User manual WESTERN DIGITAL MY BOOK PRO EDITION II

[. . . ] External Desktop My Book Pro Edition II TM TM User Manual Table of Contents 1 Getting Started . 2 Recording Your WD Product Information . 9 5 My Book RAID Manager for Windows . 13 6 7 Using EMC Retrospect Express . [. . . ] Use RAID Manager to configure it to either RAID 0 or RAID 1. The RAID configuration information is not available. The driver for My Book interface device may not be installed properly. Turn off the device, re-install My Book RAID Manager and/or drivers from the software CD and turn the device back on. Your system should detect My Book and prompt you to install the driver. Allow your system to automatically locate the driver and complete the installation. Rebuilding Bad Setting Mismatched Not Configured Unknown MY BOOK RAID MANAGER FOR WINDOWS ­ 14 MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 6 Using EMC Retrospect Express EMC Retrospect Express is a simple, yet powerful, feature-rich backup and system recovery software, which provides the tools you need to back up and restore a single file or your entire system in a few simple steps. The detailed online help is accessible from any screen. Protect documents, photos, music, e-mail, contacts, business records, games, applications, operating systems, device drivers--everything. Store backups and use government-certified AES 128/256-bit data encryption to prevent unauthorized access. Quick and accurate, Retrospect backs up only new or changed data, without timeconsuming weekly full backups or complex procedures. If you accidentally delete files or lose data because of a computer problem, simply choose a previous point in time, select the files you need, and let Retrospect do the rest. Retrospect's smart utility won't return unwanted files and folders--just the exact data you need. Retrospect protects more than just user data. Retrospect restores the operating system, applications, application settings, data, and user preferences. Retrospect saves you countless hours reconfiguring the computer and reinstalling software, including hard-to-locate internet downloads. USING EMC RETROSPECT EXPRESS ­ 15 MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL Whether you need to recover a file or folder, take a computer back to a previous point in time, or restore a computer that has failed completely, Retrospect has you covered. To install Retrospect Express, run the software CD, click Install EMC Retrospect Express, and follow the instructions as prompted. Launch Retrospect Express by double-clicking its icon on the desktop or system dock. Note: This version of EMC Retrospect Express does not support server applications or server operating systems. For more information visit www. emc. com. USING EMC RETROSPECT EXPRESS ­ 16 MY BOOK PRO EDITION II USER MANUAL 7 Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device Auto-off My Book turns off automatically when you shut down the computer. You also may follow these steps to turn off the device. Important: To prevent data loss, close all active windows, files, and applications before shutting down the device, which will otherwise prevent successful safe shutdown. Safe ShutdownTM The Power button features Safe Shutdown, which prevents the inadvertent powering down of My Book until all data is written to the device or system. To engage Safe Shutdown, press the Power button once. You may hear the device power down before the Power LED turns off. My Book is now shut down properly and may be safely disconnected. [. . . ] WD shall have no liability for lost data regardless of the cause, recovery of lost data, or data contained in any Product placed in its possession. Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product, in the course of its normal use, will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of three (3) years, unless otherwise required by law, and will conform to WD's specification therefor. This limited warranty period shall commence on the purchase date appearing on your purchase receipt. WD shall have no liability for any Product returned if WD determines that the Product was stolen from WD or that the asserted defect a) is not present, b) cannot reasonably be rectified because of damage occurring before WD receives the Product, or c) is attributable to misuse, improper installation, alteration (including removing or obliterating labels and opening or removing external enclosures, unless the product is on the list of limited user-serviceable products and the specific alteration is within the scope of the applicable instructions, as found at support. wdc. com), accident or mishandling while in the possession of someone other than WD. [. . . ]