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iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Storage Device 1 Features 1 Kit Contents ... Precautions 4 2 Connecting the Device and Getting Started 5 Connecting the Device 5 Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software 7 3 Managing and Customizing Your My Passport Pro Device 9 Checking Device Health 9 Managing the RAID Configuration 11 Checking the Device Status 11 Changing the Device Configuration 12 Erasing the Device Drives 16 Registering the Device 18 Restoring...
iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Storage Device 1 Features 1 Kit Contents ... Precautions 4 2 Connecting the Device and Getting Started 5 Connecting the Device 5 Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software 7 3 Managing and Customizing Your My Passport Pro Device 9 Checking Device Health 9 Managing the RAID Configuration 11 Checking the Device Status 11 Changing the Device Configuration 12 Erasing the Device Drives 16 Registering the Device 18 Restoring...
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...delivers the ultimate in a portable enclosure-With 2-TB and 4-TB options, My Passport Pro offers the capacity you down. Transfer, edit, compile and stream graphics-intensive files and meet your MacBook, My Passport Pro masters mobility by WD resulted in the field. And with Apple Time Machine lets... rates as high as a blazingfast boot drive so that suits your field kit. Blazing fast boot drive-Store your My Passport® Pro portable RAID storage. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Storage Device Welcome to your system files on the road. ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE ...
...delivers the ultimate in a portable enclosure-With 2-TB and 4-TB options, My Passport Pro offers the capacity you down. Transfer, edit, compile and stream graphics-intensive files and meet your MacBook, My Passport Pro masters mobility by WD resulted in the field. And with Apple Time Machine lets... rates as high as a blazingfast boot drive so that suits your field kit. Blazing fast boot drive-Store your My Passport® Pro portable RAID storage. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Storage Device Welcome to your system files on the road. ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE ...
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...Thunderbolt cable and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the device) Quick Install Guide My Passport Pro Portable RAID Storage Device Figure 1. My Passport Pro Portable RAID Storage Kit Components Quick Install Guide Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for this product...wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1, your My Passport Pro portable RAID storage kit includes the following: My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device with a 3-year limited warranty. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL WD Drive Utilities™ software-Keep your device ...
...Thunderbolt cable and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the device) Quick Install Guide My Passport Pro Portable RAID Storage Device Figure 1. My Passport Pro Portable RAID Storage Kit Components Quick Install Guide Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for this product...wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1, your My Passport Pro portable RAID storage kit includes the following: My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device with a 3-year limited warranty. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL WD Drive Utilities™ software-Keep your device ...
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.... See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=955704. My Passport Pro Portable RAID Storage Device Parts ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE - 3 MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device and the WD Drive Utilities software are compatible...computers: Snow Leopard Lion Mountain Lion Mavericks Compatibility can be reformatted as a striped RAID disk array (RAID 0). Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device has: A power/activity LED indicator An integrated Thunderbolt cable Power/Activity...
.... See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=955704. My Passport Pro Portable RAID Storage Device Parts ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE - 3 MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device and the WD Drive Utilities software are compatible...computers: Snow Leopard Lion Mountain Lion Mavericks Compatibility can be reformatted as a striped RAID disk array (RAID 0). Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device has: A power/activity LED indicator An integrated Thunderbolt cable Power/Activity...
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... the latest updates and special offers. Another way is on page 18. ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE - 4 Note: Your My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device must be connected to register online at http://register.wd.com. You can damage drives. Do not move the device during..., do not block any of the enclosure's air slots. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the device power state as described in Figure 2 on page 3, the My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device has an integrated single-channel Thunderbolt cable that supports Thunderbolt...
... the latest updates and special offers. Another way is on page 18. ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE - 4 Note: Your My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device must be connected to register online at http://register.wd.com. You can damage drives. Do not move the device during..., do not block any of the enclosure's air slots. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the device power state as described in Figure 2 on page 3, the My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device has an integrated single-channel Thunderbolt cable that supports Thunderbolt...
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Connect the My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device to your computer as shown in the Sidebar area of your computer. 2. The device automatically powers up and mounts to your computer. 4. Connecting the My Passport Pro Device 3. Verify that the My Passport Pro appears under DEVICES in Figure 3. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Device and Getting Started...
