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Operating System Compatibility, Disk Drive Format, Physical Description, Indicators

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MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Book for Mac drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with the following operating systems: Mac® OS X® • Tiger® • Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Windows® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 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 Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. Disk Drive Format Your My Book for Mac drive is preformatted as a single HFS+J partition for Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to use this drive with a Windows system, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 50 and "Troubleshooting" on page 64. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 on page 4, the My Book for Mac drive has: • Indicators on the front • The power connector and button, interface port, and a security slot on the back Indicators The My Book for Mac drive has three indicators: • Illuminated capacity gauge • Power/activity LED • Lock indicator LED Lock Indicator LED Illuminated Capacity Gauge Power/Activity LED Figure 2. Front of the My Book for Mac Drive ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3

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MY BOOK FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE
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Operating System Compatibility
Your My Book for Mac drive and the WD SmartWare software are 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 Mac computers, go to the
Apple
menu and select
Software Update
. For
Windows computers, go to the
Start
menu and select
Windows Update
.
Disk Drive Format
Your My Book for Mac drive is preformatted as a single HFS+J partition for Mac OS X
operating systems. If you want to use this drive with a Windows system, see
“Reformatting the Drive” on page 50 and “Troubleshooting” on page 64.
Physical Description
As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 on page 4, the My Book for Mac drive has:
•
Indicators on the front
•
The power connector and button, interface port, and a security slot on the back
Indicators
The My Book for Mac drive has three indicators:
•
Illuminated capacity gauge
•
Power/activity LED
•
Lock indicator LED
Mac
®
OS X
®
Windows
®
•
Tiger
®
•
Leopard
®
•
Snow Leopard
™
•
Windows XP
•
Windows Vista
®
•
Windows 7
Figure 2.
Front of the My Book for Mac Drive
Illuminated Capacity Gauge
Lock Indicator LED
Power/Activity LED