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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note: If you have reformatted the drive for use on a Mac computer, skip the rest of this procedure and see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on page 44 instead. 4. Verify that the new My Book drive appears under My Computer in Windows Explorer. 5. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it. The WD SmartWare software that is on the drive installs the proper driver for your My Book drive. 6. Several different screens might also appear, depending on your computer's operating system: IF your operating system is . . . THEN . . . Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to step 7. Skip to step 9 on page 8. 7. For Windows XP, one or two screens might appear, depending on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . on your computer, THEN . . . Enabled Disabled Proceed to step a. Skip to step b. a. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled, the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays (see Figure 5). b. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, click to open the My Book drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare application file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 5). Note: If a Flash Player is installed on your computer, the screen is animated. Figure 5. Welcome to WD SmartWare Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7

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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL
USER MANUAL
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED
– 7
Note:
If you have reformatted the drive for use on a Mac computer, skip the rest
of this procedure and see “Connecting the Drive and Getting Started” on
page 44 instead.
4.
Verify that the new My Book drive appears under My Computer in Windows Explorer.
5.
If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click
Cancel
to close it.
The WD SmartWare software that is on the drive installs the proper driver for your
My Book drive.
6.
Several different screens might also appear, depending on your computer’s
operating system:
7.
For Windows XP, one or two screens might appear, depending on whether the
AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled:
a.
On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled, the Welcome to
WD SmartWare screen displays (see Figure 5).
b.
On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, click to open the My Book
drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare application
file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 5).
IF your operating system is . . .
THEN . . .
Windows XP
Proceed to step 7.
Windows Vista or Windows 7
Skip to step 9 on page 8.
IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . on your computer,
THEN . . .
Enabled
Proceed to step a.
Disabled
Skip to step b.
Figure 5.
Welcome to WD SmartWare Screen
Note:
If a Flash Player is installed
on your computer, the screen
is animated.