Western Digital My Book Elite User Manual - Manual (Page 57)

MY BOOK ELITE
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 52
Installing the WD SmartWare Software
To install the WD SmartWare software:
1. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD icon and then double-click the
WD SmartWare icon on the screen that displays:
Note: Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard only: A message asks whether you
want to use the My Book drive to back up with Time Machine:
WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple's Time Machine
software. When using Time Machine, you can still use the WD SmartWare
software for password protecting the drive, registering the drive, and
running drive diagnostics.
a. If you do not want to use the Time Machine backup software, click
Cancel.
b. If you do want to use the Time Machine backup software, click Use as
Backup Disk. The My Book icon now displays as: