Western Digital My Book WDBACW0030H User manual

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External Products Overview

My Book® Studio™
Our popular My Book Studio external drive is the high-performance answer to your storage needs.
Formatted for Mac® and compatible with Apple® Time Machine®, it features an innovative e-label to
personalize your drive and easily archive your media; a fast FireWire® 800 interface and
WD SmartWare™ visual backup software. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
WDBAAJ0020HSL 2 TB FireWire 800/400/USB 2.0 Mac/Windows®
WDBAAJ0015HSL 1.5 TB FireWire 800/400/USB 2.0 Mac/Windows
WDBAAJ0010HSL 1 TB FireWire 800/400/USB 2.0 Mac/Windows
My Book Elite™
The best-selling My Book Elite external hard drive now features a customizable e-label to identify
what’s on your drive; visual backup software; automatic, continuous backup; password protection;
and hardware-based encryption. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
WDBAAH0020HCH 2 TB USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBAAH0015HCH 1.5 TB USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBAAH0010HCH 1 TB USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
Desktop Storage
My Book 3.0
The elegant My Book 3.0 external hard drive features a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface with the
unmatched speed of up to 5 gigabits per second for the fastest transfer speed available on an
external hard drive. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
WDBAAK0020HCH 2 TB USB 3.0 Windows
WDBAAK0010HCH 1 TB USB 3.0 Windows
WDBABP0020HCH * 2 TB USB 3.0 Windows
WDBABP0010HCH * 1 TB USB 3.0 Windows
* models include an HBA.
My Book Essential™
Put your digital life on the sleek, high capacity My Book Essential external hard drive. With WD
quality and USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 connectivity, this drive is designed for today with tomorrow in
mind. Visual backup software and password protection with hardware encryption ensure your data
is protected. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
WDBACW0030HBK 3 TB USB 3.0 /USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBACW0020HBK 2 TB USB 3.0 /USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBACW0015HBK 1.5 TB USB 3.0 /USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBACW0010HBK 1 TB USB 3.0 /USB 2.0 Windows/Mac

My Book for Mac
WD’s My Book for Mac external hard drive is formatted for Mac and compatible with
Apple Time Machine. It includes automatic, continuous backup software and hardware
encryption with password protection. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
WDBAAG0020HCH 2 TB USB 2.0 Mac/Windows
WDBAAG0010HCH 1 TB USB 2.0 Mac/Windows
WD Elements® Desktop
Simply affordable. Western Digital’s WD Elements Desktop USB 2.0 external hard drive is the right
choice for simple, reliable add-on storage. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
WDBAAU0020HBK 2 TB USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBAAU0015HBK 1.5 TB USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBAAU0010HBK 1 TB USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBAAU5000EBK 500 GB USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
My Book Studio Edition™ II
Formatted for Mac, My Book Studio Edition II is a dual-drive, quad-interface, RAID storage
system that offers high-speed performance for audio and video editing and graphic design.
5-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
WDH2Q40000N 4 TB FireWire 800/400/USB 2.0/eSATA Mac/Windows
WDH2Q20000N 2 TB FireWire 800/400/USB 2.0/eSATA Mac/Windows
Desktop Storage (continued)

My Passport™ Studio™
The Mac-ready My Passport Studio portable hard drive is packed with innovative features to
organize your digital life: super-fast FireWire 800 speed; customizable e-label; visual, automatic,
continuous backup; and password protection. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
WDBAAE5000ASL 500 GB FireWire 800/USB 2.0 Mac/Windows
WDBAAE3200ASL 320 GB FireWire 800/USB 2.0 Mac/Windows
Portable Storage
My Passport Essential™ SE
Put your digital life on the stylish, maximum capacity My Passport Essential SE portable hard
drive. With WD quality and USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 connectivity, this drive is designed for today
with tomorrow in mind. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
Midnight Black
WDBACX0010BBK 1 TB USB 3.0/ USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBACX7500ABK 750 GB USB 3.0/ USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
Cool Silver
WDBACX0010BSL 1 TB USB 3.0/ USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBACX7500ASL 750 GB USB 3.0/ USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
Metallic Red
WDBACX0010BRD 1 TB USB 3.0/ USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBACX7500ARD 750 GB USB 3.0/ USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
Metallic Blue
WDBACX0010BBL 1 TB USB 3.0/ USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBACX7500ABL 750 GB USB 3.0/ USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
My Passport Elite™
My Passport Elite portable hard drive is packed with features: automatic; continuous backup;
password protection; an illuminated capacity gauge; and a convenient USB dock. Choose your
favorite premium nish. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
Metallic Charcoal
WDBAAC6400ACH 640 GB USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBAAC5000ACH 500 GB USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBAAC3200ACH 320 GB USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
Metallic Red
WDBAAC6400ARD 640 GB USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBAAC5000ARD 500 GB USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBAAC3200ARD 320 GB USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
Metallic Blue
WDBAAC6400ABL 640 GB USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBAAC5000AB 500 GB USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
WDBAAC3200ABL 320 GB USB 2.0 Windows/Mac

