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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 ... or Windows 7 38 Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image 38 7 Checking Drive Health 39 8 Using the Drive with a Mac 41 Reformatting the Drive 41 Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image 41 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 41 Enhancing Performance with... 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 ... or Windows 7 38 Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image 38 7 Checking Drive Health 39 8 Using the Drive with a Mac 41 Reformatting the Drive 41 Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image 41 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 41 Enhancing Performance with... 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
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..., see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 41 and "Troubleshooting" on hardware configuration and operating system. For Mac computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport Essential and Essential SE drives have: • A power/activity LED indicator • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity LED USB...
..., see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 41 and "Troubleshooting" on hardware configuration and operating system. For Mac computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport Essential and Essential SE drives have: • A power/activity LED indicator • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity LED USB...
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Turn on your computer. The WD SmartWare software that the new My Passport drive appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. THEN . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting ... appear, depending on your computer's operating system: IF your operating system is on the drive installs the proper driver for use on a Mac computer, skip this procedure and see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on page 41 instead. Figure 3. Windows XP Windows Vista or...
Turn on your computer. The WD SmartWare software that the new My Passport drive appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. THEN . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting ... appear, depending on your computer's operating system: IF your operating system is on the drive installs the proper driver for use on a Mac computer, skip this procedure and see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on page 41 instead. Figure 3. Windows XP Windows Vista or...
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... your computer using the USB cable as a single NTFS partition for information about reformatting a drive. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 18 Using the Drive with a Mac The My Passport drive is preformatted as shown in Figure 3 on a Mac computer and restored the Mac version of the WD SmartWare software and disk image on your My...
... your computer using the USB cable as a single NTFS partition for information about reformatting a drive. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 18 Using the Drive with a Mac The My Passport drive is preformatted as shown in Figure 3 on a Mac computer and restored the Mac version of the WD SmartWare software and disk image on your My...
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...WD SmartWare software will install it for use with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is a utility on page 44) Enhancing Performance with the Mac computer: Your My Passport drive is on the drive: • WD +TURBO utility (see "Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO" in the next section) ...software, you . To install WD +TURBO: 1. Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the Extras folder on a Mac computer. You can install to improve the performance of your My Passport drive. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 3. Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer icon: USING THE...
...WD SmartWare software will install it for use with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is a utility on page 44) Enhancing Performance with the Mac computer: Your My Passport drive is on the drive: • WD +TURBO utility (see "Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO" in the next section) ...software, you . To install WD +TURBO: 1. Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the Extras folder on a Mac computer. You can install to improve the performance of your My Passport drive. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 3. Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer icon: USING THE...
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USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 43 Click Install on the desktop looks like this, where "MY PASSPORT" is now ready to use to access the computer in the Password box and click OK: 7. Type the password that installing the drivers requires ...to continue. 5. After the computer restarts, the My Passport icon on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 4. A message informs you that you reformatted the drive for use with the Mac computer: Your My Passport drive is the name you assigned to continue. 6. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 3. Read the license agreement and click ...
USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 43 Click Install on the desktop looks like this, where "MY PASSPORT" is now ready to use to access the computer in the Password box and click OK: 7. Type the password that installing the drivers requires ...to continue. 5. After the computer restarts, the My Passport icon on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 4. A message informs you that you reformatted the drive for use with the Mac computer: Your My Passport drive is the name you assigned to continue. 6. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 3. Read the license agreement and click ...
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... Software Installer screen displays: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 44 If you can still use the Time Machine backup software, click Cancel. A message asks whether you do not want to use the My Passport drive to use the WD SmartWare software for password protecting...drive, and running drive diagnostics. b. The My Passport icon now displays as Backup Disk. a. If you want to back up with Time Machine: WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple's Time Machine software. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Installing the WD SmartWare Software 1.
... Software Installer screen displays: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 44 If you can still use the Time Machine backup software, click Cancel. A message asks whether you do not want to use the My Passport drive to use the WD SmartWare software for password protecting...drive, and running drive diagnostics. b. The My Passport icon now displays as Backup Disk. a. If you want to back up with Time Machine: WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple's Time Machine software. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Installing the WD SmartWare Software 1.
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When the installation completes, the WD SmartWare Home screen displays (see Figure 17 on page 46). Click Continue to continue. 6. This could take several minutes: 8. Read the license agreement and click Accept to Install and the installer utility detects that you normally use to complete. Type the password that the WD SmartWare software is not installed: 4. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 45 Wait for the installation to access the computer in the Password box: 7. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 3. Click Install WD SmartWare to begin the installation. 5.
