Western Digital WDBHDK5000ABK User Manual - Page 17

MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL 8. The first time you configure to a new volume, a message asks if you want to use the device drives to back up with Time Machine: New Mirror Volume New Stripe Volume New Individual Drives Volumes Note: The Encrypt Backup Disk check box does not appear on computers using the Snow Leopard operating system. If you selected the Stripe or Mirror option at step 4 on page page 12, DO NOT select this check box on Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks systems. Your My Passport Pro device leverages the operating system to enable RAID configurations. The RAID modes of your My Passport Pro device are software configured, and the backup disk encryption feature is not compatible with software-configured RAID devices. If you want to use the Time Machine backup software, then for: - A RAID volume, click Use as Backup Disk and skip to step 10 on page 15. - An individual drive volume, proceed to step 9. If you do not want to use the Time Machine backup software, click: - Don't Use on Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks - Cancel on Snow Leopard Skip to step 11 on page 15. 9. To use an individual drive as a backup disk with Time Machine (in HFS+J only): a. Select the volume that you want to use: My Passport Pro - A My Passport Pro - B MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 14