Western Digital WDBAAF6400EBK - My Book Essential User Manual

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  • Page 1 ® My Book Essential ™ User Manual My Book Essential 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 e-mail support service at support.wdc.com. If the answer is not available or if you prefer, ®...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL Table of Contents WD Service and Support ........... ii Accessing Online Support .
  • Page 4 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL Locking and Unlocking the Drive ......27 Password Protecting the Drive .
  • Page 5 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUALL Unlocking the Drive ............53 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software .
  • Page 6: About Your Wd Drive

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL About Your WD Drive ® Welcome to your My Book Essential external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life. Our latest edition features visual, easy-to-use, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection. WD's best-selling My Book Essential USB external hard drive features WD SmartWare software that backs up your data automatically and continuously, shows your backup as it happens, and brings back lost files effortlessly.
  • Page 7: Kit Contents

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Planet friendly—We designed a small box from recycled materials to minimize waste. We encourage you to recycle it. Ready to plug-and-play with Windows Computers—NTFS-formatted for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. Support for multiple devices—One installation of the software supports up to three WD drives (My Book or My Passport drives with WD SmartWare software).
  • Page 8: Operating System Compatibility

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Essential drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with the following operating systems: ® ® ® Windows OS X ® • Windows XP • Leopard ® ™ • Windows Vista •...
  • Page 9: Power/Activity Led

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Power Button ® Kensington Security Slot USB 3.0 Power Connector Figure 3. Back of the My Book Essential Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive’s power state and activity as follows: LED Appearance Power State/Activity On steady Idle...
  • Page 10: Kensington Security Slot

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL ® Kensington Security Slot For drive security, the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). For more information about the Kensington security slot and available products, visit www.kensington.com Registering the Drive Always register your My Book Essential drive to get the latest updates and special offers.
  • Page 11: Connecting The Drive And Getting Started

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive to your computer and installing WD SmartWare software. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software Connecting the Drive To connect the My Book drive to your Windows computer:...
  • Page 12 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 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 44 instead. 4. Verify that the new My Book drive appears under My Computer in Windows Explorer. 5.
  • Page 13: Getting Started With The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 8. Continue to “Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software” in the next section. If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software, go to “Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software” on page 15 instead. 9.
  • Page 14 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 4. After the software installation completes: IF you clicked . . . at step 1, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays . . . Install WD SmartWare The initial Backup screen for performing your first backup Figure 6 on page 10).
  • Page 15 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 6. Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 7. Initial Drive Settings Screens CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 10...
  • Page 16 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 6. After password protecting or registering your drive, click Continue to close the WD SmartWare initial Drive Settings screen and display the WD SmartWare Home screen (Figure 8). This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install WD SmartWare and skipping the backup.
  • Page 17: Wd Smartware Overview

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 9. Drive Management Home Screen WD SmartWare Overview The 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 drive from unauthorized access or data theft.
  • Page 18: Wd Smartware Home Screen

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen provides four tab-selected options: • Home—Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity of each hard drive in or connected to your computer (see Figure 8 on page 11) •...
  • Page 19: Drive Management Home Screen

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your My Book drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties. This space is not available for backups. Note: The small number of files that are shown in the Additional Files category when you first install the WD SmartWare software—before performing your first backup—represents the system and hidden files that your...
  • Page 20: Getting Started Without The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 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: •...
  • Page 21: Backing Up Your Computer Files

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up Your Computer Files Backing It All Up Advanced Backup Capabilities About Backing Up Your Computer Files The WD SmartWare software automatically and continuously backs up all of the files on your computer to your My Book drive—music, movies, photos, documents, e-mail, and other files.
  • Page 22 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 10. 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 Start Backup are shown where a: • Light blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer’s hard drive represents the original files that are available for backup •...
  • Page 23: Backing It All Up

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 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 like .tmp and .log files.
  • Page 24: Advanced Backup Capabilities

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that there is not enough free space on the drive to complete the backup. The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to long- term archive storage and: a.
  • Page 25: Changing The Backup Software Settings

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 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 3.
  • Page 26 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 12. Software Settings Screen Specifying the Number of Backup Versions. The WD SmartWare software can 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.
  • Page 27 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle. A large backup can take a lot of time, and can consume a lot of your system processing resources. The WD SmartWare software works in the background using minimal computer resources while you are working on your computer.
  • Page 28: Retrieving Backed Up Files

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 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 Files 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 copy them to either: •...
  • Page 29 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 13. Retrieve Screen Figure 14. Select a Destination for Retrieved Files Screen RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 24...
  • Page 30 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 15. 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 16 on page 26). 5. Navigate through the folder structure to find the files you want. Also, you can use the search box by typing the name (or partial name) of the file or folder: •...
  • Page 31: Retrieving A Folder

