Western Digital WDXU1200BBRNN Quick Install Guide (pdf)

Hardware Installation and Setup for your USB 2.0 External Hard Drive

Getting Started

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System Requirements:

An available USB port, Windows

®

98SE/Me/2000/XP, and a Pentium II processor or

higher. Macintosh

®

users require an available USB port and Mac OS 9.2.2 or later.

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USB Backward Compatibility:

All current computer systems that have existing USB 1.1 ports can be used

with Western Digital’s USB 2.0 external hard drive. A USB 2.0 PCI adapter card or built-in USB 2.0 host is

required for Hi-Speed USB performance.

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Record Serial Number:

Located on the bottom of the external hard drive, the serial number is used for setup

and technical support purposes.

Western Digital USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Kit Contents

Connecting the USB 2.0 External Hard Drive

Windows 98SE users only:

You must install the device drivers on your system prior to connecting the drive.

Skip to section 3b.

1.

Power on your computer.

2.

Plug the power connector into the power supply socket located on the back of the drive.

3.

Connect the power cord (with the AC power supply connected) into an electrical outlet. Verify that the

power LED is lit.

4.

Connect one end of the USB 2.0 cable (included in the kit) into an available USB port on your computer.

5.

Plug the other end of the USB 2.0 cable into the back of the external hard drive.

USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Rear and Front Panel with Installation

Driver Installation

Windows Me/2000/XP Setup

1.

After connecting the drive, Windows will automatically detect the device as a “USB Mass Storage Device”

and install the drivers.

Note:

If the above dialog box appears, simply select the Recommended option for Windows to install the

drivers automatically and click

Next

.

2.

After driver installation is completed, restart your computer.

3.

After restart, the drive will appear in your

My Computer

as “WDC USB2.” Your Western Digital USB 2.0

external hard drive is preformatted as one FAT32 partition and is now ready to use.

Windows 98SE (Second Edition) Setup

IMPORTANT:

You must install the drivers

prior

to connecting the drive to your computer.

1.

Go to Western Digital’s software library Web site at

support.wdc.com/download

, locate the appropriate

model for your product, and download the setup file onto your computer desktop.

2.

Double-click on the setup file icon to begin driver installation.

3.

After the drivers have been installed, restart your computer.

4.

After restart, plug the power connector into the power supply socket located on the back of the drive. Verify

that the power LED is lit.

5.

Connect the USB 2.0 cable into an available USB port on your computer and the other end to the back of

the drive.

6.

Windows will automatically detect the device and a new hard drive icon will appear in the

My Computer

window. Your Western Digital USB 2.0 external hard drive is preformatted as one FAT32 partition and is

now ready to use.

Macintosh Setup

Mac OS v9.2.2 or later

IMPORTANT:

USB 2.0 support is not available on Mac OS v9.2.2. When connected, the drive will

operate at USB 1.1 data transfer rate speeds.

1.

If your drive is larger than 128 GB, you must reinitialize the drive using Apple’s Disk Utility as Macintosh

systems do not have 48-bit addressing support for FAT32 volumes larger than 128 GB. If your drive is less

than 128 GB, this procedure is not necessary, although reinitializing in Mac OS is recommended for the

highest performance and reliability.

a. To reinitialize the drive, from the

Apple

menu, select

Control Panels

>

Extensions Manager

.

b. Disable

File Exchange

from the extensions list by clearing the adjacent check box and click

Restart

.

c. After restart, a message appears asking you to initialize the drive. Enter a name and select

Mac OS

Extended

from the menu and click

Initialize

.

d. Click

Continue

to confirm drive initialization. A hard drive icon with the name you assigned will appear

on the desktop after the formatting process is completed. To re-enable

File Exchange

, select the check box

in

Extensions Manager

and click

Restart

. Your newly formatted drive is now ready to use.

Mac OS X v10.X

IMPORTANT:

USB 2.0 support is available on Mac OS X v10.2 (Jaguar) and later. A USB 2.0 PCI adapter

card/built-in USB 2.0 host and USB 2.0 certified cable are required to obtain Hi-Speed USB performance.

1.

If your drive is larger than 128 GB, you must reinitialize the drive using Apple’s Disk Utility as Macintosh

systems do not have 48-bit addressing support for FAT32 volumes larger than 128 GB.

If your drive is less

than 128 GB, this procedure is not necessary, although reinitializing in Mac OS is recommended for the

highest performance and reliability.

CAUTION:

Do not drop or jolt your USB 2.0 external hard drive or attempt to open the drive and service it

yourself. These actions will void the warranty.

1

USB 2.0 Certified

Interface Cable

7200 RPM External Hard Drive

Power Cord

AC Power Supply

2

Power Supply Socket

USB 2.0 Port

Power LED (Green)

Access LED (Red)

3

3a

3b

3c

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