MY BOOK
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 3
Optional Accessories
For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit:
Operating System Compatibility
Your My Book drive and the WD Drive Utilities and WD Security software are compatible
with the following operating systems:
The WD SmartWare Pro software is compatible with the following operating systems:
Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system.
For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service
pack (SP). For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update.
For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update.
Disk Drive Format
Your My Book drive is formatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all
updated Windows operating systems. If you want to use the drive with a Mac computer,
see “Reformatting the Drive” on page 65 and “Troubleshooting” on page 66.
Physical Description
As shown in Figure 2 on page 4, the My Book drive has:
• A power/activity LED indicator on the front
• The power connector, interface port, and a security slot on the back
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contacts, visit http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1048.
Windows Mac OS X
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista®
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• Leopard
• Snow Leopard
• Lion
• Mountain Lion
Windows
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
• Windows 8