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Table of Contents 1 Getting Started Kit Contents 1 System Requirements 1 Updating Your Operating System 2 Recording Your WD Product Information 2 Registering Your WD Product 3 Handling Precautions 3 2 Setting Up Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP 4 Macintosh 6 3 Connecting the Drive Installing the Stands for Vertical Placement 8 Removing the Stands 8 Installing the Feet for Horizontal Placement 8 Removing the Feet 8 Connecting the Cables 9 Powering Up the Drive 9 Formatting the Drive 10 WD Button Manager 10 4 Using the Backup Software Manual Backup (Backup on Demand 11 Changing Your Manual Backup Settings 13 Automatic Backup 14 Changing Your Automatic Backup Settings 17 Restoring Files From a Backup 17 Additional Features of Retrospect Express 17 TABLE OF CONTENTS - i

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TABLE OF CONTENTS – i
Table of Contents
1
Getting Started
Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Updating Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Recording Your WD Product Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Registering Your WD Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Handling Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2
Setting Up
Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3
Connecting the Drive
Installing the Stands for Vertical Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Removing the Stands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing the Feet for Horizontal Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Removing the Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting the Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Powering Up the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Formatting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
WD Button Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4
Using the Backup Software
Manual Backup (Backup on Demand). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Changing Your Manual Backup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Automatic Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Changing Your Automatic Backup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Restoring Files From a Backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Additional Features of Retrospect Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17