MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II
USER MANUAL
WD RAID MANAGER FOR MAC – 18
1. To configure or change the RAID setting, click on a device from the menu to
display the popup menu. The checkmark indicates the current RAID configuration.
2. Select the desired RAID configuration and device format and click Configure.
3. When prompted to confirm, click Configure again.
4. As standard precaution, the system prompts you for an administrator’s name and
password to authenticate your action. Enter this information and click OK.
When configuring the device, WD RAID Manager automatically formats the disk as a
single volume using the format and RAID type specified. FAT32 formats with a Master
Boot Record partition map for Windows compatibility.
The HFS+ setting formats with an HFS Extended w/ Journal volume using a partition
map type which best matches the Macintosh model the drive is currently connected
to. On Macintosh computers with PowerPC processor(s), an Apple Partition Map
structure is created. On Macintosh computers with Intel processor(s), a GUID
Partition Table is created.
For information on how to make your My Book bootable on an Intel-based Macintosh,
go to support.wdc.com and search for answer ID# 1787.