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My Book Studio and Studio LX User Manual

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WD Service and Support
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or e-mail support service at 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. E-mail
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 support.wdc.com and choose from these topics:
• Downloads—Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product.
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data recovery information.
• Knowledge Base—Search by keyword, phrase, or answer ID.
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Contacting WD Technical Support
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system software versions available.
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English 800.ASK.4WDC Australia 1 800 42 9861
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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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Disk Drive Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Drive Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Kensington® Security Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Registering Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
WD SmartWare Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
WD SmartWare Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3 Backing Up Your Computer Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
About Backing Up Your Computer Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Backing It All Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Advanced Backup Capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Selecting Specific Content to Back Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Changing the Backup Software Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4 Retrieving Backed Up Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
About Retrieving Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Retrieving a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Retrieving a Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Retrieving All Your Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Password Protecting Your Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Unlocking Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Changing Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the WD SmartWare Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Opening the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Dismounting the Virtual CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Safely Dismounting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the WD SmartWare Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the My Book Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using the Drive Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Displaying the Drive Serial Number and Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Unlocking the Drive Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
When the WD SmartWare Software Is Not Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
When Your Computer Exits Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Customizing Your Software Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setting the Preferences Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Customizing Your Drive Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Specifying a Name for Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Registering Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting the Drive Sleep Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Erasing Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
7 Checking Drive Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8 Using the Drive with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reformatting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Installing the Drive on Windows Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Installing on Windows XP Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Installing on Windows Vista or Windows 7 Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using the WD SmartWare Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Opening the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Checking Drive Status and Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Monitoring Icon Alerts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Disconnecting the Drive Safely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Uninstalling on Windows XP Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7 Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
9 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
A Installing an SES Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Installing on Windows XP Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Installing the Driver Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Installing the Driver Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Installing on Windows Vista Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Installing the Driver Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Installing the Driver Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Installing on Windows 7 Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
B Compliance and Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Regulatory Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
FCC Class B Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
ICES/NMB-003 Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Safety Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
CE Compliance For Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
GS Mark (Germany only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
KCC Notice (Republic of Korea only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Environmental Compliance (China). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Obtaining Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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About Your WD Drive
Welcome to your My Book®Studio™or Studio LX external hard drive. My Book Studio
and Studio LX external drives are the high-performance answer to your storage needs
with WD SmartWare software for automatic, continuous backup, an innovative e-label
system to personalize your drive and easily archive media collections, and a blazing-fast
FireWire 800 interface. Our latest editions feature visual, easy-to-use, automatic,
continuous backup software and drive lock security protection.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Features
Kit Contents
Optional Accessories
Operating System Compatibility
Disk Drive Format
Physical Description
Registering Your Drive
Handling Precautions
Features
Formatted for Mac computers, the My Book Studio and Studio LX external drives feature
an innovative e-label system to personalize your drive and easily archive media
collections, WD SmartWare software, and a fast FireWire 800 interface.
Major features of the My Book Studio and Studio LX drives include:
Smaller, sleeker, more streamlined design—We've made these award-winning drives
even smaller, sleeker, and more elegant. As always, the book-like shape takes up less
space on your desk and allows two or more My Book drives to nestle neatly together like
volumes on a shelf.
WD SmartWare™ software—An easy-to-use backup solution that gives you the power
to:
• Protect your data automatically—Relax! Your data is secure. Automatic,
continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or
change a file.
• See your backup as it happens—Seeing is believing. Visual backup organizes and
displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup.
• Bring back lost files effortlessly—Retrieve your valuable data to its original
location whether you've lost all your data, deleted a file, or just overwritten an
important file.
• Take control—Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics,
manage the power settings, and more from the WD SmartWare control center.
• Drive lock—Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from
unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256-bit hardware-
based encryption.
Designed for Mac—Formatted for Mac and compatible with Apple®TimeMachine™,
these drives are plug-and-play ready for Mac computers.
Smart display—Create your own personalized drive label to show what is stored on
each drive. You can even see the label when the drive is unplugged. The display also
provides available capacity and security status information.
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Pure performance—Save and access data at top speeds with the high-performance
FireWire 800 interface. A USB 2.0 interface is also provided for maximum flexibility.
Power miser—My Book external drives are designed to save energy. WD GreenPower
Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up to 30%, a sleep mode
reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive off and on
with your computer.
Planet friendly—We designed a small box from recycled materials to minimize waste.
We encourage you to recycle it.
Ready to plug-and-play with Mac computers—Formatted for compatibility with all
Mac OS X operating systems.
Support for multiple devices—One installation of the software supports up to three WD
drives (My Book or My Passport drives with WD SmartWare software).
Kit Contents
As shown in Figure 1 on page 3, your My Book Studio or Studio LX disk drive kit
includes the following:
• External hard drive
• USB cable
• FireWire 400 cable
• FireWire 800 cable
• AC adapter (configuration may vary depending on region)
• Quick Install Guide
• WD SmartWare software (included on the drive)
Optional Accessories
For information about optional accessories for this product, visit:
Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at
www.westerndigital.com. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation
and information, go to http://products.wdc.com/updates
USA www.shopwd.com or www.wdstore.com
Canada www.shopwd.ca or www.wdstore.ca
Europe www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu
All others Contact WD Technical Support in your region. For a list of Technical Support
contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048.

