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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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...) 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... one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one place. My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drives Product Features See your life safe in one trillion bytes. Drive lock Gain peace of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. We encourage you ...
...) 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... one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one place. My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drives Product Features See your life safe in one trillion bytes. Drive lock Gain peace of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. We encourage you ...
User Manual
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...: Purchase Date: System and Software Notes: GETTING STARTED - 1 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 • Windows 2000... only supports Windows. For Windows, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. The My Passport™ Essential™ Portable Hard Drive provides high-performance portable storage for setup and technical support. For the latest WD product information and ...
...: Purchase Date: System and Software Notes: GETTING STARTED - 1 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 • Windows 2000... only supports Windows. For Windows, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. The My Passport™ Essential™ Portable Hard Drive provides high-performance portable storage for setup and technical support. For the latest WD product information and ...
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... by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your product. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL Registering Your WD Product Your WD product includes 30 days of free technical support during unpacking and installation. The... 30-day period commences on the date of your first telephone contact with care during the applicable warranty period for your external ...
... by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your product. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL Registering Your WD Product Your WD product includes 30 days of free technical support during unpacking and installation. The... 30-day period commences on the date of your first telephone contact with care during the applicable warranty period for your external ...
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...back them up to Downloads, find your region. For a list of 4 GB. Drive Format This WD device is located on the drive, be needed for compatibility with all its contents. After formatting, go to ...Support in your product, download the My Passport utility, and follow instructions as a single FAT32 partition for computers with USB 1.1. 2 About Your WD Drive Features MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL LED The power/activity LED...FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from support.wdc.com/download.
...back them up to Downloads, find your region. For a list of 4 GB. Drive Format This WD device is located on the drive, be needed for compatibility with all its contents. After formatting, go to ...Support in your product, download the My Passport utility, and follow instructions as a single FAT32 partition for computers with USB 1.1. 2 About Your WD Drive Features MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL LED The power/activity LED...FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from support.wdc.com/download.
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Connect the USB cable as shown. 3. Double-click My Computer, the My Passport drive icon, the WD_Windows_Tools folder, and Setup.exe. CONNECTING THE DEVICE - 4 3 Connecting the Device MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL 1. To install software, double-click your choice on your computer. 2. Note: If autorun is displayed during this installation, click ...list including WD Sync software. Turn on your computer, you must install the utilities and software manually. otherwise, click Quit to begin using the drive. Drive utilities are installed automatically.
Connect the USB cable as shown. 3. Double-click My Computer, the My Passport drive icon, the WD_Windows_Tools folder, and Setup.exe. CONNECTING THE DEVICE - 4 3 Connecting the Device MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL 1. To install software, double-click your choice on your computer. 2. Note: If autorun is displayed during this installation, click ...list including WD Sync software. Turn on your computer, you must install the utilities and software manually. otherwise, click Quit to begin using the drive. Drive utilities are installed automatically.
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Macintosh Drag the My Passport icon to the Trash icon for proper dismount. After the device icon disappears from the desktop, you may disconnect the drive safely. The drive is now shut down before the Power LED turns off. 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. You may hear the drive power down properly, and you can safely disconnect the USB interface cable from your system tray and select Safely Remove Hardware. TURNING OFF/DISCONNECTING THE DEVICE - 5
Macintosh Drag the My Passport icon to the Trash icon for proper dismount. After the device icon disappears from the desktop, you may disconnect the drive safely. The drive is now shut down before the Power LED turns off. 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. You may hear the drive power down properly, and you can safely disconnect the USB interface cable from your system tray and select Safely Remove Hardware. TURNING OFF/DISCONNECTING THE DEVICE - 5
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... MY 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. To create partitions larger than 32 GB in to your USB card documentation or contact your region. The drive is backward-compatible ...at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more information in Windows 2000/XP; For more information about booting from external drives, refer to your system documentation or contact your system's motherboard BIOS setting documentation to your system manufacturer. A: Hi-Speed ...
... MY 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. To create partitions larger than 32 GB in to your USB card documentation or contact your region. The drive is backward-compatible ...at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more information in Windows 2000/XP; For more information about booting from external drives, refer to your system documentation or contact your system's motherboard BIOS setting documentation to your system manufacturer. A: Hi-Speed ...
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.../T11363-2006 X ST/T11363-2006 X PBDE) APPENDIX - 7 Maschinenlärminformations-Verordnung 3. VCCI Notice (Japan only) This is a Class B product based on file at Western Digital Europe. 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 Canadian ICES-003 Class B. This unit...
.../T11363-2006 X ST/T11363-2006 X PBDE) APPENDIX - 7 Maschinenlärminformations-Verordnung 3. VCCI Notice (Japan only) This is a Class B product based on file at Western Digital Europe. 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 Canadian ICES-003 Class B. This unit...
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..., alteration (including removing or obliterating labels and opening, disassembling, or removing external enclosures, including but not limited to the limitations specified above, your sole ... but not limited to WD's specification therefor. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California 92630 U.S.A. and My Passport, My Passport Essential, and WD Sync are registered trademarks; All ... for storing or shipping your WD product. Warranty Information MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts...
..., alteration (including removing or obliterating labels and opening, disassembling, or removing external enclosures, including but not limited to the limitations specified above, your sole ... but not limited to WD's specification therefor. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California 92630 U.S.A. and My Passport, My Passport Essential, and WD Sync are registered trademarks; All ... for storing or shipping your WD product. Warranty Information MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts...