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5 Disconnecting the Drive CAUTION: To prevent data loss, be sure to close all active applications before shutting down the drive. Using Safe Shutdown™ 1. Press the Power/Safe Shutdown button once (Figure 5). You may hear the drive power down, and the power light turns off. 2. The drive is now shut down properly, and you may safely disconnect the drive. Using Manual Shutdown Note: If you used Safe Shutdown as described above, you need not follow the steps below; however, you may use these steps as an alternative method for disconnecting the drive. Windows 1. Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in your system tray (typically located on the bottom right corner of your desktop). 2. Select USB Mass Storage Device from the list and click Stop (Figure 6). Click OK to confirm your selection of the drive to be disconnected. 3. Click Close and press the Power button once. Now you may safely disconnect the USB cable from your computer and the power cord from the electrical outlet. SAFELY REMOVE HARDWARE ICON Macintosh 1. Find the Removable Disk icon associated with the drive you want to disconnect and drag it to the Trash icon on your desktop. 2. After the disk icon disappears from the desktop, you may safely disconnect the USB cable from your computer and the power cord from the electrical outlet. Figure 6 Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: „ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. „ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. „ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. „ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. „ Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. The following booklet, prepared by the Federal Communications Commission, may be helpful: How to Identify and Resolve Radio/TV Interference Problems. This booklet is Stock No. 004-000-00345-4 available from the US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. CSA Notice Le prent appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe B préscrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada. This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise for digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Approved for US and Canada. CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1, UL 60950-1. Information Technology Equipment - Safety - Part 1: General Requirements (File E101559). CE Compliance For Europe Verified to comply with EN55022 for RF Emissions and EN50082-1 for Generic Immunity, as applicable. Warranty Information This product contains no user-serviceable parts. Refer servicing only to WD authorized personnel or a WD-approved service center. Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service. If this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support Web site at support.wdc.com for information on how to obtain service or a Return Material Authorization (RMA). If it is determined that the Product may be defective, you will be given an RMA number and instructions for Product return. An unauthorized return (i.e., one for which an RMA number has not been issued) will be returned to you at your expense. Authorized returns must be shipped in an approved shipping container, prepaid and insured, to the address provided on your return paperwork. Your original box and packaging materials should be kept for storing or shipping your WD product. To conclusively establish the period of warranty, check the warranty expiration (serial number required) via support.wdc.com. WD shall have no liability for lost data regardless of the cause, recovery of lost data, or data contained in any Product placed in its possession. Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product, in the course of its normal use, will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year and will conform to WD's specification therefor. This limited warranty period shall commence on the purchase date appearing on your purchase receipt. WD shall have no liability for any Product returned if WD determines that the Product was stolen from WD or that the asserted defect a) is not present, b) cannot reasonably be rectified because of damage occurring before WD receives the Product, or c) is attributable to misuse, improper installation, alteration (including removing or obliterating labels and opening or removing external covers, unless authorized to do so by WD or an authorized service center), accident or mishandling while in the possession of someone other than WD. Subject to the limitations specified above, your sole and exclusive warranty shall be, during the period of warranty specified above and at WD's option, the repair or replacement of the Product. The foregoing warranty of WD shall extend to repaired or replaced Products for the balance of the applicable period of the original warranty or ninety (90) days from the date of shipment of a repaired or replaced Product, whichever is longer. The foregoing limited warranty is WD's sole warranty and is applicable only to products sold as new. The remedies provided herein are in lieu of a) any and all other remedies and warranties, whether expressed, implied or statutory, including but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, and b) any and all obligations and liabilities of WD for damages including, but not limited to accidental, consequential, or special damages, or any financial loss, lost profits or expenses, or lost data arising out of or in connection with the purchase, use, or performance of the Product, even if WD has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In the United States, some states do not allow exclusion or limitations of incidental or consequential damages, so the limitations above may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. Technical Support Services If you need additional information or help during installation or normal use of this product, visit our product support Web site at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base. support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com 800.ASK.4WDC 949.672.7199 +800.6008.6008 +31.20.4467651 North America Spanish Asia Pacific EMEA Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California 92630 U.S.A. Western Digital is a registered trademark; and WD, the WD logo, WD Dual-option, and Safe Shutdown are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Retrospect and the Dantz logo are registered trademarks of Dantz Development Corporation. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. © 2005 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2079-001049-A02 04/05 - 4 -

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Disconnecting the Drive
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, be sure to close all active applications before shutting down the drive.
Using Safe Shutdown
1.
Press the Power/Safe Shutdown button once (Figure 5). You may hear the drive power down, and the power light turns off.
2.
The drive is now shut down properly, and you may safely disconnect the drive.
