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  • Page 1 ® My Book for Mac (USB 3.0) User Manual My Book for Mac User Manual...

  • Page 2: Wd Service And Support

    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 email support service at http://support.wdc.com. If the answer is not available or if you prefer, ®...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUALL Table of Contents WD Service and Support ........... ii Accessing Online Support .
  • Page 4 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUALL Using the Drive with Windows ....... 29 Reformatting the Drive .

  • Page 5: About Your Wd Drive

    My Book drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf. Designed for the Mac professional—Formatted HFS+ journaled, My Book for Mac is plug-and-play ready for Mac computers. It is ideal for videographers, photographers, video editors and other graphic professionals.

  • Page 6: Kit Contents

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Kit Contents As shown in Figure 1, your My Book for Mac disk drive kit includes the following: • My Book for Mac external hard drive • USB 3.0 cable • AC adapter • Quick Install Guide •...

  • Page 7: Disk Drive Format

    USER MANUAL Disk Drive Format Your My Book for Mac drive is preformatted as a single HFS+J partition for Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to use this drive with a Windows system, see “Reformatting the Drive” on page 29 and “Troubleshooting” on page 30.

  • Page 8: Kensington Security Slot

    Registering the Drive Always register your My Book for Mac drive to get the latest updates and special offers. You can easily register your drive using the WD Drive Utilities software, as described in “Registering the Drive” on page 25. Another way is to register online at http:// register.wdc.com.

  • Page 9: Connecting The Drive And Getting Started

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive to your computer and installing the WD software. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO...
  • Page 10 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Verify that the My Book drive appears under DEVICES in the Sidebar area of your Finder display: Note: If the External disks check box is selected on your Finder Preferences dialog, the My Book icon displays on your desktop: 5.
  • Page 11 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 7. On Lion or Mountain Lion: IF you . . . want to use the drive with the Time Machine software, THEN . . . Do not Click Don’t Use and skip to step 9.

  • Page 12: Enhancing Performance With Wd +Turbo

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is a utility on the My Book drive that you can install to improve the performance of the drive on a Mac computer. To install WD +TURBO: Double-click the My Book icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen...
  • Page 13 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. 6. A message informs you that installing the drivers requires you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. 7. Type the password that you use to access the computer in the Password box and click OK: 8.

  • Page 14: Installing The Wd Security Software

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the WD Security Software The WD Security software allows you to set password protection and hardware encryption to secure your files from unauthorized access. To install the WD Security software: Double-click the My Book icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that displays: 2.

  • Page 15: Installing The Wd Drive Utilities Software

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue and display the WD Security screen: 5. See “Locking and Unlocking the Drive” on page 13. Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software The WD Drive Utilities software allows you to register your drive, run diagnostics and more.
  • Page 16 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2. Drag the WD Drive Utilities application to the alias Applications folder on the screen that displays: 3. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application. 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue and display the WD Drive Utilities screen: 5.

  • Page 17: Locking And Unlocking The Drive

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Locking and Unlocking the Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Changing Your Password Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature Password Protecting the 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 see your files on the drive.

  • Page 18: Unlocking The Drive

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Retype your password in the Verify password box. 5. Type a hint to help remember your password in the Password hint box. 6. Select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box if you want the WD Security software to remember your password for the selected drive on this computer.

  • Page 19: Unlocking The Drive With The Wd Security Or Wd Drive Utilities Software

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL The WD Unlocker VCD provides the WD Drive Unlock utility that you can use to unlock the drive. Or you can use either the WD Security or the WD Drive Utilities software to unlock the drive.

  • Page 20: Unlocking The Drive With The Wd Drive Unlock Utility

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software installed, you can use the WD Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there.

  • Page 21: Changing Your Password

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL c. Click Unlock Drive. d. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt, click Exit to close the WD Drive Unlock utility screen. Changing Your Password To change your password: Click Go > Applications > WD Security to display the WD Security screen, Change Security dialog: 2.

  • Page 22: Turning Off The Drive Lock Feature

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature To remove password protection from your drive: Click Go > Applications > WD Security to display the WD Security screen, Change Security dialog: 2. If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the one that you want to remove password protection from.