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 16. Retrieve Files Selection Box 7. During the retrieve: • The Retrieve screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount of data that has been copied to the specified retrieve location. •...
  • Page 32: Locking And Unlocking The Drive

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL 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 33: Unlocking The Drive

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 3. On the Drive Settings screen, click Security to display the Set Security dialog: 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.
  • Page 34: Unlocking The Drive With The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Unlocking the 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 a Drive is locked message in place of the Content Gauge for your My Book drive: To unlock your drive using the WD SmartWare software: As prompted, click the My Book image above the Drive is locked message to display the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen:...
  • Page 35: Changing Your Password

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed: Start the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility by either: • Using your computer’s file management utility to open the WD Unlock virtual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file •...
  • Page 36: Turning Off The Drive Lock Feature

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 5. Type a hint to help remind yourself of your new password in the New password hint box. 6. Click Update Security Settings to change your password. Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature To remove password protection from your drive: Click Security on either the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen or the drive management Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 27) to display the Your Drive is Secure dialog:...
  • Page 37: Managing And Customizing Your Drive

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Managing and Customizing Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Using the WD SmartWare Icon Opening the WD SmartWare Software Checking Drive Status Monitoring Icon Alerts Safely Disconnecting the Drive Customizing Your Software Settings Customizing Your Drive Settings Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image...
  • Page 38: Monitoring Icon Alerts

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar flashes to indicate drive status: IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes . . . THEN the drive might be . . . Green and white, Locked or in a format that the WD SmartWare software does not understand (non-Windows format in a Windows environment).
  • Page 39: Customizing Your Software Settings

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Customizing Your Software Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its own software settings for the best possible performance with your drive by: • Specifying the number of backup versions that you want to keep for each file •...
  • Page 40: Setting The Preferences Option

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Setting the Preferences Option When enabled, each time you reconnect your My Book drive to your computer, the Preferences option checks for software updates. This ensures that you are always using the most-recent software version. To enable or disable the Preferences option: On either the Software Settings screen (Figure 12 on page 21) or the drive management Drive Settings screen (Figure 17 on page 27), click Preferences to...
  • Page 41 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance, on either the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen or the drive management Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 27): IF you want to . . . THEN click .
  • Page 42: Registering The Drive

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Registering the Drive The WD SmartWare software uses your computer’s Internet connection to register your drive. To register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and be kept up-to-date on the latest WD products: Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet.
  • Page 43: Erasing The Drive

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 2. In the Turn off Drive box, select the inactivity time interval at which you want to turn off the drive. 3. Click Set Timer to save and implement your sleep timer selection. Erasing the Drive CAUTION! Erasing your drive permanently deletes all of the data on your drive.
  • Page 44 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Using the Drive Unlock Utility. To erase your My Book when the drive is locked and you have forgotten or lost your password: Either: • Click the My Book image above the Drive is locked prompt on the Home screen to display the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen: •...
  • Page 45: Enabling The Backup And Retrieve Functions

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL After the drive erase operation completes, go to support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419 for information about downloading and restoring the WD SmartWare software and disk image on your My Book drive. Note: Erasing your drive also removes your password. If you still want to use a password to protect your drive, you will need to re-create it after restoring the WD SmartWare software and disk image.
  • Page 46: Uninstalling On Windows Vista Or Windows 7

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7 Click Start > Control Panel. 2. Double-click Programs and Features. 3. Click WD SmartWare or the WD SmartWare icon and click Uninstall/Change at the top of the screen. 4.
  • Page 47: Checking Drive Health

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Checking Drive Health The 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 the following tests if you are concerned that your drive is not operating properly: Diagnostic Tool Description Quick S.M.A.R.T.
  • Page 48 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 2. Click the button for the test that you want to run: • Quick SMART Status • Quick Drive Test • Complete Drive Test CHECKING DRIVE HEALTH – 43...
  • Page 49: Using The Drive With A Mac

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Using the Drive with a Mac The My Book drive is preformatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. To use the drive with Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard operating systems, and to use Time Machine, if you want, you must first: •...
  • Page 50: Enhancing Performance With Wd +Turbo

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 3. Verify that the My Book icon displays on your desktop, where “MY BOOK” is the name you assigned to the volume when you reformatted the drive for use with the Mac computer: 4. The first time you connect your My Book drive to your computer, a message asks if you want to use the drive to back up with Time Machine: WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple's Time Machine software.
  • Page 51 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL To install WD +TURBO: Double-click the My Book icon and then double-click the Extras folder on the screen that displays: 2. Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer icon: 3. Click Install on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 4.
  • Page 52: Installing The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 6. Type the password that you normally use to access the computer in the Password box and click OK: 7. As prompted, when the installation completes, click Yes to restart the computer: 8. When the computer restarts, the MY BOOK My Book icon now looks like this, where “...
  • Page 53 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 2. The WD SmartWare Software Installer screen displays: 3. Click Continue to Install and the installer utility will detect that the WD SmartWare software is not installed: 4. Click Install WD SmartWare to begin the installation. 5.
  • Page 54: The Wd Smartware Home Screen

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 18. WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home Screen On the Home screen, you can modify the primary drive being categorized with the drop- down selection box under the name of your computer. If you select a different drive, the system will identify the categories of files on that drive.
  • Page 55: Using The Wd Smartware Icon

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 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. •...
  • Page 56: Checking Drive Status

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL • Double-clicking WD SmartWare in the Applications list: Checking Drive Status Use the WD SmartWare icon to determine whether the drive is locked (encrypted), how full the drive is, the drive’s serial number, and the temperature condition of the drive: Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives and select the My Book drive: 2.
  • Page 57: Safely Dismounting The Drive

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL c. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt, click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen. d. Repeat step 1 to see the drive status. Safely Dismounting the Drive You can safely dismount the drive using either the: •...
  • Page 58: Using The My Book Icon

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Using the My Book Icon To safely dismount the drive using the My Book icon: Right- or control-click the My Book icon on the desktop and click Eject “MY BOOK” where “MY BOOK” is the name you assigned to the volume when you reformatted the drive for use on a Mac computer: You might hear the drive power down.
  • Page 59 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Automatically. Whenever you shut down and restart your computer, or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, the WD SmartWare software displays the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen: To unlock your drive: Type your password in the Password box. 2.
  • Page 60: Unlocking The Drive Without The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD SmartWare software installed, you can use the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there. The WD SmartWare software provides the Drive Unlock utility on a “virtual”...
  • Page 61: Uninstalling Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software Important: You can easily uninstall the WD SmartWare 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 16.) To uninstall the WD SmartWare software: Double-click the My Book icon on the desktop or WD SmartWare in the Applications...
  • Page 62: Troubleshooting

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL 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 website at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more help.
  • Page 63 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Q: Why does the drive not power up? A: Be sure the drive is plugged in to a power source. A special cable may be needed for computers with limited bus power. For more information in the U.S., visit our website at store.westerndigital.com.
  • Page 64: Installing The Ses Driver

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing the SES Driver If you decide to 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 Do Not Install on the WD SmartWare software or if you clicked...
  • Page 65 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 4. Select Install the software automatically and click Next: 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 60...
  • Page 66: Installing The Driver Manually

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 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.
  • Page 67 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL d. Click Next: 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 62...
  • Page 68: Installing On Windows Vista Computers

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 4 on page 6, 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.
  • Page 69: Installing The Driver Manually

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 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.
  • Page 70 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 4. Browse to Computer and: a. Double-click the My Book drive. b. Double-click the Extras folder. c. Select WD SES Device Driver. d. Click Next: 5. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 65...
  • Page 71: Installing On Windows 7 Computers

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 4 on page 6, use the Windows 7 Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2.
  • Page 72 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 3. Click Browse my computer for driver software. 4. Browse to Computer, double-click the My Book drive, double-click the Extras folder, and select WD SES Device Driver: 5. Click Next. 6. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER –...
  • Page 73: 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. GS Mark (Germany only) Machine noise - regulation 3.
  • Page 74: Kcc Notice (Republic Of Korea Only)

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 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) (Cd) (Hg) (PBB)
  • Page 75: Limited Warranty

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL 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 76: Index

    MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Index FAQs USBs 57 FCC Class B information 68 Accessories, optional 2 File Alerts, flashing icon 33 categories, defined 13 history, drive setting 34 history, screen 21 Backup Flashing icon alerts 33 about backing up files 16 Formatting the drive 57 files content box 19 Front and back views 3...
  • Page 77 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL See Drive Settings Status check 32 Password protecting your drive 27 on a Mac 56 CAUTION about lost passwords 27 on Windows 32 Physical description 3 System Pictures file category, defined 13 file category defined 50 Power button 4 file category, defined 13 Precautions for handling the drive 5...
  • Page 78 WD. WD reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice. Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Book, and My Passport are registered trademarks and My Passport Essential, WD SmartWare, and Data Lifeguard are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies.

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