Using Manual Shutdown
Note:
If you used Safe Shutdown as described above, you need not follow the steps below; however,
you may use these steps as an alternative method for disconnecting the drive.
Windows
1.
Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware
icon in your system tray (typically located on the bottom
right corner of your desktop).
2.
Select
USB Mass Storage Device
from the list and click
Stop
(Figure 6). Click
OK
to confirm your
selection of the drive to be disconnected.
3.
Click
Close
and press the Power button once. Now you may safely disconnect the USB cable from
your computer and the power cord from the electrical outlet.
Macintosh
1.
Find the Removable Disk icon associated with the drive you want to disconnect and drag it to the
Trash icon on your desktop.
2.
After the disk icon disappears from the desktop, you may safely disconnect the USB cable from your
computer and the power cord from the electrical outlet.
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Figure 6
SAFELY REMOVE HARDWARE ICON
Regulatory Compliance
FCC Class B Information
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
The following booklet, prepared by the Federal Communications Commission, may be helpful:
How to
Identify and Resolve Radio/TV Interference Problems
. This booklet is Stock No. 004-000-00345-4 available
from the US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
CSA Notice
Le prent appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux
appareils numériques de la classe B préscrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par
le ministère des Communications du Canada.
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise for digital apparatus set out in the
Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Approved for US and Canada. CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1, UL 60950-1. Information Technology
Equipment - Safety - Part 1: General Requirements (File E101559).
CE Compliance For Europe
Verified to comply with EN55022 for RF Emissions and EN50082-1 for Generic Immunity, as applicable.
Warranty Information
This product contains no user-serviceable parts. Refer servicing only to WD authorized personnel or a
WD-approved service center.
Obtaining Service
WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service. If this Product
requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product or visit
our product support Web site at
support.wdc.com
for information on how to obtain service or a Return
Material Authorization (RMA). If it is determined that the Product may be defective, you will be given an
RMA number and instructions for Product return. An unauthorized return (i.e., one for which an RMA
number has not been issued) will be returned to you at your expense. Authorized returns must be shipped
in an approved shipping container, prepaid and insured, to the address provided on your return paperwork.
Your original box and packaging materials should be kept for storing or shipping your WD product. To
conclusively establish the period of warranty, check the warranty expiration (serial number required) via
support.wdc.com
. WD shall have no liability for lost data regardless of the cause, recovery of lost data, or
data contained in any Product placed in its possession.
Limited Warranty
WD warrants that the Product, in the course of its normal use, will be free from defects in material and
workmanship for a period of one (1) year and will conform to WD’s specification therefor. This limited
warranty period shall commence on the purchase date appearing on your purchase receipt. WD shall have
no liability for any Product returned if WD determines that the Product was stolen from WD or that the
asserted defect a) is not present, b) cannot reasonably be rectified because of damage occurring before WD
receives the Product, or c) is attributable to misuse, improper installation, alteration (including removing or
obliterating labels and opening or removing external covers, unless authorized to do so by WD or an
authorized service center), accident or mishandling while in the possession of someone other than WD.
Subject to the limitations specified above, your sole and exclusive warranty shall be, during the period of
warranty specified above and at WD’s option, the repair or replacement of the Product. The foregoing
warranty of WD shall extend to repaired or replaced Products for the balance of the applicable period of the
original warranty or ninety (90) days from the date of shipment of a repaired or replaced Product,
whichever is longer.
The foregoing limited warranty is WD’s sole warranty and is applicable only to products sold as new. The
remedies provided herein are in lieu of a) any and all other remedies and warranties, whether expressed,
implied or statutory, including but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose, and b) any and all obligations and liabilities of WD for damages including, but not
limited to accidental, consequential, or special damages, or any financial loss, lost profits or expenses, or lost
data arising out of or in connection with the purchase, use, or performance of the Product, even if WD has
been advised of the possibility of such damages. In the United States, some states do not allow exclusion or
limitations of incidental or consequential damages, so the limitations above may not apply to you. This
warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
Technical Support Services
If you need additional information or help during installation or normal use of
this product, visit our product support Web site at
support.wdc.com
and search
our knowledge base.
support.wdc.com
www.westerndigital.com
800.ASK.4WDC
North America
949.672.7199
Spanish
+800.6008.6008
Asia Pacific
+31.20.4467651
EMEA
Western Digital
20511 Lake Forest Drive
Lake Forest, California 92630 U.S.A.
Western Digital is a registered trademark; and WD, the WD logo, WD Dual-option, and Safe Shutdown are
trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Retrospect and the Dantz logo are registered trademarks
of Dantz Development Corporation. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies.
© 2005 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
2079-001049-A02
04/05