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About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book and Studio LX external drives are the high-performance answer to your storage needs with WD SmartWare software for automatic, continuous backup, an innovative e-label system to personalize your drive and easily archive media collections, and a blazing-fast FireWire 800 interface.
Pure performance—Save and access data at top speeds with the high-performance FireWire 800 interface. A USB 2.0 interface is also provided for maximum flexibility. 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 off and on with your computer.
Quick Install Guide USB Cable FireWire 400 Cable Figure 1. My Book Drive Kit Components Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Studio or Studio LX disk drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with the following operating systems: ® Mac OS X ®...
Capacity Gauge Figure 2. Front of My Book Studio and Studio LX Drive Power Button FireWire 800 USB 2.0 Figure 3. Back of My Book Studio and Studio LX Drive Indicators My Book Studio and Studio LX drives have four indicators: •...
Capacity Gauge. The capacity gauge has ten segments that fill from bottom to top (if the drive is vertical) or from right to left (if the drive is horizontal) to indicate space used on the drive during the power-on state. Each segment represents approximately 10 percent of drive capacity: Segment Number % Used...
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. Observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the drive.
Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting the drive and installing the WD SmartWare software on your computer. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Software Overview WD SmartWare Home Screen Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD...
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Figure 4. Connecting the My Book Drive 5. After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 4, the WD SmartWare virtual CD icon: • Displays on the desktop: • Is listed under Devices in Finder: The My Book icon also displays on the desktop: MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED –...
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6. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD, and then double-click the WD SmartWare icon on the VCD file listing: Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard only: A message asks Note: whether you want to use the My Book drive to back up with Time Machine: WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple's Time Machine software.
7. The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays: If a flash video player is installed on your computer, the screen is animated. 8. Continue to “Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software” in the next section. Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software After you select either Back Up Files, Set Up Drive, or Retrieve a backup, the software guides you through a simple two-step WD SmartWare software installation process.
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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Figure 5. Initial Backup Screen Figure 6. Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 11...
Figure 7. Home Screen WD SmartWare Software Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power to: • Secure your drive—In drive settings, create a password to protect your encrypted drive from unauthorized access or data theft. •...
WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen (available after installation and the initial backup and security setup) provides four tab-selected options: • Home—Provides a Content Gauge that shows the capacity and content of each hard drive in or connected to your computer (see Figure 7 on page 12) •...
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, just click the info/online help icon screen: To close the info/help screen after reading the online help, click the red X button in the upper-left corner of the screen.
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3. Double-click the Virtual CD Manager file on your desktop to display the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility screen: 4. Click Continue. 5. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your drives and asks you to select the one you want to configure: 6.
8. Click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility and check your desktop display to confirm the change. 9. If you think you might later want to move your My Book drive to another computer, show (enable) the VCD there, or install the WD SmartWare software, then use the copy/paste or drag/drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager folder from your desktop to your My Book drive.
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4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your drives and asks you to select the one you want to configure: 5. Select your My Book drive, and the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility displays its current and target VCD settings: 6.
Additionally, the Backup screen (see Figure 8 on page 19) provides: • Content Gauges for your computer’s disk drives, so you can see the number of files and the storage size for each content category • A Refresh View button for rescanning the drive and verifying accurate Content Gauge counts after adding or changing files on your computer •...
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Figure 8. 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: • Light blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer’s hard drive represents the original files that are available for backup.
Note that: • 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. •...
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 Western Digital Online Store website.
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2. In the backup files content box: • Select the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to include in the backup • Clear the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to exclude from the backup Changing the selections activates the Apply and Revert buttons: 3.
Changing the Backup Software Settings To optimize your backup, you can: • Specify the number of backup versions to keep for each file • Pause backups until your computer is idle To configure these backup options: Click the Settings tab to display the Settings screen (see Figure 9). Figure 9.
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Figure 10. 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 mistake, or want to see the file a couple of versions ago, the WD SmartWare software has a copy for you.
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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. Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle.
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 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: •...
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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Figure 11. Retrieve Screen Figure 12. Select a Destination for Retrieved Files Screen RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 27...
