Western Digital WD40000H2NC User Manual - Page 8

WD Product Registration, Tools and Materials kits with PCIe adapter card

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MY BOOK 3.0 USER MANUAL Power Button The My Book 3.0 automatically powers on and off with your computer. To power down or disconnect the drive: 1. Right-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Windows system tray and select Safely Remove Hardware. You may hear the drive power down before the power LED turns off. 2. If you want to turn off the drive at this time, push the power button and hold it for four seconds. To power on the drive again, simply press the power button. Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED is on the lower front panel of the drive. It indicates the drive's power state and activity. The LED indicator functions as shown in the table below. Appearance On steady Fast flashing (for approx. 3 times per second) Slow flashing (approx. every 2.5 second) Description Idle Activity System standby Drive Interface Super-Speed USB (USB 3.0) supports data transfer rates up to 5 Gb/s. The My Book 3.0 is backward-compatible with USB 2.0 but defaults to USB 2.0 speed of up to 480 Mb/s. Connection to a USB 1.1 port transfers data at USB 1.1 speed of up to 12 Mb/s). Kensington® Security Slot For drive security, this drive 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. WD Product Registration Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers. You can easily register your drive online at register.wdc.com. Tools and Materials (kits with PCIe adapter card) If your kit includes a PCIe Express adapter card, you will need the following for installation: • Phillips head screwdriver • Complete documentation for your computer system ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 5

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MY BOOK 3.0
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 5
Power Button
The My Book 3.0 automatically powers on and off with your computer.
To power down or disconnect the drive:
1.
Right-click the
Safely Remove Hardware
icon
in the Windows system tray and
select
Safely Remove Hardware
. You may hear the drive power down before the
power LED turns off.
2.
If you want to turn off the drive at this time, push the power button and hold it for four
seconds.
To power on the drive again, simply press the power button.
Power/Activity LED
The power/activity LED is on the lower front panel of the drive. It indicates the drive’s power
state and activity. The LED indicator functions as shown in the table below.
Drive Interface
Super-Speed USB (USB 3.0) supports data transfer rates up to 5 Gb/s. The My Book 3.0 is
backward-compatible with USB 2.0 but defaults to USB 2.0 speed of up to 480 Mb/s.
Connection to a USB 1.1 port transfers data at USB 1.1 speed of up to 12 Mb/s).
Kensington
®
Security Slot
For drive security, this drive 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
.
WD Product Registration
Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers. You can easily
register your drive online at
register.wdc.com
.
Tools and Materials (kits with PCIe adapter card)
If your kit includes a PCIe Express adapter card, you will need the following for installation:
Phillips head screwdriver
Complete documentation for your computer system
Appearance
Description
On steady
Idle
Fast flashing (for approx. 3 times per second)
Activity
Slow flashing (approx. every 2.5 second)
System standby