User manual WESTERN DIGITAL ESSENTIAL QUICK INSTALL GUIDE

[. . . ] Power off the external hard drive and disconnect all its cables. Align the edge of a drive stand onto the side of the drive adjacent to the back (Figure 2). Press the other edge of the stand toward the drive until the stand snaps firmly into place. Note: Space the stands approximately 3­4 inches apart and approximately 2­3 inches from the edge of the drive for maximum balance and stability. [. . . ] For more information about file formats and overcoming file size limitations, refer to your operating system manual or visit support. wdc. com, click Knowledge Base, and search for answer ID 1053 for Windows 2000 or answer ID 1021 for Windows XP. Go to support. wdc. com, click Downloads, locate your product name, and download the device driver installer onto your computer desktop. Double-click the device driver icon to begin installation. When driver installation is completed, restart your computer. After restarting, follow the instructions in Section 2 to connect the drive. Windows automatically detects the drive and a new hard drive icon appears in the My Computer window. Your WD drive is preformatted as a single FAT32 partition and is ready to use. After connecting the drive, Windows automatically detects your WD drive and installs the drivers. A new drive icon appears in the My Computer window. Your WD drive is preformatted as a single FAT32 partition and is ready to use. Macintosh Important: You must reinitialize or format your WD drive using Apple's Disk Utility before using the drive. To format the drive, select Control Panels > Extensions Manager from the Apple menu. Disable File Exchange from the extensions list by clearing the adjacent check box. After restarting, a message appears prompting you to initialize the drive. Enter a name, select Mac OS Extended, and click Initialize. Click Continue to confirm drive initialization. A hard drive icon with the name you assigned appears on the desktop after formatting is completed. To re-enable File Exchange, select the check box in Extensions Manager and click Restart. To format the drive, select Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility. Select your new drive on the left panel, and click the Erase tab on the right panel. Select Mac OS Extended from the Volume Format menu, and enter a name for your drive. A hard drive icon with the name you assigned appears on the desktop after formatting is completed. To partition the drive into multiple volumes, select the Partition tab from the Disk Utility program menu and follow the instructions. [. . . ] This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. Warranty Information This product contains no user-serviceable parts. Refer servicing only to WD authorized personnel or a WD-approved service center. Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service. If this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support Web site at support. wdc. com for information on how to obtain service or a Return Material Authorization (RMA). [. . . ]