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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 5Capacity Gauge. The capacity gauge has ten segments that fill from bottom to top (if th

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 6Drive InterfacesAs shown in Figure 3 on page 4, My Book Studio and Studio LX drives hav

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 7Connecting the Drive and Getting StartedThis chapter provides step

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 85. After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 4,

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 96. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD, and then double-cli

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 107. The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays:If a flash video

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 11 Figure 5. Initial Backup Screen Figure 6. Initial Drive Settin

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 12WD SmartWare Software OverviewWD SmartWare software is an easy-to

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 13WD SmartWare Home ScreenThe WD SmartWare Home screen (available a

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 14Viewing the Info/Online Help TopicsEach WD SmartWare screen provi

iiWD Service and SupportShould you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Most technical su

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 153. Double-click the Virtual CD Manager file on your desktop to

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 168. Click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager util

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 174. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue.The

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 18Backing Up Your Computer FilesThis chapter includes the following topics: A

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 19In the Content Gauges for your computer’s disk drives, the categories of fi

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 20Note that:• The System category, shown against a dark gray background, in

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 215. If you clicked Pause Backup at step 3, the Stop backup? confirmation p

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 222. In the backup files content box:• Select the check boxes for the categ

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 23Changing the Backup Software SettingsTo optimize your backup, you can:• S

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 24Specifying the Number of Backup Versions. The WD SmartWare software enables

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALTABLE OF CONTENTS – iiiTable of ContentsWD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 252. Specify the number of file versions that you want to keep (from 1 to 2

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 26Retrieving Backed Up FilesThis chapter includes the following topics: About Ret

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 27 Figure 11. Retrieve Screen Figure 12. Select a Destination for Retrieved Fil

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 284. On the Select content to retrieve... screen, select Retrieve Some Files to

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 295. Navigate through the folder structure to find the content you want. Also,

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 30Locking and Unlocking Your DriveThis chapter includes the following topic

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 314. Type your password in the Choose a password box.5. Retype your pas

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 32Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare SoftwareWhenever you shut down

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 332. Type your password in the Password box.If you provided a password hi

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 34Managing and Customizing Your DriveThis chapter includes the following

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALTABLE OF CONTENTS – iv5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 35• In Finder, double-click WD SmartWare in the Applications list:The

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 36Dismounting the Virtual CDTo be sure all data has been written to the

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 37Using the My Book IconTo safely dismount the drive using the My Book i

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 38Unlocking the Drive ManuallyTwo situations require you to unlock the d

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 39When Your Computer Exits Sleep ModeIf your computer goes into sleep mo

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 40To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for the best possible

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 41Setting the Preferences OptionsWhen enabled, the Preferences options:•

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 42To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance wit

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 432. Type your label in the Label box.3. Select or clear the Invert

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 44Setting the Drive Sleep TimerThe drive sleep timer turns off the power

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALTABLE OF C ON T EN T S – vUninstalling the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 45Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD IconEach WD SmartWare drive that you

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 46Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software To uninstall the WD SmartWare s

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALCHECKING DRIVE HEALTH – 47Checking Drive HealthThe data files on your My Book drive are important to you. The

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALCHECKING DRIVE HEALTH – 482. Click the button for the test that you want to run:• Quick SMART Status• Quick

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 49Using the Drive with WindowsThe My Book drive is preformatted as a single HFS

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 50Installing on Windows XP ComputersTo install your My Book Studio or Studio LX

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 515. AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled—Open Computer.6. Double-click the WD Smart

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 52Installing on Windows Vista or Windows 7 ComputersTo install your My Book Stu

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 53The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays:4. Disregard the rest of this p

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 54The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays:If a flash video player is instal

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 1About Your WD DriveWelcome to your My Book® Studio™ or Studio LX external hard drive. M

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 553. Wait for the software installation to complete. This could take several

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 56 Figure 16. Drive Maintenance Home Screen Figure 17. Drive Maintenance Driv

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 57Using the WD SmartWare IconAfter you have installed the WD SmartWare software

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 58Checking Drive Status and TemperatureHover the pointer over the WD SmartWare

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 59Enabling the Backup and Retrieve FunctionsIf you selected Install Drive Setti

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 60Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare SoftwareIf you do not install the WD

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALTROUBLESHOOTING – 61TroubleshootingThis chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and F

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALTROUBLESHOOTING – 62Q: Why does the drive not power up?A: Be sure the drive is plugged in to a power source. A

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 63Installing an SES DriverIf you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you must

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 644. Select Install the software automatically and click Next:5. When the insta

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 2Pure performance—Save and access data at top speeds with the high-performance FireWire

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 65Installing the Driver ManuallyIf your computer is not connected to the Internet,

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 66d. Click Next:5. When the installation completes, click Finish:

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 67Installing on Windows Vista ComputersAfter you physically connect the drive as sh

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 68Installing the Driver ManuallyIf your computer is not connected to the Internet,

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 694. Browse to Computer and:a. Double-click the WD SmartWare VCD drive.b. Double-

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 70Installing on Windows 7 ComputersAfter you physically connect the drive as shown

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 713. Click Browse my computer for driver software.4. Browse to Computer, double

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALCOMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 72Compliance and Warranty InformationThis appendix includes the following

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALCOMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 73KCC Notice (Republic of Korea only)Class B Device 1 Please note that th

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALCOMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 74Warranty InformationObtaining ServiceWD values your business and always

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 3Operating System CompatibilityYour My Book Studio or Studio LX disk drive and the WD Sm

INDEX – 75MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALIndexAAccessories, optional 3BBackupabout backing up files 18files content box 21, 22procedure 20, 21

INDEX – 76MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALRegister Drive screen 43Registering your drive 43Registration drive setting 42Registration, online 6R

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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LXUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 4Indicators My Book Studio and Studio LX drives have four indicators:• Capacity gauge•