Page 2 - Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS – i Table of Contents 1 WD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Registering Your WD Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Kit Contents ...
Page 4 - WD Service and Support; Visit our product support website at; Registering Your WD Product
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL WD SERVICE AND SUPPORT – 1 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 a...
Page 5 - Getting Started; Kit Contents
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL GETTING STARTED – 2 Getting Started Thank you for purchasing My Book ® Studio Edition ™ II, the storage solution of choice for creative professionals, workgroups, small offices, and anyone looking for extra assurance of data safety. This user manual provides ste...
Page 6 - Compatibility; Any of the following:; Apple; Software Update; menu and select; Windows Update
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL GETTING STARTED – 3 Compatibility Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware configuration and operating system. * For a list of compatible eSATA cards, search our knowledge base at support.wdc.com for answer ID# 1524. † Windows XP/2000 has a know...
Page 7 - Precautions; Do not drop or jolt the device.
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL GETTING STARTED – 4 Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during unpacking and installation. Drives may be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installi...
Page 8 - About Your WD Drive; Format and Configuration; Capacity Gauge is not available in eSATA mode.
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 5 About Your WD Drive Format and Configuration This WD device is preformatted to HFS+ (Journaled) for compatibility with Macintosh operating systems and is pre-configured for RAID 0 (Striped) mode for maximum capacity and accelerated perfor...
Page 9 - Interfaces; FireWire; Kensington Security Slot
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 6 Interfaces FireWire – This device is equipped with two FireWire 800 interfaces. FireWire 800 has a maximum data transfer rate of 800 Mb/s and is backward-compatible with FireWire 400 using a special adapter such as the FireWire 800 to 400...
Page 10 - Software; WD Anywhere Backup; is an intuitive and robust backup; Copy Application Software; allows you to back up the software included with this
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 7 Software In addition to WD Drive Manager, this WD product is shipped with the following bonus software. WD Anywhere Backup ™ (Mac and Windows) is an intuitive and robust backup and recovery application that provides around-the-clock data ...
Page 11 - Setting Up; FireWire or USB
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL SETTING UP – 8 Setting Up Macintosh FireWire or USB ® 1. Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load. 2. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. Double-click the WD Drive Manager folder, which c...
Page 12 - Accept; Connect the wall adapter to your AC power receptacle.
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL SETTING UP – 9 8. Click Accept to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation. 9. Click Quit. 10. If you want to install the backup software now, double-click the WD Anywhere Backup icon in the My Book Studio Edition II screen and follow the ...
Page 13 - eSATA
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL SETTING UP – 10 eSATA Note: The eSATA interface does not support WD Drive Manager 1. Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load. 2. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 4. Double-click the WD D...
Page 14 - Windows; in the terms of agreement screen and WD Drive
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL SETTING UP – 11 Windows 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. The CD autoruns. Click Accept in the terms of agreement screen and WD Drive Manager and drivers are installed automatically. WD Drive Manager enables the capaci...
Page 15 - Run; The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears. Click; selected by default. Click; Next
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL SETTING UP – 12 10. Click on the device, then right-click to bring up the context menu. Click Run Windows Disk Management Tool . 11. The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears. Click Next . 12. The Select Disks to Initialize screen appears. The My Book disk ...
Page 16 - Be sure to select the Unallocated drive (black bar) . Do not
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL SETTING UP – 13 13. The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard completes. Click Finish . 14. The device displays as a large Unallocated partition. Right-click on the black bar (Unallocated space) to see a menu of available options. Select New Partition or New Simple...
Page 17 - Select the size of the partition you wish to create and click; Select a drive letter to assign to the partition and click; field and select; Perform a quick format; to save time in the formatting process.
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL SETTING UP – 14 16. Select the size of the partition you wish to create and click Next . 17. Select a drive letter to assign to the partition and click Next . 18. The Format Partition screen appears. On this screen, you can select the file system, allocation uni...
Page 18 - and search for Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 184006; to verify the process and the choices you selected.; Finish; to complete the process. After the formatting process completes,
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL SETTING UP – 15 Note: In almost all cases, it is best to leave the allocation unit size at default. If you are not dual-booting, it is recommended that you use NTFS as the file system (you can also select FAT16 or FAT32) . Dynamic partitions cannot be created on...
