Your media and files on your own personal cloud.
Create your own personal cloud, without the monthly fees and mysterious location of your data.
Store your media and files on the drive and access them securely over the Internet with any computer.
Protect your precious memories with wireless backup for all the PC and Mac computers on your home network.
Or, use WD's free mobile apps for easy access to share and upload your photos and
videos directly to your personal cloud using your smartphone or tablet. It's like having up to 8
terabytes of extra storage for your mobile device.
Double-safe backup with RAID 1 technology.
Set this 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 the other half is used for a
duplicate copy. In the unlikely event that one drive fails, your data is protected because it's
duplicated on the other drive.
Maximum storage capacity with drive spanning.
Out of the box, this two-drive system combines both drives into one large volume,
serving as one drive for maximum capacity.
Complete out-of-the-box solution.
My Book Live Duo comes complete with two desktop hard drives offering high-capacity,
low power consumption, and cool, quiet operation. The drives are factory tested within
the enclosure for optimized performance and WD quality you can count on.
Shared storage for all your computers.The perfect dual-drive solution for centralizing and sharing data on your wired or wireless network.
Connect the My Book Live Duo to your wireless router to share and access videos, music, photos and
important files with any PC or Mac computer on your network.
Speed without compromise.
A built-in, high-powered 800 MHz CPU gives you the horsepower you need for the most
demanding applications and best-in-class read speeds faster than traditional USB 2.0 drives.
Stream media seamlessly and transfer files without skipping a beat.
Now streaming to your HDTV.
Watch your daughter's birthday party video or show off your vacation slideshow on your TV.
The built-in media server streams music, photos and videos to any DLNA-certified multimedia
device such as a WD TV Live media player, Blu-ray Disc player, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and connected TV.
DLNA 1.5 & UPnP certified.
Automatic, wireless backup for all your computers.
Protect your precious memories and wirelessly back up all your PC and Mac computers on your
network to one reliable location using WD SmartWare. Every time you save something, it's instantly backed up.
Mac users can utilize all the features of Apple Time Machine backup software to protect their data.
Serve up your music with iTunes.
The drive includes iTunes server support so you can centralize your music and video collection
and stream it to any PC or Mac computer with iTunes.
Easy to set up, easy to find on your network.
Set up is a snap. In just a few minutes, youre up and running. Mac, Windows 8, Windows 7
and Windows Vista computers will automatically find your My Book Live Duo in seconds.
If youre running Windows XP, our simple discovery software makes it easy to set up the drive.
User serviceable.
Want to upgrade a drive? Simply open the case and replace the existing drive no screwdriver needed.
Add an extra layer of protection for your files.
You can automatically make a second copy, or safepoint, of your My Book Live Duo on another My
Book Live Duo or NAS drive on your home network. Now youve got extra safe protection for all your
media and ultimate peace-of-mind.
TECH SPECS
| Product Specifications |  |  | Interface | Gigabit Ethernet | |
| Performance Specifications | | | Transfer Rates | | Ethernet | 10/100/1000 Mb/s capable | |
| Physical Specifications | | | Capacity | 8 TB | |
| Physical Dimensions | | | English | | Height | 6.50 Inches | | Depth | 6.20 Inches | | Width | 3.90 Inches | | Weight | 4.98 Pounds | |
| Metric | | Height | 165 mm | | Depth | 157 mm | | Width | 99.00 mm | | Weight | 2.26 kg | |
| Environmental Specifications | | | Temperature (English) | | Operating | 41° F to 95° F | | Non-operating | -4° F to 149° F | |
| Temperature (Metric) | | Operating | 5° C to 35° C | | Non-operating | -20° C to 65° C | |
| Electrical Specifications | | | Current Requirements | | Power Dissipation | | AC Input Voltage | 100-240 VAC | | AC Input Frequency | 47-63 Hz | |
| Compatibility | | | Operating System | | Compatibility | Windows/Mac |
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System Requirements
- Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
- Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, Snow Leopard or Leopard
- DLNA/UPnP enabled devices
- Internet connection for remote access
Supported Browsers
- Internet Explorer 8.0 or higher
- Safari 4.0 or higher
- Firefox 12 or higher
- Google Chrome 14.0 and later on supported Windows and Mac OS platforms
Package Includes
- Network drive
- Ethernet cable
- AC power adapter
- Quick Install Guide
- Downloadable software installation
