Western Digital My Book Essential User Manual - Manual (Page 12)

MY BOOK ESSENTIAL
USER MANUAL
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 7
Note: If you have reformatted the drive for use on a Mac computer, skip the rest
of this procedure and see “Connecting the Drive and Getting Started” on
page 44 instead.
4. Verify that the new My Book drive appears under My Computer in Windows Explorer.
5. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it.
The WD SmartWare software that is on the drive installs the proper driver for your
My Book drive.
6. Several different screens might also appear, depending on your computer’s
operating system:
7. For Windows XP, one or two screens might appear, depending on whether the
AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled:
a. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled, the Welcome to
WD SmartWare screen displays (see Figure 5).
b. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, click to open the My Book
drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare application
file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 5).
IF your operating system is . . . THEN . . .
Windows XP Proceed to step 7.
Windows Vista or Windows 7 Skip to step 9 on page 8.
IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . on your computer, THEN . . .
Enabled Proceed to step a.
Disabled Skip to step b.
Figure 5. Welcome to WD SmartWare Screen
Note: If a Flash Player is installed
on your computer, the screen
is animated.