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Question posted by karm on August 22nd, 2013

Hard-drive Not Showing On Computer

I hv WD my passport, model: WDBABM0010BBK-NEBB. some how its not working. when i plug usb in to my computer, power is turning on, i call disk is runnung inside. but its not showing on my pc. i hv window 7. it was working great before. please help me to solve this problem bcoz i hv a lot very imp. stuff inside... Thank you

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User Manual - Page 6

... control-Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more streamlined design-We've designed a smaller, high-quality integrated USB hard drive inside a stylish package in a variety of your data automatically-Relax! WD's best-selling My Passport Essential and Essential SE USB ultra-portable hard drives feature WD SmartWare software that backs up...
User Manual - Page 7

... Essential or Essential SE ultra-portable hard driveWD SmartWare software (included on the drive) • USB cable • Quick Install Guide USB Cable My Passport Essential or Essential SE Ultra-Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Figure 1. For a list of the software supports up to recycle it. Kit Contents As shown in your My Passport Essential or Essential SE disk drive...
User Manual - Page 8

... 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 page 41 and "Troubleshooting" on hardware configuration and operating system. My Passport Essential and Essential SE Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power...
User Manual - Page 9

... and installing your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the drive. • Do not move the drive during unpacking and installation. Drives can easily register your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive to 12 Mb/s Registering the Drive Always register your drive using the WD SmartWare software, as described in "Registering the Drive" on page 34. USB 3.0 is to 5 Gb...
User Manual - Page 16

... 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 page 18) On the WD ...MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Software Overview WD SmartWare software is connected to your computer. Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as your My Passport drive ...
User Manual - Page 17

... Gauge showing the capacity and contents 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 screen (see Figure 16 on page 25) CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive...
User Manual - Page 18

... WD SmartWare software-before copying any screen: To close the info/help screen after reading the online help icon in the upper-right corner of any files to the drive-represents the system and hidden files that your drive, the Content Gauge shows them in the upperright corner of the file categories. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE...
User Manual - Page 19

... 15) provides: • Content Gauges for your computer's disk drives, so you can see Figure 9 on your computer to your computer for new or changed in any way This protection is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does it for as long as before. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 13 Backing Up Your Computer Files...
User Manual - Page 20

... all of your drive properties. 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 backup if you click Start Backup are shown where a: • Light blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive identifies the...
User Manual - Page 21

...shows the number of files in the category. • For a complete list of all included file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive and the WD...system files, program files, applications, and working files like .tmp and .log files....your computer's hard drive changes to yellow/amber for backup. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note...
User Manual - Page 22

...tab to keep - Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to open the backup files...WD SmartWare software removes all of the backup files that there is idle Selecting Specific Content to Back Up To back up • Changing the backup software settings: - MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive...
User Manual - Page 29

... individual files that your drive, and all content categories...disk space to the specified retrieve location. • A Cancel Retrieving button is full message means that were overwritten or deleted. Likewise, retrieving entire folders in all of data that has been copied to complete the retrieve. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE... Show Deleted Files box and/or the Show older ...
User Manual - Page 36

... your computer to turn off before shutting down . 2. "Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder" on page 19. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar, and then click Safely remove My Passport Essential USB HDD: You might be . . . "Specifying the Number of backup versions to keep for the drive power/activity LED to...
User Manual - Page 47

... are going to install the WD SmartWare software, install WD +TURBO to enhance the performance of the drive on the screen that the My Passport icon displays on your My Passport drive. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 3. You can enhance its performance by installing the following software that is on the drive: • WD +TURBO utility (see "Enhancing Performance...
User Manual - Page 51

... identify the categories of files on your computer. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 17. If you can modify the primary drive being categorized using the drop-down selection box under the name of the files in all other than your computer's main hard drive. Then click the Backup or Retrieve tab to either...
User Manual - Page 57

... drive. 4. Click Exit at the Your drive is now unlocked prompt to unlock your password in the Password box: 3. Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Important: You can easily uninstall the software. Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the Extras folder on page 14.) To uninstall the WD SmartWare software: 1. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE...
User Manual - Page 58

Double-click the WD SmartWare Uninstaller icon: 3. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 2. Click Uninstall on the WD SmartWare Uninstall screen: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 53
User Manual - Page 60

... card manufacturer. TROUBLESHOOTING - 55 Note: If your USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller is plugged into a USB 1.1 port or hub? Contact the card manufacturer for more information. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Q: How do I determine whether or not my system supports USB 3.0 or USB 2.0? A: Refer to install the appropriate chipset support for your motherboard or system manual...
Product Specifications - Page 1

My Passport® EssentialSE 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. Visual backup software and password ...
Product Specifications - Page 2

... occur at USB 2.0 speeds. My Passport Essential SE Portable Hard Drives Product Features Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility A single drive with universal compatibility today and next-generation speed for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second, and gigabit per second. 4178-705135-A00 Oct 2010 USB-powered USB-powered directly from...

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