  • Page 23: Managing And Customizing The Drive

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Managing and Customizing the Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Checking Drive Health Setting the Drive Sleep Timer Erasing the Drive Registering the Drive Safely Dismounting the Drive The WD Drive Utilities software (see Figure 4) makes it easy for you to manage and customize your drive for the best possible performance: •...

  • Page 24: Checking Drive Health

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL On the WD Drive Utilities screen: IF you want to . . . THEN click . . . AND see . . . Run drive diagnostics and status Diagnostics “Checking Drive Health” in the checks, next section.

  • Page 25: Setting The Drive Sleep Timer

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. Click Diagnostics to display the Diagnostics dialog: 4. On the Diagnostics dialog, click the button for the test that you want to run: • S.M.A.R.T. Status • Quick Drive Test • Complete Drive Test...

  • Page 26: Erasing The Drive

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. On the Sleep Timer dialog: a. In the Sleep Timer box, select the inactivity time interval at which you want to turn off the drive. b. Click Set Timer. Erasing the Drive CAUTION! Erasing your drive permanently deletes all of the data on the drive.

  • Page 27: Using The Wd Drive Unlock Utility

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. On the Drive Erase dialog: a. If you want to change the name of the volume when you erase the drive, type a new name in the Volume Name box. b. If you want to change the format of the volume when you erase the drive, select the format option that you want: •...
  • Page 28 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL The WD Drive Unlock utility screen displays: 3. Make five attempts to unlock the drive by: a. Typing a password in the Password box. b. Clicking Unlock Drive. 4. The fifth invalid password attempt displays the too many password attempts prompt:...

  • Page 29: Registering The Drive

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. Click Erase Drive to display a warning about erasing all of the data on the drive: 6. Read the warning and select the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk.
  • Page 30 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Click Registration to display the Registration dialog: 5. On the Registration dialog: a. Type your first name in the First name box. b. Type your last name in the Last name box. c. Type your email address in the E-mail address box.

  • Page 31: Safely Dismounting The Drive

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Safely Dismounting the Drive CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before shutting down or disconnecting the drive. You can safely disconnect the drive from your computer by using either: •...

  • Page 32: Restoring The Wd Software And Disk Image

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2. Wait for the power/activity LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive from the computer. Note: If you disconnect the drive after using the power button to turn it off, when you reconnect it to your running computer, the drive automatically powers on.

  • Page 33: Using The Drive With Windows

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Using the Drive with Windows The My Book drive is formatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems. To use the drive on Windows computers, you must reformat it to a single NTFS partition.

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using this product, refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our support Web site at http://support.wdc.com...
  • Page 35 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Q: How do I determine whether or not my system supports USB 3.0 or USB 2.0? A: Refer to your USB card documentation or contact your USB card manufacturer. Note: If your USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller is built in to the system motherboard, be sure to install the appropriate chipset support for your motherboard.

  • Page 36: Compliance And Warranty Information

    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. COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 32...

  • Page 37: Gs Mark (Germany Only)

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL GS Mark (Germany only) Machine noise - regulation 3. GPSGV: Unless declared otherwise, the highest level of sound pressure from this product is 70db(A) or less, per EN ISO 7779. Maschinenlärminformations-Verordnung 3. GPSGV: Der höchste Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 db(A) oder weniger gemäß...

  • Page 38: Limited Warranty

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product, in the course 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.

  • Page 39: Obtaining Service

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service. 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 http://support.wdc.com.

  • Page 40: Gnu General Public License ("Gpl")

    GPL or Lesser General Public License (“LGPL”) (collectively, “GPL Software”) and not Western Digital’s End User License Agreement. In accordance with the GPL, if applicable: 1) the source code for the GPL Software may be downloaded at no charge from http://support.wdc.com/download/gpl...

  • Page 41: Index

    MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Index Handling precautions 4 Hardware 2 Accessories, optional 2 KC notice (Republic of Korea) 33 Kensington security slot 4 Box contents 2 Kit contents 2 CAUTION Limited warranty information 34 about erasing the drive 22...
  • Page 42 MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Technical support, contacting ii Unlocking the drive 14 from the virtual CD 16 with the WD Security software 15 without the WD Security software 16 USB drive interface 4 Warranty information 33 WD service 33 WD technical support, contacting ii INDEX –...
  • Page 43 Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Book are registered trademarks and Data Lifeguard is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Apple, Mac, OS X, and Time Machine are trademarks of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

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