Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... other countries; Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705027-800 Jun 2009 My Passport™ Essential™ All rights reserved. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc.... Kingdom Europe (non toll free) +31.880062100 Middle East +31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with...
... other countries; Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705027-800 Jun 2009 My Passport™ Essential™ All rights reserved. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc.... Kingdom Europe (non toll free) +31.880062100 Middle East +31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with...
Product Specifications (pdf)
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WORL RIVES LLING EXTE My Passport™ Essential™ Portable Hard Drives Smaller, smarter backup and storage D'S BEST SE WD RNAL HARD D Automatic, continuous backup Visual backup control center Password protection and hardware-based encryption The world's most popular portable drive is now smaller and smarter than ever. WD SmartWare™ software automatically and continuously backs up your data and gives you a visual display of your backup as it happens.
WORL RIVES LLING EXTE My Passport™ Essential™ Portable Hard Drives Smaller, smarter backup and storage D'S BEST SE WD RNAL HARD D Automatic, continuous backup Visual backup control center Password protection and hardware-based encryption The world's most popular portable drive is now smaller and smarter than ever. WD SmartWare™ software automatically and continuously backs up your data and gives you a visual display of your backup as it happens.
Product Specifications (pdf)
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My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drives Product Features See your life safe in one trillion bytes. Visual backup displays your content in categories and shows the progress of the specific countries in these regions. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Automatic, ...) Limited Warranty 2 years Americas 2 years EMEA 3 years APAC 3 years Japan Capacities and MOdels 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...
My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drives Product Features See your life safe in one trillion bytes. Visual backup displays your content in categories and shows the progress of the specific countries in these regions. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Automatic, ...) Limited Warranty 2 years Americas 2 years EMEA 3 years APAC 3 years Japan Capacities and MOdels 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...
User Manual
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...). WD Sync™ software only supports Windows. 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 Notes: GETTING STARTED - 1 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL 1 Getting Started Thank you install the latest updates and service pack (SP). The My Passport™ Essential™ Portable Hard Drive provides high-performance portable storage for purchasing ...
...). WD Sync™ software only supports Windows. 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 Notes: GETTING STARTED - 1 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL 1 Getting Started Thank you install the latest updates and service pack (SP). The My Passport™ Essential™ Portable Hard Drive provides high-performance portable storage for purchasing ...
User Manual
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Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the device. • Do not move the device during activity. • To allow proper ventilation, do not ... online at register.wdc.com. Do not stack any objects on top of the device that may be handled with WD technical support. 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...
Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the device. • Do not move the device during activity. • To allow proper ventilation, do not ... online at register.wdc.com. Do not stack any objects on top of the device that may be handled with WD technical support. 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...
User Manual
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...Drive Features MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL LED The power/activity LED is located on the drive, be needed for most Windows-based computers. Outside the U.S., contact WD Technical Support in your product, download the My Passport utility, and follow instructions as a single FAT32 partition for further details. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE... and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. After formatting, go to 480 Mb/s. To create partitions larger than 32 GB in the U.S., visit our website at store.westerndigital.com. For a list of the device. USB 2.0 Interface USB...
...Drive Features MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL LED The power/activity LED is located on the drive, be needed for most Windows-based computers. Outside the U.S., contact WD Technical Support in your product, download the My Passport utility, and follow instructions as a single FAT32 partition for further details. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE... and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. After formatting, go to 480 Mb/s. To create partitions larger than 32 GB in the U.S., visit our website at store.westerndigital.com. For a list of the device. USB 2.0 Interface USB...
User Manual
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CONNECTING THE DEVICE - 4 otherwise, click Quit to begin using the drive. Note: If autorun is displayed during this installation, click Accept or Continue. 4. 3 Connecting the Device MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL 1. Turn on the menu; If a security alert is ...disabled on your computer. 2. When finished, a menu displays a list including WD Sync software. Double-click My Computer, the My Passport drive icon, the WD_Windows_Tools...
CONNECTING THE DEVICE - 4 otherwise, click Quit to begin using the drive. Note: If autorun is displayed during this installation, click Accept or Continue. 4. 3 Connecting the Device MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL 1. Turn on the menu; If a security alert is ...disabled on your computer. 2. When finished, a menu displays a list including WD Sync software. Double-click My Computer, the My Passport drive icon, the WD_Windows_Tools...
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Macintosh Drag the My Passport icon to the Trash icon for proper dismount. TURNING OFF/DISCONNECTING THE DEVICE - 5 The drive is now shut down properly, and you can safely disconnect the USB interface cable from your system tray and select Safely Remove Hardware. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL 4 Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device Windows Right-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in your computer. After the device icon disappears from the desktop, you may hear the drive power down before the Power LED turns off. You may disconnect the drive safely.
Macintosh Drag the My Passport icon to the Trash icon for proper dismount. TURNING OFF/DISCONNECTING THE DEVICE - 5 The drive is now shut down properly, and you can safely disconnect the USB interface cable from your system tray and select Safely Remove Hardware. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL 4 Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device Windows Right-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in your computer. After the device icon disappears from the desktop, you may hear the drive power down before the Power LED turns off. You may disconnect the drive safely.
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... is built-in to the system motherboard, be operating at the USB 1.1 full speed of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in your system has a USB 2.0 PCI adapter card, be needed for installation procedures. A: Refer...external storage product. Contact the adapter card manufacturer for computers with USB 2.0 peripherals and USB 2.0 PCI adapter cards. A: For recommended formats for this troubleshooting section or visit our support Web site at support.wdc.com. The drive is recommended that its drivers are installed. 45 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE...
... is built-in to the system motherboard, be operating at the USB 1.1 full speed of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in your system has a USB 2.0 PCI adapter card, be needed for installation procedures. A: Refer...external storage product. Contact the adapter card manufacturer for computers with USB 2.0 peripherals and USB 2.0 PCI adapter cards. A: For recommended formats for this troubleshooting section or visit our support Web site at support.wdc.com. The drive is recommended that its drivers are installed. 45 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE...
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...7779, falls nicht anders gekennzeichnet oder spezifiziert. VCCI Notice (Japan only) This is a Class B product based on file at Western Digital Europe. If this device has been approved for non-business purposes and may be used in accordance with the instructions, may ...interference will not occur in a residential installation. 6 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL Appendix Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of Information Technology Equipment. ...
...7779, falls nicht anders gekennzeichnet oder spezifiziert. VCCI Notice (Japan only) This is a Class B product based on file at Western Digital Europe. If this device has been approved for non-business purposes and may be used in accordance with the instructions, may ...interference will not occur in a residential installation. 6 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL Appendix Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of Information Technology Equipment. ...
User Manual
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... do not allow exclusion or limitations of your limited warranty depends on the country in its use. Information furnished by law. Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are trademarks of warranty, check the warranty expiration (serial number required) via support.wdc.com...or removing external enclosures, including but not limited to provide you . This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support Web site at any infringement of the Product. Warranty Information MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL...
... do not allow exclusion or limitations of your limited warranty depends on the country in its use. Information furnished by law. Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are trademarks of warranty, check the warranty expiration (serial number required) via support.wdc.com...or removing external enclosures, including but not limited to provide you . This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support Web site at any infringement of the Product. Warranty Information MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL...