Western Digital My Book Studio/Studio LX User Manual - Manual (Page 54)

MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 49
Using the Drive with Windows
The My Book drive is preformatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac
OS X operating systems. You can reformat it to NTFS for compatibility with Windows
operating systems. (You can also reformat a Windows drive to HFS+J.)
This chapter includes the following topics:
Reformatting the Drive
Installing the Drive on Windows Computers
Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software on Windows
Using the WD SmartWare Icon
Opening the WD SmartWare Software
Checking Drive Status and Temperature
Monitoring Icon Alerts
Disconnecting the Drive Safely
Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software
Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software
Reformatting the Drive
Go to support.wdc.com and refer to the appropriate Knowledge Base Answer ID for
information about reformatting a Mac drive:
• 3645 for Windows XP
• 3647 for Windows Vista
• 3322 for Windows 7
See “Troubleshooting” on page 61 for more information about reformatting a drive.
Use the procedures in the following sections after reformatting your drive for use with a
Windows computer.
Installing the Drive on Windows Computers
This section describes installing the drive for the first time. Depending on your
computer’s operating system, see:
• “Installing on Windows XP Computers” on page 50
• “Installing on Windows Vista or Windows 7 Computers” on page 52
CAUTION! Reformatting the drive erases all its contents. If you have already
saved files on the drive, be sure to back them up before reformatting it.
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