Connecting The Drive; Getting Started With The Wd Software - Western Digital My Book User Manual

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Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive and installing the WD
software on your computer. It includes the following topics:

Connecting the Drive

Getting Started with the WD Software

Connecting the Drive
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Connect the drive to your computer as shown in the illustration below.
3. Verify that the drive appears in your computer's file management utility listing.
4. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it. The WD
software installs the proper driver for your drive.
Your drive is now ready to use as an external storage device. You can enhance
its capabilities by installing the WD software that is on the drive:
▪ WD Backup
▪ WD Security
▪ WD Drive Utilities
Getting Started with the WD Software
1. Double-click the WD Apps Setup file that appears in the listing for the drive in
your computer's file management utility to display the WD Apps Setup wizard,
Software Installer dialog.
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