I have had this drive for a long time and is still extremely efficient I bought it when I had Windows XP.
I upgraded to Windows 7 Professional last January, my external drive works ok, only one thing when I shut down my PC the external drive stays on and I have to press the power button to switch it off.
Any ideas if there is a setting or something I need to do. Thank you.
Unfortunately, the WD My Book Home Edition does not have a dedicated power-management application that can allow it to power off alongside your computer. The device was originally designed for Microsoft Windows XP, so it may behave differently on Microsoft Windows 7.