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iii 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 ...
iii 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 ...
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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 ... 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 ... 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 ...
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 ...
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... the drive on and off with password protection and 256-bit hardwarebased encryption. USB 3.0 interface-A simple connection that your digital life. Our latest edition features visual, easy-to save energy. This introductory chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit ...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: Smaller, sleeker, more from unauthorized access or theft with your data automatically-Relax...
... the drive on and off with password protection and 256-bit hardwarebased encryption. USB 3.0 interface-A simple connection that your digital life. Our latest edition features visual, easy-to save energy. This introductory chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit ...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: Smaller, sleeker, more from unauthorized access or theft with your data automatically-Relax...
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... support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. For a list of the software supports up to three WD drives (My Passport or My Book drives with WD SmartWare software). Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital... documentation and information, go to recycle it. We encourage you to http://products.wdc.com/updates. 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) ...
... support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. For a list of the software supports up to three WD drives (My Passport or My Book drives with WD SmartWare software). Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital... documentation and information, go to recycle it. We encourage you to http://products.wdc.com/updates. 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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...updates and service pack (SP). For Mac computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. 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 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 compatibility ...
...updates and service pack (SP). For Mac computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. 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 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 compatibility ...
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...during unpacking and installation. 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 5 Gb/s. USB 3.0 is to register online at the port speed: • USB 2.0-up to 480 ...
...during unpacking and installation. 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 5 Gb/s. USB 3.0 is to register online at the port speed: • USB 2.0-up to 480 ...
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...use on a Mac computer, skip this procedure and see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on page 41 instead. Connect the My Passport drive to your computer using the USB micro cable as shown in Windows Explorer. 5. Turn on your My... Passport drive. 4. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 To connect the My Passport drive to step 6. THEN . . . The WD SmartWare software that the new My Passport drive appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. Figure 3. Windows...
...use on a Mac computer, skip this procedure and see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on page 41 instead. Connect the My Passport drive to your computer using the USB micro cable as shown in Windows Explorer. 5. Turn on your My... Passport drive. 4. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 To connect the My Passport drive to step 6. THEN . . . The WD SmartWare software that the new My Passport drive appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. Figure 3. Windows...
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...Player is installed on your computer, the screen is . . . On Windows XP 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 "Getting Started with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled,... want to install the WD SmartWare software, go to step b on page 13 instead. 8. Enabled Disabled Proceed to step a. Figure 4. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6. Enabled Disabled Proceed to step a on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun...
...Player is installed on your computer, the screen is . . . On Windows XP 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 "Getting Started with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled,... want to install the WD SmartWare software, go to step b on page 13 instead. 8. Enabled Disabled Proceed to step a. Figure 4. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6. Enabled Disabled Proceed to step a on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun...
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...the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 4 on page 13 instead. If you have already backed up to open the My Passport drive listing in the next section. Read the license agreement and click Accept to complete. This could take several minutes. CONNECTING THE... page 6). 9. The What would you want to install the WD SmartWare software, go to install . . . THEN click the . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. Wait for getting started with continuous automatic backup, retrieve, drive lock password protection, and drive management features and: •...
...the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 4 on page 13 instead. If you have already backed up to open the My Passport drive listing in the next section. Read the license agreement and click Accept to complete. This could take several minutes. CONNECTING THE... page 6). 9. The What would you want to install the WD SmartWare software, go to install . . . THEN click the . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. Wait for getting started with continuous automatic backup, retrieve, drive lock password protection, and drive management features and: •...
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... WD SmartWare Home screen (Figure 7 on your computer. After the software installation completes: IF you can use to close the initial Drive Settings screen. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4.
... WD SmartWare Home screen (Figure 7 on your computer. After the software installation completes: IF you can use to close the initial Drive Settings screen. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4.
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Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 6. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 5.
Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 6. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 5.
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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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...Retrieve a backup and installing the software. Then click the: • Backup tab to back up files from the selected drive to your My Passport drive • Retrieve tab to retrieve backed up files from unauthorized access or data theft. • Protect your computer CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND ... 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 any location on your data automatically-Automatic, continuous backup instantly makes a copy whenever you add or change a file. It has four...
...Retrieve a backup and installing the software. Then click the: • Backup tab to back up files from the selected drive to your My Passport drive • Retrieve tab to retrieve backed up files from unauthorized access or data theft. • Protect your computer CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND ... 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 any location on your data automatically-Automatic, continuous backup instantly makes a copy whenever you add or change a file. It has four...
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...the five main categories For a complete list of all included file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the used space portion of your My Passport drive (see Figure 8 on page 10) • Settings-Manages the same security, diagnostics, and power settings as the WD SmartWare Drive Settings ...: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge showing the capacity and contents of your drive properties. They, too, are shown in the category. 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...
...the five main categories For a complete list of all included file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the used space portion of your My Passport drive (see Figure 8 on page 10) • Settings-Manages the same security, diagnostics, and power settings as the WD SmartWare Drive Settings ...: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge showing the capacity and contents of your drive properties. They, too, are shown in the category. 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...
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...: • Documents • Mail • Music • Pictures • Other See "WD SmartWare Home Screen" on page 11 for a description of the screen. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL As you copy files to your drive with built-in diagnostic features (see "Checking Drive Health" on page 39...copying any screen: To close the info/help screen after reading the online help icon in the upper-right corner of files that your My Passport as an external hard drive. prompt on the Welcome to the drive-represents the system and hidden files that are uncertain about what to ...
...: • Documents • Mail • Music • Pictures • Other See "WD SmartWare Home Screen" on page 11 for a description of the screen. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL As you copy files to your drive with built-in diagnostic features (see "Checking Drive Health" on page 39...copying any screen: To close the info/help screen after reading the online help icon in the upper-right corner of files that your My Passport as an external hard drive. prompt on the Welcome to the drive-represents the system and hidden files that are uncertain about what to ...
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...up all of content to back up. Then, whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. Note: One installation of the content on your part-just make sure to ...Note: Automatic backup protection is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does it for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your My Passport drive is created on page 15) provides: • Content Gauges for your hard drive • Existing file that you can use to select ...
...up all of content to back up. Then, whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. Note: One installation of the content on your part-just make sure to ...Note: Automatic backup protection is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does it for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your My Passport drive is created on page 15) provides: • Content Gauges for your hard drive • Existing file that you can use to select ...
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... and other picture extensions Others that have been backed up In the Content Gauge for backups. This space is not available for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the five main categories BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 15 Backup ...your computer's hard drive identifies 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 ...
... and other picture extensions Others that have been backed up In the Content Gauge for backups. This space is not available for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the five main categories BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 15 Backup ...your computer's hard drive identifies 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 ...
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... • Saving and closing all of all included file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at support.wdc.com. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your operating system files...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 category as the WD SmartWare software backs up your files in the background. • A Stop Backup button is ...
... • Saving and closing all of all included file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at support.wdc.com. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your operating system files...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 category as the WD SmartWare software backs up your files in the background. • A Stop Backup button is ...
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... screen (see Figure 9 on the drive to complete the backup. The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. confirmation prompt reminds you that if you clicked Stop Backup at step 3, the Stop backup? To continue, click either: •...enough free space on page 15), select Detailed View to open the backup files content box: BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 17 c. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that were just copied to your...
... screen (see Figure 9 on the drive to complete the backup. The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. confirmation prompt reminds you that if you clicked Stop Backup at step 3, the Stop backup? To continue, click either: •...enough free space on page 15), select Detailed View to open the backup files content box: BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 17 c. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that were just copied to your...