When the installation completes, the WD SmartWare Home screen displays (see Figure 17 on page 46). Click Continue to continue. 6. This could take several minutes: 8. Read the license agreement and click Accept to Install and the installer utility detects that you normally use to complete. Type the password that the WD SmartWare software is not installed: 4. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 45 Wait for the installation to access the computer in the Password box: 7. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 3. Click Install WD SmartWare to begin the installation. 5.
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... computer's hard drive, all other than your computer. In the Content Gauge for backup are shown against a blue background in categories that drive. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 17. Home Screen WD SmartWare Home Screen On the Home screen, you select a different drive, the system will identify the categories of...
... computer's hard drive, all other than your computer. In the Content Gauge for backup are shown against a blue background in categories that drive. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 17. Home Screen WD SmartWare Home Screen On the Home screen, you select a different drive, the system will identify the categories of...
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... against a dark gray background, includes all of your operating system files that are not available for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of files in the... WD SmartWare software-before performing your first backup-represents the system and hidden files that your drive properties. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, shows the files... the WD SmartWare icon and selecting Open WD SmartWare: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 47
... against a dark gray background, includes all of your operating system files that are not available for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of files in the... WD SmartWare software-before performing your first backup-represents the system and hidden files that your drive properties. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, shows the files... the WD SmartWare icon and selecting Open WD SmartWare: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 47
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL • Double-clicking WD SmartWare in the Applications list: Checking Drive Status Use the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives and select the My Passport drive: 2. If the drive is , the drive's serial number, and the temperature condition of the drive, the space available, and the... the drive: 1. Click the WD SmartWare icon to determine whether the drive is encrypted (locked), how full the drive is locked: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 48
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL • Double-clicking WD SmartWare in the Applications list: Checking Drive Status Use the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives and select the My Passport drive: 2. If the drive is , the drive's serial number, and the temperature condition of the drive, the space available, and the... the drive: 1. Click the WD SmartWare icon to determine whether the drive is encrypted (locked), how full the drive is locked: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 48
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To prevent data loss, close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen. Select the My Passport drive, and then on the submenu to disappear from a Mac using the WD SmartWare icon: 1. Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock. You might hear the drive power ... a list of drives. 2. Using the WD SmartWare Icon To safely dismount the drive using either the: • WD SmartWare icon • My Passport icon CAUTION! Click the WD SmartWare icon to display the drive status. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 49 d. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a.
To prevent data loss, close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen. Select the My Passport drive, and then on the submenu to disappear from a Mac using the WD SmartWare icon: 1. Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock. You might hear the drive power ... a list of drives. 2. Using the WD SmartWare Icon To safely dismount the drive using either the: • WD SmartWare icon • My Passport icon CAUTION! Click the WD SmartWare icon to display the drive status. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 49 d. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a.
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...Wait for use with the WD SmartWare software can be automatic or manual, depending on whether the Please provide your drive with the Mac computer: You might hear the drive power down and restart your computer, or disconnect and reconnect the drive to disappear from the ... have the WD SmartWare software installed on the desktop and select Eject "MY PASSPORT" where "MY PASSPORT" is the name you assigned to the volume when you shut down . 2. Automatically. Right- MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Using the My Passport Icon To safely dismount the drive using the My...
...Wait for use with the WD SmartWare software can be automatic or manual, depending on whether the Please provide your drive with the Mac computer: You might hear the drive power down and restart your computer, or disconnect and reconnect the drive to disappear from the ... have the WD SmartWare software installed on the desktop and select Eject "MY PASSPORT" where "MY PASSPORT" is the name you assigned to the volume when you shut down . 2. Automatically. Right- MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Using the My Passport Icon To safely dismount the drive using the My...
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...unlock screen might not display when you connect your desktop: To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 51 To unlock the drive, you can use the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility to a computer that appears on your password-protected drive ...box and click Unlock on page 51 • WD SmartWare icon To unlock the drive manually, using the WD SmartWare icon: 1. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL To unlock your drive and enable the WD SmartWare software. Click Unlock to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen. At the...
...unlock screen might not display when you connect your desktop: To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 51 To unlock the drive, you can use the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility to a computer that appears on your password-protected drive ...box and click Unlock on page 51 • WD SmartWare icon To unlock the drive manually, using the WD SmartWare icon: 1. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL To unlock your drive and enable the WD SmartWare software. Click Unlock to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen. At the...
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... close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen. Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Important: You can easily uninstall the software. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 1. However, you will need to restart the backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all ...existing backup job configurations. (See "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on the screen that displays: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC -...