Connect the My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device to your computer as shown in the Sidebar area of your computer. 2. The device automatically powers up and mounts to your computer. 4. Connecting the My Passport Pro Device 3. Verify that the My Passport Pro appears under DEVICES in Figure 3. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Device and Getting Started...
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... it to a mirrored RAID configuration and use it without backup encryption. The RAID modes of them with Time Machine: Note: The Encrypt Backup Disk check box does not appear on Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks systems. Your My Passport Pro device leverages the operating system... to back up with or without backup encryption. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Note: If the External disks check box is not compatible with software-configured RAID devices. See "Changing the Device Configuration" on...
... it to a mirrored RAID configuration and use it without backup encryption. The RAID modes of them with Time Machine: Note: The Encrypt Backup Disk check box does not appear on Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks systems. Your My Passport Pro device leverages the operating system... to back up with or without backup encryption. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Note: If the External disks check box is not compatible with software-configured RAID devices. See "Changing the Device Configuration" on...
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Cancel on the screen that displays: 2. Install the WD Drive Utilities software to manage your My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device is ready to the alias Applications folder on Snow Leopard computers Either way, your device. In the alias Applications folder, double-click... MANUAL If you want to continue and display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 on page 8 and "Managing and Customizing Your My Passport Pro Device" on the screen that displays: 3. Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software 1. Read the license agreement and click Accept to change the drive ...
Cancel on the screen that displays: 2. Install the WD Drive Utilities software to manage your My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device is ready to the alias Applications folder on Snow Leopard computers Either way, your device. In the alias Applications folder, double-click... MANUAL If you want to continue and display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 on page 8 and "Managing and Customizing Your My Passport Pro Device" on the screen that displays: 3. Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software 1. Read the license agreement and click Accept to change the drive ...
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...on page 16. Status Check S.M.A.R.T. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 9 Run drive diagnostics and status checks, Check the RAID status or change the device drive configuration. Diagnostics RAID Management Drive Erase Registration AND see Figure 4 on page 8)... failure condition. 13 Managing and Customizing Your My Passport Pro Device MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL This chapter includes the following tests if you want to . . . Registration-Register your device is performing well. "Managing the RAID Configuration" on page 11 "Erasing the Device Drives...
...on page 16. Status Check S.M.A.R.T. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 9 Run drive diagnostics and status checks, Check the RAID status or change the device drive configuration. Diagnostics RAID Management Drive Erase Registration AND see Figure 4 on page 8)... failure condition. 13 Managing and Customizing Your My Passport Pro Device MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL This chapter includes the following tests if you want to . . . Registration-Register your device is performing well. "Managing the RAID Configuration" on page 11 "Erasing the Device Drives...
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... Failed-The drive has failed - MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Managing the RAID Configuration The initial/default configuration of your computer, select the one supported storage device connected to your My Passport Pro device is as a striped RAID 0 disk array for enhanced flexibility Checking .... Online - Unknown-The drive has some other undetermined status MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 11 Rebuilding-The drive is online and available - Click RAID Management > RAID Status to display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 on page 8). 2. ...
... Failed-The drive has failed - MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Managing the RAID Configuration The initial/default configuration of your computer, select the one supported storage device connected to your My Passport Pro device is as a striped RAID 0 disk array for enhanced flexibility Checking .... Online - Unknown-The drive has some other undetermined status MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 11 Rebuilding-The drive is online and available - Click RAID Management > RAID Status to display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 on page 8). 2. ...
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...before changing the device configuration. See Knowledge Base answer ID 7 at http://support.wd.com for specifying the . . . MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Changing the Device Configuration CAUTION! Note: Changing the device configuration also deletes the WD software and all of the support files... Allocation Table) format is not RAID configurable. Individual Drives Volume name and file format for the new RAID array: Note that you want to change . Volume name for each drive: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 12 Click RAID Management > Configuration to display the...
...before changing the device configuration. See Knowledge Base answer ID 7 at http://support.wd.com for specifying the . . . MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Changing the Device Configuration CAUTION! Note: Changing the device configuration also deletes the WD software and all of the support files... Allocation Table) format is not RAID configurable. Individual Drives Volume name and file format for the new RAID array: Note that you want to change . Volume name for each drive: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 12 Click RAID Management > Configuration to display the...
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... to use the device drives to use an individual drive as Backup Disk and skip to enable RAID configurations. To use the Time Machine backup software, then for: - A My Passport Pro - The RAID modes of your My Passport Pro device are software configured, and the backup disk encryption feature is not compatible with Time Machine (in...
