Western Digital wdh1b10000 User Manual

MY BOOK OFFICE EDITION

USER MANUAL

TURNING OFF/DISCONNECTING THE DEVICE – 6

Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device

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My Book automatically powers off and on with the computer.

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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. 

Safe Shutdown is enabled only through installation of its driver, which must be 
installed on each system to which My Book is connected.

You may also follow these steps to safely turn off the drive without powering down 
the computer:

Right-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon 

 in your system tray and select 

Safely Remove Hardware. You may hear the drive power down before the Power 
LED turns off. The drive is now shut down properly, and you may disconnect the drive 
safely.

Macintosh
Drag the My Book icon to the Trash icon for proper dismount. You may hear the drive 
power down as the Power LED flashes. When the Power LED is steady, you may 
press the Power button once or disconnect the drive’s power cord to turn off the 
drive safely.

Important: To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before 
shutting down the drive.