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  • Page 1 ® My Book Elite ™ User Manual My Book Elite 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 ELITE USER MANUAL Table of Contents WD Service and Support ........... ii Accessing Online Support .
  • Page 4 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Locking and Unlocking Your Drive ......31 Password Protecting Your Drive..........31 Unlocking Your Drive .
  • Page 5 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Safely Dismounting the Drive ..........58 Using the WD SmartWare Icon.

  • Page 6: About Your Wd Drive

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book™ Elite™ external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life. Our latest edition features a customizable smart display to identify what's on your drive, visual automatic, continuous backup software, and drive lock security protection.

  • Page 7: Kit Contents

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL USB 2.0 interface—A simple connection that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers. 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 on and off with your computer.

  • Page 8: Operating System Compatibility

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Elite drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with the following operating systems: ® ® ® Windows OS X ® • Windows XP • Tiger ® ® • Windows Vista •...

  • Page 9: Indicators

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Power Button Kensington Security Slot USB 2.0 Power Connector Figure 3. Back of My Book Elite Drive Indicators The My Book Elite drive has four indicators: • Capacity gauge • Customizable label • Power/activity LED •...

  • Page 10: Power Button

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Customizable Label. The customizable label that you specify remains on the drive even when it is turned off or disconnected from your computer. Lock Indicator LED. The lock indicator LED shows whether the drive is password protected.

  • Page 11: Handling Precautions

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Handling Precautions 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. Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product: •...

  • Page 12: Connecting The Drive And Getting Started

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare Home Screen Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software Connecting the Drive To connect the My Book drive to your Windows computer: Depending on your region, if required, change the power adapter, as follows:...
  • Page 13 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Figure 4. Connecting the My Book Drive 6. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it: Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 The WD SmartWare software will install the proper driver for your My Book drive. 7.
  • Page 14 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL a. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled, the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays (see Figure 5). b. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, right-click to open the WD SmartWare virtual CD drive listing in Windows Explorer: Note: The WD SmartWare software is provided in the form of a “virtual”...

  • Page 15: Getting Started With The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL a. For Windows Vista or Windows 7 with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled: Click the Run WDSmartWare.exe option to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 5 on page 9). b. For Windows Vista or Windows 7 with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, open Computer, click to open the WD SmartWare VCD drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 5 on page 9).
  • Page 16 MY BOOK ELITE 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 12).
  • Page 17 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL • Clicking the Settings tab displays the drive management Drive Settings screen with a Preferences button that you can use to enable the WD SmartWare Backup and Retrieve functions (see Figure 17 on page 32 and “Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions”...
  • Page 18 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Figure 8. WD SmartWare Home Screen Figure 9. Drive Management Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 13...

  • Page 19: Wd Smartware Overview

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare 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. •...

  • Page 20: Viewing The Info/Online Help Topics

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL For a complete list of all included file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your operating system files that are not available for backup.

  • Page 21: Hiding The Wd Smartware Virtual Cd

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL To forego these performance features and get started without installing the WD SmartWare software: Click Do Not Install on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen to display the Continue without installing WD SmartWare? prompt: 2. Click: •...
  • Page 22 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL With those precautions in mind, if you have not installed the WD SmartWare software and want to hide the VCD: Open the WD SmartWare VCD file listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the Virtual CD Manager.exe file to display the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility screen: Note that when it opens, the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility also copies a Virtual CD Manager folder to your desktop.

  • Page 23: Showing The Wd Smartware Virtual Cd

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 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.
  • Page 24 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 6. The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your My Book drive and displays its current and target VCD settings: 7. Click Configure Drive to continue. 8. As prompted, for your change to take effect, you must power cycle your My Book drive: a.

  • Page 25: Backing Up Your Computer Files

    MY BOOK ELITE 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 content on your computer to your My Book drive—music, movies, photos, documents, e-mail, and other files.
  • Page 26 MY BOOK ELITE 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 27: Backing It All Up

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL For a complete list of all included file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your operating system files that are not available for backup.

  • Page 28: Advanced Backup Capabilities

    MY BOOK ELITE 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 29: Changing The Backup Software Settings

    MY BOOK ELITE 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 30 MY BOOK ELITE 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 31 MY BOOK ELITE 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 If you want to pause all backup activity until your computer is idle, you can by enabling the Backup Speed option: On the Software Settings screen (see Figure 12 on page 25), click Backup Speed to...

  • Page 32: Retrieving Backed Up Files

    MY BOOK ELITE 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 of 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: •...
  • Page 33 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Figure 13. Retrieve Screen Figure 14. Select a Destination for Retrieved Files Screen RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 28...
  • Page 34 MY BOOK ELITE 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 4 on page 29) 5. Navigate through the folder structure to find the content of interest. Also, you can use the search box by typing the name (or partial name) of the file or folder you are looking for: •...

  • Page 35: Retrieving A Folder

    MY BOOK ELITE 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 36: Locking And Unlocking Your Drive

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 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 see your files on the drive.

  • Page 37: Unlocking Your Drive

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Drive Management Drive Settings Screen WD SmartWare Drive Settings Screen Figure 17. Drive Settings Screens 6. Type a hint to help remind yourself of your password in the Password hint box. 7. Read the warning about the possibility of data loss if you forget your password.Click the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk.

  • Page 38: Unlocking Your Drive With The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 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 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 open the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen:...

  • Page 39: Turning Off The Drive Lock Feature

    MY BOOK ELITE 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 SmartWare virtual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file •...

  • Page 40: Changing Your Password

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Changing Your Password To change your password: On the Your Drive is Secure dialog, select the Change password option and: a. Type your new password in the New password box. b. Retype your new password in the Verify password box. c.

  • Page 41: Managing And Customizing Your Drive

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Managing and Customizing Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Using the WD SmartWare Icon Opening 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 Using the WD SmartWare Icon After you have installed the WD SmartWare software (see “Getting Started with the...

  • Page 42: Monitoring Icon Alerts

    MY BOOK ELITE 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 43: Customizing Your Software Settings

    MY BOOK ELITE 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 44: Setting The Preferences Options

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Setting the Preferences Options 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 25) or the drive management Drive Settings screen (Figure 17 on page 32), click Preferences to...
  • Page 45 MY BOOK ELITE 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 6 on page 32): IF you want to . . . THEN click .

  • Page 46: Specifying A Name For Your Drive

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Specifying a Name for Your Drive The custom label that you specify remains on your drive even when it is turned off or disconnected from your computer. To specify a name for your drive: On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 32), click Label to display the Set Label dialog: 2.

  • Page 47: Setting The Drive Sleep Timer

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 7. Select or clear the Yes, I want to receive communication... check box to specify whether or not you want to receive e-mail notifications about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities. 8. Click Register Drive 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.
  • Page 48 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function. To erase your drive My Book when the is not locked: On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 32), click Drive Erase to display the Erase Drive dialog: 2.
  • Page 49 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 2. Make five attempts to unlock the drive by: a. Typing a password in the Password box. b. Clicking Unlock. 3. The fifth invalid password attempt displays the Too many attempts prompt: 4. Read the warning about the loss of data if you erase your drive. 5.

  • Page 50: Showing Or Hiding The Virtual Cd Icon

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 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 Windows Explorer and My Computer Devices with Removable Storage listings. Use the Virtual CD Settings dialog to enable (show) or disable (hide) the virtual CD icon for your drive.

  • Page 51: Enabling The Backup And Retrieve Functions

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 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 disk management Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 32), click Preferences to display the Set Preferences dialog:...

  • Page 52: Checking Drive Health

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 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 Description...
  • Page 53 MY BOOK ELITE 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 – 48...

  • Page 54: Using The Drive With A Mac

    MY BOOK ELITE 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 on Mac OS X operating systems (Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard), and to use Time Machine, if you want, you must first reformat it to a single HFS+J partition.

  • Page 55: Enhancing Performance With Wd +Turbo

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL The My Book icon also 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: Your My Book drive is now ready to use as an external storage device. You can enhance its performance by installing the following software that is on the drive: •...
  • Page 56 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 3. Click Install on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. 5. A message informs you that installing the drivers requires you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue.

  • Page 57: Installing The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing the WD SmartWare Software To install the WD SmartWare software: Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD icon and then double-click the WD SmartWare icon on the screen that displays: Note: Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard only: A message asks 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.

