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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Essential drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with the following operating systems: Windows® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 Mac® OS X® • Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system. For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. Disk Drive Format Your My Book Essential drive is preformatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to use the drive with a Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 44 and "Troubleshooting" on page 57. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 on page 4, the My Book Essential drive has: • A power/activity indicator on the front • The power connector and button, interface port, and a security slot on the back Power/Activity LED Figure 2. Front of the My Book Essential Drive ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3

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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE
– 3
Operating System Compatibility
Your My Book Essential drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with the
following operating systems:
Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system.
For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service
pack (SP). For Windows computers, go to the
Start
menu and select
Windows Update
.
For Mac computers, go to the
Apple
menu and select
Software Update
.
Disk Drive Format
Your My Book Essential drive is preformatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility
with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to use the drive with a Mac
computer, see “Reformatting the Drive” on page 44 and “Troubleshooting” on page 57.
Physical Description
As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 on page 4, the My Book Essential drive has:
•
A power/activity indicator on the front
•
The power connector and button, interface port, and a security slot on the back
Windows
®
Mac
®
OS X
®
•
Windows XP
•
Windows Vista
®
•
Windows 7
•
Leopard
®
•
Snow Leopard
™
Figure 2.
Front of the My Book Essential Drive
Power/Activity LED