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  • Page 1 ® My Book Studio ™ User Manual My Book Studio 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 http://support.wdc.com. If the answer is not available or if you ®...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Table of Contents WD Service and Support ........... ii Accessing Online Support .
  • Page 4 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Managing and Customizing Your Drive ......31 Using the WD SmartWare Icon..........31 Opening the WD SmartWare Software.
  • Page 5 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Compliance and Warranty Information ......68 Regulatory Compliance ........... 68 FCC Class B Information .

  • Page 6: About Your Wd Drive

    ™ Welcome to your My Book Studio external hard drive. My Book Studio is the high- performance answer to your storage needs with WD SmartWare™ software for automatic, continuous backup, and a blazing-fast FireWire 800 interface. Our latest edition features visual, easy-to-use, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection.

  • Page 7: Kit Contents

    For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to http://support.wdc.com/downloads. Kit Contents As shown in Figure 1 on page 3, your My Book Studio disk drive kit includes the following: • My Book Studio external hard drive •...

  • Page 8: Operating System Compatibility

    “Reformatting the Drive” on page 44 and “Troubleshooting” on page 57. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 on page 4, the My Book Studio drive has: • A power/activity LED indicator on the front • The power connector, interface ports, and a security slot on the back...

  • Page 9: Power/Activity Led

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Power/Activity LED Figure 2. Front of the My Book Studio Drive FireWire 800 ® Kensington Security Slot USB 2.0 Power Connector Figure 3. Back of the My Book Studio Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive’s power state and activity as follows:...

  • Page 10: Drive Interfaces

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Drive Interfaces As shown in Figure 3 on page 4, the My Book Studio drive has three interface ports: • Two FireWire 800 ports • One USB 2.0 port FireWire 800. The FireWire 800 ports support data transfer rates of up to 800 Mb/s and are backward-compatible with FireWire 400.

  • Page 11: Connecting The Drive And Getting Started

    Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software Connecting the Drive To connect the My Book Studio drive to your Mac computer: Depending on your region, if required, change the power adapter as follows: US/JA/TW EU/KO...

  • Page 12: Enhancing Performance With Wd +Turbo

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Note: If you have reformatted the drive for use on a Windows computer, skip the rest of this procedure and see “Connecting the Drive” on page 44 instead. 4. Verify that the My Book icon displays on your desktop: 5.
  • Page 13 MY BOOK STUDIO 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 14: Getting Started With The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 6. Type the password that you use to access the computer in the Password box and click OK: 7. When the installation completes, click Yes to restart the computer: 8. When the computer restarts, the...
  • Page 15 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 2. The WD SmartWare Software Installer screen displays: 3. Click Continue to Install and the installer utility detects that the WD SmartWare software is not installed: 4. Click Install WD SmartWare to begin the installation.

  • Page 16: Wd Smartware Software Overview

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 5. WD SmartWare Home Screen WD SmartWare Software 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 17: Wd Smartware Home Screen

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen has four tab-selected options: • Home—Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity of each hard drive in or connected to your computer (see Figure 5 on page 11) •...

  • Page 18: Viewing The Info/Online Help Topics

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 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 computer’s operating system put there when you installed the drive.

  • Page 19: Backing Up Your Computer Files

    MY BOOK STUDIO 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 your important files to the My Book drive—music, movies, photos, documents, e-mail, and other files.
  • Page 20 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 6. 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 21: Backing It All Up

    MY BOOK STUDIO 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, working files, and any files that are stored in a Temp folder.

  • Page 22: Advanced Backup Capabilities

    Click the Home tab to display the Home screen. b. Click the WDStore link in the WD Online box to view the Western Digital Online Store website. c. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your future requirements.

  • Page 23: Changing The Backup Software Settings

    MY BOOK STUDIO 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 24 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 8. 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 25 MY BOOK STUDIO 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 26: Retrieving Backed Up Files

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Retrieving Backed Up Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Retrieving Files Retrieving Files or Folders 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 27 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 9. Retrieve Screen Figure 10. Select a Destination for Retrieved Files Screen RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 22...
  • Page 28 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 11. Select Content to Retrieve Screen 4. On the Select content to retrieve... screen: IF you want to retrieve . . . from the selected backup volume, THEN select the . . . All of the files Retrieve All Files option and skip to step 6 on page 24.
  • Page 29 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 5. In the retrieve files selection box, 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 30: Locking And Unlocking The Drive

    MY BOOK STUDIO 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 31: Unlocking The Drive

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 13. Drive Settings Screen 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.

  • Page 32: Unlocking The Drive With The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK STUDIO 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:...

  • Page 33: Unlocking The Drive Without The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK STUDIO 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 34: Changing Your Password

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 2. Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock on the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen: 3. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt, click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen.

  • Page 35: Turning Off The Drive Lock Feature

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature To remove password protection from your drive: Click Security on the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 13 on page 26) to display the Your Drive is Secure dialog: 2. Type your password in the Password box.

  • Page 36: Managing And Customizing Your Drive

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Managing and Customizing Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Using the WD SmartWare Icon Customizing Your Software Settings Customizing Your Drive Settings Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image...

  • Page 37: Checking Drive Status

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 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 38 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before shutting down or disconnecting the drive. Using the WD SmartWare Icon. To safely dismount the drive using the WD SmartWare icon: Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives.

  • Page 39: Customizing Your Software Settings

    MY BOOK STUDIO 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 STUDIO USER MANUAL Setting the Preferences Option When enabled, the Preferences option checks for software updates each time you reconnect your My Book drive to your computer. This ensures that you are always using the most-recent software version.

  • Page 41: Registering The Drive

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL IF you want to . . . THEN click . . . AND see . . . Specify an inactive time interval to Sleep Timer “Setting the Drive Sleep Timer” turn off your drive, on page 37.

  • Page 42: Setting The Drive Sleep Timer

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 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. To specify the inactivity period for the sleep timer:...
  • Page 43 MY BOOK STUDIO 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 13 on page 26), click Drive Erase to display the Erase Drive dialog: 2.
  • Page 44 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Using the Drive Unlock Utility. To erase your when the drive is locked and you My Book have forgotten or lost your password: If you do not see a prompt to provide your password, then either: •...

  • Page 45: Uninstalling The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 5. Click the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk. 6. Click Format to erase your drive. After the drive erase operation completes, go to http://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.

  • Page 46: Restoring The Wd Smartware Software And Disk Image

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 4. Type the password that you use to access the computer in the Password box and click OK: 5. When the uninstall completes, click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Uninstall screen: Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image...

  • Page 47: Checking Drive Health

    MY BOOK STUDIO 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:...
  • Page 48 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL To run drive diagnostics and status checks: On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 13 on page 26), click Diagnostics to display the Diagnostics dialog: 2. Click the button for the test that you want to run: •...

  • Page 49: Using The Drive With Windows

    MY BOOK STUDIO 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 with Windows operating systems, you must first: •...
  • Page 50 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 3. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it. The WD SmartWare software that is on the drive installs the proper driver for your My Book drive. 4. Verify that the My Book drive appears under My Computer in Windows Explorer.

  • Page 51: Getting Started With The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Note: If a Flash Player is installed on your computer, the screen is animated. Figure 14. Welcome to WD SmartWare Screen 9. Continue to “Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software” in the next section.
  • Page 52 MY BOOK STUDIO 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 ).
  • Page 53 MY BOOK STUDIO 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 17 on page 49). This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install WD SmartWare and skipping the backup.
  • Page 54 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 16. Initial Drive Settings Screens Figure 17. WD SmartWare Home Screen USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 49...
  • Page 55 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 18. Drive Management Home Screen Figure 19. Drive Management Drive Settings Screen USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 50...

  • Page 56: Using The Wd Smartware Icon

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Using the WD SmartWare Icon After you have installed the WD SmartWare software, the WD SmartWare icon displays in the system tray portion of the Windows taskbar. By clicking the icon, you can: • Open the WD SmartWare software •...

  • Page 57: Checking Drive Status

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Checking Drive Status Hover the pointer over the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar to see the drive capacity used and drive temperature condition, and to find out if the drive is locked: Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar flashes to indicate drive status as follows: IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes .

  • Page 58: Enabling The Backup And Retrieve Functions

    MY BOOK STUDIO 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...

  • Page 59: Unlocking The Drive With The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK STUDIO 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:...

  • Page 60: Unlocking The Drive Without The Wd Smartware Software

    MY BOOK STUDIO 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 On Windows Vista Or Windows 7 Computers

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Computers 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.

  • Page 62: Troubleshooting

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Troubleshooting If you have problems installing or using your My Book drive, refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our support website at http://support.wdc.com and search the knowledge base for more help. This chapter includes the following topics:...
  • Page 63 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Q: Why is the data transfer rate slow? A: Your system may be operating at USB 1.1 speeds due to an incorrect driver installation of the USB 2.0 adapter card or a system that does not support USB 2.0.

  • Page 64: Installing The Ses Driver

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing the SES Driver If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, installing the SES driver on Windows computers keeps the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Book drive to the computer.
  • Page 65 MY BOOK STUDIO 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 STUDIO 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: Installing On Windows Vista Computers

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL d. Click Next: 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: Installing on Windows Vista Computers After connecting 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 68: Installing The Driver Automatically

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer must be connected to the Internet: Verify that your computer is connected to the Internet. 2. On the Found New Hardware screen, click Locate and install driver software: 3.

  • Page 69: Installing The Driver Manually

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: On the Found New Hardware screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. On the Found New Hardware - WD SES Device screen, click Don’t search online: 3.
  • Page 70 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL 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 STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 Computers After connecting 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 STUDIO 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:...

  • 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: Kc Notice (Republic Of Korea Only)

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL KC Notice (Republic of Korea only) 기종별 사용자 안내문 B 급기기 이기기는가정용(B 급) 전자파적합기기로서주로 (가정용방송통신기자재) 가정에서사용하는것을목적으로하며, 모든지역에 서사용할수있습니다 Environmental Compliance (China) (Pb) (Cd) (Hg) (PBB) (PBDE) Kensington 6-32x6.35mm M3x5mm+5W (PCA)* (PCB) Warranty Information Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service.

  • Page 75: Limited Warranty

    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 76: Index

    MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Index history, drive setting 34 history, screen 19 Formats 3 Front and back views 3 Accessories, optional 3 Full Media Scan 42 Backup Handling precautions 5 about backing up files 14 Hardware 2 files content box 17...
  • Page 77 MY BOOK STUDIO USER MANUAL Run Diagnostics screen 43 Security drive settings 35 Serial number 32 preferences screen 35 retrieve folder screen 34 sleep timer screen 37 Setting the drive sleep timer 37 SMART Status Check 42 Software Settings preferences 34...
  • 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 Book Studio, My Passport Studio, 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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