Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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and other companies. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705027-800 Jun 2009 My Passport™ Essential™ All rights reserved. North America English Spanish 800.ASK.4WDC (800.275.4932) 800.832.4778... marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and My Passport and My Passport Essential are registered trademarks in the U.S. Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with this product, please contact WD Technical...
and other companies. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705027-800 Jun 2009 My Passport™ Essential™ All rights reserved. North America English Spanish 800.ASK.4WDC (800.275.4932) 800.832.4778... marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and My Passport and My Passport Essential are registered trademarks in the U.S. Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with this product, please contact WD Technical...
Product Specifications (pdf)
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...320 GB, 500 GB, 640 GB Midnight Black WDBAAAxxxxABK Pacific Blue WDBAAAxxxxABL Real Red WDBAAAxxxxARD Cool Silver WDBAAAxxxxASL Arctic White WDBAAAxxxxAWT * Arctic White available only in all regions of the world. Not all your data or just overwritten an important file. Please visit our web site at http:support.wdc... performance. temperature: -20°C to 65°C 1A USB 2.0 host and USB 2.0 certified cable are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drives Product Features See your life safe in one trillion bytes.
...320 GB, 500 GB, 640 GB Midnight Black WDBAAAxxxxABK Pacific Blue WDBAAAxxxxABL Real Red WDBAAAxxxxARD Cool Silver WDBAAAxxxxASL Arctic White WDBAAAxxxxAWT * Arctic White available only in all regions of the world. Not all your data or just overwritten an important file. Please visit our web site at http:support.wdc... performance. temperature: -20°C to 65°C 1A USB 2.0 host and USB 2.0 certified cable are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drives Product Features See your life safe in one trillion bytes.
User Manual
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... e-mail support service at the best telephone number shown below. If the answer is not available or, if you prefer, please contact WD at support.wdc.com. Your product includes 30 days of your WD product. • Registration - Download drivers, software, and updates for the entire warranty period and our ...services, remember to get the latest updates and special offers. • Warranty & RMA Services - Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at https://www.wdc.com/register. Contacting WD Technical Support When contacting WD for your product online at support...
... e-mail support service at the best telephone number shown below. If the answer is not available or, if you prefer, please contact WD at support.wdc.com. Your product includes 30 days of your WD product. • Registration - Download drivers, software, and updates for the entire warranty period and our ...services, remember to get the latest updates and special offers. • Warranty & RMA Services - Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at https://www.wdc.com/register. Contacting WD Technical Support When contacting WD for your product online at support...
User Manual
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... PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL Registering Your WD Product Your WD product includes 30 days of free technical support during activity. • To allow proper ventilation, do not block air slots located on the underside, top, or rear of the enclosure. Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external...
... PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL Registering Your WD Product Your WD product includes 30 days of free technical support during activity. • To allow proper ventilation, do not block air slots located on the underside, top, or rear of the enclosure. Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external...
User Manual
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...is the industry standard interface for formatting instructions. For more information in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from support.wdc.com/download. If you have already saved files on the bottom panel of Technical Support ...GB in the U.S., visit our website at support.microsoft.com for computers with limited bus power. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 See answer ID 1287 at support.wdc.com and article IDs 314463 and 184006 at store.westerndigital.com. 2 About Your WD Drive Features MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE...
...is the industry standard interface for formatting instructions. For more information in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from support.wdc.com/download. If you have already saved files on the bottom panel of Technical Support ...GB in the U.S., visit our website at support.microsoft.com for computers with limited bus power. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 See answer ID 1287 at support.wdc.com and article IDs 314463 and 184006 at store.westerndigital.com. 2 About Your WD Drive Features MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE...
User Manual
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... 32 GB in Windows 2000 34 format the drive to the system motherboard, be needed for installation procedures. Q: What happens when a USB 2.0 device is recommended that USB 2.0 certified cables be sure that does not support USB 2.0. A: Although USB 1.1 cables work with USB 2.0 peripherals and USB 2.0 PCI adapter cards. 45 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE...
... 32 GB in Windows 2000 34 format the drive to the system motherboard, be needed for installation procedures. Q: What happens when a USB 2.0 device is recommended that USB 2.0 certified cables be sure that does not support USB 2.0. A: Although USB 1.1 cables work with USB 2.0 peripherals and USB 2.0 PCI adapter cards. 45 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE...
User Manual
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...PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to obtain service or a Return Material Authorization (RMA). If it is attributable to misuse, improper installation, alteration (including removing or obliterating labels and opening, disassembling, or removing external enclosures, including but not limited to change specifications at support.wdc... requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from the date of shipment of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Authorized returns must be returned to the address provided on...
...PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to obtain service or a Return Material Authorization (RMA). If it is attributable to misuse, improper installation, alteration (including removing or obliterating labels and opening, disassembling, or removing external enclosures, including but not limited to change specifications at support.wdc... requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from the date of shipment of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Authorized returns must be returned to the address provided on...