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iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional .../Activity LED 4 USB 3.0 Interface 4 Registering Your Drive 4 Handling Precautions 4 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 5 Connecting the Drive 5 Getting Started with the WD Software 6 3 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview 16 Home Tab Display 17 Backup Tab Displays 24 Retrieve Tab Displays 26 Settings Tab Display 29 Help Tab Display 30 4 Backing...
iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional .../Activity LED 4 USB 3.0 Interface 4 Registering Your Drive 4 Handling Precautions 4 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 5 Connecting the Drive 5 Getting Started with the WD Software 6 3 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview 16 Home Tab Display 17 Backup Tab Displays 24 Retrieve Tab Displays 26 Settings Tab Display 29 Help Tab Display 30 4 Backing...
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...PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Changing Your Password 48 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 50 7 Managing and Customizing the Drive 51 Checking Drive Health 51 Erasing the Drive 52 Using the Drive Erase Function 53 Using Five Invalid Passwords 54 Registering the Drive 57 Restoring the WD Software... 7 65 Uninstalling on Windows 8 65 9 Using the Drive with a Mac Computer 66 Reformatting the Drive 66 Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image 66 10 Troubleshooting 67 Frequently Asked Questions 67 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 68 A Installing the SES ...
...PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Changing Your Password 48 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 50 7 Managing and Customizing the Drive 51 Checking Drive Health 51 Erasing the Drive 52 Using the Drive Erase Function 53 Using Five Invalid Passwords 54 Registering the Drive 57 Restoring the WD Software... 7 65 Uninstalling on Windows 8 65 9 Using the Drive with a Mac Computer 66 Reformatting the Drive 66 Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image 66 10 Troubleshooting 67 Frequently Asked Questions 67 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 68 A Installing the SES ...
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... with a continuous backup mode to automatically back up your My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive. Available in addition to 256-bit hardware encryption, you can also back up your Dropbox account to automatically back up your Dropbox account. Integrated backup software-The WD SmartWare Pro software helps protect your data with 256-bit hardware encryption allows...
... with a continuous backup mode to automatically back up your My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive. Available in addition to 256-bit hardware encryption, you can also back up your Dropbox account to automatically back up your Dropbox account. Integrated backup software-The WD SmartWare Pro software helps protect your data with 256-bit hardware encryption allows...
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.... Kit Contents As shown in Figure 1, your My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive kit includes the following: My Passport Ultra Metal Edition premium storage drive, with a 3-year limited warranty. My Passport My Passport Ultra Metal Edition Premium Storage Kit Components ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0-Transfer files quickly with the WD Drive Utilities™ software-You are in your region. For a list of...
.... Kit Contents As shown in Figure 1, your My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive kit includes the following: My Passport Ultra Metal Edition premium storage drive, with a 3-year limited warranty. My Passport My Passport Ultra Metal Edition Premium Storage Kit Components ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0-Transfer files quickly with the WD Drive Utilities™ software-You are in your region. For a list of...
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... operating system. For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive and the WD Drive Utilities and WD Security software are compatible with the following operating systems: Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Compatibility can vary, depending on page...
... operating system. For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive and the WD Drive Utilities and WD Security software are compatible with the following operating systems: Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Compatibility can vary, depending on page...
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...Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive to a USB 2.0 port transfers data at http://register.wd.com. Do not move the drive during unpacking and installation. Connection to get the latest updates and special offers. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can easily register your drive using the WD Drive Utilities software... compatible with care during activity. USB 3.0 is to register online at the port speed-up to 480 Mb/s. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state as described in "Registering the Drive"...
...Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive to a USB 2.0 port transfers data at http://register.wd.com. Do not move the drive during unpacking and installation. Connection to get the latest updates and special offers. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can easily register your drive using the WD Drive Utilities software... compatible with care during activity. USB 3.0 is to register online at the port speed-up to 480 Mb/s. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state as described in "Registering the Drive"...
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... CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for your computer's file management utility listing. 4. Verify that is now ready ... drive. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to your computer. 2. You can enhance its capabilities by installing the WD software that the drive appears in Figure 3. 3. Your My Passport drive is on your computer. Turn on your computer as an external storage device. Connect the drive to close it. It...
... CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for your computer's file management utility listing. 4. Verify that is now ready ... drive. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to your computer. 2. You can enhance its capabilities by installing the WD software that the drive appears in Figure 3. 3. Your My Passport drive is on your computer. Turn on your computer as an external storage device. Connect the drive to close it. It...
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... check boxes for any application that appears in the listing for the drive in your computer's file management utility to install. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Getting Started with the WD Software 1. On the Custom Setup dialog: a. Read the license agreement and select the I have read and agree... Click Next to accept the...
... check boxes for any application that appears in the listing for the drive in your computer's file management utility to install. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Getting Started with the WD Software 1. On the Custom Setup dialog: a. Read the license agreement and select the I have read and agree... Click Next to accept the...
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... and Customizing the Drive" on page 44). CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 When the installation completes, click Finish to complete: MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL 7. Depending on your free software upgrade (see Figure 5 on page 8 and "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on page 51). If your computer is connected to the Internet...
... and Customizing the Drive" on page 44). CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 When the installation completes, click Finish to complete: MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL 7. Depending on your free software upgrade (see Figure 5 on page 8 and "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on page 51). If your computer is connected to the Internet...
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... in the Last Name box. Activating your last name in the First Name box. d. b. a. c. The WD SmartWare Pro software upgrade extends the backup function to install it on this computer and provides email delivery of an activation code that you can use to... remote Dropbox folder. Type your free upgrade installs the WD SmartWare Pro software on two other computers. Upgrade to complete the upgrade and display the Activation Result message: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 Click Activate to WD SmartWare Pro Screen 9. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Figure 6.
