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... Drive Unlock Utility 47 Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image 49 8 Managing and Customizing the Software 50 Specifying the Number of Backup Versions 50 Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle 50 Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder 51 Checking for Software Updates 51 Uninstalling the WD Software 52 9 Using the Drive with a Mac 54 Reformatting the Drive 54 Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image 54 Installing the Drive on Mac Computers 54 10 Troubleshooting 55 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting...
... Drive Unlock Utility 47 Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image 49 8 Managing and Customizing the Software 50 Specifying the Number of Backup Versions 50 Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle 50 Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder 51 Checking for Software Updates 51 Uninstalling the WD Software 52 9 Using the Drive with a Mac 54 Reformatting the Drive 54 Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image 54 Installing the Drive on Mac Computers 54 10 Troubleshooting 55 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting...
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... USB 2.0 devices today and the ultra-fast speed of the My Passport drive include: Ultra-fast transfer rates-When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport lets you are ready to step up to help protect your data using WD Drive Utilities. USB-powered-Powered directly from unauthorized use , automatic, continuous backup software, and drive lock security protection. use , with your digital life. This introductory chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format...
... USB 2.0 devices today and the ultra-fast speed of the My Passport drive include: Ultra-fast transfer rates-When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport lets you are ready to step up to help protect your data using WD Drive Utilities. USB-powered-Powered directly from unauthorized use , automatic, continuous backup software, and drive lock security protection. use , with your digital life. This introductory chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format...
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... Started with the WD Software Connecting the Drive Note: If you have reformatted the drive for use as shown in Windows Explorer. 4. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive and installing the WD Drive Utilities, WD Security, and WD SmartWare software on your computer. 2. To connect the My Passport drive to your computer as an external storage device. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to use on a Mac...
... Started with the WD Software Connecting the Drive Note: If you have reformatted the drive for use as shown in Windows Explorer. 4. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive and installing the WD Drive Utilities, WD Security, and WD SmartWare software on your computer. 2. To connect the My Passport drive to your computer as an external storage device. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to use on a Mac...
User Manual
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... SmartWare software changes the names and graphic images to abbreviated online help screen. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 12 Buttons for opening dialogs to: • Specify the number of the Home tab display. tab display Settings Provides . . . Home Tab Display Use the WD SmartWare Home tab display to view hard drive content gauges and select: • The internal hard drive or hard drive partition that you want to keep for each WD SmartWare display provides easy access...
... SmartWare software changes the names and graphic images to abbreviated online help screen. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 12 Buttons for opening dialogs to: • Specify the number of the Home tab display. tab display Settings Provides . . . Home Tab Display Use the WD SmartWare Home tab display to view hard drive content gauges and select: • The internal hard drive or hard drive partition that you want to keep for each WD SmartWare display provides easy access...
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... Drive Utilities application displays the Unlock Drive dialog: This happens either: • Automatically if you only have only one locked My Passport drive connected to your computer • When you select the locked drive on either : • The WD Security desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you installed the application or Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Security • The WD Drive Utilities icon on your desktop...
... Drive Utilities application displays the Unlock Drive dialog: This happens either: • Automatically if you only have only one locked My Passport drive connected to your computer • When you select the locked drive on either : • The WD Security desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you installed the application or Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Security • The WD Drive Utilities icon on your desktop...
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...; Using your computer's file management utility to open the WD Unlocker virtual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file • Clicking Start > My Computer and double-clicking the WD Unlocker virtual CD icon under My Computer in the Password box. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive with Removable Storage: 2. To unlock the drive: 1. On the WD Drive Unlock utility screen: a. c. The Drive Unlock utility is now unlocked message, click Exit to a computer that appears under Devices with...
...; Using your computer's file management utility to open the WD Unlocker virtual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file • Clicking Start > My Computer and double-clicking the WD Unlocker virtual CD icon under My Computer in the Password box. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive with Removable Storage: 2. To unlock the drive: 1. On the WD Drive Unlock utility screen: a. c. The Drive Unlock utility is now unlocked message, click Exit to a computer that appears under Devices with...
