Western Digital WDBVHT0040JCH User manual

My Book®Live™Duo
Quick Install Guide

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About Your WD Product
Kit Contents
Network hard drive
Installation CD
Ethernet cable
AC adapter
Quick Install Guide
Optional Accessories
For more information on optional accessories for this product, visit
www.shopwd.com (U.S. only). Outside the U.S., visit
http://support.wdc.com.
System Requirements
Ethernet connection (network adapter, router, or switch)
Windows®XP/Vista/7; Mac OS®X Lion, Snow Leopard®, or Leopard®
Web browser (Internet Explorer 7.0 and later on Windows platforms
supported by this product, Safari 4.0 and later on Mac platforms
supported by this product, Firefox 3.6 and later on supported
Windows and Mac platforms, Google Chrome 14.0 and later on
supported Windows and Mac platforms)
Broadband internet connection
Note: Compatibility may vary depending on your hardware configuration and
operating system.
Drive Format
My Book Live Duo is a dual-drive system that is pre-configured as a
spanned drive. Spanning combines all the drives in a system into one
big volume so they act like one giant drive. My Book Live Duo also
supports RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode for data protection. Half of the
capacity is used to store your data and half is used for a duplicate copy.
If one drive fails in RAID 1, the system will still run, and your data will be
preserved. You can replace the failed drive and restore the system. See
the full user manual on your My Book Live Duo for more information on
how to manage RAID.
Important: See the user manual located on the My Book Live Duo
under \\MyBookLiveDuo\Public\Software.
Important: For highest performance and reliability, it is
recommended that you install the latest updates and service pack
(SP). For Windows, go to the Start or menu and select Windows
Update. For Mac, go to the Apple menu and select Software
Update.
Kit Contents
AC Adapter*
*See the full user manual on
the My Book Live Duo for
more information about global
AC adapter configurations

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System View
Step 1: Connect My Book Live Duo to the Network
1. Connect one end of the included Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port on the back of the
device. You must use the Ethernet cable included, and keep the drive upright.
2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable directly into a LAN port in a router or
network switch.
3. Connect the end of the adapter into the DC power supply socket located on the back of
the device.
4. Plug the AC adapter into a power outlet. The device powers up automatically.
Important: Wait for the device to finish powering up (approximately three minutes) before
configuration. The LED on the front of the device stops flashing and fully illuminates green.
USB port
(for expansion only)
Reset button
LED Ethernet port
Kensington®Security Slot
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Step 2: Access My Book Live Duo on the Network
Follow the steps below to easily find your
My Book Live Duo on the local area network
(LAN) using the enclosed CD.
Note: The My Book Live Duo application on
the included CD should be installed on every
PC connected to the LAN from which you
intend to access your My Book Live Duo.
Turn on your computer and wait for the
operating system to load, then insert the
software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Getting Started
Windows
If AutoRun (AutoPlay) is enabled, the
Welcome screen displays. If you are asked
whether you want to run the setup file,
double-click Setup.exe.
If AutoRun (AutoPlay) is disabled, click
Start or > (My) Computer and locate
the My Book Live Duo CD drive under
Devices with Removable Storage.
Double-click the CD, and then double-click
Setup.exe to display the Welcome screen.
Note: The CD enables UPnP Framework in the Windows XP
firewall if it has not been enabled previously. UPnP Framework
must be enabled for the discovery process to detect your
drive. For more information about enabling UPnP Framework,
see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886257#8.
Mac
Double-click the My Book Live Duo CD, and
then double-click My Book Live Duo CD
Setup.app to display the Welcome screen.
Discover the Drive on Your Network
1. On the Welcome screen, click the Start
Discovery button.
2. A progress screen displays. If the
process finds your drive on the network,
the My Book Live Duo Found screen
displays a default description and drive
letter assignment. A check mark appears
in the navigation panel beside Discover.
Note: If the My Book Live Duo software does not discover
your drive, the How to Connect screen appears. Follow
the on-screen instructions then click Find Drive.
Windows
– If more than one drive was discovered,
select your My Book Live Duo from the
Drive Name list. The screen displays a
default description in Drive Description.
– Click Map network drive to drag and
drop files into the network drive folders
using (My) Computer or Windows
Explorer. Click the Change link to
change the default drive letter.
3. Create a desktop shortcut. In Windows,
click Create a desktop shortcut to your
drive. In Mac, click Create an alias to
MyBookLive.
4. Click the Details link to view the drive's
model name, IP address, and MAC
address.
5. Click the Continue button. The Install
WD Quick View screen displays.
Note: To continue without installing WD Quick View, click
the Skip to Next Steps link and continue with “Perform
Next Steps” below. You may install WD Quick View later by
clicking Install in the navigation panel.

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Install WD Quick View
WD Quick View installs the WD Quick View
icon in the system tray in Windows or in the
menu bar in Mac, so that you can perform
important functions such as launching WD
SmartWare or checking drive status quickly.
1. Click the License Agreement link, and
after reading the agreement, click I
Accept.
2. Click the Start Install button. A progress
bar displays until the Installation
Complete screen appears. In Windows,
the system tray now displays the
icon; in Mac, the menu bar now displays
the icon.
Perform Next Steps
Click the Next Steps button on the Install
Complete screen, or the Next Steps link in
the navigation panel at any time to display
the Next Steps screen.
Note: Discovery must take place before Next Steps is available.
Windows Next Steps Screen
See the complete user manual under
\\MyBookLiveDuo\Public\Software for further
instructions on the functions above, and all
other basic and advanced device
management functions.
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U.S.A.
Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Book are registered trademarks;
and My Book Live is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
© 2011 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
4079-705085-A01 Nov 2011
IF you want to .. . THEN . . .
Open your My Book Live
Duo drive and view the
contents of its Public
shares,
Click the Open button.
Back up the files, Click the Backup
Options button.
Set up (configure) your
Personal Cloud,
Click the Learn More
button.