User manual WESTERN DIGITAL MY BOOK PRO EDITION II

[. . . ] External Desktop My Book Pro Edition II TM TM User Manual Table of Contents 1 Getting Started . . 22 TABLE OF CONTENTS ­ ii MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 1 Getting Started Thank you for purchasing My BookTM Pro EditionTM 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 step-by-step installation instructions and other important information regarding your WD product. For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www. westerndigital. com. Kit Contents · · · · · · · Triple interface dual-drive storage system with RAID FireWire 800 cable FireWire 400 cable USB 2. 0 certified cable AC adapter with power cord Software CD Quick Install Guide My Book Pro Edition II ® Quick Install Guide AC Power Adapter Software CD USB Cable FireWire 400 Cable FireWire 800 Cable System Requirements Macintosh ® Windows ® · · An available FireWire or USB port Mac OS X 10. 3 or later ® · · An available USB or FireWire port Windows 2000/XP Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user's hardware configuration and operating system. [. . . ] The data on the master will be accessed and mirrored to the secondary drive during the rebuilding process. The driver for My Book interface device may not be installed properly. Turn off the device, re-install My Book RAID Manager and/or drivers from the software CD and turn the device back on. Your system should detect My Book and prompt you to install the driver. Allow your system to automatically locate the driver and complete the installation. Rebuilding Bad Setting Mismatched Not Configured Unknown MY BOOK RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS ­ 14 MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 6 Using EMC Retrospect Express EMC Retrospect Express is a simple, yet powerful, feature-rich backup and system recovery software, which provides the tools you need to back up and restore a single file or your entire system in a few simple steps. Protect documents, photos, music, e-mail, contacts, business records, games, applications, operating systems, device drivers--everything. Store backups and use government-certified AES 128/256-bit data encryption to prevent unauthorized access. Quick and accurate, Retrospect backs up only new or changed data, without timeconsuming weekly full backups or complex procedures. If you accidentally delete files or lose data because of a computer problem, simply choose a previous point in time, select the files you need, and let Retrospect do the rest. Retrospect's smart utility won't return unwanted files and folders--just the exact data you need. Retrospect protects more than just user data. Retrospect restores the operating system, applications, application settings, data, and user preferences. Retrospect saves you countless hours reconfiguring the computer and reinstalling software, including hard-to-locate internet downloads. USING EMC RETROSPECT EXPRESS ­ 15 MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Whether you need to recover a file or folder, take a computer back to a previous point in time, or restore a computer that has failed completely, Retrospect has you covered. To install Retrospect Express, run the software CD, click Install EMC Retrospect Express, and follow the instructions as prompted. Launch Retrospect Express by double-clicking its icon on the desktop or system dock. Note: This version of EMC Retrospect Express does not support server applications or server operating systems. For more information visit www. emc. com. USING EMC RETROSPECT EXPRESS ­ 16 MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 7 Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device Auto-off My Book turns off automatically when you shut down the computer. Important: To prevent data loss, close all active windows, files, and applications before shutting down the device, which will otherwise prevent successful safe shutdown. Safe ShutdownTM The Power button features Safe Shutdown, which prevents the inadvertent powering down of My Book until all data is written to the device or system. Safe Shutdown is enabled only through installation of its driver, which must be installed on each system to which My Book is connected. Safe Removal Mac Drag the My Book icon to the Trash icon for proper dismount. When the Power LED is steady, you may press the Power button once or disconnect My Book's power cord to turn it off safely. Windows Right-click on the WD Button Manager icon in your system tray and point to My Book. . . You can also right-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in your system tray and select Safely Remove Hardware. My Book is now shut down properly, and you may disconnect the device safely. TURNING OFF/DISCONNECTING THE DEVICE ­ 17 MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 8 Replacing a Drive My Book Premium 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 yourself, visit WD Technical Support at support. wdc. com and search the knowledge base article 1464 for detailed instructions on obtaining a replacement drive. [. . . ] If it is determined that the Product may be defective, you will be APPENDIX ­ 23 MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL given an RMA number and instructions for Product return. An unauthorized return (i. e. , one for which an RMA number has not been issued) will be returned to you at your expense. Authorized returns must be shipped in an approved shipping container, prepaid and insured, to the address provided on your return paperwork. Your original box and packaging materials should be kept for storing or shipping your WD product. [. . . ]