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Product Specifications (pdf) - Page 2
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Music 87 GB
My Passport
Music 87 GB
Protect your data automatically Relax, your style.
Product Specifications
Interface USB 2.0
Kit Contents Portable hard drive WD SmartWare software USB cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide
Dimensions
Height: 0.60 in (15 mm)
Depth:
3.20 in (83 mm)
Width:
4.30 in these regions.
© 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Bring back...
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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
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 52
9 Troubleshooting 54
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 54 Frequently Asked Questions 54
A Installing the SES Driver 56
Installing on Windows XP ...
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...your Windows computer:
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Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for your operating system is... the Drive and Getting Started" on the drive installs the proper driver for connecting the drive and installing
the WD SmartWare software on your computer.
2. Connect the My Passport drive to ...
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...up to keep for each file. Click Apply to see Figure 11), click File History to display the Set
File History dialog:
2.
BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 19 If you . The WD SmartWare software...want to 25 older versions of Backup Versions. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
Figure 11. Software Settings Screen
Specifying the Number of each file box.
3. On the Software...
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... Documents folder.
Click Browse and use .
2. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 32 Click Apply to identify the new retrieve folder. 4. To enable or disable the Preference option:
1. Select or clear the Automatically check for software updates. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder
When you start a retrieve, you can...
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... to . . .
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Customizing Your Drive Settings
The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize the settings of backups,
Change the option that checks for the best possible performance:
• Security-Create, modify, and disable passwords that has been set of your drive for software updates whenever you reconnect...
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... from
displaying every time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer is enabled, two additional screens might appear at the same time as shown in Figure 3 on page 13). MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
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Installing the SES Driver
If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must be...
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When the installation completes, click Finish:
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 57 Select Install the software automatically and click Next: 5. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
4.
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...Installing the Driver Manually
If your computer is not connected to My Computer and: a. Double-click the My Passport drive. b. c. Select WD SES Device Driver. On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No, not this time to inhibit a
connection attempt to continue. 3. Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next:
4. Click Next to Windows Update:
2. INSTALLING...
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Click Next:
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
5. When the installation completes, click Finish:
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 59 d.
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... drive as the Found New Hardware screen. Note: If Autoplay is connected to the Internet:
1. You can use the Found New Hardware screen to install the SES driver either: • Automatically, if your computer is connected to the Internet • Manually, whether your computer is connected to Windows Update • Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver
INSTALLING...
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... - WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online:
3. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
Installing the Driver Manually
If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc. At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually:
1. Show me other options:
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 61
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c. Click Next:
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5. When the installation completes, click Close:
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 62 d. Browse to Computer and: a. b. Select WD SES Device Driver. Double-click the Extras folder. 4. Double-click the My Passport drive.
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Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software:
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 63 Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage:
2. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
Installing on Windows 7 Computers
After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5, use the Windows 7 Computer Management utility to...
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When the installation completes, click Close:
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 64 Click Next. 6. Browse to Computer, double-click the My Passport drive, double-click the Extras folder, and select WD SES Device Driver:
5. Click Browse my computer for driver software.
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