... close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen. Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Important: You can easily uninstall the software. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 1. However, you will need to restart the backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all ...existing backup job configurations. (See "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on the screen that displays: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC -...
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Click Uninstall on the WD SmartWare Uninstall screen: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 53 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 2. Double-click the WD SmartWare Uninstaller icon: 3.
Click Uninstall on the WD SmartWare Uninstall screen: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 53 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 2. Double-click the WD SmartWare Uninstaller icon: 3.
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...support.microsoft.com for computers with this product Format the drive to the FAT32 file system* Use the drive on a Mac and a PC simultaneously Answer ID 207, 3322 287, 3323 3645 3647 1425 1364 291 *The FAT32 file system has a maximum individual ...Mac GPT to Windows Vista NTFS format Obtain and reinstall the original software included with limited bus power. A: Be sure the drive is the drive not recognized under My Computer or on your system configuration, your computer may be sure that does not support USB 3,0 or USB 2.0. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE...
...support.microsoft.com for computers with this product Format the drive to the FAT32 file system* Use the drive on a Mac and a PC simultaneously Answer ID 207, 3322 287, 3323 3645 3647 1425 1364 291 *The FAT32 file system has a maximum individual ...Mac GPT to Windows Vista NTFS format Obtain and reinstall the original software included with limited bus power. A: Be sure the drive is the drive not recognized under My Computer or on your system configuration, your computer may be sure that does not support USB 3,0 or USB 2.0. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE...
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...format 54 Creating a password 25 D Disconnecting the drive from a PC 31 Disk image, downloading and restoring 38, 41 Dismounting drive from a Mac 49 Dock for drive 2 Documents file category 12 Drive diagnostics and status checks 39 eraser, setting 33 handling precautions 4 sleep timer 34 Drive ...33, 34 E Environmental compliance, China 66 Erase Drive screen 35, 37 Erasing the drive 35 CAUTION about erasing the drive 35 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL F FCC Class B information 65 File categories, defined 12, 15 history, drive setting 31 history, screen 19 Formatting the drive...
...format 54 Creating a password 25 D Disconnecting the drive from a PC 31 Disk image, downloading and restoring 38, 41 Dismounting drive from a Mac 49 Dock for drive 2 Documents file category 12 Drive diagnostics and status checks 39 eraser, setting 33 handling precautions 4 sleep timer 34 Drive ...33, 34 E Environmental compliance, China 66 Erase Drive screen 35, 37 Erasing the drive 35 CAUTION about erasing the drive 35 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL F FCC Class B information 65 File categories, defined 12, 15 history, drive setting 31 history, screen 19 Formatting the drive...
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...Self-test 39 R Register Drive screen 34 Registering your drive 34 Registration drive setting 33 Regulatory compliance 65 Restarting the software on a Mac 47 on Windows 30 Restoring the software disk image 38, 41 Retrieve about retrieving files 21 folder, software setting 31 folder, specifying... Drive Settings Status check 30, 50 System file category defined 47 file category, defined 12, 16 throttling software setting 31 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL System compatibility 3 T Temperature check 30 U Uninstalling WD SmartWare software from Windows 31, 38 Unlocking the drive 26 ...
...Self-test 39 R Register Drive screen 34 Registering your drive 34 Registration drive setting 33 Regulatory compliance 65 Restarting the software on a Mac 47 on Windows 30 Restoring the software disk image 38, 41 Retrieve about retrieving files 21 folder, software setting 31 folder, specifying... Drive Settings Status check 30, 50 System file category defined 47 file category, defined 12, 16 throttling software setting 31 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL System compatibility 3 T Temperature check 30 U Uninstalling WD SmartWare software from Windows 31, 38 Unlocking the drive 26 ...
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My Passport Essential SE Portable Hard Drives Product Features Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0...(0.20 kg) System Compatibility Formatted NTFS for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Requires reformatting for Mac OS® X Leopard®, Snow Leopard® OPERATING Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 480 Mb/sec in...of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Planet friendly We designed a small box and used recycled material to other companies. We are registered trademarks of the world. temperature: -20°C to obtain USB 3.0 performance. My Passport Essential ...
My Passport Essential SE Portable Hard Drives Product Features Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0...(0.20 kg) System Compatibility Formatted NTFS for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Requires reformatting for Mac OS® X Leopard®, Snow Leopard® OPERATING Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 480 Mb/sec in...of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Planet friendly We designed a small box and used recycled material to other companies. We are registered trademarks of the world. temperature: -20°C to obtain USB 3.0 performance. My Passport Essential ...