Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... Drive(s) icon for this portable USB device, with limited bus power ! Locate and double-click wdsync.exe to the Start menu and select Windows Update. WD Passport Portable Hard Drive ! 22-inch USB 2.0 certified cable ! WD's power supply is intended to My Computer and double-click the WD... Passport drive icon. Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the bottom right corner of the drive to the Technical Support section of the following: ! Available USB port ! For Windows, go to the Trash icon. 2. USB cable that ...
... Drive(s) icon for this portable USB device, with limited bus power ! Locate and double-click wdsync.exe to the Start menu and select Windows Update. WD Passport Portable Hard Drive ! 22-inch USB 2.0 certified cable ! WD's power supply is intended to My Computer and double-click the WD... Passport drive icon. Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the bottom right corner of the drive to the Technical Support section of the following: ! Available USB port ! For Windows, go to the Trash icon. 2. USB cable that ...
Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... by WD or an authorized service center), accident or mishandling while in a particular installation. and WD, the WD logo, WD Passport, and WD Sync are trademarks of incidental or consequential damages, so the limitations above , your sole and exclusive warranty shall be shipped...+31.20.4467651 North America Spanish Asia Pacific Europe/Middle East/Africa Western Digital is no user-serviceable parts. However, there is a registered trademark; All rights reserved. 2079-001052-A03 May 2006 For Windows 98SE, you may cause harmful interference to boot from external drives, ...
... by WD or an authorized service center), accident or mishandling while in a particular installation. and WD, the WD logo, WD Passport, and WD Sync are trademarks of incidental or consequential damages, so the limitations above , your sole and exclusive warranty shall be shipped...+31.20.4467651 North America Spanish Asia Pacific Europe/Middle East/Africa Western Digital is no user-serviceable parts. However, there is a registered trademark; All rights reserved. 2079-001052-A03 May 2006 For Windows 98SE, you may cause harmful interference to boot from external drives, ...
Product Specifications (pdf)
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...speed, easy-to use , reliable add-on any PC into your valuable digital files. the portable headquarters for the few external drives with WD Sync synchronization and encryption software (included). Compatibility Windows® ! Quick Install Guide *An external power adapter may be required ... Sync - Fast, 5400 RPM performance. ! Mac® OS 9.2.2 or Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later Kit Contents ! Portable Storage WD Passport™ USB Powered Portable Hard Drives Sync & Encrypt Software Rugged Design INTERFACE USB 2.0 and 1.1 SOFTWARE WD Sync™ CAPACITIES 60 to meet ...
...speed, easy-to use , reliable add-on any PC into your valuable digital files. the portable headquarters for the few external drives with WD Sync synchronization and encryption software (included). Compatibility Windows® ! Quick Install Guide *An external power adapter may be required ... Sync - Fast, 5400 RPM performance. ! Mac® OS 9.2.2 or Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later Kit Contents ! Portable Storage WD Passport™ USB Powered Portable Hard Drives Sync & Encrypt Software Rugged Design INTERFACE USB 2.0 and 1.1 SOFTWARE WD Sync™ CAPACITIES 60 to meet ...
User Manual
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MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Changing Your Password 41 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 42 7 Managing and Customizing the Drive 43 Using the WD Quick View Icon ... 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...
MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Changing Your Password 41 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 42 7 Managing and Customizing the Drive 43 Using the WD Quick View Icon ... 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...
User Manual
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... website at http://www.westerndigital.com. Kit Contents As shown in your My Passport drive kit includes the following operating systems: Windows® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 • Windows 8 Mac OS X • Leopard • Snow Leopard • Lion... • Mountain Lion ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 My Passport Drive Kit Components Optional Accessories...
... website at http://www.westerndigital.com. Kit Contents As shown in your My Passport drive kit includes the following operating systems: Windows® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 • Windows 8 Mac OS X • Leopard • Snow Leopard • Lion... • Mountain Lion ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 My Passport Drive Kit Components Optional Accessories...
User Manual
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...for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to use the drive with USB 2.0. Disk Drive Format Your My Passport drive is compatible with the following operating systems: Windows • Windows XP • Windows Vista • Windows 7 • Windows 8 Compatibility can vary, depending... Port Figure 2. For Mac computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. For Windows computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL The WD SmartWare software is formatted as follows: LED Appearance On steady...
...for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to use the drive with USB 2.0. Disk Drive Format Your My Passport drive is compatible with the following operating systems: Windows • Windows XP • Windows Vista • Windows 7 • Windows 8 Compatibility can vary, depending... Port Figure 2. For Mac computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. For Windows computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL The WD SmartWare software is formatted as follows: LED Appearance On steady...
User Manual
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... Drive Utilities, WD Security, and WD SmartWare software on page 6. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Verify that is now ready to use as shown in Windows Explorer. 4. You can enhance its capabilities by installing the WD software that the drive... appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. Connect the drive to close it. Your My Passport drive is on your drive. Turn on the drive:...
... Drive Utilities, WD Security, and WD SmartWare software on page 6. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Verify that is now ready to use as shown in Windows Explorer. 4. You can enhance its capabilities by installing the WD software that the drive... appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. Connect the drive to close it. Your My Passport drive is on your drive. Turn on the drive:...
