Western Digital My Book Home Edition - Manual (Page 8)

MY BOOK HOME EDITION
USER MANUAL
TURNING OFF/DISCONNECTING THE DEVICE – 7
Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device
SmartPower™
In USB or FireWire mode, My Book automatically powers off and on with the
computer. SmartPower is not available in eSATA mode.
You may also follow these steps to safely turn off the drive without powering down
the computer:
Windows
USB or FireWire Mode
Using Safe Shutdown
1. Press the Power/Safe Shutdown button once. You may hear the drive power
down before the power light turns off.
2. The drive is now shut down properly, and you may safely disconnect the drive.
Using Auto-off (Windows)
1. Right-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in your system tray and select
Safely Remove Hardware. You may hear the drive power down before the
power LED turns off.
2. The drive is now shut down properly, and you may safely disconnect the drive.
eSATA Mode
1. Verify that all files are saved and applications closed.
2. Shut down the computer
3. Turn off the drive by pressing the power button located on the back panel.
Note: Safe Shutdown and SmartPower are not available in eSATA mode.
Macintosh
Drag the My Book icon to the Trash icon for proper dismount. You may hear the drive
power down as the Power LED flashes. When the Power LED is steady, you may
press the Power button once or disconnect the drive’s power cord to turn off the
drive safely.
Important: To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down the drive.
Important: Shut down the computer before turning off the drive or disconnecting
the eSATA cable. Pressing the power button to turn off the drive when connected
via eSATA may cause data corruption.
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