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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 Accessories 2 ...
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 Accessories 2 ...
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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 Software ... 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 Software ... 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 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...
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...
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... 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: Smaller, sleeker, more from the WD SmartWare control center. • Drive lock-Gain peace ...whenever you 've lost files effortlessly-Retrieve your digital life. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up your data automatically and continuously, shows your computer. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome...
... 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: Smaller, sleeker, more from the WD SmartWare control center. • Drive lock-Gain peace ...whenever you 've lost files effortlessly-Retrieve your digital life. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up your data automatically and continuously, shows your computer. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome...
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... WD DRIVE - 2 We encourage you to minimize waste. Kit Contents As shown in your My Passport Essential or Essential SE disk drive kit includes the following accessories with the My Passport drive: • A special USB cable that might be needed for computers with limited bus power ...for multiple devices-One installation of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to recycle it. For the latest software, firmware,...
... WD DRIVE - 2 We encourage you to minimize waste. Kit Contents As shown in your My Passport Essential or Essential SE disk drive kit includes the following accessories with the My Passport drive: • A special USB cable that might be needed for computers with limited bus power ...for multiple devices-One installation of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to recycle it. For the latest software, firmware,...
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... indicator • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity LED USB 3.0 Interface Port Figure 2. 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 a Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on... flashing, approximately every 2.5 seconds Power State/Activity Idle Activity System standby ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 My Passport Essential and Essential SE Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state as a single NTFS partition for ...
... indicator • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity LED USB 3.0 Interface Port Figure 2. 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 a Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on... flashing, approximately every 2.5 seconds Power State/Activity Idle Activity System standby ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 My Passport Essential and Essential SE Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state as a single NTFS partition for ...
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...5 Gb/s. Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. 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 the Drive Always register your My... Passport Essential or Essential SE drive to get the latest updates and special offers. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your drive...
...5 Gb/s. Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. 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 the Drive Always register your My... Passport Essential or Essential SE drive to get the latest updates and special offers. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your drive...
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... to your Windows computer: 1. Verify that is . . . Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to close it. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 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...
... to your Windows computer: 1. Verify that is . . . Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to close it. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 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...
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... listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays (see Figure 4). 7. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled, the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 4). Figure 4. If you do not want to install...
... listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays (see Figure 4). 7. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled, the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 4). Figure 4. If you do not want to install...
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... on page 13 instead. THEN click the . . . Only the WD SmartWare software drive lock password Install Drive Settings button. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. b. The full version of the WD SmartWare software and retrieve files that you do ? Wait for getting started with ... SmartWare screen (see Figure 4 on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen provides three options for the software installation to open the My Passport drive listing in the next section. This could take several minutes. The What would you want to install the WD SmartWare software, ...
... on page 13 instead. THEN click the . . . Only the WD SmartWare software drive lock password Install Drive Settings button. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. b. The full version of the WD SmartWare software and retrieve files that you do ? Wait for getting started with ... SmartWare screen (see Figure 4 on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen provides three options for the software installation to open the My Passport drive listing in the next section. This could take several minutes. The What would you want to install the WD SmartWare software, ...
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Retrieve a backup. In this case, the initial Drive Settings screen includes a Return to Backup button ...
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Retrieve a backup. In this case, the initial Drive Settings screen includes a Return to Backup button ...
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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. 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.
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WD SmartWare Home Screen Figure 8. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 7. Drive Management Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10
WD SmartWare Home Screen Figure 8. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 7. Drive Management Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10
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... is continuous for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before. • See your backup as your My Passport drive is connected to 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...
... is continuous for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before. • See your backup as your My Passport drive is connected to 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...
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... a complete list of all included file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the category. In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the Additional Files category when you first install the WD SmartWare software...and power settings as the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen (see Figure 16 on page 25) and provides a Preferences button for backup. 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 a ...
... a complete list of all included file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the category. In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the Additional Files category when you first install the WD SmartWare software...and power settings as the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen (see Figure 16 on page 25) and provides a Preferences button for backup. 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 a ...
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... any screen: To close the info/help screen after reading the online help information to quickly guide you can still use your My Passport as an external hard drive. Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do ? prompt on page 11 for the best possible...installed the drive. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 Whenever you are shown in the upperright corner of the file categories. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL As you copy files to your drive, the Content Gauge shows them in diagnostic features (see "Managing and Customizing Your Drive...
... any screen: To close the info/help screen after reading the online help information to quickly guide you can still use your My Passport as an external hard drive. Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do ? prompt on page 11 for the best possible...installed the drive. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 Whenever you are shown in the upperright corner of the file categories. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL As you copy files to your drive, the Content Gauge shows them in diagnostic features (see "Managing and Customizing Your Drive...
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...your computer. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of content you can select specific types of content to your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. Note: Automatic backup protection is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does...or changed in any way This protection is continuous for starting and stopping backups BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 14 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...
...your computer. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of content you can select specific types of content to your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. Note: Automatic backup protection is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does...or changed in any way This protection is continuous for starting and stopping backups BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 14 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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... in the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive identifies the original files that have been backed up In the Content Gauge for backups. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 9. Backup Screen In the Content Gauges for your computer's disk drives, the categories of files that would be included in the...
... in the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive identifies the original files that have been backed up In the Content Gauge for backups. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 9. Backup Screen In the Content Gauges for your computer's disk drives, the categories of files that would be included in the...
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My Passport® Essential™ SE Portable Hard Drives Next generation high-capacity storage to go Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility WD SmartWare™ visual backup software Hardware encryption, password protection The world's number one selling portable drive features USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 connectivity for compatibility today and speed for the future. Maximum capacity in a portable drive lets you . Visual backup software and password protection with you carry your digital life with hardware encryption ensure your data is protected.
My Passport® Essential™ SE Portable Hard Drives Next generation high-capacity storage to go Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility WD SmartWare™ visual backup software Hardware encryption, password protection The world's number one selling portable drive features USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 connectivity for compatibility today and speed for the future. Maximum capacity in a portable drive lets you . Visual backup software and password protection with you carry your digital life with hardware encryption ensure your data is protected.
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My Passport Essential SE Portable Hard Drives Product Features Dual USB 3.0 and USB... cable are registered trademarks of your limited warranty depends on user's hardware and system configuration. My Passport Essential and WD SmartWare are successful because we understand the importance of mind knowing that belong to minimize ... 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 required to protect your favorite photos, music, movies...
My Passport Essential SE Portable Hard Drives Product Features Dual USB 3.0 and USB... cable are registered trademarks of your limited warranty depends on user's hardware and system configuration. My Passport Essential and WD SmartWare are successful because we understand the importance of mind knowing that belong to minimize ... 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 required to protect your favorite photos, music, movies...