Western Digital My Book WDG1C7500 User manual

External Storage
They’re your photos, your music, your videos, your important files. Make extra
room for them, back them up, and keep them safe on YOUR Book. WD’s
My Book Premium is the perfect external hard drive for all your precious
digital assets.
Product Features
WD Backup — Exceptionally easy-to-use software lets you back up just your photos,
video, and music. Back up specific folders, or back up all your files with a few simple
steps. Set a scheduled backup and forget it — your files will be backup up automatically.
Google software — Search your drive, manage your photos, and simplify Web
searches with included Google software.
Dual interface — For all-out, high-speed performance, FireWire 400 is the interface of
choice. For convenience and compatibility among multiple computers, USB 2.0 is the
way to go. How do you choose? With this drive, you don’t have to choose — you get
both interfaces on the same drive.
Capacity gauge — See at a glance how much space is available on your drive.
Intelligent drive management — SmartPower™automatic power on/off, Safe
Shutdown™, and LED activity lights make this drive especially easy to use.
Smart design — The elegant case, iconic of a book, takes up less space on your desk,
stacks horizontally, and allows two or more drives to nestle neatly together like volumes
on a shelf.
High quality hard drive — Inside the case is an exceptionally fast (7200 RPM spin
speed), ultra quiet, cool-running hard drive from WD, of course!
One-year warranty in the U.S., two-year warranty in Europe
Compatibility
Kit Contents
External hard drive
FireWire cable
USB cable
AC adapter
Quick Install Guide
The WD Promise
WD understands the importance of the information you save to your hard
drive and we are committed to protecting that data with exceptionally
reliable products, advanced data protection technology, and superior
customer support. No one does more to safeguard your data than WD.
Windows®Macintosh
Available USB or FireWire port Available USB or FireWire port
Windows 2000/XP/Vista™ Mac®OS X 10.3 or later
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My Book™
Premium Edition™
USB 2.0/FireWire®
Backup Software
Capacity Gauge
Interface
Software
Capacities
Order Numbers
USB 2.0
FireWire®400
WD Backup™
Google™
WDG1C1600x
WDG1C2500x
WDG1C3200x
WDG1C4000x
WDG1C5000x
Note: Not all products
may be available in all
regions of the world.
160 to 500 GB

External Storage
Performance Specifications
Product Dimensions
Packaging Specifications
Retail UPC Codes
1WD hard drive products manufactured and sold worldwide after June 1, 2006, meet or exceed Restriction of Hazardous
Substances (RoHS) compliance requirements as mandated by the European Union for electrical and electronic products.
The RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament, which is effective in the EU beginning July 1, 2006, aims to
protect human health and the environment by restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in new equipment, and
consists of restrictions on lead, mercury, cadmium, and other substances.
2One gigabyte (GB)=one billion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.
Data transfer rate
USB 480 Mb/s (maximum)
FireWire 400 Mb/s (maximum)
Read seek time 8.9 ms (average)
Rotational speed 7200 RPM
RoHS compliant1Yes
Height 6.78 in (172.2 mm)
Length 5.63 in (143.0 mm)
Width 2.23 in (56.7 mm)
Weight 2.6 lb (1.2 kg)
Box English Metric
Retail package size 11.625 in 4.5 in 8.0 in 295.275 mm 114.3 mm 203.2 mm
Retail package weight 4.55 lb 2.06 kg
Master carton size 11.94 in 9.31 in 8.63 in 303.28 mm 236.47 mm 219.2 mm
Master carton weight 9.75 lb 4.42 kg
Packages per master carton 2 2
Master cartons per pallet 80 80
PAN AMERICA EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA
Capacity2Order Number UPC Code Order Number UPC Code
160 GB WDG1C1600N 7 18037 11651 8 WDG1C1600E 7 18037 11655 6
250 GB WDG1C2500N 7 18037 11653 2 WDG1C2500E 7 18037 11657 0
320 GB WDG1C3200N 7 18037 11654 9 WDG1C3200E 7 18037 11658 7
400 GB WDG1C4000N 7 18037 11711 9 WDG1C4000E 7 18037 11712 6
500 GB WDG1C5000N 7 18037 11713 3 WDG1C5000E 7 18037 11714 0
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My Book
Premium Edition
Environmental Specifications
Power Specifications
Operating temperature 5°C to 35°C
Non-operating temperature –20°C to 65°C
AC input voltage 100–240V
AC input frequency 47–63 Hz