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Mapping A USB Drive (Windows Only), Creating a Shortcut to the USB Drive (Windows only)

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MY BOOK LIVE DUO USER MANUAL Mapping A USB Drive (Windows Only) 1. Right- or left-click the WD Quick View icon in the system tray to display a menu. 2. Move the pointer over or click to select your USB drive and display a submenu: 3. Select Map [USB name] on the WD Quick View submenu. The Map Network Drive screen displays: 4. Select the desired letter from the Drive drop-down list. 5. Click the Finish button. Note: When Windows attempts to reconnect a Mapped Network Drive after a restart, the "Unable to reconnect mapped network drives" error may appear. This can occur if the username and password of the My Book Live Duo drive do not match the current Window's username and password information. During the automatic reconnection process, Windows may attempt to send the current Windows username and password instead of the My Book Live Duo username and password specified during setup. Attempting to open the mapped network drive prompts a new login window. Enter the My Book Live Duo username and password to reconnect the share, allowing it to be accessible again (until the next reboot). For more information on this problem, see Knowledge Base Answer 6745. Creating a Shortcut to the USB Drive (Windows only) Select Create Shortcut on the WD Quick View submenu for your USB Drive. An icon representing the USB drive displays on the desktop. CONNECTING A USB HARD DRIVE - 128

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MY BOOK LIVE DUO
USER MANUAL
CONNECTING A USB HARD DRIVE – 128
Mapping A USB Drive (Windows Only)
1. Right- or left-click the WD Quick View icon
in the system tray to display a menu.
2.
Move the pointer over or click to select your USB drive and display a submenu:
3.
Select
Map [USB name]
on the WD Quick View submenu. The Map Network Drive
screen displays:
4.
Select the desired letter from the Drive drop-down list.
5.
Click the
Finish
button.
Note:
When Windows attempts to reconnect a Mapped Network Drive after a
restart, the “Unable to reconnect mapped network drives” error may appear.
This can occur if the username and password of the My Book Live Duo drive
do not match the current Window's username and password information.
During the automatic reconnection process, Windows may attempt to send
the current Windows username and password instead of the
My Book Live Duo username and password specified during setup.
Attempting to open the mapped network drive prompts a new login window.
Enter the My Book Live Duo username and password to reconnect the
share, allowing it to be accessible again (until the next reboot). For more
information on this problem, see Knowledge Base Answer 6745.
Creating a Shortcut to the USB Drive (Windows only)
Select
Create Shortcut
on the WD Quick View submenu for your USB Drive. An icon
representing the USB drive displays on the desktop.