... in the Last Name box. Activating your last name in the First Name box. d. b. a. c. The WD SmartWare Pro software upgrade extends the backup function to install it on this computer and provides email delivery of an activation code that you can use to... remote Dropbox folder. Type your free upgrade installs the WD SmartWare Pro software on two other computers. Upgrade to complete the upgrade and display the Activation Result message: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 Click Activate to WD SmartWare Pro Screen 9. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Figure 6.
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...dialog for configuring your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software: You must configure your initial backup for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software before you can use it as a backup source device. Click OK to...you want to display the Select Backup Source and Backup Target screen: Note: At this point, the WD SmartWare Pro software is selected and the computer icon signifies that has the files you want to back up files from a local hard...specify whether you want to step 10. 10. Otherwise proceed to back up : a. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL e.
...dialog for configuring your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software: You must configure your initial backup for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software before you can use it as a backup source device. Click OK to...you want to display the Select Backup Source and Backup Target screen: Note: At this point, the WD SmartWare Pro software is selected and the computer icon signifies that has the files you want to back up files from a local hard...specify whether you want to step 10. 10. Otherwise proceed to back up : a. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL e.
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... device selector under the device icon to select the one that you want to back up : 11. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL After configuring your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software, the Dropbox icon signifies that a light-blue highlight surrounds the selected device. If you have more than one... external hard drives, use the backup source device selector to back up files to configure your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software: You must configure your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro...
... device selector under the device icon to select the one that you want to back up : 11. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL After configuring your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software, the Dropbox icon signifies that a light-blue highlight surrounds the selected device. If you have more than one... external hard drives, use the backup source device selector to back up files to configure your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software: You must configure your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro...
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when you want to do. Initial File Backup Screen Figure 7. After that, launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose what you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer. Initial Backup Screens CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15 MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Initial Category Backup Screen Note: The initial Backup screens only appear one time-
when you want to do. Initial File Backup Screen Figure 7. After that, launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose what you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer. Initial Backup Screens CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15 MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Initial Category Backup Screen Note: The initial Backup screens only appear one time-
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...drive or multiple hard drive partitions, or if an available backup target device has multiple partitions or network shares, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box that you want to work with. See "Home Tab Display" on page 24. Device icons and .... The by -category dialog provides content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of the WD SmartWare software. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL 13 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview This chapter provides a brief functional overview of the selected backup source and backup target devices. tab...
...drive or multiple hard drive partitions, or if an available backup target device has multiple partitions or network shares, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box that you want to work with. See "Home Tab Display" on page 24. Device icons and .... The by -category dialog provides content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of the WD SmartWare software. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL 13 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview This chapter provides a brief functional overview of the selected backup source and backup target devices. tab...
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... about backing up The target device or device partition/network share that you want to keep for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software Help See "Settings Tab Display" on page 30. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL The . . . In each file Specify a different destination folder for retrieved files Automatically check for WD SmartWare...
... about backing up The target device or device partition/network share that you want to keep for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software Help See "Settings Tab Display" on page 30. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL The . . . In each file Specify a different destination folder for retrieved files Automatically check for WD SmartWare...
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Home Tab Display Backup Target Content Gauges WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 18 MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Computer Icon Backup Source Selector Backup Source Device Selector Backup Target Device Icons Backup Source Content Gauge Figure 8.
Home Tab Display Backup Target Content Gauges WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 18 MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Computer Icon Backup Source Selector Backup Source Device Selector Backup Target Device Icons Backup Source Content Gauge Figure 8.
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... page 18: Signifies that you have selected the computer option for the selected drive or drive partition. (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 19 Home Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Activation code required Not shown in Figure 8 on page 18...device or an unsupported WD device that requires a valid activation code and upgrade to the WD SmartWare Pro software for backup operations. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Table 1. Properties-Displays the Windows System Properties dialog for backup icon operations and provides the ...
... page 18: Signifies that you have selected the computer option for the selected drive or drive partition. (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 19 Home Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Activation code required Not shown in Figure 8 on page 18...device or an unsupported WD device that requires a valid activation code and upgrade to the WD SmartWare Pro software for backup operations. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Table 1. Properties-Displays the Windows System Properties dialog for backup icon operations and provides the ...
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...-type backup, the name of files in a Temp folder. Because they change so frequently, Outlook .pst files are stored in the category. (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 20 Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Backup source content gauge The content gauge for a continuous backup. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Table 1.
...-type backup, the name of files in a Temp folder. Because they change so frequently, Outlook .pst files are stored in the category. (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 20 Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Backup source content gauge The content gauge for a continuous backup. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Table 1.
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... your selection with a light-blue background: Selected My Passport Drive (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 21 Selecting the Dropbox option displays the Dropbox icon and hides the device selector. These are available as the content gauge for backup and retrieve functions. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Table 1. If you want to your computer...
... your selection with a light-blue background: Selected My Passport Drive (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 21 Selecting the Dropbox option displays the Dropbox icon and hides the device selector. These are available as the content gauge for backup and retrieve functions. MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Table 1. If you want to your computer...
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MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Table 1. The drive partition or network share that you select is not available for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software. Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Backup target device icon Right-clicking a direct-... on page 18: The backup target device selector appears under the icon for subsequent retrieve operations. (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 22 Not shown in your computer's file management utility Properties-Displays the Windows Drive Properties dialog Safely remove-...
MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Table 1. The drive partition or network share that you select is not available for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software. Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Backup target device icon Right-clicking a direct-... on page 18: The backup target device selector appears under the icon for subsequent retrieve operations. (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 22 Not shown in your computer's file management utility Properties-Displays the Windows Drive Properties dialog Safely remove-...