Western Digital My Book Elite 1TB User Manual download pdf (Page 15)

MY BOOK ELITE

USER MANUAL

CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 10

Installing on Windows Vista/Windows 7

After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 7, two or three

screens may pop up, depending on your computer setup.

1. If Autorun (AutoPlay) is enabled on your computer:

a. On the Found New Hardware screen, click Cancel.

b. In the AutoPlay screen, click Run WDSmartWare.exe.

Figure 5. Found New Hardware Screen

Figure 6. AutoPlay Screen

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External Desktop 1
WD Service and Support 2
Accessing Online Support 2
Table of Contents 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS – iv 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS – v 5
About Your WD Drive 6
Kit Contents 7
Optional Accessories 7
Compatibility 8
Physical Description 8
Indicators 9
Power Button 10
Drive Interface 10
Kensington 10
Security Slot 10
Registering Your WD Product 10
Handling Precautions 11
Connecting the Drive 12
Installing on Windows XP 13
Installing the Drive 13
MY BOOK ELITE 14
USER MANUAL 14
Figure 6. AutoPlay Screen 15
WD SmartWare Overview 19
WD SmartWare Home Screen 19
Figure 10. Backup Screen 23
Backing It All Up 24
Advanced Backup Capabilities 25
Figure 11. Settings Screen 27
Retrieving Backed Up Files 30
Figure 13. Retrieve Screen 31
Retrieving a Folder 33
Unlocking Your Drive 36
Changing Your Password 38
WD SmartWare Icon 39
Opening WD SmartWare Software 39
Monitoring Icon Alerts 40
Using the System Tray 41
Using the Power Button 41
Registering Your Drive 45
Setting the Drive Sleep Timer 46
Erasing Your Drive 46
Windows XP 47
Windows Vista or Windows 7 47
Checking Drive Health 48
• Quick SMART Status 49
• Quick Drive Test 49
• Complete Drive Test 49
Using the Drive with a Mac 50
Dismounting the Virtual CD 55
Safely Dismounting the Drive 56
Using the WD SmartWare Icon 56
Using the My Book Icon 56
Unlocking the Drive Manually 57
Troubleshooting 60
TROUBLESHOOTING – 56 61
Installing an SES Driver 62
INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 58 63
INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 59 64
Windows Vista 65
INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 61 66
INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 62 67
Windows 7 68
INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 64 69
INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 65 70
Warranty Information 72
Obtaining Service 72
Limited Warranty 72
Western Digital 76
20511 Lake Forest Drive 76

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