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MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 7SoftwareIn addition to WD Drive Manager, this WD product is shipped with the following bonu

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALSETTING UP – 8Setting UpMacintoshFireWire or USB®1. Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to loa

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALSETTING UP – 98. Click Accept to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation.9. Click Quit.10.

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALSETTING UP – 10eSATANote: The eSATA interface does not support WD Drive Manager1. Turn on your computer and wait f

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALSETTING UP – 11Windows1. Turn on your computer.2. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive.3. The CD autoruns.

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALSETTING UP – 1210.Click on the device, then right-click to bring up the context menu. Click Run Windows Disk Manag

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALSETTING UP – 1313.The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard completes. Click Finish.14.The device displays as a large

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALSETTING UP – 1416.Select the size of the partition you wish to create and click Next.17.Select a drive letter to a

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALSETTING UP – 15Note: In almost all cases, it is best to leave the allocation unit size at default. If you are not

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALWD DRIVE MANAGER STATUS – 16WD Drive Manager StatusWD Drive Manager Status provides a quick view of the general st

TABLE OF CONTENTS – iTable of Contents1 WD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Registering Your WD Product . . . . . . .

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALWD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC – 17WD RAID Manager for MacWD RAID Manager is a tool designed to help you easily manage yo

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALWD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC – 181. To configure or change the RAID setting, click on a device from the menu to display

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALWD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC – 19RAID TroubleshootingWD RAID Manager monitors the activity of the drives in the RAID sy

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALWD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC – 20RAID Status MessagesWD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on the cu

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALWD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC – 21Disk Status MessagesWD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on the cu

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALWD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS – 22WD RAID Manager for WindowsWD RAID Manager is a tool designed to help you easily m

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALWD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS – 233. Enter the confirmation number provided, then click Yes. When prompted again, cl

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALWD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS – 24RAID Status MessagesWD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on th

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALWD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS – 25Disk Status MessagesWD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on th

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALTURNING OFF/DISCONNECTING THE DEVICE – 26Turning Off/Disconnecting the DeviceAuto-offMy Book turns off automatical

TABLE OF CONTENTS – ii8 Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device . . . . . . . . . .26Auto-off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALREPLACING A DRIVE – 27Replacing a DriveMy Book Studio Edition II is a limited user-serviceable product which allow

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALREPLACING A DRIVE – 283. Loosen the thumbscrew that secures the drive cover plate. Remove the drive cover plate an

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALREPLACING A DRIVE – 296. Replace the cover plate and secure it with the thumbscrew.Note: Do not overtighten the th

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALTROUBLESHOOTING – 30TroubleshootingIf you have problems when installing or using this product, visit our support W

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALAPPENDIX – 31AppendixRegulatory ComplianceFCC Class B InformationThis device has been tested and found to comply w

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALAPPENDIX – 32GNU General Public License (“GPL”)Firmware incorporated into this product may include third party cop

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALAPPENDIX – 33limitations above may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may al

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALINDEX – 34IndexAAuto-off 26CCapacity gauge 5Compatibility, system 3Compliance, regulatory 31Configuring RAID 17, 2

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALINDEX – 35service 1support 1WD Drive Manager status 16WD RAID ManagerMac 17Windows 22

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALWD SERVICE AND SUPPORT – 1WD Service and SupportShould you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALGETTING STARTED – 2Getting StartedThank you for purchasing My Book® Studio Edition™ II, the storage solution of ch

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALGETTING STARTED – 3Compatibility Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware configuration and opera

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALGETTING STARTED – 4PrecautionsWD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during unpacking

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 5About Your WD DriveFormat and ConfigurationThis WD device is preformatted to HFS+ (Journale

MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION IIUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 6InterfacesFireWire – This device is equipped with two FireWire 800 interfaces. FireWire 800