Page 19 - WD Drive Manager Status; WD Drive Manager Status Messages; Mac
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL WD DRIVE MANAGER STATUS – 16 WD Drive Manager Status WD Drive Manager Status provides a quick view of the general status of the device. To view WD Drive Manager Status in Mac, click the WD Drive Manager status menu icon and point to WD My Book RAID. To view WD D...
Page 20 - WD RAID Manager for Mac; WD My Book; Configuring RAID; Before you proceed, make sure to back up all files stored in My Book
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC – 17 WD RAID Manager for Mac WD RAID Manager is a tool designed to help you easily manage your RAID system, including changing the RAID configuration and formatting the device. To launchWD RAID Manager, click the WD Drive Manager menu ext...
Page 21 - Configure
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC – 18 1. To configure or change the RAID setting, click on a device from the menu to display the popup menu. The checkmark indicates the current RAID configuration. 2. Select the desired RAID configuration and device format and click Confi...
Page 22 - RAID Troubleshooting; Info; drawer on the right hand side of the main window.
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC – 19 RAID Troubleshooting WD RAID Manager monitors the activity of the drives in the RAID system so you can view the status of each drive and take the appropriate action. To view the device status as well as the status of each internal ha...
Page 23 - RAID Status Messages
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC – 20 RAID Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on the current status of your drive. Displayed Status Text Description User Action Healthy Array is properly configured and operating normally. None Settin...
Page 24 - Disk Status Messages
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC – 21 Disk Status Messages WD RAID Manager reports the following messages depending on the current status of your Disk A and B. Displayed Status Text Description User Action Good The slot configuration contains valid data. Consult the arra...
Page 25 - WD RAID Manager for Windows
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL WD RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS – 22 WD RAID Manager for Windows WD RAID Manager is a tool designed to help you easily manage your RAID system, including changing the RAID configuration and formatting the device. To launchWD RAID Manager, click the WD Drive Manager ...
Page 29 - Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device; . You can also right-click the Safely Remove; Safely Remove Hardware; Unplugging the Device; Unplug the interface cable from the device.
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL TURNING OFF/DISCONNECTING THE DEVICE – 26 Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device Auto-off My Book turns off automatically when you shut down the computer. You also may follow these steps to turn off the device. Safe Shutdown ™ The Power button features Safe Shutdo...
Page 30 - Replacing a Drive
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL REPLACING A DRIVE – 27 Replacing a Drive My Book Studio Edition II is a limited user-serviceable product which allows for servicing of one or both internal hard drives in the enclosure. In the event a fault occurs and you would like to service the device yoursel...
Page 31 - cover plate and set aside.
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL REPLACING A DRIVE – 28 3. Loosen the thumbscrew that secures the drive cover plate. Remove the drive cover plate and set aside. Note: Each drive is designated A or B by a color coded decal. 4. Locate the drive you wish to replace (A or B) . Using the pulltab, ca...
Page 32 - Replace the cover plate and secure it with the thumbscrew.
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL REPLACING A DRIVE – 29 6. Replace the cover plate and secure it with the thumbscrew. Note: Do not overtighten the thumbscrew. 7. Close the cover and firmly push down until it locks into place. 8. Reconnect only the power cable to the device. Do not connect compu...
Page 33 - Troubleshooting; and search our knowledge base for more help.
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING – 30 Troubleshooting If you have problems when installing or using this product, visit our support Web site at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more help. How to Answer ID install My Book Studio Edition II on a Windows or Macin...
Page 34 - Appendix; Regulatory Compliance
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL APPENDIX – 31 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 FCCRules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection agai...
Page 35 - Warranty Information; Obtaining Service; Limited Warranty
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL APPENDIX – 32 Warranty Information Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service. If this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product or visit our ...
Page 36 - Index
MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL INDEX – 33 Index A Auto-off 25 C Capacity gauge 4CE compliance 30Compatibility, system 2Compliance, regulatory 30Configuring RAID 16, 21Connecting the device 7, 9 D Device connecting 7, 9disconnecting 25turning off 25 Drive configuration 4format 4replacing 26 Dr...
