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... Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional Accessories 2 Operating System Compatibility 3 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Power/Activity LED 3 USB 3.0 Interface 4 Registering the Drive 4 Handling Precautions 4 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 5 Connecting the Drive 5 Getting Started with the...
... Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional Accessories 2 Operating System Compatibility 3 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Power/Activity LED 3 USB 3.0 Interface 4 Registering the Drive 4 Handling Precautions 4 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 5 Connecting the Drive 5 Getting Started with the...
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... 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 Computers 56 Installing the Driver Automatically 56 Installing the...
... 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 Computers 56 Installing the Driver Automatically 56 Installing the...
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...backup software, and drive lock security protection. Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your digital life. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 Power miser-My Passport portable drives are designed to 30%, a sleep mode reduces ... computers. 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 include...
...backup software, and drive lock security protection. Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your digital life. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 Power miser-My Passport portable drives are designed to 30%, a sleep mode reduces ... computers. 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 include...
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... USB Cable My Passport Essential or Essential SE Ultra-Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Figure 1. Ready to plug-and-play with Windows computers-NTFS-formatted for compatibility with all Windows operating systems. Support for multiple devices-One installation of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base...
... USB Cable My Passport Essential or Essential SE Ultra-Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Figure 1. Ready to plug-and-play with Windows computers-NTFS-formatted for compatibility with all Windows operating systems. Support for multiple devices-One installation of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base...
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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 ...
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 ...
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... Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar, and then click Safely remove My Passport Essential USB HDD: You might be . . . Locked or in a format that you want to turn off before shutting down or removing the drive. 1. Wait for you to your drive by: • Specifying the number of... quickly customize its own software settings for 60 minutes. "Specifying the Number of backup versions that the WD SmartWare software does not understand (non-Windows format in a Windows environment). "Setting the Preferences Option" on page 32.
... Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar, and then click Safely remove My Passport Essential USB HDD: You might be . . . Locked or in a format that you want to turn off before shutting down or removing the drive. 1. Wait for you to your drive by: • Specifying the number of... quickly customize its own software settings for 60 minutes. "Specifying the Number of backup versions that the WD SmartWare software does not understand (non-Windows format in a Windows environment). "Setting the Preferences Option" on page 32.
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... system's Add or Remove Programs function to erase your drive. 5. If you erase your drive. Select the Enable Backup and Retrieve functions check box. 3. Click Format to uninstall the WD SmartWare software from the Drive Settings screen Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Important: You can easily uninstall the software. Click Enable...
... system's Add or Remove Programs function to erase your drive. 5. If you erase your drive. Select the Enable Backup and Retrieve functions check box. 3. Click Format to uninstall the WD SmartWare software from the Drive Settings screen Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Important: You can easily uninstall the software. Click Enable...
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.../download. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using the Disk Management utility. To create partitions larger than 32...cable might be sure that does not support USB 3,0 or USB 2.0. Contact the adapter card manufacturer for computers with this product „ Format the drive to this product, refer to the FAT32 file system* „ Use the drive on the computer desktop? however, Windows users...
.../download. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using the Disk Management utility. To create partitions larger than 32...cable might be sure that does not support USB 3,0 or USB 2.0. Contact the adapter card manufacturer for computers with this product „ Format the drive to this product, refer to the FAT32 file system* „ Use the drive on the computer desktop? however, Windows users...
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... 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 formats, converting 3 Drive Settings drive eraser 33, 35 file history 31 registration 33, 34 security 25, 33 sleep timer 33, 34 E Environmental ...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 54 Full Media Scan 39 H Handling precautions 4 Hardware 2 I ICES-003/NMB-003 compliance 65 Indicator light 3 Info/online help, ...
... 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 formats, converting 3 Drive Settings drive eraser 33, 35 file history 31 registration 33, 34 security 25, 33 sleep timer 33, 34 E Environmental ...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 54 Full Media Scan 39 H Handling precautions 4 Hardware 2 I ICES-003/NMB-003 compliance 65 Indicator light 3 Info/online help, ...
Product Specifications
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...70 in (18 mm) Depth: 4.30 in (110 mm) Width: 3.20 in (83 mm) Weight: 0.45 lb (0.20 kg) System Compatibility Formatted NTFS for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Requires reformatting for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes... Americas 2 years EMEA 3 years APAC 3 years Japan Capacities and models 1 TB Black WDBACXxxxxBBK Silver WDBACXxxxxBSL 750 GB Black Silver WDBACXxxxxABK WDBACXxxxxASL Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Passport, and Put Your Life On It are trademarks of 14 minutes.* *Performance may be mentioned herein ...
...70 in (18 mm) Depth: 4.30 in (110 mm) Width: 3.20 in (83 mm) Weight: 0.45 lb (0.20 kg) System Compatibility Formatted NTFS for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Requires reformatting for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes... Americas 2 years EMEA 3 years APAC 3 years Japan Capacities and models 1 TB Black WDBACXxxxxBBK Silver WDBACXxxxxBSL 750 GB Black Silver WDBACXxxxxABK WDBACXxxxxASL Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Passport, and Put Your Life On It are trademarks of 14 minutes.* *Performance may be mentioned herein ...
