Western Digital My Book Pro User Manual - Page 11

MY BOOK PRO USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Device and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for: Connecting the Device Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software Connecting the Device 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Connect the provided AC adapter to a power receptacle and to the DC power connector on the device: 3. Determine which interface you want to use, Thunderbolt or USB: IF you want to . . . THEN you . . . Go right to work using your My Book Pro with the default RAID 0 (Striped) configuration and defer the drive management functions of the WD Drive Utilities software Can use either the Thunderbolt or USB 3.0 interface. Change to the RAID 1 (Mirrored) or Individual drives (JBOD) configuration, or use the drive management functions of the WD Drive Utilities software Must use the USB 3.0 interface and install the WD Drive Utilities software. Note: You can easily switch between the Thunderbolt and USB interfaces. See "Managing and Customizing Your My Book Pro" on page 13 to read about the drive management functions of the WD Drive Utilities software. CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED - 7