  • Page 58: Getting Started With The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 2. The Welcome to WD SmartWare Software screen displays: Note: If a Flash Player is installed on your computer, the screen is animated. 3. Continue to “Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software” in the next section. Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software After you select either Install WD SmartWare, Install Drive Settings, or Retrieve a backup, the software will guide you through a simple two-step WD SmartWare software...
  • Page 59 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Figure 18. Initial Backup Screen Figure 19. Initial Drive Settings Screen USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 54...

  • Page 60: The Wd Smartware Home Screen

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Figure 20. 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 61: Using The Wd Smartware Icon

    MY BOOK ELITE 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 62: Checking Drive Status

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL • Double-clicking WD SmartWare in the Applications list. Checking Drive Status Use the WD SmartWare icon to determine whether the drive is encrypted (locked), 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 63: Safely Dismounting The Drive

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL a. Click Unlock Drive on the submenu to display the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen: b. Type your Password in the Password box. c. Click Exit at the Your drive is now unlocked prompt to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen.

  • Page 64: Using The My Book Icon

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL b. Reselect the My Book drive, and then on the submenu, select Unmount CD: 4. Wait until both the My Book drive icon and the WD SmartWare virtual CD icon disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the drive from the computer. 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”...

  • Page 65: Using The Drive Power Button

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Using the Drive Power Button To safely dismount the drive using the drive power button: Press the power button on the back of the My Book drive. You might hear the drive power down. 2. Wait until both the My Book drive icon and the WD SmartWare virtual CD icon disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the drive from the computer.

  • Page 66: Unlocking Your Drive Without The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL To unlock the drive manually, using the WD SmartWare icon: Click the WD SmartWare icon in the bar at the top-right corner of the screen. 2. Select the My Book drive and then click Unlock Drive: 3.

  • Page 67: Uninstalling Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Double-click the WD SmartWare VCD icon and double-click the Drive Unlock icon on the screen that appears: 2. Type your password in the Password box: 3. Click Unlock to unlock your drive. 4. Click Exit at the Your drive is now unlocked prompt to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen.
  • Page 68 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 2. Double-click the WD SmartWare Uninstaller icon: 3. Click Uninstall on the WD SmartWare Uninstall screen: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 63...

  • Page 69: Troubleshooting

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 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 support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more help.
  • Page 70 MY BOOK ELITE 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 71: Installing An Ses Driver

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing an 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 72 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 4. Select Install the software automatically and click Next: 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 67...

  • Page 73: Installing The Driver Manually

    MY BOOK ELITE 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 74 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL d. Click Next: 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 69...

  • Page 75: Installing On Windows Vista Computers

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5 or 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 76: Installing The Driver Manually

    MY BOOK ELITE 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 77 MY BOOK ELITE 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 AN SES DRIVER – 72...

  • Page 78: Installing On Windows 7 Computers

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5 or Figure 4 on page 6, use the Windows 7 Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: Open All Programs and click Computer >...
  • Page 79 MY BOOK ELITE 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 AN SES DRIVER –...

  • Page 80: B Compliance And Warranty Information

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Compliance and Warranty Information This appendix includes the following topics: Regulatory Compliance Environmental Compliance (China) Warranty Information Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 81: Kcc Notice (Republic Of Korea Only)

    MY BOOK ELITE 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) Warranty Information Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service.
  • Page 82 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL unless the product is on the list of limited user-serviceable products and the specific alteration is within the scope of the applicable instructions, as found at support.wdc.com), accident or mishandling while in the possession of someone other than WD.

  • Page 83: Index

    MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Index FAQs USBs 64 FCC Class B information 75 Accessories, optional 2 File Alerts, flashing icon 37 categories, defined 14 history, drive setting 38 Backup history, screen 25 about backing up files 20 Flashing icon alerts 37 files content box 23 Formatting the drive 64 procedure 22...
  • Page 84 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL System compatibility 3 Password protecting your drive 31 CAUTION about lost passwords 31 Temperature check 36 Physical description 3 Pictures file category, defined 14 Power button 5 UL 75 Precautions for handling the drive 6 Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
  • Page 85 WD. WD reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice. Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Book 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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