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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL EDITION USER MANUAL 2 About Your WD Drive Drive Format This WD device is preformatted as a single FAT32 partition for compatibility with all updated Windows and Macintosh operating systems. The FAT32 file system has a maximum individual file size of 4 GB. This WD device cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows 2000/XP. Windows 2000 and XP users can overcome these file size limitations by reformatting the drive to NTFS using the Disk Management utility. See answer ID 1287 at support.wdc.com and article IDs 314463 and 184006 at support.microsoft.com for further details. Reformatting the Drive Important: Reformatting My Book erases all its contents. If you have already saved files on My Book, be sure to back them up before reformatting it. 1. Go to support.wdc.com. 2. See Knowledge Base Answer ID 207 for formatting instructions. After formatting, go to Downloads, find your product, download the My Book utility, and follow instructions as prompted. LED Indicators The power/activity LED is located on the center, front panel of the device. LED activity is indicated as follows: Power/Activity LED Appearance Steady Fast flashing (for approx. 3 seconds) Slow flashing (every 5 seconds) Up and down Description Power-on state or power-save mode Transitioning to system standby System standby Drive in use Kensington® Security Slot For drive security, this device is equipped with a Kensington Security Slot, which supports a standard Kensington security cable (sold separately). For more information on the Kensington Security Slot and available products, visit www.kensington.com. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3