Western Digital My Book WDBACW0030H User Manual page 12

Note: If you have reformatted the drive for use on a Mac computer, skip the rest
of this procedure and see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on
page 43 instead.
4. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it.
The WD SmartWare software that is on the drive installs the proper driver for your
My Book drive.
5. Verify that the My Book drive appears under My Computer in Windows Explorer.
6. Several different screens might also appear, depending on your computer's
operating system:
IF your operating system is . . .
Windows XP
Windows Vista or Windows 7
7. For Windows XP, one or two screens might appear, depending on whether the
AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled:
IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . on your computer,
Enabled
Disabled
a. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled, the Welcome to
WD SmartWare screen displays (see Figure 5).
b. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, click to open the My Book
drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare application
file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 5).
Figure 5. Welcome to WD SmartWare Screen
THEN . . .
Proceed to step 7.
Skip to step 9 on page 8.
THEN . . .
Proceed to step a.
Skip to step b.
Note: If a Flash Player is installed
on your computer, the screen
is animated.
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