Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. and other companies. North America English Spanish 800.ASK.4WDC (... trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with this product, please contact WD Technical Support. Specifications subject to other countries; and My Passport and My Passport Essential are registered trademarks in the U.S. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest,...
Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. and other companies. North America English Spanish 800.ASK.4WDC (... trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with this product, please contact WD Technical Support. Specifications subject to other countries; and My Passport and My Passport Essential are registered trademarks in the U.S. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest,...
Product Specifications (pdf)
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...support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of our limited warranty and for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one to recycle it happens Seeing is believing. As used for a list of Western Digital...250 GB (black only), 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 EMEA, Middle East and Africa. My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drives ...
...support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of our limited warranty and for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one to recycle it happens Seeing is believing. As used for a list of Western Digital...250 GB (black only), 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 EMEA, Middle East and Africa. My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drives ...
User Manual
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...includes 30 days of your WD product to address it before returning this product. Register your first telephone contact with WD technical support. To help for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is not available or, if you informed of new features..., Product Replacement (RMA), RMA Status, and Data Recovery Information. • Knowledge Base - Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at support.wdc.com. WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us keep you prefer, please contact WD at the best telephone...
...includes 30 days of your WD product to address it before returning this product. Register your first telephone contact with WD technical support. To help for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is not available or, if you informed of new features..., Product Replacement (RMA), RMA Status, and Data Recovery Information. • Knowledge Base - Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at support.wdc.com. WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us keep you prefer, please contact WD at the best telephone...
User Manual
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... and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. Kit Contents • My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive • USB cable • Quick Install Guide USB Cable My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Compatibility Windows ® • An available USB port • ... Software Update. WD Sync™ software only supports Windows. Recording Your WD Product Information In the following table, write the serial number and model number of the device. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL 1 Getting Started Thank you install ...
... and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. Kit Contents • My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive • USB cable • Quick Install Guide USB Cable My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Compatibility Windows ® • An available USB port • ... Software Update. WD Sync™ software only supports Windows. Recording Your WD Product Information In the following table, write the serial number and model number of the device. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL 1 Getting Started Thank you install ...
User Manual
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... installing your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the device. • Do not move the device during unpacking and installation. The 30-day period commences on top of the device that may be handled with WD technical support. Drives may block ...precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL Registering Your WD Product Your WD product includes 30 days of free technical support during the applicable warranty period for your first telephone contact with care during activity....
... installing your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the device. • Do not move the device during unpacking and installation. The 30-day period commences on top of the device that may be handled with WD technical support. Drives may block ...precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL Registering Your WD Product Your WD product includes 30 days of free technical support during the applicable warranty period for your first telephone contact with care during activity....
User Manual
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.... To create partitions larger than 32 GB in your product, download the My Passport utility, and follow instructions as a single...drive to support.wdc.com. 2. Outside the U.S., contact WD Technical Support in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from support...support.wdc.com and article IDs 314463 and 184006 at store.westerndigital.com. After formatting, go to 480 Mb/s. Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) supports data transfer rates up before reformatting. 1. 2 About Your WD Drive Features MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE...
.... To create partitions larger than 32 GB in your product, download the My Passport utility, and follow instructions as a single...drive to support.wdc.com. 2. Outside the U.S., contact WD Technical Support in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from support...support.wdc.com and article IDs 314463 and 184006 at store.westerndigital.com. After formatting, go to 480 Mb/s. Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) supports data transfer rates up before reformatting. 1. 2 About Your WD Drive Features MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE...
User Manual
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...PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL Troubleshooting If you can overcome these file size limitations by installing a USB 2.0 PCI adapter card. however, Windows 2000/XP users can achieve Hi-Speed USB transfer rates by reformatting the drive...install the appropriate chipset support for computers with USB 2.0 devices? TROUBLESHOOTING - 6 See answer ID 1287 at support.wdc.com and ...external storage product. If your region. A: Although USB 1.1 cables work with USB 2.0 devices, it is highly recommended because of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB...
...PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL Troubleshooting If you can overcome these file size limitations by installing a USB 2.0 PCI adapter card. however, Windows 2000/XP users can achieve Hi-Speed USB transfer rates by reformatting the drive...install the appropriate chipset support for computers with USB 2.0 devices? TROUBLESHOOTING - 6 See answer ID 1287 at support.wdc.com and ...external storage product. If your region. A: Although USB 1.1 cables work with USB 2.0 devices, it is highly recommended because of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB...
User Manual
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...installation, alteration (including removing or obliterating labels and opening, disassembling, or removing external enclosures, including but not limited to provide you . This warranty gives you ...container, prepaid and insured, to other companies. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and My Passport, My Passport Essential, and WD Sync are registered trademarks; To conclusively establish the...required) via support.wdc.com. The remedies provided herein are in lieu of a) any and all other than WD. Warranty Information MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL ...
...installation, alteration (including removing or obliterating labels and opening, disassembling, or removing external enclosures, including but not limited to provide you . This warranty gives you ...container, prepaid and insured, to other companies. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and My Passport, My Passport Essential, and WD Sync are registered trademarks; To conclusively establish the...required) via support.wdc.com. The remedies provided herein are in lieu of a) any and all other than WD. Warranty Information MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL ...