Installing the drive, Macintosh – Western Digital My Book Premium ES Edition Quick Install Guide User Manual

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Installing the Drive

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Windows

1. Turn on your computer.
2. Connect the drive’s power cord and USB cable

(or optional eSATA cable) as shown.
Note: Some SATA controllers require a system
reboot to recognize the drive in eSATA mode.

3. Drive utilities are installed automatically. If a

security alert is displayed during this installation,
click Accept or Continue.

4. When finished, a menu displays a list of choices

including EMC

®

Retrospect

®

Express HD and

Google

software. To install the software, simply

double-click your choice on the menu; otherwise,
click Quit to begin using the drive.

Macintosh

1. Turn on your computer.
2. Connect the drive’s power cord and USB cable

(or optional eSATA cable) as shown.
Note: Some SATA controllers require a system
reboot to recognize the drive in eSATA mode.

3. The drive mounts to the desktop. Double-click the

My Book drive icon.

4. Double-click the Mac folder, then double-click the

WD Button Manager Software disk image that
contains the installer.

5. Double-click the WD Button Manager package

inside the Mac disk image to install the button
manager and EMC Retrospect Express software.

eSATA Cable

Power Port

Power/Safe Shutdown

Button

USB Cable

Power Cord

Kensington

®

Security Slot†

Capacity Gauge (inner LED ring)

Power and Drive Activity
indicator (outer LED ring)

USB Mode

eSATA Mode

Power and Drive Activity (both rings)

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