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... 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 Driver Manually 58 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 60 Installing the Driver Automatically 60 Installing the Driver Manually 61 Installing on Windows 7 Computers 63 B Compliance and Warranty Information 65 Regulatory Compliance 65...
... 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 Driver Manually 58 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 60 Installing the Driver Automatically 60 Installing the Driver Manually 61 Installing on Windows 7 Computers 63 B Compliance and Warranty Information 65 Regulatory Compliance 65...
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...skip this procedure and see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on your operating system is on the drive installs the proper driver for connecting the drive and installing the WD SmartWare software on your My Passport drive. 4. To connect the My Passport drive to your...Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Connect the My Passport drive to your computer using the USB micro cable as shown in Windows Explorer. 5. Verify that is . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter ...
...skip this procedure and see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on your operating system is on the drive installs the proper driver for connecting the drive and installing the WD SmartWare software on your My Passport drive. 4. To connect the My Passport drive to your...Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Connect the My Passport drive to your computer using the USB micro cable as shown in Windows Explorer. 5. Verify that is . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter ...
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...information in your region. A: If your system has a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 PCI adapter card, be needed for further details. however, Windows users can overcome these file size limitations by formatting the drive to boot from support.wdc.com/download. A: Depending on a Mac and a ...at support.microsoft.com for computers with this product „ Format the drive to an incorrect driver installation of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows; For more information about booting from external drives, refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our...
...information in your region. A: If your system has a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 PCI adapter card, be needed for further details. however, Windows users can overcome these file size limitations by formatting the drive to boot from support.wdc.com/download. A: Depending on a Mac and a ...at support.microsoft.com for computers with this product „ Format the drive to an incorrect driver installation of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows; For more information about booting from external drives, refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our...
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... whether your computer is connected to the Internet or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer must have an SES driver installed on computers running Windows to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect ..." on the Welcome to the Internet. 2. INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 56 This appendix includes the following topics: Installing on Windows XP Computers Installing on Windows Vista Computers Installing on Windows 7 Computers Installing on Windows XP Computers After you clicked Do Not Install on page 13...
... whether your computer is connected to the Internet or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer must have an SES driver installed on computers running Windows to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect ..." on the Welcome to the Internet. 2. INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 56 This appendix includes the following topics: Installing on Windows XP Computers Installing on Windows Vista Computers Installing on Windows 7 Computers Installing on Windows XP Computers After you clicked Do Not Install on page 13...
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Double-click the My Passport drive. Select WD SES Device Driver. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to Windows Update: 2. b. INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 58 On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No, not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next: 4. Double-click the Extras folder. Click Next to My Computer and: a. Browse to continue. 3. c.
Double-click the My Passport drive. Select WD SES Device Driver. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to Windows Update: 2. b. INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 58 On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No, not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next: 4. Double-click the Extras folder. Click Next to My Computer and: a. Browse to continue. 3. c.
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... is connected to the Internet or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer is enabled, two additional screens might appear at the same time as shown in Figure 3 on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as... online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista automatically: • Connects to the Internet: 1. Verify that your computer must be connected to Windows Update • Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 60 On the Found New ...
... is connected to the Internet or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer is enabled, two additional screens might appear at the same time as shown in Figure 3 on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as... online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista automatically: • Connects to the Internet: 1. Verify that your computer must be connected to Windows Update • Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 60 On the Found New ...
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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 install the SES driver: 1. Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software: INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 63
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 install the SES driver: 1. Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software: INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 63