User Manual
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...software will access for backup and retrieve functions. The WD SmartWare software highlights your selection with a light-blue shadow background: Selected My Passport Drive Right-clicking the drive icon displays a menu with options for: • Open-To display the drive listing in Figure 8 on...selector box (Not shown in Windows Explorer • Properties-To display the Windows Drive Properties dialog • Safely remove-To prepare your computer icon for specifying the drive or partition that you want to use for backup and retrieve functions: My Passport drive icon Provides a graphic...
...software will access for backup and retrieve functions. The WD SmartWare software highlights your selection with a light-blue shadow background: Selected My Passport Drive Right-clicking the drive icon displays a menu with options for: • Open-To display the drive listing in Figure 8 on...selector box (Not shown in Windows Explorer • Properties-To display the Windows Drive Properties dialog • Safely remove-To prepare your computer icon for specifying the drive or partition that you want to use for backup and retrieve functions: My Passport drive icon Provides a graphic...
User Manual
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... screen: a. c. Start the WD Drive Unlock utility by either: • Using your computer's file management utility to remember your password in the Windows Explorer display. Select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box if you can use the WD Drive Unlock utility to close the WD Drive... Unlock utility screen. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive with Removable Storage: 2. b. To unlock the drive: 1. Click Unlock Drive. The Drive Unlock utility is now unlocked message...
... screen: a. c. Start the WD Drive Unlock utility by either: • Using your computer's file management utility to remember your password in the Windows Explorer display. Select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box if you can use the WD Drive Unlock utility to close the WD Drive... Unlock utility screen. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive with Removable Storage: 2. b. To unlock the drive: 1. Click Unlock Drive. The Drive Unlock utility is now unlocked message...
User Manual
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... system tray portion of the Windows taskbar: You can start automatically, you have installed the WD SmartWare software, the WD Quick View icon displays in the taskbar and selecting WD SmartWare: • Clicking: Start > (All) Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE - 43 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 17 Managing...
... system tray portion of the Windows taskbar: You can start automatically, you have installed the WD SmartWare software, the WD Quick View icon displays in the taskbar and selecting WD SmartWare: • Clicking: Start > (All) Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE - 43 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 17 Managing...
User Manual
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... taskbar, and then clicking the Safely remove option for your My Passport drive: • Right-clicking the drive icon on , and if the problem persists, contact WD Support. Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD Quick View icon in a Windows environment). MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE - 44 Overheated. To prevent... flashes . . . Green and white, Red and white, THEN the drive might hear the drive power down or disconnecting the drive. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Checking Drive Status You can safely disconnect the drive by hovering the pointer over the WD Quick View icon in the taskbar: Safely...
... taskbar, and then clicking the Safely remove option for your My Passport drive: • Right-clicking the drive icon on , and if the problem persists, contact WD Support. Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD Quick View icon in a Windows environment). MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE - 44 Overheated. To prevent... flashes . . . Green and white, Red and white, THEN the drive might hear the drive power down or disconnecting the drive. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Checking Drive Status You can safely disconnect the drive by hovering the pointer over the WD Quick View icon in the taskbar: Safely...
User Manual
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...and are going to your computer using the USB 3.0 cable as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with Mac computers for this model of My Passport drive. If you can download and install the Mac versions of the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software. Connect the drive to install the...Base answer ID 7. After connecting the drive, verify that is on your computer. 2. If you have reformatted the drive for use with all updated Windows operating systems. To use the drive on Mac OS X operating systems, and to use Time Machine, if you want to Knowledge Base answer ID 3865...
...and are going to your computer using the USB 3.0 cable as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with Mac computers for this model of My Passport drive. If you can download and install the Mac versions of the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software. Connect the drive to install the...Base answer ID 7. After connecting the drive, verify that is on your computer. 2. If you have reformatted the drive for use with all updated Windows operating systems. To use the drive on Mac OS X operating systems, and to use Time Machine, if you want to Knowledge Base answer ID 3865...
User Manual
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... WD portable USB drive. A: Depending on the computer desktop? 110 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using either the Windows Disk Management utility or similar third-party software. For further details, see...
... WD portable USB drive. A: Depending on the computer desktop? 110 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using either the Windows Disk Management utility or similar third-party software. For further details, see...
User Manual
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... computer is connected to the Internet • Manually, whether your computer is installed automatically when you install the WD software. Click Next to Windows Update: 3. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you do not install the WD software, you need an SES driver installed on... Windows computers to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer Note: The SES Driver is connected to the Internet or not Installing ...
... computer is connected to the Internet • Manually, whether your computer is installed automatically when you install the WD software. Click Next to Windows Update: 3. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you do not install the WD software, you need an SES driver installed on... Windows computers to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer Note: The SES Driver is connected to the Internet or not Installing ...
User Manual
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Browse to continue. 3. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 59 c. Select WD SES Device Driver. Click Next to My Computer and: a. Double-click the Extras folder. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to Windows Update: 2. 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. b. Double-click the My Passport drive.
Browse to continue. 3. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 59 c. Select WD SES Device Driver. Click Next to My Computer and: a. Double-click the Extras folder. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to Windows Update: 2. 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. b. Double-click the My Passport drive.
User Manual
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On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 3. If they appear, close them. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen. 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 the Internet. 2. You can use the Found New Hardware screen to install the SES driver ...
On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 3. If they appear, close them. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen. 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 the Internet. 2. You can use the Found New Hardware screen to install the SES driver ...
User Manual
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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. Open All Programs 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. Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2.