Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
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Automatic, continuous backup Visual backup control center Password protection and hardware-based encryption
Our best-selling My Book external drive is an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life. Our latest edition now features visual, easy-to-use, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection.
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My Book Essential
External Hard Drives
Product Features
See your life safe in one place.
See your backup as it happens Seeing is believing. Visual backup displays your content in categories and shows the progress of your backup. Protect your data automatically Relax, your data is secure. Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file.
Streamlined design
My Computer
My Book
We've made these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker, and more elegant.
Drive lock
Music 87 GB Photos 95 GB Movies 165 GB Others Folder 10 GB
Music 87 GB Photos 95 GB Movies 165 GB Others Folder 10 GB
Illuminated capacity gauge
Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256-bit hardware-based encryption.
See at a glance how much space is available on your drive.
Backup Complete
USB 2.0 interface
Power miser
53 GB Free 53 GB Free Bring back lost files effortlessly Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you've lost all your data Visual backup displays your content or just overwritten an important file. categories and confirms that your files
My Book external drives are designed to save energy. WD GreenPower TechnologyTM lowers internal drive power consumption by up to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on and off with your computer.
A simple connection that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers.
Planet friendly
We designed a small retail box from recycled materials to minimize waste. We encourage you to recycle it.
Take control Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from the WD SmartWare control center.
have been backed up.
Product Specifications
InTerFace USB 2.0 DIMenSIonS Height: 1.9 in (48 mm) Depth: 6.5 in (165 mm) Width: 5.3 in (135 mm) Weight: 2.6 lb (1.18 kg) oPeraTIng SPecIFIcaTIonS Data transfer rate:1 Up to 480 Mb/sec Operating temperature: 5°C to 35°C Non-op. temperature: Â20°C to 65°C
A USB 2.0 host and USB 2.0 certified cable are required to obtain Hi-Speed USB performance.
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SySTeM coMPaTIBIlITy Formatted NTFS for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7 Mac OS® X Tiger®, Leopard®, Snow LeopardTM (requires reformatting) lIMITeD WarranTy 2 years Americas 2 years EMEA 3 years APAC 3 years Japan
caPacITIeS anD MoDelS 2 TB WDBAAF0020EBK 1.5 TB WDBAAF0015EBK 1 TB WDBAAF0010EBK 750 GB WDBAAF7500EBK 640 GB WDBAAF6400EBK 500 GB WDBAAF5000EBK
KIT conTenTS External hard drive WD SmartWare software USB cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide
Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Book and Put Your Life On It are registered trademarks in the U.S. and other countries; Essential, WD GreenPower Technology and WD SmartWare are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. Not all products may be available in all regions of the world. All product and packaging specifications subject to change without notice. The term of your limited warranty depends on the country in which your product was purchased. Please visit our web site at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of our limited warranty and for a list of the specific countries in these regions. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second. 4178-705049-A00 Sept 2009
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