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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Figure 13. Select Content to Retrieve Screen 4. On the Select content to retrieve... screen, select Retrieve Some Files to display the retrieve files selection box (see Figure 14). Figure 14. Retrieve Files Selection Box RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES –...
5. Navigate through the folder structure to find the content you want. Also, you can use the search box by typing the name (or partial name) of the file or folder you are looking for: • Click the appropriate file category button to list the files by category: Pictures Music Movies...
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.
Figure 15. Drive Settings Screen 4. Type your password in the Choose a password box. 5. Retype your password in the Verify password box. 6. Type a hint to help remind yourself of your password in the Password hint box. 7.
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 Please provide your password prompt: To unlock your drive: Type your password in the Password box.
2. 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. 3. Click Unlock to unlock your drive. Note: If you click Exit, you will not be able to access the files on your drive. 4.
Managing and Customizing Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Using the WD SmartWare Icon Opening the WD SmartWare Software Dismounting the Virtual CD Safely Dismounting the Drive Displaying the Drive Serial Number and Status Unlocking the Drive Manually Safely Dismounting the Drive Customizing Your Software Settings Customizing Your Drive Settings...
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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL • In Finder, double-click WD SmartWare in the Applications list: The WD SmartWare Home screen displays: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 35...
Dismounting the Virtual CD To be sure all data has been written to the drive before you physically disconnect it, dismount the Virtual CD as well as the drive or volume. Note: There are other reasons you might want to dismount a VCD. If, for example, 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.
Using the My Book Icon To safely dismount the drive using the My Book icon: Right-click the My Book icon on the desktop and select Eject “MY BACKUPS” where “MY BACKUPS” is the name you assigned to the volume: You might hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes 2.
Unlocking the Drive Manually Two situations require you to unlock the drive manually: • The WD SmartWare software is not available • Your computer exits sleep mode When the WD SmartWare Software Is Not Available You will need to unlock the drive manually if: •...
When Your Computer Exits Sleep Mode If your computer goes into sleep mode, an unlock screen might not display when you reactivate it. To unlock the drive, you can either: • Use the VCD as described in “When the WD SmartWare Software Is Not Available”...
To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for the best possible performance with your drive, on the Software Settings screen (see Figure 10 on page 24): IF you want to . . . Change the number of backup versions to keep for each file, Enable anytime backups or inhibit them until your computer is idle, Specify a path to a different retrieve...
Setting the Preferences Options When enabled, the Preferences options: • 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.
To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance with the WD SmartWare software, on the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 15 on page 31): IF you want to . . . Create a custom name (label) that appears in the “spine” area of your My Book drive, Use a password to keep others from accessing the files on your...
2. Type your label in the Label box. 3. Select or clear the Invert label check box to establish the label presentation that you want—dark text against a light background, or vice versa. 4. Click Save Label Settings to apply the label to your drive. Registering Your Drive The WD SmartWare software uses your computer’s Internet connection to register your drive.
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: On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 15 on page 31), click Sleep Timer to display the Set Sleep Timer dialog: 2.
Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon Each WD SmartWare drive that you connect to your computer adds its own virtual CD icon to your desktop display. Use the Virtual CD Settings dialog to enable (show) or disable (hide) the virtual CD icon for your drive. Note: Hiding the virtual CD icon also disables password protection for your drive.
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Important: You can easily uninstall the software. However, you will need to restart the backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all existing backup job configurations. (See “Backing Up Your Computer Files” on page 18.) To uninstall the WD SmartWare software: Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD icon on the desktop or in the Applications list and double-click the Extras folder on the screen that displays:...
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 Quick S.M.A.R.T.
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2. Click the button for the test that you want to run: • Quick SMART Status • Quick Drive Test • Complete Drive Test MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL CHECKING DRIVE HEALTH – 48...
Using the Drive with Windows The My Book drive is preformatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems. You can reformat it to NTFS for compatibility with Windows operating systems. (You can also reformat a Windows drive to HFS+J.) This chapter includes the following topics: Reformatting the Drive Installing the Drive on Windows Computers...
