle rns 34 Checking Status and Temperature 00 00 ccc eee ee eee 35 VIONITOMNG ICON AICHS s uci Pe PEER Dd ERR 35 Disconnecting the Drive Safely 0 2 0 0 0 eee eee ees 36 Using the System Taye ining fist aaa bie Vae gos bi Peeking wert end 36 Using ine Power BURON oS in a BOXE SAR ee e BOR SAAS E ces 36 Custo
59. re software uses your password to electronically lock and unlock your drive If you forget your password you will not be able to access the data that Is on your drive or write new data to it You will have to erase the drive before you can use it again You can reach the Security pages for password management during the initial getting started process or from the Settings tab and the Drive Settings screen within the WD SmartWare application Once you are on the password page you can e Create a password e Change a password e Eliminate the need for a password To create a password and keep others from accessing the files on your drive as an example from the Settings tab 1 Click the Settings tab to display the Settings screen see Figure 11 on page 22 2 Click Set Up Drive to display the Drive Settings screen see Figure 17 on page 30 LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE 29 Home Retrieve Settings MYDESKTOP My Book Elite Drive Settings Register Drive Diagnostics Sleep Timer Drive Erase About your drive Product Name My Book Elite Serial Number WCAUAC32 1047 Drive Size 930 GB Operating System Windows XP Service Pack 3 Firmware Revision 0 027 Back to Main Settings Figure 17 Drive Settings Screen 3 Click Security to display the Set Security dialog v So oS Set Security Register Drive Diagnostics Sleep Timer Drive Erase Verity pasanord Pa
60. rive on Mac OS X operating systems and to use Time Machine if desired you must reformat it to HFS J Reformatting the Drive CAUTION Reformatting the drive erases all its contents If you have already saved files on the drive be sure to back them up before reformatting it Go to support wdc com Refer to Knowledge Base Answer ID 3323 for reformatting the drive to Mac OS X format See ID 3645 for formatting a Mac to the NTFS file system for use on Windows XP and ID 3647 for formatting it for Windows Vista See Troubleshooting on page 55 for more information about reformatting a drive If you reformat your drive for use with a Mac follow the procedures below Installing on a Mac OS X Tiger Leopard Snow Leopard After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 7 the WD SmartWare virtual CD mounts on the desktop and is listed under Devices in Finder Note WD Smartware software is provided in the form of a virtual CD VCD drive on your My Book drive The VCD displays on your desktop and behaves just like a physical CD The My Book icon also displays on the desktop ET USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 45 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 1 Double click the WD SmartWare virtual CD and then double click the WD SmartWare icon on the screen that displays A A A WD SmartWare R 5 items Zero KB available DriveUnlock extras WD SmartWare i WD SmartWare What is this html 2 Mac OS
61. rive settings for the best possible performance with the WD SmartWare software on the Drive Settings screen see Figure 3 on page 30 IF you want to THEN click AND see Create a custom name label Label Specifying a Name For Your that appears in the spine area Drive on page 39 of your My Book drive Use a password to keep others Security Password Protecting Your from accessing the files on your Drive on page 29 drive Change your password Security Changing Your Password on page 33 Hemove password protection from Security Turning Off the Drive Lock your drive Feature on page 33 Hegister your drive to receive free Register Drive Registering Your Drive on technical support during the page 40 warranty period and be kept up to date on the latest WD products MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 38 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL IF you wantto THEN click AND see Perform routine drive diagnostics Diagnostics Checking Drive Health on and status checks page 43 Specify an inactive time interval to turn off your drive Sleep Timer Setting the Drive Sleep Timer on page 41 Erase your drive so you can use it again if you have implemented password protection and then lost or forgotten your password Drive Erase Erasing Your Drive on page 41 Specifying a Name For Your Drive The custom label that you specify remains on your drive even when
62. s About Backing Up Your Computer Files Backing It All Up Advanced Backup Capabilities About Backing Up Your Computer Files The WD SmartWare software automatically and continuously backs up all of the content music movies photos documents e mail and other files on your computer to your My Book drive Note One installation of the WD SmartWare software supports up to three backup drives that are configured with WD SmartWare software After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of content you own simply clicking the Run Backup button will back all of them up Advanced users can select specific types of content to back up After performing a backup the WD SmartWare software protects your files by backing up any e New file that is created on your computer or copied to your hard drive e 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 make sure to leave your My Book drive connected to your computer Note Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as your My Book drive is connected to your computer Then whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer for new or changed files and resumes automatic continuous backup as before Additionally the Backup screen see Figure 10 on page 18 provides e Content Gauges for your c
