WD My Book Elite 1TB - unboxing, connecting, SmartWare software

Unboxing and connecting my new drive. On the drive itself, there is a virtual CD-ROM drive that contains new SmartWare software. You can set the label with it, encrypt the content of the drive etc. Watch the video.
Official WD webpage:
www.wdc.com/en/products/produc...

[@rharripersad]

dats so cool dat they actually put in a disable vcd setting

[@UncleBernie2]

First, I formatted the drive to NTFS. After doing that most important thing, I then started uploading files. Cheers! (WD My Book Elite 2TB)

[@JiriBrejcha]

@AboyAMS No, it has standard power adapter. If you want portable drive, buy WD Passport which is powered by USB port.

[@JiriBrejcha]

You are welcome.

[@JiriBrejcha]

@alterbyme Thanks. It does... as other 3,5" external harddisks.

[@darioriak]

@Petra1990191 no u can... WD SmartWare categories folders (pic, music, movies, doc, other) and backups only that, u can choose only category ... it sux....
i use Acronis insted

[@JiriBrejcha]

It behaves just like a standard disk drive. So you can copy files drag and drop. It's not necessary to use WD Smartware utility.

[@JiriBrejcha]

Hi, there are some differences between MyBook Elite and My Book 3.0. Elite has a front panel display and supports WD SmartWare software. So it is up to you to decide which one fits you.

[@toyyou2jp]

I have seen WD site that essential edition(with LCD display) can only with MAC, not PC. The PC version has no LCD display.

[@JiriBrejcha]

@Thushan44 Mine works like a charm.

[@AFitchguy07]

@yeseanul This is actually a 32mb cache caviar: tinypic (dot) com/r/11qjrpw/4

[@yeseanul]

Hello,
Can you please tell us 2 things about the internal HDD:
1. the BUFFER size
2. RPM (5400/7200)
Thanks

[@jeethree]

hi >> is this model some thing more than other models ?
in other word . . .Whay may you advise me to get this specific Instead of regular models?

[@flxconstantine]

Actually, can I just use the harddisk just to store my data without install the smartware?because, i don't need any back up, i'm just use it to store my datas, movies, etc...

[@JiriBrejcha]

@yeseanul
Hello, mine is:
1. 16 MB cache
2. 7200 RPM

[@mahhor]

my 2TB essential Smartware total free space is 1810GB instead of 1862GB. :(
@ windows its 1810GB, @ Disk Management its 1862GB.
is that a problem?

[@JiriBrejcha]

No, it doesn't.