Western Digital My Book Studio User manual

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My Book Studio User Manual

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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 email 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. This 30-
day period starts on the date of your first telephone contact with WD Technical Support. Email
support is free for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is available 24/
7. To help us keep you informed of new features and services, remember to register your
product online at http://register.wdc.com.
Accessing Online Support
Visit our product support website at http://support.wdc.com and choose from these topics:
• Downloads—Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product.
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• Warranty & RMA Services—Get warranty, product replacement (RMA), RMA status, and
data recovery information.
• Knowledge Base—Search by keyword, phrase, or answer ID.
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• WD Community—Share your thoughts and connect with other WD users.
Contacting WD Technical Support
When contacting WD for support, have your WD product serial number, system hardware, and
system software versions available.
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Table of Contents
WD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Accessing Online Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Contacting WD Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
1 About Your WD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Operating System Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Disk Drive Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Power/Activity LED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
USB 3.0 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Kensington® Security Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Registering the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing the WD Security Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3 Locking and Unlocking the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Password Protecting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Unlocking the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Unlocking the Drive with the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Changing Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4 Managing and Customizing the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Checking Drive Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Setting the Drive Sleep Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Erasing the Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using the Drive Erase Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using the WD Drive Unlock Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Registering the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Safely Dismounting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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5 Using the Drive with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Reformatting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
A Compliance and Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Regulatory Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
FCC Class B Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
ICES/NMB-003 Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Safety Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
CE Compliance for Europe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
GS Mark (Germany only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
KC Notice (Republic of Korea only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Environmental Compliance (China). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Warranty Information (All Regions Except Australia/New Zealand) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Obtaining Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Warranty Information (Australia/New Zealand) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Obtaining Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
GNU General Public License (“GPL”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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About Your WD Drive
Welcome to your My Book®Studio™ external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity
storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Features
Kit Contents
Optional Accessories
Operating System Compatibility
Disk Drive Format
Physical Description
Registering the Drive
Handling Precautions
Features
Designed for the expert Mac user, this drive offers ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity, a
premium aluminum enclosure, compatibility with Apple Time Machine, and password
protection with hardware encryption.
Ultra-fast data transfers—Save and access files faster than ever with the ultra-fast
USB 3.0 interface. Transfer a full-length HD movie in under 5 minutes.
USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility—With this single drive you get compatibility with
your USB 2.0 devices today and the ultra-fast speed of USB 3.0 when you are ready to
step up to the next generation.
Sleek aluminum enclosure complements your Mac—The premium aluminum
enclosure matches your Mac and remains cool to the touch, even as the drive delivers
blistering fast performance.
Designed for the Mac professional—Formatted HFS+ journaled, My Book Studio is
plug-and-play ready for Mac computers. It is ideal for videographers, photographers,
video editors and other graphic professionals.
WD SecurityTM—The WD Security software allows you to set password protection and
hardware encryption to secure your files from unauthorized access.
WD Drive UtilitiesTM—Register your drive, run diagnostics and more using the WD Drive
Utilities software.
WD quality inside and out—We know your data is important to you. So we build the
drive inside to our demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance and long-term
reliability. Then we place the drive in a robust enclosure designed for beauty and
protection.
Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at http:/
/www.westerndigital.com. For the latest software, firmware, and product
documentation and information, go to http://support.wdc.com/downloads.
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Kit Contents
As shown in Figure 1, your My Book Studio disk drive kit includes the following:
• My Book Studio external hard drive
• USB 3.0 cable
• AC adapter
• Quick Install Guide
• WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the drive)
Optional Accessories
For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit:
Operating System Compatibility
Your My Book Studio drive and the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software are
compatible with the following operating systems:
Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system.
For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest software update and
service pack (SP). For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software
Update. For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update.
Figure 1. My Book Studio Drive Kit Components
US http://www.shopwd.com or http://www.wdstore.com
Canada http://www.shopwd.ca or http://www.wdstore.ca
Europe http://www.shopwd.eu or http://www.wdstore.eu
All others Contact WD Technical Support in your region. For a list of Technical Support
contacts, visit http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer
ID 1048.
Mac OS X Windows®
• Leopard
• Snow Leopard
• Lion
• Mountain Lion
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista®
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
My Book Studio DriveAC Adapter
Quick Install Guide
USB 3.0 Cable

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Disk Drive Format
Your My Book Studio drive is preformatted as a single HFS+J partition for Mac OS X
operating systems. If you want to use this drive with a Windows system, see
“Reformatting the Drive” on page 28 and “Troubleshooting” on page 29.
Physical Description
As shown in Figure 2, the My Book Studio drive has:
• A power/activity indicator on the front
• The power connector, interface port, and a security slot on the back
Power/Activity LED
The power/activity LED shows the drive’s power state and activity as follows:
USB 3.0 Interface
Super-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 5 Gb/s. USB 3.0 is backward-
compatible with USB 2.0. Connection to a USB 2.0 port transfers data at the port
speed—up to 480 Mb/s.
LED Appearance Power State/Activity
On steady Idle
Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Activity
Slow flashing, approximately every 2.5 seconds System standby
Figure 2. My Book Studio Drive
Power/Activity LED
Security Slot
USB 3.0
Power Connector

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Kensington® Security Slot
For physical 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 Studio drive to get the latest updates and special offers.
You can easily register your drive using the WD Drive Utilities software, as described in
“Registering the Drive” on page 25. Another way is to register online at http://
register.wdc.com.
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. Always
observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage
product:
• Do not drop or jolt the drive.
• Do not move the drive during activity.
• Do not use this product as a portable drive.
• To allow proper ventilation, do not block any of the drive enclosure’s air slots.

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Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive to your computer and
installing the WD software. It includes the following topics:
Connecting the Drive
Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO
Installing the WD Security Software
Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software
Connecting the Drive
To connect the My Book drive to your Mac computer:
1. Depending on your region, if required, change the power adapter as follows:
2. Turn on your computer.
3. Connect the My Book drive as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Connecting the My Book Drive
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4. Verify that the My Book drive appears under DEVICES in the Sidebar area of your
Finder display:
Note: If the External disks check box is selected on your Finder Preferences dialog, the
My Book icon displays on your desktop:
5. 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:
Note: Currently the Encrypt Backup Disk check box only appears on computers using
the Lion or Mountain Lion operating system.
Depending on your operating system:
• On Leopard or Snow Leopard, proceed to step 6.
• On Lion or Mountain Lion, skip to step 7.
6. On Leopard or Snow Leopard:
7. On Lion or Mountain Lion:
IF you . . . want to use the drive with
the Time Machine software, THEN click . . .
Do not Cancel and skip to step 7.
Do Use as Backup Disk and skip to step 8 on
page 7.
IF you . . . want to use the drive with
the Time Machine software, THEN . . .
Do not Click Don’t Use and skip to step 8 on
page 7.
Do Proceed to step a on page 7.
On Leopard and Snow Leopard
On Lion and Mountain Lion