63. samord hint About yo ar dr V ES Product Name My Book Elite Serial Number VCAUACS2 DA WO smartWare lets you secure your drive to prevent others Tram accessing your files Choose a password A y Warning YD cannot retrieve your password Ifyou forget your password you ill permanently lose access to yourdata AS understand Type your password in the Choose a password box Hetype your password in the Verify password box MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Type a hint to help remind yourself of your password in the Password hint box Head the warning about the possibility of data loss if you forget your password Click the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE 30 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 9 Click Save Security Settings to save your password and enable password protection for your drive CAUTION After creating a password the drive remains unlocked for as long as you continue your current work session Then the WD SmartWare software e Locks the drive when you shut down your computer disconnect your drive or the computer goes into the sleep mode e Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your computer or reconnect your drive Unlocking Your Drive After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive you will have to type your password to
64. ss B Safety Compliance Approved for US and Canada CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 UL 60950 1 Safety of Information Technology Equipment Approuve 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 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 WD Europe GS Mark Germany only Machine noise regulation 3 GPSGV Unless declared otherwise the highest level of sound pressure from this product is 7Odb A or less per EN ISO 7779 Maschinenlarminformations Verordnung 3 GPSGV Der h chste Schalldruckpegel betr gt 70 db A oder weniger gem f EN ISO 7779 falls nicht anders gekennzeichnet oder spezifiziert COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 66 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL KCC Notice Republic of Korea only By 217 7188 32547 71 T 948 Class B Device 1 Please note that this device has been approved for non business purposes and may be used in any environment including residential areas Environmental Compliance China WEAK
65. st will show installed driver software compatible with the device and all driver software in the same category as the device INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 64 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 5 When installation is complete click Close Windows has successfully updated your driver software Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device e WD SES Device INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 65 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Compliance and Warranty Information This appendix includes the following topics Regulatory Compliance Environmental Compliance China Warranty Information 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 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 Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by WD could void the user s authority to operate this equipment ICES NMB 003 Compliance Cet appareil de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada This device complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cla
66. t function until you install driver software Cancel INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 60 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 2 On the next New Found Hardware WD SES Device wizard screen click Don t search online mE jj Found New Hardware WD SES Device Allow Windows to search online for driver software for your WD SES Device Yes always search online recommended Windows will automatically search for the latest drivers and applications for your hardware and download them to your computer Windows will search for the latest drivers and applications for this device and download them to your computer Don t search online Your device may not function properly until you get the latest software Please read Microsoft s privacy statement Cancel 3 On the Install the disc that came with your WD SES Device screen click don t have the disc Show me other options r gt uy L Found New Hardware WD SES Device Insert the disc that came with your WD SES Device If you have the disc that came with your device insert it now Windows will automatically search the disc for driver software gt Idon t have the disc Show me other options Next Cancel 4 Browse to Computer a Double click the WD SmartWare VCD drive b Double click the extras folder c Select WD SES Device Driver INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 61 Click Next Browse for driver software on your co
