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... Middle East +31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Passport are registered trademarks in the U.S. and other companies. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705061-800 Jul 2010 My Passport® Essential™ and Essential SE and My Passport Essential is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Technical...
... Middle East +31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Passport are registered trademarks in the U.S. and other companies. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705061-800 Jul 2010 My Passport® Essential™ and Essential SE and My Passport Essential is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Technical...
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Table of Contents MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE 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 ...
Table of Contents MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE 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 ...
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iv MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 25 Password Protecting the Drive 25 Unlocking the Drive 26 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare ... 47 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 47 Checking Drive Status 48 Safely Dismounting the Drive 49 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 49 Using the My Passport Icon 50 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
iv MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 25 Password Protecting the Drive 25 Unlocking the Drive 26 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare ... 47 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 47 Checking Drive Status 48 Safely Dismounting the Drive 49 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 49 Using the My Passport Icon 50 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive 50 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 50 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 51 ...
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive 50 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 50 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 51 ...
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...-Relax! USB 3.0 interface-A simple connection that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers. WD's best-selling My Passport Essential and Essential SE USB ultra-portable hard drives feature WD SmartWare software that backs up to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power...of your digital life. This introductory chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering the Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of the My Passport Essential and Essential SE drives...
...-Relax! USB 3.0 interface-A simple connection that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers. WD's best-selling My Passport Essential and Essential SE USB ultra-portable hard drives feature WD SmartWare software that backs up to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power...of your digital life. This introductory chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering the Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of the My Passport Essential and Essential SE drives...
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....wdc.com/updates. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to recycle it. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to plug-and-play with Windows computers-NTFS... compatibility with all Windows operating systems. Support for computers with WD SmartWare software). My Passport Drive Kit Contents Optional Accessories You can use the following : • My Passport Essential or Essential SE ultra-portable hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on the drive) ...
....wdc.com/updates. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to recycle it. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to plug-and-play with Windows computers-NTFS... compatibility with all Windows operating systems. Support for computers with WD SmartWare software). My Passport Drive Kit Contents Optional Accessories You can use the following : • My Passport Essential or Essential SE ultra-portable hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on the drive) ...
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...performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with all updated Windows operating ...; Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Compatibility can vary, depending on page 54. Disk Drive Format Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive is preformatted as follows: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Slow flashing, approximately every...
...performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with all updated Windows operating ...; Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Compatibility can vary, depending on page 54. Disk Drive Format Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive is preformatted as follows: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Slow flashing, approximately every...
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... instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Drives can easily register your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive to get the latest updates and special offers. Connection to 5 Gb/s. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL USB 3.0 Interface Super-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 12 Mb/s Registering...
... instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Drives can easily register your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive to get the latest updates and special offers. Connection to 5 Gb/s. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL USB 3.0 Interface Super-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 12 Mb/s Registering...
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...If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to step 8. Verify that is . . . Skip to close it. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting the drive and installing the... WD SmartWare software on your Windows computer: 1. To connect the My Passport drive to your computer. Several different ...
...If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to step 8. Verify that is . . . Skip to close it. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting the drive and installing the... WD SmartWare software on your Windows computer: 1. To connect the My Passport drive to your computer. Several different ...
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...SmartWare Software" on your computer, THEN . . . Continue to "Getting Started with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, click to open the My Passport drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays (see Figure 4)...., THEN . . . Skip to "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on page 7. Enabled Disabled Proceed to step b. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6. For Windows XP, one or two screens might appear, depending on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or...
...SmartWare Software" on your computer, THEN . . . Continue to "Getting Started with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, click to open the My Passport drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays (see Figure 4)...., THEN . . . Skip to "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on page 7. Enabled Disabled Proceed to step b. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6. For Windows XP, one or two screens might appear, depending on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or...
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...• Password protect or register your drive, The full version of the WD SmartWare software, with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, open the My Passport drive listing in the next section. This could take several minutes. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 If you like to continue... drive Install WD SmartWare button. Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software To get started with WD SmartWare software: 1. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. The full version of the WD SmartWare software and retrieve files that you want to install the WD ...
