Installing The Drivers - Western Digital WD Extreme Quick Install Manual

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Installing the Drivers

Windows
Windows 98SE
Note: Your Windows 98SE Installation Setup CD must be available.
1. FireWire interface: WD strongly recommends that you download and install the Windows 98SE 1394 Storage Supplement Update. Go to
support.microsoft.com, search for Knowledge Base article Q242975 (upper left corner of the page), then download and install the update.
USB interface: Go to support.wdc.com, click Downloads, and locate the corresponding product model for your drive. Download the zipped
driver file, and install it according to instructions within the file.
2. If prompted, restart your computer; otherwise continue to the next step.
3. Connect one end of the power cord to the DC power supply socket on the back of the drive.
4. Connect the other end of the power cord to an electrical outlet.
5. Connect one end of the FireWire or USB 2.0 cable to a corresponding port on the back of the drive (Figure ?).
6. Connect the other end of the FireWire or USB 2.0 cable to an available, corresponding port on your computer
7. Press the Power button on the back of the drive (Figure 2).
8. FireWire interface: The first time the drive is connected, three Version
Conflict dialog boxes are displayed. Click Yes in each box to keep your
existing files (clicking No prevents drivers from loading properly).Windows
automatically detects the drive, and a new hard drive icon appears in the My
Computer window.
USB interface: Windows prompts you for the location of the driver file
downloaded in step 1.
9. Your WD drive is preformatted as one FAT32 partition and is now ready to
use.
Windows Me/2000/XP
1. After connecting and powering on the drive, Windows automatically detects
your drive and installs the drivers. This may take several minutes.
2. If a dialog box appears (Figure 3), select the Recommended option for
Windows and click Next to complete installation.
3. If prompted, restart your computer; otherwise, continue to the next step.
4. A new hard drive icon appears in the My Computer window. Your WD
drive is preformatted as one FAT32 partition and is now ready to use.
Note: Your WD drive is preformatted as a single FAT32 partition for compatibility with all Windows operating systems. The FAT32 file system
has a maximum file size of 4 GB. 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.
Macintosh
If your drive is smaller than 128 GB, you may skip this section; however, reinitializing is recommended for highest performance and
reliability. If your drive is larger than 128 GB, you must reinitialize the drive using Apple's Disk Utility as follows:
Mac OS X 10.x
1. 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.
If prompted, click OK.
2. Select Mac OS Extended from the Volume Format menu, and enter a name for your drive.
3. Click Erase to begin drive formatting. A hard drive icon with the name you assigned appears on the desktop after formatting is completed.
Note: To partition the drive into multiple volumes, select the Partition tab from the Disk Utility program menu and follow the instructions.
4. If prompted, restart the system. A new hard drive icon appears on your desktop and your WD drive is ready to use.
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