67. ted to your computer you need to press the power button again to turn it back on If you disconnected the drive after turning it off when you reconnect it to your booted up computer it automatically powers on Drive Interface 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 port transfers data at USB 1 1 speed up to 12 Mb s Kensington Security Slot For drive security this drive 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 Registering Your WD Product Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers You can easily register your drive using WD SmartWare software as described in Registering Your Drive on page 40 ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 5 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during unpacking and installation Drives may be damaged by rough handling shock or vibration Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product e Do not drop or jolt the device e Do not move the device during activity e Do not use this product as a portable device e To allow proper ventilation do not block any of the enclosure s air slo
68. the Select a destination for retrieved files screen IF you want to copy your retrieved content to THEN Its original location a Select the To the Original Places option b Click Select Files to display the Select content to retrieve screen and proceed to step 4 on page 27 A retrieved content folder o Select the In the Retrieved Content Folder option b If you want to specify a different retrieve folder click Browse and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder c Click Apply to save and implement the new retrieve folder d Click Select Files to display the Select content to retrieve screen and proceed to step 4 on page 27 RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 25 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Backup Retrieve Settings MYDESKTOP My Book Elite C E From the list an the right selectthe volume from Backed Up Volumes which you want to retrieve a file or files i m Original Computer Original Volume MYDESKTOP C Select Destmation Figure 13 Retrieve Screen Home Settings My Book Elite E Where would you like to retrieve your files 9 To the Original Places 3 Return all restored content ta the original location on your computer The current retrieve folder is at CaDocuments and SettingstAdministratoriMy DocumentsiRetrieved Contents In a Retrieved Content Folder If you would like to change this folder please e
69. the virtual CD 32 USB drive interface 5 W Warranty 67 WD service 67 WD SmartWare icon 34 Windows 7 SES driver 63 Windows Vista SES driver 60 Windows Vista Windows 7 installing drive on 10 Windows XP installing drive on 8 SES driver 57 INDEX 70 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 the WD logo and My Book are registered trademarks and My Book Elite WD SmartWare and Data Lifeguard are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies Inc Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies 2009 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest California 92630 U S A 4779 705031 A00 August 2009
70. theft e Protect your data automatically Automatic continuous backup instantly makes a copy whenever you add or change a file Note Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as your My Book drive is connected to your computer Then whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer for new or changed files and resumes automatic continuous backup as before e See your backup as it happens Seeing is believing Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup e Retrieve lost files effortlessly Bring back your valuable data to its original location whether you ve lost all your data or just overwritten an important file WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen available after installation and the initial backup and security setup provides four tab selected options e Home Provides a Content Gauge that shows the capacity and content of each hard drive in or connected to your computer see Figure 9 e Backup Manages existing backups or creates new backups of your important data including movies music documents e mail and pictures see Figure 10 on page 18 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 14 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL e Retrieve Brings back valuable data that has been lost or overwritten see Figure 13 on page 26 e Settings Manages security diagnostics po
71. ts ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 6 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter includes the following topics Connecting the Drive Installing the Drive Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare Home Screen Viewing the Info Online Help Topics Connecting the Drive Connect your My Book drive as shown below Figure 3 Connecting the My Book Drive Depending on your region you may need to change to the power adapter as illustrated below US JA TW EU KO UK AU NZ US JA TW EU KO UK Installing Removing Installing Removing CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 7 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing the Drive The following topics provide directions on installing the drive for the first time Continue with the section below that applies to your operating system e Installing on Windows XP on page 8 e Installing on Windows Vista Windows 7 on page 10 Note For information about installing the drive on a Mac see Using the Drive with a Mac on page 45 Installing on Windows XP 1 After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 7 the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays Click Cancel to bypass the wizard Note The WD SmartWare software will install the appropriate driver for this drive Found New Hardware Wizard its Welcome to the Found
