Optional Accessories; Operating System Compatibility; Disk Drive Format; Physical Description - Western Digital My Book User Manual

Optional Accessories

For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit:
US http://www.shopwd.com
Canada http://www.shopwd.ca
Europe http://www.shopwd.eu
All others Contact WD Technical Support in your region. For a list of Technical Support
contacts, visit

Operating System Compatibility

Your My Book drive and the WD Drive Utilities and WD Security software are compatible
with the following operating systems:
Windows
• Windows XP
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• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
The WD SmartWare Pro software is compatible with the following operating systems:
Windows
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system.
For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service
pack (SP). For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update.
For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update.

Disk Drive Format

Your My Book drive is formatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all
updated Windows operating systems. If you want to use the drive with a Mac computer,
see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 65 and "Troubleshooting" on page 66.

Physical Description

As shown in Figure 2 on page 4, the My Book drive has:
• A power/activity LED indicator on the front
• The power connector, interface port, and a security slot on the back
or http://www.wdstore.com
or http://www.wdstore.ca
or http://www.wdstore.eu
http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1048.
Mac OS X
• Leopard
• Snow Leopard
• Lion
• Mountain Lion
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