Western Digital wdh1cs10000 ユーザーズマニュアル

MY BOOK HOME EDITION

USER MANUAL

TURNING OFF/DISCONNECTING THE DEVICE – 7

Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device

In USB or FireWire mode, My Book automatically powers off and on with the 
computer. SmartPower is not available in eSATA mode.

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

1. Press the Power/Safe Shutdown button once. You may hear the drive power 

down before the power light turns off.

2. The drive is now shut down properly, and you may safely disconnect the drive.

1. 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.

2. The drive is now shut down properly, and you may safely disconnect the drive.

1. Verify that all files are saved and applications closed.

2. Shut down the computer

3. Turn off the drive by pressing the power button located on the back panel.

Note: Safe Shutdown and SmartPower are not available in eSATA mode.

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.

Important: Shut down the computer before turning off the drive or disconnecting 
the eSATA cable. Pressing the power button to turn off the drive when connected 
via eSATA may cause data corruption.