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MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 18 Using the Drive with Windows The My Book drive is preformatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems. To use the drive with Windows operating systems, you must first: • Reformat the drive to a single NTFS partition • Restore the WD SmartWare software and disk image This chapter includes the following topics: Reformatting the Drive Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image Connecting the Drive Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software Using the WD SmartWare Icon Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions Unlocking the Drive Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software Reformatting the Drive CAUTION! Reformatting the drive erases all its contents. If you have already saved files on the drive, be sure to back them up before reformatting it. Go to http://support.wdc.com and refer to the Knowledge Base Answer ID 3865 for information about reformatting a Mac drive. Also, see "Troubleshooting" on page 55 for more information about reformatting a drive. Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image After you have reformatted your My Book drive for use on Windows computers, go to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419 for information about downloading and restoring the Windows version of the WD SmartWare software and disk image. Connecting the Drive After you have reformatted your My Book drive for use on a Windows computer and downloaded and restored the Windows version of the WD SmartWare software and disk image: 1. Turn on your Windows computer. 2. Connect the My Book drive to your computer as shown in Figure 4 on page 6. USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS - 44