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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Checking Drive Status and Temperature Hover the pointer over the WD SmartWare icon to see the drive capacity used and drive temperature, and to find out if the drive is locked: Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the system tray status as follows: flashes green and white to indicate drive IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes . . . Green and white, Red and white, THEN the drive might be . . . Locked or in a format that the WD SmartWare software does not understand (non-Windows format in a Windows environment). Overheated. Power down the drive and let it cool for 60 minutes. Power it back on, and if the problem persists, contact WD Support. Disconnecting the Drive Safely CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before shutting down or disconnecting the drive. 1. Right-click the WD SmartWare icon in the system tray, and then click Safely remove My Book Studio USB HDD. You might hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes. 2. Wait for the power/activity LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive from the computer. USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS - 58

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MY BOOK STUDIO AND
STUDIO LX
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS
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Checking Drive Status and Temperature
Hover the pointer over the WD SmartWare icon
to see the drive capacity used and
drive temperature, and to find out if the drive is locked:
Monitoring Icon Alerts
The WD SmartWare icon in the system tray
flashes green and white to indicate drive
status as follows:
Disconnecting the Drive Safely
1.
Right-click the WD SmartWare icon
in the system tray, and then click
Safely
remove My Book Studio USB HDD.
You might hear the drive power down as the
Power LED flashes.
2.
Wait for the power/activity LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive from the
computer.
IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes . . .
THEN the drive might be . . .
Green and white,
Locked or in a format that the WD SmartWare
software does not understand (non-Windows
format in a Windows environment).
Red and white,
Overheated.
Power down the drive and let it cool for 60
minutes. Power it back on, and if the problem
persists, contact WD Support.
CAUTION!
To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down or disconnecting the drive.