MY BOOK MIRROR EDITION
USER MANUAL
TURNING OFF/DISCONNECTING THE DEVICE – 21
Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device

Auto-off

The device turns off automatically when you shut down the computer. You also may
follow these steps to turn off the device.
Note: My Book Mirror Edition supports a maximum capacity of 2TB (1TB per drive
assembly) in a RAID 0 system or 1TB in a RAID 1 system.

Safe Shutdown™

The Power button features Safe Shutdown, which prevents the inadvertent powering
down of the device until all data is written to the device or system. To engage Safe
Shutdown, press the Power button once. You may hear the device power down
before the Power LED turns off. The device is now shut down properly and may be
safely disconnected.
Safe Shutdown is enabled only through installation of its driver, which must be
installed on each system to which the device is connected.

Safe Removal

Windows
Right-click on the WD Drive Manager icon in your system tray and point to
My Book... > Safely Remove. You can also right-click the Safely Remove
Hardware icon in your system tray and select Safely Remove Hardware. You
may hear the device power down before the Power LED turns off. The device is now
shut down properly, and you may disconnect it safely.
Mac
Drag the My Book icon to the Trash icon for proper dismount. You may hear the
device power down as the Power LED flashes. When the Power LED is steady, you
may press the Power button once or disconnect the device’s power cord to turn it off
safely.

Unplugging the Device

You may perform normal system shutdown at any time and remove the product
thereafter. If the computer is still on, first follow the instructions under Safe Shutdown
or Safe Removal above.
1. Unplug the interface cable from the device.
2. Unplug the other end of the interface cable from the computer port.
3. Unplug the AC adapter from the power receptacle.
4. Unplug the the DC power connector from the power supply socket on the back of
the device.
Important: To ensure warranty coverage during the 3-year limited warranty period
on this product, use only WD RMA-certified WD Caviar® GP hard drive assemblies
for replacement into the My Book Mirror Edition enclosure.
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