Western Digital WDXC1200JBRNN Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 2

3 Installing the Drivers Windows Setup Windows Me/2000/XP 1. After connecting the drive as described on page 2, Windows will immediately detect your Western Digital FireWire/USB 2.0 Combo external hard drive and install the drivers. This may take several minutes. NOTE: If the above Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears, select the Recommended option, either to search for a suitable driver or install the drivers automatically, and click Next. 2. If prompted, restart your computer. Otherwise, skip to the next step. 3. A new hard drive icon will appear in your My Computer window. Your Western Digital FireWire/USB 2.0 Combo external hard drive is preformatted as one FAT32 partition and is now ready to use. - 3 - To reformat or partition the drive in Windows 2000 and XP NOTE: Although your Western Digital FireWire/USB 2.0 Combo external hard drive is preformatted as one FAT32 partition, you may wish to reformat to the NTFS file system or partition the drive into multiple volumes. 1. Right-click on the My Computer icon located on your desktop and select Manage from the shortcut menu to open the Computer Management window. 2. Click on Disk Management on the left side of the window. 3. In the bottom half of the window, right-click on the Unallocated portion of the drive and select New Partition from the shortcut menu. 4. Click Next to proceed with the New Partition Wizard. You may select the partition file type, specify the partition size, and assign a drive letter or path. IMPORTANT: Do not select Dynamic Disk as a partition or volume type, as it will not work for a removable hard drive. 5. Click Finish to confirm your settings. Windows 98SE (Second Edition) 1. Have your Windows 98SE Installation Setup CD ready. a. If using the FireWire interface, Western Digital strongly recommends that you first download the Windows 98SE 1394 Storage Supplement Update. Go to support.microsoft.com and search for Knowledge Base Article ID Q242975 in the upper left hand corner of the page. Once you have located the article, download and install the update. b. If using the USB interface, go to support.wdc.com/download, locate the corresponding model number for your drive, and download the driver zip file. Carefully follow the install instructions within the file. 2. If prompted, restart your computer. Otherwise, skip to the next step. 3. Plug one end of the power connector into the power supply socket on the back of the drive and the other end into an available electrical outlet. 4. Connect the FireWire or USB cable to the computer and the other end to the corresponding interface port on the back of the drive. 5. For FireWire users, you will see a series of three Version Conflict dialog boxes. Click Yes in each box to keep your existing files (clicking No will prevent the drivers from loading properly). These dialog boxes will only display the first time you connect the drive. Windows will automatically detect the drive and a new hard drive icon will appear in the My Computer window. For USB users, Windows will ask for the location of the driver file you previously downloaded. 6. Your Western Digital FireWire/USB 2.0 Combo external hard drive is preformatted as one FAT32 partition and is now ready to use. - 4 - Macintosh Setup Mac OS 9.X 1. Connect the drive as described on page 2. IMPORTANT: USB 2.0 support is not available on Mac OS 9.X. When connected, the drive will operate at USB 1.1 data transfer rate speeds. 2. A hard drive icon will appear on the desktop. You must reinitialize the drive as Macintosh systems do not have 48-bit addressing support for FAT32 volumes: a. From the Apple menu, select Control Panels > Extensions Manager. b. Disable File Exchange from the extensions list by clearing the adjacent check box and click Restart. c. After restart, a message appears asking you to initialize the drive. Enter a name and select Mac OS Extended from the menu and click Initialize. d. Click Continue to confirm drive initialization. A hard drive icon with the name you assigned will appear on the desktop after the formatting process is completed. To re-enable File Exchange, select the check box in Extensions Manager and click Restart. Your newly formatted drive is now ready to use. Mac OS X v10.X 1. Connect the drive as described on page 2. IMPORTANT: USB 2.0 support is available on Mac OS X v10.2 (Jaguar). A USB 2.0 PCI adapter card and the included USB 2.0 certified cable are required to obtain data Hi-Speed USB performance. 2. You must reinitialize the drive using Apple's Disk Utility as Macintosh systems do not have 48-bit addressing support for FAT32 volumes. From your existing hard drive, select Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility. Select your new drive on the left side and click on the Erase tab from the top menu. The following window displays: - 5 - 3. Select Mac OS Extended from the Volume Format menu and enter a name for your drive in the Name field. 4. Click Erase to begin drive format. A hard drive icon with the name you assigned will appear on the desktop after the formatting process is completed. Your newly formatted drive is now ready to use. NOTE: To partition the drive into multiple volumes, select the Partition tab from the Disk Utility program menu and follow the instructions. 4 Registering Your Western Digital Product Congratulations on the purchase of your Western Digital product. Your new drive includes 90 days of free technical support from the date of purchase. To be eligible for the free technical support and to take advantage of special offers and important product updates, you must register your product with Western Digital. Register online now at www.wdc.com/products/registration. ### Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. • Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful: "How to Identify and Resolve Radio/TV Interference Problems." This booklet is available from the US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Stock No. 004-000-00345-4. CSA Notice Le prent appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe B préscrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada. This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise for digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. Underwriters Laboratories UL-Standard 1950, Standard for Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment (File E101559). CE Compliance For Europe Verified to comply with EN55022:1998 for RF Emissions and EN55024:1998 for generic Immunity as applicable. - 6 -