Page 2 - WD Service and Support; Accessing Online Support
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 email support service at http://support.wdc.com . If the answer is not available or if...
Page 3 - Table of Contents
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS – iii Table of Contents WD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Accessing Online Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 5 - About Your WD Storage Device; Features; Extreme speed, high capacity storage
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE – 1 About Your WD Storage Device Welcome to your My Book ® VelociRaptor™ Duo dual-drive storage device, uniting the extreme speed of two 10,000 RPM WD VelociRaptor ® drives with revolutionary Thunderbolt™ technology to set new standar...
Page 6 - Super-fast external boot capability; software; Kit Contents
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE – 2 Super-fast external boot capability —For information about using your My Book VelociRaptor Duo as an external boot device using Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later operating system, see the Apple Support article at http://support.apple.com/k...
Page 7 - Optional Accessories; Apple; Disk Drive Formats
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE – 3 Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit: Operating System Compatibility Your My Book VelociRaptor Duo dual-drive storage device and WD Drive Utilities software are compatible with the...
Page 8 - Physical Description; • A power/activity LED indicator on the front; LED Appearance; Caution/Warning Indications
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE – 4 Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Book VelociRaptor Duo dual-drive storage device has: • A power/activity LED indicator on the front • The power connector, Thunderbolt ports, and a security slot on the back Power/A...
Page 9 - Thunderbolt Ports; Performance; —Thunderbolt technology delivers unprecedented data transfer; Simplicity; VelociRaptor Duo; Registering Your Device; • Do not drop or jolt the device.
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE – 5 Thunderbolt Ports As shown in Figure 2 on page 4, the My Book VelociRaptor Duo dual-drive storage device has two dual-channel Thunderbolt ports that provide a fast, flexible interface for: • Performance —Thunderbolt technology del...
Page 10 - Connecting the Device and Getting Started; This chapter provides instructions for:; Connecting the Device; Turn on your computer.
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED – 6 Connecting the Device and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for: Connecting the DeviceInstalling the WD Drive Utilities Software Connecting the Device 1. Depending on your region, if required, change ...
Page 11 - The device automatically powers up and mounts to your computer.; External disks; Encrypt Backup Disk
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED – 7 4. Use the Thunderbolt cable to connect either port on the device to your computer: 5. Use the other port on the device to connect additional Thunderbolt peripherals. Note: Thunderbolt technology supports a total of s...
Page 12 - Don’t Use on Lion; Cancel on Snow Leopard; If you do want to use the Time Machine backup software, click; Use as Backup; Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software; Double-click either the My Book
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED – 8 RAID configurations. The Stripe and Mirror RAID modes of your My Book VelociRaptor Duo device are software configured, and the backup disk encryption feature is not compatible with software-configured RAID devices. If...
Page 13 - the screen that displays:; Accept; to continue and display the; “Managing and Customizing the Device” on
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED – 9 2. Drag the icon for the WD Drive Utilities software to the alias Applications folder on the screen that displays: 3. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application. 4. Read the lice...
Page 14 - Managing and Customizing; This chapter includes the following topics:; Checking Device Health; Diagnostics
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DEVICE – 10 Managing and Customizing the Device This chapter includes the following topics: Checking Device HealthManaging the RAID ConfigurationErasing the Device DrivesRegistering the DeviceRestoring the WD Software and Disk ImageSa...
Page 16 - Managing the RAID Configuration; Checking the Device Status; Go
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DEVICE – 12 Managing the RAID Configuration The initial/default configuration of your My Book VelociRaptor Duo device is as a striped RAID 0 disk array for high-speed/maximum-storage performance. You can reconfigure the device as eith...
Page 17 - Changing the Device Configuration
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DEVICE – 13 Changing the Device Configuration CAUTION! Changing the device configuration reformats both drives, which erases all of the data on them. If you have been using the device in one mode and then want to switch to a different...
Page 19 - If you do not want to use the Time Machine backup software, click:; If you do want to use the Time Machine backup software, then for:; My Book VelociRaptor Duo - A
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DEVICE – 15 8. The first time you configure to a new volume, a message asks if you want to use the device drives to back up with Time Machine: Note: Currently the Encrypt Backup Disk check box only appears on computers using the Lion ...
