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User Manual - Page 4
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10 Troubleshooting 55
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 55 Frequently Asked Questions 55
A Installing an SES Driver 57
Installing on Windows XP Computers 57 Installing the Driver Automatically 57 Installing the Driver Manually 59
Installing on Windows Vista Computers 61 Installing the Driver Automatically 61 Installing the Driver Manually 62
Installing on Windows...
User Manual - Page 10
.... Verify that is now ready to use as shown in Windows Explorer. 4. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL
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Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
This chapter provides instructions for your drive. The WD software
installs the proper driver for connecting the drive and installing the WD Drive
Utilities, WD Security, and WD SmartWare software on your computer as an external storage...
User Manual - Page 16
Initial Backup Screens
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL
Initial Category Backup Screen
Note: The initial Backup screens only appear one time-when you want to do.
Initial File Backup Screen Figure 6. After that, launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose what you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer.
User Manual - Page 19
... to quickly guide you have more than one
• The My Passport drive that you want to match the hardware configuration of the Home tab display. In each WD SmartWare display provides easy access to your software setup selections
• WD Customer Support and software update services
See "Help Tab Display" on page 24.
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The...
User Manual - Page 36
... click either: • Continue Backup to disregard your drive is full
means that there is not enough free space on the drive to complete the backup. Appearance of your backup job in... Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to view the Western Digital Online Store
website.
Click the WD Store link to suit your computer has more than one . MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL
9. b. If...
User Manual - Page 42
... WD Drive Utilities software • WD SmartWare software • WD Drive Unlock utility
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 37 CAUTION! MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL
2. b. Depending on your computer, there are three ways to unlock the drive, using up to close the Security has been enabled message. On the Set Security dialog: a. Retype your password in the Verify password box...
User Manual - Page 45
... user: check box if you can use the WD Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there.
b. d. c. Click Unlock Drive. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 40 At the Your drive is on this computer. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL
Unlocking the Drive with Removable Storage:
2. To unlock the drive:
1. Type your password-protected drive to a computer that appears under Devices with the...
User Manual - Page 52
... for error conditions. The best time to run all three whenever you want to display the Diagnostics dialog:
4. On the Diagnostics dialog, click the button for major performance problems. The result of a quick drive test is a pass-or-fail evaluation of assurance with your computer, select the one supported My Passport drive connected to your drive. The quick drive...
User Manual - Page 59
... 7.
The WD SmartWare software is on the drive. See "Troubleshooting" on page 55 for more information about reformatting the drive. After you can download and install the Mac versions of the support files, utilities, online help, and user manual files. Connect the drive to a single HFS+J
partition. After connecting the drive, verify that is not available for use with...
User Manual - Page 62
...close them. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL
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Installing an SES Driver
If you do not install the WD software, you need an SES driver installed on page 5, the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays. This appendix includes the following topics:
Installing on Windows XP Computers Installing on Windows Vista Computers Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers
Installing on Windows XP Computers...
User Manual - Page 63
4. Select Install the software automatically and click Next:
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5. When the installation completes, click Finish:
INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 58
User Manual - Page 64
...INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 59 Click Next to My Computer and: a.
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. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL
Installing the Driver Manually
If your computer is not connected to Windows Update:
2. b. Double-click the Extras folder. Double-click the My Passport drive...
User Manual - Page 67
... 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. 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...
User Manual - Page 69
... and click Computer > Manage:
2. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software:
INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 64 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL
Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers
After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5, use the Windows Computer Management utility to install the SES driver:
1.
User Manual - Page 70
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4. When the installation completes, click Close:
INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 65 Browse to Computer, double-click the My Passport drive, double-click the Extras folder, and select WD SES Device Driver:
5. Click Next. 6.
Click Browse my computer for driver software. 3.
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