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Connecting the device and getting started, Connecting the device – Western Digital My Book Duo User Manual User Manual

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MY BOOK DUO
USER MANUAL

CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED

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Connecting the Device and Getting Started

This chapter provides instructions for connecting the device and installing the WD Drive
Utilities, WD Security, and WD SmartWare software on your computer. It includes the
following topics:

Connecting the Device
Getting Started with the WD Software

Connecting the Device

1.

Turn on your computer.

2.

Connect the My Book Duo device as shown in Figure 4.

3.

If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it. The WD software

installs the proper driver for your device.

4.

Verify that the device appears in your computer’s file management utility listing.

Your My Book Duo device is now ready to use as an external storage device. You can
enhance its capabilities by installing the WD software that is on the device:

WD Drive Utilities

WD Security

WD SmartWare

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