72. two ways to open it e Click the WD SmartWare icon and select Open WD SmartWare About WD Smartware o My Book Elite Open WD Smartware USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC 48 e n Finder double click WD SmartWare in the Applications list MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Y DEVICES E 10 5 6 E iDisk WD SmartWare Ej MAC Y SHARED 1c2k5b1 lc6xw71 Bl icrmbk1 1lm98cl Imsecurity Bl 1yrfoh1 27mhxgl All Y PLACES Desktop 5 mac _ Applications 3i Documents I I LJ Applications fi iCal iChat Es Image Capture iSync T Tunes amp Mail E Photo Booth Preview QuickTime Player Safari fi Spaces gt Stickies E System Preferences 7 TextEdit Time Machine Utilities G3 WD Anywhere Backup E WD SmartWare Date Modified Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Apr 13 2009 4 17 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Apr 13 2009 4 17 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Sep 23 2007 9 53 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Sep 23 2007 9 52 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Nov 21 2008 7 46 AM Jul 7 2009 2 03 PM Kind Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Application Folder Folder Application
73. unlock the drive whenever e You shut down and restart your computer e You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer e Your computer exits the sleep mode You will have to do this even if you do not have the WD SmartWare software installed on your computer Unlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer the WD SmartWare software displays the Unlock My Book prompt WD SmartWare Unlock Wy Book To continue our MyBook drive must be Password unlocked __ Please provide your password b Password hint To unlock your drive 1 Type your password in the Password box If you provided a password hint when you created your password click the Password hint pointer to see the hint 2 Click Unlock to unlock your drive and enable the WD SmartWare software Backup Retrieve and Drive Settings functions Clicking Cancel leaves the drive locked and inhibits access to the data on the drive and the WD SmartWare Backup Retrieve and Drive Settings functions LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE 31 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you connect your password protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD SmartWare software installed you can still access the virtual CD partition on your drive and install the WD SmartWare software as usua
74. upport When contacting WD for support have your WD product serial number system hardware and system software versions available North America Asia Pacific English 800 ASK 4WDC Australia 1 800 42 9861 800 275 4932 China 800 820 6682 65 62430496 Spanish 800 832 4778 Hong Kong 800 6008 6008 India 1 800 11 9393 MNTL 1 800 200 5789 Reliance 011 26384700 Pilot Line Europe toll 00800 ASK4 Indonesia 803 852 9439 free WDEU 00800 Japan 00 531 650442 27549338 Korea 02 703 6550 Europe 31 880062100 Malaysia 800 6008 6008 1 800 88 1908 65 62430496 Middle East 31 880062100 Philippines 1800 1441 0159 Africa 31 880062100 Singapore 800 6008 6008 800 608 6008 65 62430496 Taiwan 800 6008 6008 65 62430496 Toll free number available in the following countries Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Table of Contents WD Service and Support 0 5006 cc ee rhon eee ee eee eee eee i Accessing Online SUpport 2 4 974 hessen auie nrc oe om ae an ec De ere Ox Eom P e D de li Contacting WD Technical Support sa cig ed sa aha ea Ea a REA REG t EE li 14 ADouLYour WD DING ic cor ceeds Caetano nee ae 1 l edttil es 2 52 5 vp po od p a scelere as egenis Ds E ripe qr du dena c dup e S Sae 1 KUCONTSA ES aaa a ia o a id di a cas 2 Optional ACCESSONES x uuo wie a a aa ad a 2 CODI SHE ITE 225122 eae Sake causa eats Ec np E ace
75. ve Retrieving a Folder To retrieve a folder from your drive and all of the content within a folder which may be across multiple categories in the retrieve files selection box See Figure 16 on page 27 right click the folder of interest and choose Select folder in all content categories Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted Files In the retrieve files selection box see Figure 16 on page 27 check the Show deleted files box and or the Show older files box Now when selecting content to retrieve you can select individual files that were overwritten or deleted Likewise retrieving entire folders in this mode will retrieve older versions and deleted files as well Retrieving All of Your Content On the Select content to retrieve screen see Figure 15 on page 27 choose the Retrieve All Files option which will retrieve content across all categories and copy them to either their original locations or the Retrieve Contents folder RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 28 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Locking and Unlocking Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics Password Protecting Your Drive Unlocking Your Drive Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature Changing Your Password Password Protecting Your Drive You should password protect your drive if you are worried that someone else will gain access to your drive and you do not want them to be able to access your content on the drive CAUTION The WD SmartWa
76. view files Set AutoPlay defaults in Control Panel Figure 6 AutoPlay Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 10 C MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays If a Flash Player is installed on your computer the screen is animated Welcome to WD SmartWare What would you like to do Back Up Files Ben tshow this sereen again Continue to Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software on page 12 Note f you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software see Installing an SES Driver on page 5 instead 2 If Autorun AutoPlay is disabled on your computer a In the Found New Hardware screen see Figure 5 on page 10 click Cancel to bypass the wizard WD SmartWare installs the driver for this drive Open Computer The WD SmartWare virtual CD drive is listed under Devices with Removable Storage WD Smartware E Double click the WD SmartWare virtual CD Note WD Smartware software is provided in the form of a virtual CD VCD drive on your My Book drive The VCD displays on your desktop and behaves just like a physical CD To view the contents of the VCD such as the documentation and some extra programs right click and select Open CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 11 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays If a Flash Player is installed on your computer the screen is animated Gl Welcome to WD SmartWa
77. ware creates and uses a Retrieved Content subfolder in your My Documents folder To specify a different folder 1 Either create a new folder or determine which existing folder you want to use 2 On the Software Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 23 click Retrieve Folder to display the Set Retrieve Folder dialog File History Set Retrieve Folder The current retrieve folders at Documents and SettingstAdministratorinty BocumentaRetieved Contents Backup Speed Frou would like to change this folder please enter the new ATA location below cADocuments and SetingsAdministratarh 3 Click Browse and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder 4 Click Apply to save and implement the new retrieve folder Setting the Preferences Options When enabled the Preferences options e Display the WD SmartWare Home screen whenever you reconnect your drive to your computer This is the default configuration of the WD SmartWare software and it is recommended when you routinely leave your drive connected to your computer You might want to disable this option and open the WD SmartWare Home screen whenever you need it if you routinely disconnect and reconnect your drive to your computer MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 37 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Check for software updates This ensures that you are always using the most recent software version To enable or disable the Prefere
78. wer settings and backup parameters see Figure 11 on page 22 On the Home screen you can modify the primary drive being categorized with the drop down selection box under the name of your computer By selecting a different drive the system will identify the categories of files on that drive Then click the e Backup tab to back up files from the selected drive to your My Book drive e Retrieve tab to retrieve backed up files from your My Book drive to any location on your computer In the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive all of your files that are available for backup are shown against a blue background in six categories where This file category Includes files with these extensions Documents doc txt htm html ppt xls xml and other document extensions Mail mail msg pst and other mail extensions Music mp3 wav wma and and other music extensions Movies avi mov mp4 and other movie extensions Pictures gif jpg png and other picture extensions Other Others that do not belong in the five main categories For a complete list of all included file extensions search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http support wdc com Note that e The System category shown against a dark gray background includes all of your operating system files that are not available for backup Files that are not backed up include system files program files applications and workin
79. xample can provide an indication that the drive might be approaching a serious failure condition With advanced warning you could take precautionary measures like moving your data to another drive before a failure occurs The result of a quick S M A R T status check is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive s condition The S M A R T status check completes within a second or two Quick Drive Test Your My Book drive has a built in Data Lifeguard diagnostic utility that tests the drive for error conditions The quick drive test checks the drive for major performance problems The result of a quick drive test is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive s condition The quick drive test can take several minutes to complete Complete Drive Test The most comprehensive drive diagnostic is the complete drive test It methodically tests each and every sector for error conditions and inserts bad sector markers as required The complete drive test can take several hours to complete depending on the size and data configuration of your drive The best time to run the drive diagnostics and status checks is on a regular basis before you encounter any problems with your drive And because they are so fast running the quick S M A R T 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 backing up or retrieving files

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