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MY BOOK FOR MAC

USER MANUAL

USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 50

Using the Drive with Windows

The WD SmartWare drive is preformatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility

with Mac OS X operating systems. To use the drive on computers with a Windows

operating system, you must first reformat it to a single NTSF partition.

This chapter includes the following topics:

Reformatting the Drive

Installing the Drive on Windows Computers

Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software

Opening the WD SmartWare Software

Checking Drive Status

Monitoring Icon Alerts

Safely Disconnecting the Drive

Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software

Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software

Reformatting the Drive

Go to support.wdc.com and refer to the appropriate Knowledge Base Answer ID for

information about reformatting a Mac drive:

• 3645 for Windows XP

• 3647 for Windows Vista

• 3322 for Windows 7

See “Troubleshooting” on page 55 for more information about reformatting a drive.

Installing the Drive on Windows Computers

After you have reformatted your drive for use on a Windows computer:

1. Turn on your Windows computer.

2. Connect the My Book drive to your computer as shown in Figure 4 on page 7.

3. After you physically connect the drive, verify that the new WD SmartWare virtual CD

and My Book drive appear under My Computer in Windows Explorer.

CAUTION! Reformatting the drive erases all its contents. If you have already

saved files on the drive, be sure to back them up before reformatting it.

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