On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 10:54 PM, Steven <stevenss...@cox.net> wrote: > Ah! Good to hear someone having success. Did you do the initial setup > from Windows? Is that necessary? I think the main concern I had after > the initial googling for reviews was that when I grabbed a copy of the > manual off the WD web site it implied that the setup needed to be done > from either a Windows or Mac machine. My sisters computer is for a > number of reasons running Win2k which isn't on the compatibility list. > And I so rarely boot this laptop in XP that I occasionally half forget > it's even installed. The desktop machine only has XP on it, but I use it > so rarely that I haven't yet bothered to get it on the network. > > There was mention in the manual of a web interface, but instead of > giving an address to put in your browser it said how to access it by way > of the software package you were expected to install. > > One thing I don't remember seeing touched on in any reviews, does it run > hot or have much fan noise?
Steven, Sorry for the confusion. My "My Book" (See, terrible product name!) is not networked. It's USB. I don't understand why special software would be needed for a networked storage device. That's lame. Alan --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