Page 20 - and skip to step 10; If you do not want to create a password to encrypt your backup files,; Erasing the Device Drives
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DEVICE – 16 b. Depending on your computer’s operating system: • Using Snow Leopard, click Use as Backup Disk and skip to step 10 . • Using Lion or Mountain Lion : - If you want to create a password to secure your backup files, select ...
Page 22 - Registering the Device
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DEVICE – 18 Important: If you want to save any of the data that is on the device drives, back it up to another device before continuing with the drive erase. f. Click Erase Drive to begin the erase operation. 5. When prompted, type yo...
Page 23 - Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DEVICE – 19 4. Click Registration to display the Registration dialog: 5. On the Registration dialog: a. Type your first name in the First name box. b. Type your last name in the Last name box. c. Type your email address in the E-mail ...
Page 24 - Safely Dismounting the Device Drives; Eject “My Book VelociRaptor Duo”; You might hear the drives power down.; shutting down or disconnecting the device drives.
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DEVICE – 20 Safely Dismounting the Device Drives Use the My Book VelociRaptor Duo Finder listing or desktop icon to safely dismount the device drives: 1. Right- or control-click the My Book VelociRaptor Duo Finder listing or desktop i...
Page 25 - Replacing a Drive; Determining Which Drive Failed; For a striped RAID 0 configuration:
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL REPLACING A DRIVE – 21 Replacing a Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Determining Which Drive FailedContacting WD Technical SupportRemoving and Replacing the Drive Determining Which Drive Failed Whether the application is running or not, the WD Dri...
Page 26 - Contacting WD Technical Support
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL REPLACING A DRIVE – 22 Contacting WD Technical Support After you have determined which drive has failed, go to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 8644 for information about obtaining a replacement drive. When contacting Technical Support, hav...
Page 28 - Replace the drive cover plate and secure it with the thumbscrew:
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL REPLACING A DRIVE – 24 9. Gently slide the replacement drive assembly into the enclosure until it is fully inserted: 10. Replace the drive cover plate and secure it with the thumbscrew: Note: Do not overtighten the thumbscrew. 1 2 3
Page 29 - If the WD Drive Utilities software is not already running, click; to display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 3 on page 9).; RAID Management
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL REPLACING A DRIVE – 25 11. Close the top cover and firmly push down on the top cover button until it snaps into place: 12. If the WD Drive Utilities software is not already running, click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display the WD Drive Utilit...
Page 30 - Configuration; Status
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL REPLACING A DRIVE – 26 A striped RAID 0 disk array (continued) c. Click Configuration to display the volume dialog for reconfiguring the RAID array. d. Use the device configuration procedure in “Changing the Device Configuration,” starting at step 5 on page 14 to...
Page 31 - Go to; Drive Erase
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL REPLACING A DRIVE – 27 16. Go to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID : • 7 for information about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image • 8644 for information about returning the defective drive. Important: Do not disassemble...
Page 32 - Compliance and Warranty Information; This appendix includes the following topics:; Regulatory Compliance; FCC Class B Information; Cet appareil de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.; Safety Compliance
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 28 Compliance and Warranty Information This appendix includes the following topics: Regulatory ComplianceEnvironmental Compliance (China)Warranty Information (All Regions Except Australia/New Zealand)Warranty Information (Aus...
Page 33 - Obtaining Service; for information on how to obtain service or a Return Material
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 29 GS Mark (Germany only) Machine noise - regulation 3. GPSGV: Unless declared otherwise, the highest level of sound pressure from this product is 70db(A) or less, per EN ISO 7779. Maschinenlärminformations-Verordnung 3. GPSG...
Page 34 - Limited Warranty; ), accident or mishandling while in the possession
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 30 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...
Page 35 - Warranty
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 31 Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service. Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this Product. Most techn...
Page 36 - or obtained on CD for a nominal
MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 32 product is on the list of limited user-serviceable products and the specific alteration is within the scope of the applicable instructions, as found at http://support.wdc.com ), accident or mishandling while in the possess...
Page 37 - Index
INDEX – 33 MY BOOK VELOCIRAPTOR DUO USER MANUAL Index A Accessories, optional 3 B Box contents 2 C CAUTION about disconnecting the system 20 about erasing the drives 16 China RoHS compliance 29 Compliance, regulatory 28 Configurations, RAID 1 Connecting the device 6 D Device compatibility 3 connecti...
Page 38 - Western Digital
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