Power/activity led, Capacity gauge, Rear view ports – Western Digital My Book World Edition II (blue rings) User Manual User Manual
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MY BOOK WORLD EDITION
USER MANUAL
GETTING STARTED – 5
Power/Activity LED
Capacity Gauge
The Capacity Gauge (inner LED) consists of six sections which illuminate in a
clockwise direction to indicate space used on the drive. Each section represents
approximately 1/6 (one sixth) of disk space. Because this drive is preformatted and
contains software and utilities, the first section is illuminated upon installation.
Rear View Ports
•
Ethernet port
—Connects to an open router, hub, or network switch port using an
Ethernet cable.
•
USB 2.0 port
—Connects an external USB hard drive.
•
Power port
—Connects to the supplied power adapter and cable.
Recovery Button
Pressing the recovery button while powering up the device resets the admin user
name and password to default without erasing shared folders or volumes. The
recovery button also resets network configuration to DHCP (obtain an IP address
automatically). Follow the instructions below to reset the device using the recovery
button.
1. Turn off the device and disconnect all cables from the unit.
2. Insert a paperclip or narrow tipped pen into the recovery slot on the back of the
unit. Press and hold down the recovery button.
3. While continuing to hold down the recovery button, connect the power cable to
the back of the unit.
4. Hold the recovery button down until 10 seconds after the power/activity LED
lights on the front of the device, then release the button. The unit may take up to
three minutes to boot up completely.
Note: The default user name is
admin
and the default password is
123456
.
Appearance
Description
Steady
Power-on state or
power-save mode
Outer LED ring rotating clockwise
Device in use
Alternate flashing between inner and outer LED rings
RAID degraded mode.
See section 7 for drive
replacement instructions.
Rotating inner LED ring which increments as the
rebuild percentage increases
RAID rebuild mode
Simultaneous flashing of both inner and outer LED
rings
Device is overheating.
Shut down the My Book
device.