Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 1
External Desktop
®
My Book
™
Studio Edition II
User Manual
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 2
Table of Contents 1 WD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Registering Your WD Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Compatibility . . . . . .
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 3
8 Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device . . . . . . . . . .26 Auto-off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Safe Shutdown Safe Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Unplugging the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 4
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL WD Service and Support 1 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 prefer, please contact WD at the best telephone number shown below. Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period.
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 5
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Getting Started 2 ® ™ Thank you for purchasing My Book Studio Edition II, the storage solution of choice for creative professionals, workgroups, small offices, and anyone looking for extra assurance of data safety. This user manual provides step-by-step installation instructions and other important information regarding your WD product. For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. Kit Contents � Dual-drive
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 6
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Compatibility ® ® ® Mac OS X Windows � Any of the following: � Any of the following: – USB port – USB port – FireWire 800 or 400 port – FireWire 800 or 400 port – eSATA port or eSATA adapter card* – eSATA port or eSATA adapter card* ® † �Tiger �Windows XP ® . ® � Leopard � Windows Vista ™ � Snow Leopard �Windows 7 Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware configuration and operating system. * For a list of compatible eSATA cards, search our
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 7
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 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: � Do not operate this device outside the temperature range of 5°C–35°C (41°F–95°F) � Do not drop or jolt the device. � Do not move the device during activity. � Do not use My Book as
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 8
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL About Your WD Drive 3 Format and Configuration This WD device is preformatted to HFS+ (Journaled) for compatibility with Macintosh operating systems and is pre-configured for RAID 0 (Striped) mode for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. This product also supports RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode for extra data protection with instantaneous and automatic data updates. If one drive fails the system will still run and your data will be preserved. You can re
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 9
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Interfaces Power button LED FireWire eSATA ® Kensington Security Slot USB FireWire – This device is equipped with two FireWire 800 interfaces. FireWire 800 has a maximum data transfer rate of 800 Mb/s and is backward- compatible with FireWire 400 using a special adapter such as the FireWire 800 to 400 cable included in this kit. Connection to a FireWire 400 device transfers data at FireWire 400 speed (up to 400 Mb/s). USB – The industry standard interfac
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 10
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Software In addition to WD Drive Manager, this WD product is shipped with the following bonus software. ™ WD Anywhere Backup (Mac and Windows) is an intuitive and robust backup and recovery application that provides around-the-clock data protection. It features automatic backup to multiple destinations and synchronization of working files to keep them current. A user guide and online help are included with this application. Copy Application Software allo
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 11
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Setting Up 4 Macintosh ® FireWire or USB Important: Follow the steps below to safely connect the device. 1. Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load. 2. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. Double-click the WD Drive Manager folder, which contains the software for this device 5. Double-click the WDDriveManager.dmg icon. 6. Double-click the WD Drive Manager Installer icon. 7. Click Inst
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 12
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8. Click Accept to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation. 9. Click Quit. 10.If you want to install the backup software now, double-click the WD Anywhere Backup icon in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the instructions as prompted. 11.Connect the adapter’s DC cable plug to the DC power input at the rear panel of the product. Verify that plug type of your wall power adapter is the correct plug type for your region.*
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 13
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL eSATA Note: The eSATA interface does not support WD Drive Manager 1. Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load. 2. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. Double-click the WD Drive Manager folder, which contains the software for this device 5. If you want to install the backup software now, double-click the WD Anywhere Backup icon in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the in
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 14
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Windows Important: You must first install the drivers and utilities on the included CD before connecting the unit. Follow the steps below to safely connect the device. 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. The CD autoruns. Click Accept in the terms of agreement screen and WD Drive Manager and drivers are installed automatically. WD Drive Manager enables the ™ capacity gauge and Safe Shutdown and also installs WD R
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 15
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 10.Click on the device, then right-click to bring up the context menu. Click Run Windows Disk Management Tool. 11.The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears. Click Next. 12.The Select Disks to Initialize screen appears. The My Book disk number is selected by default. Click Next. SETTING UP – 12
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 16
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 13.The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard completes. Click Finish. 14.The device displays as a large Unallocated partition. Right-click on the black bar (Unallocated space) to see a menu of available options. CAUTION: Be sure to select the Unallocated drive (black bar). Do not select a system drive or any other healthy drive. Select New Partition or New Simple Volume from the menu of available options. 15.The Welcome to the New Partition Wizard or New Sim
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 17
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL 16.Select the size of the partition you wish to create and click Next. 17.Select a drive letter to assign to the partition and click Next. 18.The Format Partition screen appears. On this screen, you can select the file system, allocation unit size, and volume label you wish to create on the drive. It is recommended that you enter “My Book” in the Volume label field and select Perform a quick format to save time in the formatting process. SETTING UP – 1
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 18
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Note: In almost all cases, it is best to leave the allocation unit size at default. If you are not dual-booting, it is recommended that you use NTFS as the file system (you can also select FAT16 or FAT32). Dynamic partitions cannot be created on an external hard drive. The Windows 2000 and Windows XP Disk Management utility cannot support the format of a FAT32 partition larger than 32GB. Go to support.microsoft.com and search for Microsoft Knowledge Bas
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 19
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL WD Drive Manager Status 5 WD Drive Manager Status provides a quick view of the general status of the device. To view WD Drive Manager Status in Mac, click the WD Drive Manager status menu icon and point to WD My Book RAID. Mac Condition Icon To view WD Drive Manager Status in Windows, roll the cursor over the WD Drive Manager system tray icon. Windows Condition Icon WD Drive Manager Status Messages WD Drive Manager Condition icon color Meaning icon color/
Inhaltszusammenfassung zur Seite Nr. 20
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL WD RAID Manager for Mac 6 WD RAID Manager is a tool designed to help you easily manage your RAID system, including changing the RAID configuration and formatting the device. To launch WD RAID Manager, click the WD Drive Manager menu extra icon and point to WD My Book. Click Launch WD RAID Manager. Configuring RAID Important: Before you proceed, make sure to back up all files stored in My Book onto another storage device. My Book Studio Edition II is prefo
