My Book Studio II

Dual-drive Storage System with RAID

My Book Studio II

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Capacity:
2 TB - 6 TB

Interface:
Quad Interface

Super-fast FireWire 800. FireWire 800 interface delivers super fast speed for graphics-intensive applications and data transfers.	Mac-ready. Formatted for Mac and compatible with Apple Time Machine this drive is plug-and-play ready for Mac computer users.	Automatic backup software. Set it and forget it. Every time you save or change a file it's backed up automatically.

The speed you need.

Lightning-fast FireWire 800 combined with RAID 0 (Striped) yields the speed you need for smooth video editing, rendering complex 3D objects or special effects and saving huge blocks of data in record time.

Cooler, quieter, eco-friendlier.

Designed to use only drives with WD GreenPower Technology, this system uses about 30% less energy than standard systems and runs quietly because it doesn't need a fan.*

* Based on comparison between a 1 TB dual-drive system using 7200 RPM drives and a 1 TB dual-drive system using drives with WD GreenPower Technology.

Formatted for Mac.

Compatible with Apple's Time Machine. Includes software and instructions for reformatting to Windows.

Quad interface.

Power your creativity with connections for ultra-fast eSATA and FireWire 800. For flexibility and convenience, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 are also included.

User serviceable.

Want to upgrade a drive? Simply open the case and replace the existing drive – no screwdriver needed.

Automatic backup software.

Back up important projects to multiple destinations including file servers, portable drives and My Book. Set it and forget it; every time you save a change it's automatically backed up.

Capacity gauge.

See at a glance how much space is available on your storage system.

Intelligent drive management features.

Automatic power-up, Safe Shutdown, and LED status and activity lights make this storage system especially easy to use. (Works with USB and FireWire connections only.)

NOTE: RAID 0 (striped) accesses the full capacity of the drives. RAID 1 (mirrored) accesses half of the total capacity for data protection.

About RAID

RAID is an acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. With RAID enabled on a storage system you can connect two or more drives in the system so they act as one large volume fast drive or set them up as one system drive used to automatically and instantaneously duplicate (or mirror) your data for real-time backup.

Which RAID mode should I use?

Speed (RAID 0)

Set in high-performance mode (also called striped mode or RAID 0) the storage system gives you the power you need when you're:

Designing huge graphics and need a lightning-fast Photoshop scratch space.

Editing DV or HD video and want a smooth work flow with no dropped frames.

Rendering complex 3D objects or special effects.

Driven to be the first geek on your block with a computer so fast it blows your socks off.

Data protection (RAID 1)

Set the system to data protection mode (also known as mirrored mode or RAID 1) and the capacity is divided in half. Half of the capacity is used to store your data and half is used for a duplicate copy. If one drive goes down your data is protected because it's duplicated.

Data protection and speed (RAID 5)

In systems with three or more drives (like our WD ShareSpace Network Storage System) we recommend that you set the system to RAID 5. This gives you the best of both worlds: fast performance by striping data across all drives; data protection by dedicating a quarter of each drive to fault tolerance leaving three quarters of the system capacity available for data storage.

Very high reliability with high performance (RAID 10 or RAID 1+0)

RAID 10 delivers very high I/O rates by striping RAID 1 (mirrored) segments. This RAID mode is good for business critical database management solutions that require maximum performance and high fault tolerance. A system set to RAID 10 yields half the total capacity of all the drives in the array. Available in WD ShareSpace systems only.

About Spanning

Spanning, which is not a RAID mode, combines all the drives in a system into one big volume so they act like one giant drive. The drives are filled up one drive at a time. The advantage of using this mode is that you can add more drives without having to reformat the system.

Click Model # for Full Specs.

Model #	Interface	Capacity	Operating System
WDH2Q60000	Quad Interface	6 TB	Windows/Mac
WDH2Q40000	Quad Interface	4 TB	Windows/Mac
WDH2Q20000	Quad Interface	2 TB	Windows/Mac

System Requirements

Available USB port, FireWire 800 or 400 port, eSATA port or eSATA adapter card
Mac OS X 10.4.10+, 10.5.2+, 10.6.x (Snow Leopard), 10.7.x (Lion)
Note: The 4 TB and 6 TB versions work with 10.5.2+, 10.6.x and 10.7.x only. OS X 10.4.x+ does not support hard drives with capacities above 2 TB.
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
Note: The 4 TB and 6 TB versions work with Windows Vista and Windows 7 only. Windows 2000/XP do not support hard drives with capacities above 2 TB.

Compatibility may vary depending on user's hardware configuration and operating system.

Package Includes

Dual-drive storage system
FireWire 800 cable
USB cable
AC adapter
Software CD
Quick Install Guide

Mouse over each icon to see how it was calculated.

Examples of the number of photos, songs, videos and any other files that can be stored on a hard drive are provided for illustrative purposes only. Your results will vary based on file size and format, settings, features, software and other factors.

As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for buffer or cache, one megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576 bytes. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second, megabit per second (Mb/s) = one million bits per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second.