Installing on Windows XP Computers To install your My Book Studio or Studio LX drive on a Windows XP computer: After physically connecting the drive as shown in Figure 4 on page 8, click Cancel to close the Found New Hardware Wizard: Note: WD SmartWare will install the driver for this drive.
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5. AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled—Open Computer. 6. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD that is listed under Devices with Removable Storage: 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.
Installing on Windows Vista or Windows 7 Computers To install your My Book Studio or Studio LX drive on a Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer: After physically connecting the drive as shown in Figure 4 on page 8, click Cancel to close the Found New Hardware screen: Note: The WD SmartWare software will install the appropriate driver for the drive.
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5. AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled—Open Computer. 6. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD that is listed under Devices with Removable Storage: 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 Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays: If a flash video player is installed on your computer, the screen is animated. 7. Continue to “Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software on Windows” in the next section. Note: If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software, see “Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software”...
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3. Wait for the software installation to complete. This could take several minutes. 4. After the software installation completes: IF you clicked . . . at step 1, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays . . . Install WD SmartWare Install Drive Settings Retrieve a backup Note: The initial Backup and Drive Settings screens only appear one time—the...
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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Figure 16. Drive Maintenance Home Screen Figure 17. Drive Maintenance Drive Settings Screen USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 56...
Using the WD SmartWare Icon After you have installed the WD SmartWare software (see “Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software on Windows” on page 54), the WD SmartWare icon displays in the Windows task bar. By clicking the icon, you can: •...
Checking Drive Status and Temperature Hover the pointer over the WD SmartWare icon drive temperature, and to find out if the drive is locked: Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the system tray status as follows: IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes . . . Green and white, Red and white, Disconnecting the Drive Safely...
Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions If you selected Install Drive Settings at the What would you like to do? prompt on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen and now want to enable the Backup and Retrieve functions: On the drive maintenance Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 56), click Preferences to display the Set Preferences dialog: 2.
Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you can still use your My Book as an external hard drive. In this case, however, you will not be able to: • Protect your data with automatic continuous backups (see “Backing Up Your Computer Files”...
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 for more help. Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive How to Install, partition, and format the drive in Windows XP and Vista...
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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.
Installing an SES Driver If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you must have an SES driver installed on computers running Windows to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Book drive to your computer. Note: The SES Driver is installed automatically when you install the WD SmartWare software or if you clicked Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see “Getting Started Without...
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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 4. Select Install the software automatically and click Next: 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 64...
Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No, not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to Windows Update: 2. Click Next to continue. 3.
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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL d. Click Next: 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 66...
Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 4 on page 8, the Found New Hardware screen displays. Note: If Autoplay is enabled, two additional screens might appear at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen. If they appear, close them. You can use the Found New Hardware screen to install the SES driver either: •...
Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. On the Found New Hardware - WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don’t search online: 3.
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4. Browse to Computer and: a. Double-click the WD SmartWare VCD drive. b. Double-click the extras folder. c. Select WD SES Device Driver. d. Click Next: 5. When the installation completes, click Close: MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER –...
Installing on Windows 7 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 4 on page 8, use the Windows 7 Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software: MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL...
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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 3. Click Browse my computer for driver software. 4. Browse to Computer, double-click the WD SmartWare VCD drive, double-click the extras folder, and select WD SES Device Driver: 5. Click Next. 6. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER –...
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 Western Digital Europe. GS Mark (Germany only) Machine noise - regulation 3.
KCC Notice (Republic of Korea only) 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) (Pb) Kensington 6-32x6.35mm M3x5mm+5W (PCA)* (PCB) MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX (Cd) (Hg)
MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL 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).
Index Accessories, optional 3 Backup about backing up files 18 files content box 21 procedure 20 Box contents 2 CAUTION about erasing the drive 44 about lost passwords 30 about preventing data loss when dis- connecting 36 about your unlocked drive 31 China RoHS 73 Compatibility with operating systems 3 Compliance, regulatory 72...
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Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Book are registered trademarks and My Book Studio, WD SmartWare, and Data Lifeguard are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies.