Western Digital WDBACW0030HBK User Manual - Page 8

Operating System Compatibility, Disk Drive Format, Physical Description, Mac OS X, Windows - ac adapter

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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Quick Install Guide AC Adapter USB Cable My Book Studio or Studio LX Drive FireWire 400 Cable FireWire 800 Cable Figure 1. My Book Drive Kit Components Operating System Compatibility Your My Book Studio or Studio LX disk drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with the following operating systems: Mac OS X® • Mac OS X® Tiger® • Mac OS X® Leopard® • Mac OS X® Snow Leopard™ Windows® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 Note: Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system. For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest software updates and service pack (SP). For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. Disk Drive Format Your My Book Studio or Studio LX drive is preformatted with a single HFS+J partition for Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to use this drive with a Windows system, see "Using the Drive with Windows" on page 49 and "Troubleshooting" on page 61. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 on page 4, the My Book Studio and Studio LX drives have: • Indicators on the front • The power connector and button, interface ports, and a security slot on the back ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3

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MY BOOK STUDIO AND
STUDIO LX
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE
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Operating System Compatibility
Your My Book Studio or Studio LX disk drive and the WD SmartWare software are
compatible with the following operating systems:
Note:
Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and
operating system.
For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest software updates and
service pack (SP). For Mac computers, go to the
Apple
menu and select
Software
Update
. For Windows computers, go to the
Start
menu and select
Windows Update
.
Disk Drive Format
Your My Book Studio or Studio LX drive is preformatted with a single HFS+J partition for
Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to use this drive with a Windows system, see
“Using the Drive with Windows” on page 49 and “Troubleshooting” on page 61.
Physical Description
As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 on page 4, the My Book Studio and Studio LX drives
have:
Indicators on the front
The power connector and button, interface ports, and a security slot on the back
Figure 1.
My Book Drive Kit Components
Mac OS X
®
Windows
®
Mac OS X
®
Tiger
®
Mac OS X
®
Leopard
®
Mac OS X
®
Snow Leopard
Windows XP
Windows Vista
®
Windows 7
My Book Studio or Studio LX Drive
AC Adapter
Quick Install Guide
FireWire 400 Cable
FireWire 800 Cable
USB Cable