... to use the device drives to use an individual drive as Backup Disk and skip to enable RAID configurations. To use the Time Machine backup software, then for: - A My Passport Pro - The RAID modes of your My Passport Pro device are software configured, and the backup disk encryption feature is not compatible with Time Machine (in...
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... can download these to restore your computer, select the one that you want to erase: Erase Drive A Erase Drive B b. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 16 If you have more than one supported storage device or drive connected to your device to change the name of the data on... answer ID 7 at http://support.wd.com for each volume: HFS+J ExFAT Note that the exFAT (extended File Allocation Table) format is not RAID configurable. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to specify the file format for each drive that you want to display the Drive Erase dialog...
... can download these to restore your computer, select the one that you want to erase: Erase Drive A Erase Drive B b. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 16 If you have more than one supported storage device or drive connected to your device to change the name of the data on... answer ID 7 at http://support.wd.com for each volume: HFS+J ExFAT Note that the exFAT (extended File Allocation Table) format is not RAID configurable. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to specify the file format for each drive that you want to display the Drive Erase dialog...
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..., GPL 23 T Thunderbolt cable 3 Time Machine, using with 6, 14 W Warranty information 22 WD service, obtaining 22 INDEX - 24 MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Index A Accessories, optional 2 B Box contents 2 C CAUTION about changing the device configuration 12 disconnecting the device drives 19 erasing ...drive formats 3 Disk image, downloading and restoring 19 Drive Utilities device registration function 9, 18 diagnostics function 9 drive erase function 9, 16 RAID management function 9, 11 E Ejecting the drives 19 Environmental compliance, China RoHS 21 Erasing the drives 16 CAUTION about 16 F FCC ...
..., GPL 23 T Thunderbolt cable 3 Time Machine, using with 6, 14 W Warranty information 22 WD service, obtaining 22 INDEX - 24 MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Index A Accessories, optional 2 B Box contents 2 C CAUTION about changing the device configuration 12 disconnecting the device drives 19 erasing ...drive formats 3 Disk image, downloading and restoring 19 Drive Utilities device registration function 9, 18 diagnostics function 9 drive erase function 9, 16 RAID management function 9, 11 E Ejecting the drives 19 Environmental compliance, China RoHS 21 Erasing the drives 16 CAUTION about 16 F FCC ...
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True portabilty. Integrated Thunderbolt cable No AC adapter required Durable, anodized aluminum enclosure When high performance digital storage is critical to get the job done, My Passport Pro portable RAID storage is ideal for HD video, user-selectable RAID and a compact all-aluminum enclosure. With the unique design of an integrated Thunderbolt cable providing both power and performance, this high-capacity dual-drive boasts speeds as fast as 233 MB/s* for creative professionals in the field. My Passport® Pro Portable RAID Storage Thunderbolt™ speed.
True portabilty. Integrated Thunderbolt cable No AC adapter required Durable, anodized aluminum enclosure When high performance digital storage is critical to get the job done, My Passport Pro portable RAID storage is ideal for HD video, user-selectable RAID and a compact all-aluminum enclosure. With the unique design of an integrated Thunderbolt cable providing both power and performance, this high-capacity dual-drive boasts speeds as fast as 233 MB/s* for creative professionals in the field. My Passport® Pro Portable RAID Storage Thunderbolt™ speed.
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... countries. Not all with you and keep up with your creations Update your field kit with the highcapacity My Passport Pro. My Passport Pro Portable RAID Storage Product Features Transfer, back up, edit in record time Now you don't have to protect your creative ...All rights reserved. WD Diagnostics and absolutely are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Your workflow keeps moving Shipped in RAID 0 for your workflow and professional style The dual drives in My Passport Pro are WD Diagnostics™ performs a S.M.A.R.T. Blazing-fast boot drive ...
... countries. Not all with you and keep up with your creations Update your field kit with the highcapacity My Passport Pro. My Passport Pro Portable RAID Storage Product Features Transfer, back up, edit in record time Now you don't have to protect your creative ...All rights reserved. WD Diagnostics and absolutely are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Your workflow keeps moving Shipped in RAID 0 for your workflow and professional style The dual drives in My Passport Pro are WD Diagnostics™ performs a S.M.A.R.T. Blazing-fast boot drive ...