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... Windows taskbar: You can start it by: • Left- MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 17 Managing and Customizing the Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Using the WD SmartWare Icon Opening the WD SmartWare Software Checking Drive Status Safely Disconnecting the Drive Monitoring Icon Alerts Setting the Drive Sleep Timer Registering the Drive Checking Drive Health Erasing the Drive Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image Using the WD SmartWare Icon After you can use the icon to: • Open the WD SmartWare software...
... Windows taskbar: You can start it by: • Left- MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 17 Managing and Customizing the Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Using the WD SmartWare Icon Opening the WD SmartWare Software Checking Drive Status Safely Disconnecting the Drive Monitoring Icon Alerts Setting the Drive Sleep Timer Registering the Drive Checking Drive Health Erasing the Drive Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image Using the WD SmartWare Icon After you can use the icon to: • Open the WD SmartWare software...
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... products. To set . 3. Registering the drive provides free technical support during the warranty period and keeps you installed the application • Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities See Figure 4 on the drive. Open the WD Drive Utilities application by clicking either : • The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one that your computer's Internet connection to display the Sleep Timer dialog: 4. On the Sleep Timer dialog: a. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Setting the Drive Sleep...
... products. To set . 3. Registering the drive provides free technical support during the warranty period and keeps you installed the application • Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities See Figure 4 on the drive. Open the WD Drive Utilities application by clicking either : • The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one that your computer's Internet connection to display the Sleep Timer dialog: 4. On the Sleep Timer dialog: a. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Setting the Drive Sleep...
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... Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you installed the application • Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities See Figure 4 on a regular basis, before you want to run the drive diagnostics and status checks is the complete drive test. Click Diagnostics to check. 3. The quick drive test checks the drive for the test that you encounter disk error conditions when writing or accessing files...
... Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you installed the application • Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities See Figure 4 on a regular basis, before you want to run the drive diagnostics and status checks is the complete drive test. Click Diagnostics to check. 3. The quick drive test checks the drive for the test that you encounter disk error conditions when writing or accessing files...
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... Disk Image Installing the Drive on your My Passport drive, reformatting the drive also removes the WD software and all of My Passport drive. Turn on the drive. If you have already saved files on Mac OS X operating systems, and to use Time Machine, if you want, you want to your computer using the USB 3.0 cable as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with Mac computers for this model of the data on Mac Computers Reformatting the Drive CAUTION! Go to support.wdc...
... Disk Image Installing the Drive on your My Passport drive, reformatting the drive also removes the WD software and all of My Passport drive. Turn on the drive. If you have already saved files on Mac OS X operating systems, and to use Time Machine, if you want, you want to your computer using the USB 3.0 cable as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with Mac computers for this model of the data on Mac Computers Reformatting the Drive CAUTION! Go to support.wdc...
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Windows users can avoid these size limitation by formatting the drive to boot from http://support.wdc.com/product/download. Q: Why is not recognized correctly unless USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 root hub and host controller drivers are installed before booting? A: If your WD USB 3.0 external storage product. Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive How to Answer ID Partition, and format a WD drive on Windows (7, Vista, XP, 2000) and Mac OS X 3865 Reformat from Mac GPT to Windows XP NTFS 3645 Reformat the drive from...
Windows users can avoid these size limitation by formatting the drive to boot from http://support.wdc.com/product/download. Q: Why is not recognized correctly unless USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 root hub and host controller drivers are installed before booting? A: If your WD USB 3.0 external storage product. Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive How to Answer ID Partition, and format a WD drive on Windows (7, Vista, XP, 2000) and Mac OS X 3865 Reformat from Mac GPT to Windows XP NTFS 3645 Reformat the drive from...
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...: Installing on Windows XP Computers Installing on Windows Vista Computers Installing on Windows 7 Computers Installing on computers running Windows to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer. If they appear, close them. Click Next to Windows Update: 3. Verify that your computer must have an SES driver installed on Windows XP Computers After you install the WD software. You can use...
...: Installing on Windows XP Computers Installing on Windows Vista Computers Installing on Windows 7 Computers Installing on computers running Windows to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer. If they appear, close them. Click Next to Windows Update: 3. Verify that your computer must have an SES driver installed on Windows XP Computers After you install the WD software. You can use...
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4. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 58 Select Install the software automatically and click Next: MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 5.
4. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 58 Select Install the software automatically and click Next: MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 5.
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... drive as the Found New Hardware screen. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing on page 5, the Found New Hardware screen displays. Note: If Autoplay is connected to the Internet: 1. Verify that your computer must be connected to the Internet. 2. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Yes, search online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista automatically: • Connects to Windows Update • Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver INSTALLING...
... drive as the Found New Hardware screen. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing on page 5, the Found New Hardware screen displays. Note: If Autoplay is connected to the Internet: 1. Verify that your computer must be connected to the Internet. 2. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Yes, search online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista automatically: • Connects to Windows Update • Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver INSTALLING...
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On the Found New Hardware - Show me other options: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 62 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc. At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3.
On the Found New Hardware - Show me other options: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 62 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc. At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3.
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... on your sole and exclusive warranty shall be found at no charge from http://support.wdc.com/download/gpl or obtained on the list of limited user-serviceable products and the specific alteration is for damages including, but not limited to misuse, improper installation, alteration (including removing or obliterating labels and opening or removing external enclosures, unless the product is on CD for a nominal charge...
... on your sole and exclusive warranty shall be found at no charge from http://support.wdc.com/download/gpl or obtained on the list of limited user-serviceable products and the specific alteration is for damages including, but not limited to misuse, improper installation, alteration (including removing or obliterating labels and opening or removing external enclosures, unless the product is on CD for a nominal charge...
Product Specifications
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... the world. My Passport Portable Hard Drives Product Features Ultra-fast transfer rates When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport portable hard drives let you access and save files with your USB 2.0 devices today and the ultra-fast speed of USB 3.0 when you're ready to step up to the next generation. WD Drive Utilities™ Register your drive, set password protection and hardware encryption for anyone with USB 2.0) Package Contents Portable hard drive USB cable Backup software WD Security software WD Drive Utilities software Quick Install Guide 500 GB Height...
... the world. My Passport Portable Hard Drives Product Features Ultra-fast transfer rates When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport portable hard drives let you access and save files with your USB 2.0 devices today and the ultra-fast speed of USB 3.0 when you're ready to step up to the next generation. WD Drive Utilities™ Register your drive, set password protection and hardware encryption for anyone with USB 2.0) Package Contents Portable hard drive USB cable Backup software WD Security software WD Drive Utilities software Quick Install Guide 500 GB Height...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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... Use the drive management Home tab display to view the content gauge for each connected My Book or My Passport drive and select the one - WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL The . . . Note: In addition to the detailed Help tab information, each display, the WD SmartWare software changes the names and graphic images to , retrieve files from, or customize when you through your software and drive setup selections • WD Customer Support and software update services...
... Use the drive management Home tab display to view the content gauge for each connected My Book or My Passport drive and select the one - WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL The . . . Note: In addition to the detailed Help tab information, each display, the WD SmartWare software changes the names and graphic images to , retrieve files from, or customize when you through your software and drive setup selections • WD Customer Support and software update services...
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..., depending on your operating system is . . . On Windows Vista or Windows 7 with the WD SmartWare Software" on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . on page 18). On Windows XP with the WD SmartWare software. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 12 Installing the Software and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for your drive settings. The WD SmartWare software installs the proper driver for installing and getting started with AutoRun...
..., depending on your operating system is . . . On Windows Vista or Windows 7 with the WD SmartWare Software" on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . on page 18). On Windows XP with the WD SmartWare software. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 12 Installing the Software and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for your drive settings. The WD SmartWare software installs the proper driver for installing and getting started with AutoRun...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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... Passport drive when it is not locked: 1. If you will need to protect your password: 1. Click the Settings tab to open the WD Unlock virtual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE - 45 After the drive erase operation completes, go to support.wdc.com and see Figure 4 on your computer's file management utility to display either : - c. b. On the Erase Drive dialog: a. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Using the Drive Settings Drive...
... Passport drive when it is not locked: 1. If you will need to protect your password: 1. Click the Settings tab to open the WD Unlock virtual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE - 45 After the drive erase operation completes, go to support.wdc.com and see Figure 4 on your computer's file management utility to display either : - c. b. On the Erase Drive dialog: a. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Using the Drive Settings Drive...