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MY BOOK USER MANUAL Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD Quick View icon in the Windows taskbar flashes to indicate the status of supported WD devices: IF the WD Quick View icon flashes . . . Green and white Red and white THEN the device might be . . . Locked or in a format that the WD software does not understand (non-Windows format in a Windows environment). Overheated. Power down the device and let it cool for 60 minutes. Power it back up, and if the problem persists, contact WD Support. Safely Disconnecting the Drive CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before shutting down or disconnecting the drive. You can safely disconnect the drive by either:  Clicking the WD Quick View icon in the Windows taskbar and selecting the Safely remove My Book... option:  Right-clicking the drive icon on the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities screen and selecting the Eject Disk option: Wait for the power/activity LED to stop flashing before disconnecting the drive from the computer. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE - 30

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MY BOOK
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE
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Monitoring Icon Alerts
The WD
Quick View icon in the Windows taskbar flashes to indicate the status of
supported WD devices:
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
You can safely disconnect the drive by either:
Clicking the WD
Quick View icon in the Windows taskbar and selecting the
Safely
remove My Book...
option:
Right-clicking the drive icon on the WD
Security or WD
Drive Utilities screen and
selecting the
Eject Disk
option:
Wait for the power/activity LED to stop flashing before disconnecting the drive from the
computer.
IF the WD
Quick View icon flashes . . .
THEN the device might be . . .
Green and white
Locked or in a format that the WD software
does not understand (non-Windows format in
a Windows environment).
Red and white
Overheated.
Power down the device and let it cool for 60
minutes. Power it back up, and if the problem
persists, contact WD Support.
CAUTION!
To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down or disconnecting the drive.