Western Digital My Book Premium ES Edition Quick Install Guide User Manual

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EMC Retrospect Express

EMC Retrospect Express is easy-to-use software for backing up and restoring your files. After installation, you
can launch Retrospect Express by double-clicking its icon on the desktop or system tray or toolbar. Easily
navigate through the menus and make your selections as prompted. You can set up multiple scheduled
backups or perform an immediate backup. Information on how to use this software, including backup options
and supported file types, is readily available in the online help which can be accessed from any screen.
My Book Premium ES Edition includes EMC Retrospect Express HD 2.0 backup software for Windows and
EMC Retrospect Express backup and system recovery software for Mac.

Turning Off the Drive

USB Mode

The external drive turns off when you shut down the computer. You may also follow these steps to turn off the
drive.

Using Safe Shutdown
1. Press the Power/Safe Shutdown button once. You may hear the drive power down before the power light

turns off.

2. The drive is now shut down properly, and you may safely disconnect the drive.

Using Auto-off (Windows)
1. Right-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon

in your system tray and select Safely Remove

Hardware. You may hear the drive power down before the power light turns off.

2. The drive is now shut down properly, and you may safely disconnect the drive.

eSATA Mode

After shutting down the computer, press the power button to turn the drive off.

Note: Safe Shutdown and AutoPower are not available in eSATA mode.

Important: Shut down the computer before turning off the drive or disconnecting the eSATA cable.
Pressing the power button to turn off the drive when connected via eSATA may cause data corruption.

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