Settings; Sleep Timer - Western Digital My Book Duo User Manual

need to re-create it after changing the device configuration. See
for these instructions.
The RAID configuration for your WD device can be modified to satisfy different storage
criteria that include these RAID Levels: RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD. Use the following steps to
modify the RAID configuration:
1. Open the WD Drive Utilities software.
2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer,
select the one that you want to set.
3. Click
RAID Management
4. Click
Configuration
5. The first item listed is the "Current Configuration". Below this are the
configuration options: Stripe (RAID 0), Mirror (RAID 1), and Individual Drives
(JBOD). Click the radio button next to the option you want to use.
6. Next, enter a new Volume Name in the
currently populated in this field.
a. If you select the Stripe (RAID 0) or Mirror (RAID 1) option, there will only be
one Volume Name field.
b. If you select the Individual Drives (JBOD) option, you will have two (2)
Volume Name fields, one for Drive 1 and one for Drive 2. You may enter a
new Volume Name for each field or use the name provided.
7. Select the "Format" for each Volume made available to you, this could be one
or two.
a. For Windows the Format options are: NTFS and exFAT.
b. For macOS / OS X the Format options are: HFS+J and exFAT
8. After selecting the disk configuration, entering a new volume name(s), and
selecting the Format type(s), Click the check box confirming you understand
that this process permanently erases all the data on the drive.
9. If you choose to cancel this process, Click
next step.
10. Click the
Configure
11. During this process, the operating system may prompt you to execute the WD
Quick Formatter.exe file. Click
12. This process will take several minutes since the RAID configuration is changing
and the drives are being re-formatted.
13. When the process has completed, the RAID Management menu will reappear
with the new "Current Configuration". A confirmation message dialog box may
appear information that the process has completed. If this box appears, Click
button on the box.
Close
14. Click to close the WD Drive Utilities software.
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Settings

Sleep Timer

Under the section Settings is the Sleep Timer. The Sleep Timer turns off the power to your
device after a certain period of inactivity to conserve power and minimize long-term wear
on the device. To enable or disable this feature, follow these steps:
1. Open the WD Drive Utilities software.
My Book Duo
User Manual
on the top menu.
on the RAID Management menu.
Volume Name
button.
to continue.
Yes
"Password Protecting the
field or use the name
. Otherwise continue with the
Close
WD Drive Utilities Software
Device"
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