Page 2 - WD Service and Support; . If the answer is not available or if you prefer, please contact WD; Accessing Online Support; Visit our product support website at; Contacting WD Technical Support; North America; Europe
ii WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at support.wdc.com . If the answer is not available or if you p...
Page 3 - Table of Contents
MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS – iii Table of Contents WD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Accessing Online Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 4 - About Your WD Drive; Kit Contents
1 1 MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 1 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book® 3.0 external hard drive. This elegant, high capacity storage drive features a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface with speed up to ten times that of USB 2.0 for the fastest transfer speed available. This chapte...
Page 6 - PCIe Adapter Card; System Requirements; Start; Drive Format
MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 3 PCIe Adapter Card The PCIe adapter card enables your computer to transfer data at USB 3.0 super speeds. The adapter card comes with an attached full-height bracket and an optional half-height bracket. With the adapter card connected to the motherboard,...
Page 7 - Physical Description; Views; Front
MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 4 Physical Description Views Front Back Power/Activity LED Kensington ® Security Slot Power Button USB 3.0 Port
Page 8 - Power Button; Safely Remove Hardware; Drive Interface; WD Product Registration; Appearance
MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 5 Power Button The My Book 3.0 automatically powers on and off with your computer. To power down or disconnect the drive: 1. Right-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Windows system tray and select Safely Remove Hardware . You may hear the drive...
Page 9 - Getting Started; This chapter includes the following topics:; Step 1. Unpacking and Handling the Adapter Card; Do one of the following:
MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL GETTING STARTED – 6 Getting Started 1 2 This chapter includes the following topics: Step 1. Unpacking and Handling the Adapter CardStep 2. Installing the PCIe Adapter DriverStep 3. Installing the Adapter CardStep 4. Connecting the Drive Step 1. Unpacking and Handling the Adap...
Page 10 - The InstallShield Wizard starts.; Next; to display the License Agreement screen.; I accept the terms of the license agreement; to display the Choose Destination Location screen.
MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL GETTING STARTED – 7 The InstallShield Wizard starts. The InstallShield Wizard welcome screen displays. 3. Click Next to display the License Agreement screen. 4. To continue, select I accept the terms of the license agreement . 5. Click Next to display the Choose Destination L...
Page 11 - browsing to the desired folder.; to display the Ready to Install the Program screen.; Install; The InstallShield Wizard displays the progress bar.
MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL GETTING STARTED – 8 6. Specify the desired location for saving the driver files, either by accepting the default or browsing to the desired folder. 7. Click Next to display the Ready to Install the Program screen. 8. Click Install . The InstallShield Wizard displays the progr...
Page 12 - When the Install Wizard Complete screen displays, click; Finish; You are now ready to install the PCIe adapter card in your computer.; Step 3. Installing the Adapter Card; Shut down the computer and disconnect the power cable.; not
MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL GETTING STARTED – 9 9. When the Install Wizard Complete screen displays, click Finish . You are now ready to install the PCIe adapter card in your computer. Step 3. Installing the Adapter Card 1. Shut down the computer and disconnect the power cable. 2. Remove the cover of th...
Page 14 - Step 4. Connecting the Drive; Power Adapters; Connection Steps; Connect the power adapter to an electrical outlet.
MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL GETTING STARTED – 11 Step 4. Connecting the Drive Power Adapters Note: The configuration of the power adapter may vary. Depending on your region, you may need to change the power adapter, as illustrated below. Connection Steps To connect the My Book 3.0 drive, follow the step...
Page 16 - Troubleshooting; and search our knowledge base for; Frequently Asked Questions
MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING – 13 Troubleshooting 1 3 If you have problems when installing or using this product, refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our support website at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more help. Frequently Asked Questions Q: How do I deter...
Page 17 - Compliance and Warranty Information; This appendix includes the following topics:; Regulatory Compliance; FCC Class B Information; Safety Compliance
MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 14 Compliance and Warranty Information 1 4 4 This appendix includes the following topics: Regulatory ComplianceEnvironmental Compliance (China)Service and Warranty Information Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has ...
Page 18 - Service and Warranty Information; Obtaining Service
MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 15 Environmental Compliance (China) 䚼ӊৡ⿄ ᳝↦᳝ᆇ⠽䋼ܗ㋴ 䪙 (Pb) 䥬 (Cd) ∲ (Hg) ݁Ӌ䫀 (Cr 6+ ) ⒈㘨㣃 (PBB) ⒈Ѡ㣃䝮 (PBDE) ࣙ㺙义 O O O O O O ࣙ㺙 O O O O O O ܝᇐㅵ O O O O O O ⬉⑤ᣝ䪂 O O O O O O HDD ᠬᶊ O O O O O O EMI O O O O O O Ͼᗻ࣪ᵓᴤ O O O O O O Kensing...
Page 19 - Limited Warranty
MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 16 Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product, in the course of its normal use, will for the term defined below, be free from defects in material and workmanship and will conform to WD’s specification therefor. The term of your limited...
Page 20 - Index
MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL INDEX – 17 Index A Adapter card 3 B Box contents 1 C Cable 2 China RoHS 15 Compatibility with operating systems 3 Compliance, regulatory 14 Connecting the My Book 3.0 11 E Environmental compliance, China 15 F FAQs computer not booting up 13 drive not powering up 13 drive not ...
Page 21 - Western Digital
MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL Information furnished by WD is believed to be accurate and reliable; however, no responsibility is assumed by WD for its use nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise u...