My Passport for Mac
The portable My Passport for Mac USB drive is formatted for Mac and compatible with
Apple Time Machine. It includes automatic, continuous backup software and hardware encryption
with password protection. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
WDBAAB6400ACH 640 GB USB 2.0 Mac/Windows
WDBAAB5000ACH 500 GB USB 2.0 Mac/Windows
WDBAAB3200ACH 320 GB USB 2.0 Mac/Windows
My Passport Essential
Put your digital life on the stylishly small My Passport Essential portable hard drive. With WD
quality and USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 connectivity, this drive is designed for today with tomorrow in
mind. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
Midnight Black
WDBACY5000ABK 500 GB USB 3.0/ USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
Real Red
WDBACY5000ARD 500 GB USB 3.0/ USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
Pacic Blue
WDBACY5000ABL 500 GB USB 3.0/ USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
Cool Silver
WDBACY5000ASL 500 GB USB 3.0/ USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
Arctic White
WDBACY5000AWT 500 GB USB 3.0/ USB 2.0 Windows/Mac
Portable Storage (continued)
WD Elements Portable SE
Western Digital’s WD Elements SE portable USB 2.0 hard drive offers maximum storage capacity
in a compact design that’s easy to use and take with you anywhere. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
WDBABV0010BBK 1 TB USB 2.0 Windows
WDBABV7500ABK 750 GB USB 2.0 Windows
WDBABV5000ABK 500 GB USB 2.0 Windows
WD Elements Portable
Simply affordable. The WD Elements USB 2.0 portable hard drive is the right choice for simple,
reliable portable storage. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
WDBAAR3200ABK 320 GB USB 2.0 Windows
WDBAAR2500ABK 250 GB USB 2.0 Windows

WD TV
® Live™
Play a whole world of Full-HD, 1080p media on your TV with the WD TV Live network-ready
HD media player. Play content from Internet sites like YouTube™, Pandora® and Live365.
1-year limited warranty.
Order Number Interface
WDBAAN0000NBK Ethernet/USB 2.0/HDMI/Composite A/V
WDBAAP0000NBK Ethernet/USB 2.0/HDMI/Composite A/V
WD TV
Turn your USB drive into an HD media player. Store HD content on your USB drive, plug it in
to the WD TV HD media player to play HD movies, digital music and family photos on your TV.
1-year limited warranty.
Order Number Interface
WDBABF0000NBK USB 2.0/HDMI/Composite A/V
WDBABG0000NBK USB 2.0/HDMI/Composite A/V
WD TV Mini
WD TV Mini media player is an easy, affordable way to watch DVD-quality digital media on your
big screen TV. Simply plug in WD’s My Passport portable hard drive, or similar USB drive, and
play movies, music, and photos in a wide variety of le formats, including Real Media (RMVB)
format. 1-year limited warranty.
Order Number Interface
WDBAAL0000NBK USB 2.0/Composite A/V
WDBAAM0000NBK USB 2.0/Composite A/V
Home Entertainment
WD Elements Play™
The WD Elements Play multimedia drive is an easy, affordable way to enjoy your movies, music,
and photos on your big-screen TV. Save your media collection on the multimedia drive, then
simply connect it to your TV and you’re ready to enjoy all your digital media in Full-HD 1080p
resolution. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface
NTSC
WDBACB0020HBK 2 TB USB 2.0
WDBACB0010HBK 1 TB USB 2.0
PAL
WDBACC0020HBK 2 TB USB 2.0
WDBACC0010HBK 1 TB USB 2.0

My Passport AV
WD’s My Passport AV portable media drive allows you to easily transfer videos directly from
your compatible camcorder without a computer and delivers optimized streaming for smooth
video playback. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
WDBABS3200ABK 320 GB USB 2.0 Windows
My Book AV
Record more. Delete less. WD’s My Book AV DVR Expander instantly adds more recording
hours to your DVR. With both USB 2.0 and eSATA interfaces, the drive is compatible with many
DVRs and other AV devices. Or use this drive with your compatible camcorder to off-load video
without a computer. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
WDBABT0010HBK 1 TB USB/eSATA Windows/Mac
Home Entertainment (continued)

Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, Put Your Life On It, My Book, WD TV and are registered trademarks in the U.S. and other countries; My Book Essential, My Book Studio, My Book Elite,
My Book World Edition, My Passport, My Passport Essential, My Passport Studio, My Passport Elite, WD TV Live, WD ShareSpace, WD Elements, WD Elements Play, and WD Livewire are trademarks
of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. Not all products or capacities are available in all regions of the world. Pictures shown may
vary from actual products. All product and packaging specications subject to change without notice. Warranties vary by region. For details, visit support.wdc.com/warranty.
© 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on
operating environment. RAID 0 (Striped) accesses the full capacity of the drives. RAID 1 (Mirrored) accesses half of the total capacity for data protection.
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For detailed product information, visit www.westerndigital.com
WD ShareSpace™
WD ShareSpace is the high-speed network storage system perfect for centralizing and sharing
data on a small ofce or home network. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
WDA4NC80000N 8 TB Ethernet Windows/Mac
WDA4NC40000N 4 TB Ethernet Windows/Mac
My Book World Edition II
With the double protection of two RAID mirrored drives, My Book World Edition II provides
double-safe central storage and automatic backup for all the PCs and Macs on your network.
3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
WDH2NC40000N 4 TB Ethernet Windows/Mac
WDH2NC20000N 2 TB Ethernet Windows/Mac
My Book World Edition™
My Book World Edition home network drive lets you store your photos for everyone to see, save
important family information, and keep your data safe with automatic, continuous backup from any
computer in your wired or wireless home network. 3-year limited warranty.
Order Number Capacity Interface Operating System
WDH1NC20000N 2 TB Ethernet Windows/Mac
WDH1NC10000N 1 TB Ethernet Windows/Mac
Network Storage