WD Essential Edition - Manuals

Page 2 - Getting Started; Kit Contents; Start

MY BOOK ESSENTIAL EDITION USER MANUAL GETTING STARTED – 1 Getting Started Thank you for purchasing this WD product. My Book ® Essential Edition ™ is a small, elegant, and easy-to-use USB external hard drive. Just plug it in and save your valuable data, music, photos, and movies. My Book Essential Ed...

Page 3 - Registering Your WD Product; Do not drop or jolt the device.

MY BOOK ESSENTIAL EDITION USER MANUAL GETTING STARTED – 2 Registering Your WD Product Your WD product includes 30 days of free technical support during the applicable warranty period for your product. The 30-day period commences on the date of your first telephone contact with WD technical support. ...

Page 4 - About Your WD Drive; Drive Format; Reformatting the Drive; LED Indicators; Appearance

MY BOOK ESSENTIAL EDITION USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 3 About Your WD Drive Drive Format This WD device is preformatted as a single FAT32 partition for compatibility with all updated Windows and Macintosh operating systems. The FAT32 file system has a maximum individual file size of 4 GB. This...

Page 5 - Software; Memeo; (30-day trial) safeguards your files using encryption with its; Copy Application Software; is a standard utility that allows you to back up the

MY BOOK ESSENTIAL EDITION USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 4 Software In addition to the drivers and utilities, this WD product is shipped with free trial software which can be installed from the WD installer screen that displays at the end of the hardware installation. Memeo ™ AutoBackup ™ (30-day...

Page 6 - Connecting the Device

MY BOOK ESSENTIAL EDITION USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DEVICE – 5 Connecting the Device Windows 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Connect the drive’s power cord and USB cable as shown. 3. Drive utilities are installed automatically. If a security alert is displayed during this installation, click Accept or...

Page 7 - Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device; SmartPowerTM; My Book automatically powers off and on with the computer.; Right-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon; Safely Remove Hardware; . You may hear the drive power down before the Power; Macintosh; shutting down the drive.

MY BOOK ESSENTIAL EDITION USER MANUAL TURNING OFF/DISCONNECTING THE DEVICE – 6 Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device SmartPower™ My Book automatically powers off and on with the computer. You may also follow these steps to safely turn off the drive without powering down the computer: Windows Right-cl...

Page 8 - Troubleshooting; and search; Frequently Asked Questions — USB Information; Frequently Asked Questions — Installation

MY BOOK ESSENTIAL EDITION USER MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING – 7 Troubleshooting If you have problems when installing or using this product, refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our support Web site at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more help. ** This WD drive is preformatted a...

Page 9 - Appendix; Regulatory Compliance; Warranty Information; Technical Support Services

MY BOOK ESSENTIAL EDITION USER MANUAL APPENDIX – 8 Appendix Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits aredesigned to provide reasonable protection again...