Configuring raid – Western Digital My Book Pro Edition II User Manual User Manual

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MY BOOK PRO EDITION II

USER MANUAL

MY BOOK RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS – 12

Configuring RAID

My Book Pro Edition II is preformatted for HFS+ (Journaled) and is pre-configured for
RAID 0 (Striped) mode for maximum capacity and accelerated performance. This
product also supports RAID 1 (Mirrored) mode for data protection with instantaneous
and automatic data updates.

1. To configure or change the RAID setting, select the device from the menu and

click Next.

2. Select the desired RAID configuration by clicking RAID 0 or RAID 1 (the

following example shows RAID 1). Select Quick NTFS format if you want the
drive formatted automatically following completion of the new RAID setting.

3. Enter the confirmation number provided, then click Yes. When prompted again,

click Yes to confirm.

Important: If you have existing data, make sure to back up all files stored in the
My Book onto another storage device before you proceed.

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