...• Password protect or register your drive, The full version of the WD SmartWare software, with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, open the My Passport drive listing in the next section. This could take several minutes. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 If you like to continue... drive Install WD SmartWare button. Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software To get started with WD SmartWare software: 1. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. The full version of the WD SmartWare software and retrieve files that you want to install the WD ...
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... 8 on page 10) with a Preferences button that , launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose what you want to step 6. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install Drive Settings. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 Here you can either: •...
... 8 on page 10) with a Preferences button that , launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose what you want to step 6. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install Drive Settings. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 Here you can either: •...
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Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 5. Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 6.
Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 5. Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 6.
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WD SmartWare Home Screen Figure 8. Drive Management Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 7.
WD SmartWare Home Screen Figure 8. Drive Management Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 7.
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...creates new backups of your backup. • Retrieve lost files effortlessly-Bring back your valuable data to any location on your computer. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Software Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power to: •... Secure your drive-In drive settings, create a password to protect your encrypted drive from your My Passport drive to its original location whether you'...
...creates new backups of your backup. • Retrieve lost files effortlessly-Bring back your valuable data to any location on your computer. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Software Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power to: •... Secure your drive-In drive settings, create a password to protect your encrypted drive from your My Passport drive to its original location whether you'...
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... you installed the drive. Note: The small number of files that are shown in the WD Knowledge Base at support.wdc.com. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all of your files that are available for backup are shown against.... • Hovering the pointer over a category shows the number of files in the used space portion of your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of your My Passport drive (see Figure 8 on page 10) • Settings-Manages the same security, diagnostics, and power settings as the...
... you installed the drive. Note: The small number of files that are shown in the WD Knowledge Base at support.wdc.com. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all of your files that are available for backup are shown against.... • Hovering the pointer over a category shows the number of files in the used space portion of your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of your My Passport drive (see Figure 8 on page 10) • Settings-Manages the same security, diagnostics, and power settings as the...
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... Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do ? Note: The small number of the file categories. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL As you copy files to quickly guide you through your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Each... the operational condition of the screen. In this case, however, you can still use your drive with built-in the upperright corner of your My Passport as an external hard drive.
... Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do ? Note: The small number of the file categories. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL As you copy files to quickly guide you through your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Each... the operational condition of the screen. In this case, however, you can still use your drive with built-in the upperright corner of your My Passport as an external hard drive.
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... size for as long as before. Additionally, the Backup screen (see Figure 9 on your part-just make sure to leave your My Passport drive connected to back up, with an Apply Changes button for implementing your computer for starting and stopping backups BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES ...without any way This protection is connected to three backup drives that you can select specific types of content to back up. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 13 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up Your Computer Files Backing ...
... size for as long as before. Additionally, the Backup screen (see Figure 9 on your part-just make sure to leave your My Passport drive connected to back up, with an Apply Changes button for implementing your computer for starting and stopping backups BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES ...without any way This protection is connected to three backup drives that you can select specific types of content to back up. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 13 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up Your Computer Files Backing ...
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...the original files that are available for backup • Gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive identifies the potential backup copies of the original files • Dark blue background identifies categories of files... that do not belong in the used space portion of your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the five main categories BACKING UP .... This space is not available for your drive properties. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 9.
...the original files that are available for backup • Gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive identifies the potential backup copies of the original files • Dark blue background identifies categories of files... that do not belong in the used space portion of your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the five main categories BACKING UP .... This space is not available for your drive properties. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 9.
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... SmartWare software displays a: • Caution message indicating the number of a backup successfully finished message means that the backup completed normally. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes the files that you have not... yet been backed up. • The gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive changes to blue for each ...
... SmartWare software displays a: • Caution message indicating the number of a backup successfully finished message means that the backup completed normally. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes the files that you have not... yet been backed up. • The gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive changes to blue for each ...