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Operating System Compatibility
Your My Book Studio or Studio LX disk drive and the WD SmartWare software are
compatible with the following operating systems:
Note: Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and
operating system.
For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest software updates 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.
Disk Drive Format
Your My Book Studio or Studio LX drive is preformatted with a single HFS+J partition for
Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to use this drive with a Windows system, see
“Using the Drive with Windows” on page 49 and “Troubleshooting” on page 61.
Physical Description
As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 on page 4, the My Book Studio and Studio LX drives
have:
• Indicators on the front
• The power connector and button, interface ports, and a security slot on the back
Figure 1. My Book Drive Kit Components
Mac OS X®Windows®
• Mac OS X®Tiger®
• Mac OS X®Leopard®
• Mac OS X®Snow Leopard™
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista®
• Windows 7
My Book Studio or Studio LX Drive
AC Adapter
Quick Install Guide
FireWire 400 Cable FireWire 800 Cable
USB Cable

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Indicators
My Book Studio and Studio LX drives have four indicators:
• Capacity gauge
• Customizable label
• Power/activity LED
• Lock indicator LED
Figure 2. Front of My Book Studio and Studio LX Drive
Figure 3. Back of My Book Studio and Studio LX Drive
Power/Activity LED
Lock Indicator LED
Customizable Label
Capacity Gauge
FireWire 800
USB 2.0
Power Button
Kensington®Security Slot
Power Connector

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Capacity Gauge. The capacity gauge has ten segments that fill from bottom to top (if
the drive is vertical) or from right to left (if the drive is horizontal) to indicate space used
on the drive during the power-on state. Each segment represents approximately 10
percent of drive capacity:
The numerical display indicates the percentage of capacity available.
The capacity gauge only works if the WD SmartWare software is installed on your
computer.
Customizable Label. The customizable label that you specify remains on the drive even
when it is turned off or disconnected from your computer.
Lock Indicator LED. The lock indicator LED shows whether the drive is password
protected. It is turned off only when you remove the password from the drive, or when
the drive loses power.
Power/Activity LED. The power/activity LED indicates the drive’s power state and
activity as follows:
Power Button
The power button is used to safely power down the drive and avoid data loss or damage
to the drive. The power button only works if the WD SmartWare software is installed on
your computer.
Note: If you disconnect the drive after using the power button to turn it off, when
you reconnect it to your running computer, the drive automatically powers
on. If you leave the drive connected to your computer after using the
power button to turn it off, you must press the power button again to turn
it back on.
Segment Number % Used Segment Number % Used
(<5% does not display)
15-9 650-59
2 10-19 7 60-69
320-29 870-79
4 30-39 9 80-89
540-49 10 >90
Appearance Description
On steady Idle
Fast flashing (approximately 3 times per second) Activity
Slow flashing (approximately every 2.5 seconds) System standby

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Drive Interfaces
As shown in Figure 3 on page 4, My Book Studio and Studio LX drives have 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 using the included FireWire 400 cable.
Connection to a FireWire 400 device transfers data at FireWire 400 speed (up to
400 Mb/s).
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0). The USB 2.0 port supports data transfer rates of up to
480 Mb/s. USB 2.0 is backward-compatible with USB 1.1. Connection to a USB 1.1 port
transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to 12 Mb/s).
Kensington® Security Slot
For drive security, the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington security
cable (sold separately). For more information on the Kensington security slot and
available products, visit www.kensington.com.
Registering Your Drive
Always register your My Book Studio or Studio LX drive to get the latest updates and
special offers. You can easily register your drive using WD SmartWare software, as
described in “Registering Your Drive” on page 43. 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. 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 enclosure’s air slots.

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Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting the drive and installing
the WD SmartWare software on your computer. It includes the following topics:
Connecting the Drive
Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software
WD SmartWare Software Overview
WD SmartWare Home Screen
Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics
Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD
Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD
Connecting the Drive
To connect your My Book Studio or Studio LX drive to your Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard/
Snow Leopard 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 4 on page 8.
4. If you have reformatted the drive for use on a Windows computer, skip the rest of this
procedure and see “Using the Drive with Windows” on page 49 or “Troubleshooting”
on page 61 instead.
Note: WD SmartWare software is provided in the form of a virtual CD (VCD) drive
on your My Book drive. The VCD displays on your desktop and behaves
just like a physical CD.
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5. After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 4, the WD SmartWare
virtual CD icon:
• Displays on the desktop:
• Is listed under Devices in Finder:
The My Book icon also displays on the desktop:
Figure 4. Connecting the My Book Drive
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6. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD, and then double-click the
WD SmartWare icon on the VCD file listing:
Note: Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard only: A message asks
whether you want to use the My Book drive to back up with Time
Machine:
WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple's Time Machine software.
When using Time Machine, WD SmartWare software can still be used for password
protecting the drive, registering the drive, and running diagnostics.
a. If you do not want to use the Time Machine backup software, click Cancel.
b. If you do want to use the Time Machine backup software, click Use as Backup
Disk. The My Book icon now displays as:

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7. The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays:
If a flash video player is installed on your computer, the screen is animated.
8. Continue to “Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software” in the next section.
Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software
After you select either Back Up Files, Set Up Drive, or Retrieve a backup, the software
guides you through a simple two-step WD SmartWare software installation process. If a
newer version of software is available, the system will automatically alert you. WD highly
recommends using the latest version of software, especially on a new installation.
After the installation is complete, the WD SmartWare software will either:
• Guide you through:
- Backing up your files (see Figure 5 on page 11 and “Backing Up Your Com-
puter Files” on page 18)
- Setting up your drive security (see Figure 6 on page 11 and “Password Pro-
tecting Your Drive” on page 30)
• Display the Home screen (see Figure 7 on page 12 and “WD SmartWare Software
Overview” on page 12)
Note: The initial Backup and Drive Settings screens only appear one time—the
first time you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer. After
that, launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose
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Figure 5. Initial Backup Screen
Figure 6. Initial Drive Settings Screen

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WD SmartWare Software Overview
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 encrypted
drive from unauthorized access or data theft.
• Protect your data automatically—Automatic, continuous backup instantly makes
a copy whenever you add or change a file.
Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as your My Book
drive is connected to your computer. Then, whenever you disconnect and
reconnect the drive to your computer, the WD SmartWare software
rescans your computer for new or changed files and resumes automatic,
continuous backup as before.
• See your backup as it happens—Seeing is believing. Visual backup organizes and
displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup.
• Retrieve lost files effortlessly—Bring back your valuable data to its original
location whether you’ve lost all your data or just overwritten an important file.
Figure 7. Home Screen

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WD SmartWare Home Screen
The WD SmartWare Home screen (available after installation and the initial backup and
security setup) provides four tab-selected options:
• Home—Provides a Content Gauge that shows the capacity and content of each
hard drive in or connected to your computer (see Figure 7 on page 12)
• Backup—Manages existing backups or creates new backups of your important
data, including movies, music, documents, e-mail, and pictures (see Figure 8 on
page 19)
• Retrieve—Brings back valuable data that has been lost or overwritten (see
Figure 11 on page 27)
• Settings—Manages security, diagnostics, power settings, and backup parameters
(see Figure 9 on page 23)
On the Home screen, you can modify the primary drive being categorized with the drop-
down selection box under the name of your computer. By selecting a different drive, the
system will identify the categories of files on that drive. Then click the:
• Backup tab to back up files from the selected drive to your My Book drive
• Retrieve tab to retrieve backed up files from your My Book drive to any location
on your computer
In the Content Gauge for your computer’s hard drive, all of your files that are available for
backup are shown against a blue background in categories that are based on the
following folders on your computer:
• Music
• Movies
• Pictures
• Mail
• Documents
• Other
Each category includes all of the files in the represented folder except the Other
category, which includes all of the files in all other folders on your computer.
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, and working files.
• The Retrieved category, also shown against a dark gray background, shows the
files that you have retrieved from a prior backup. They, too, are not available for
backup.
• Hovering the cursor over a category displays the number of files in the category.
In the Content Gauge for your My Book drive, the Additional Files category includes all
of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties. This space is not
available for backups.
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.

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Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics
Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online help information to quickly
guide you through your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. Whenever you are uncertain
about what to do, just click the info/online help icon in the upper-right corner of any
screen:
To close the info/help screen after reading the online help, click the red Xbutton in the
upper-left corner of the screen.
Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD
If you have decided to get started without installing the WD SmartWare software, you
might also want to hide (disable) the WD SmartWare virtual CD (VCD). Doing this would
be a simple two-click operation from the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Settings dialog (see
“Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon” on page 45). But if you have not installed the
WD SmartWare software, it is more involved, and you should be aware of the following
precautions:
• Hiding the VCD inhibits access to the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility
that enables and disables the VCD. If you move the drive to another computer, the
VCD remains hidden there too. If you want to show the VCD or install the
WD SmartWare software on the other computer, you will need to either copy the
utility back to the drive or download another copy of it.
• You cannot run the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility directly from the
drive—you must run it from a folder on your desktop.
With those precautions in mind, if you have not installed the WD SmartWare software
and want to hide the VCD:
1. Double-click the WD SmartWare icon to display the VCD file listing:
2. Use the copy/paste or drag/drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager file from
the VCD file listing to the desktop of your computer.

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3. Double-click the Virtual CD Manager file on your desktop to display the
WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility screen:
4. Click Continue.
5. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue.
The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your drives and asks you to
select the one you want to configure:
6. Select your My Book drive, and the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility
displays its current and target VCD settings:
7. Click Configure Drive to continue and, as prompted, for your change to take effect,
you must power cycle your My Book drive:
a. Disconnect the USB or FireWire cable from your drive.
b. Disconnect the AC power adapter cable from your drive.
c. Wait ten seconds.
d. Reconnect the AC power adapter cable to your drive.
e. Reconnect the USB or FireWire cable to your drive.