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User Manual - Page 5
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Unlocking the Drive 50 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 50 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 51
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 52
9 Troubleshooting 54
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 54 Frequently Asked Questions 54
A Installing the SES Driver 56
Installing on Windows XP ...
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... Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software
Connecting the Drive
Note: If you have reformatted the drive for your Windows computer:
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Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting the drive and installing
the WD SmartWare software on your computer.
2. To connect...
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... the Welcome to quickly guide you through your My Passport as an external hard drive.
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 Note: The small number of files that are uncertain about what to do, just click the info/online help icon in the upper-right corner of any files to the drive-represents the system and...
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Important:
Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that there is idle
Selecting Specific Content to keep - Click the Home tab to longterm archive storage and:
a. c.
The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to display the Home screen. Click External Hard Drives and...
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Figure 11.
You always have the most-recent specified number of versions of backup versions. ... retrieves, and you want to see Figure 11), click File History to 25 older versions of each file:
1. Software Settings Screen
Specifying the Number of backup versions that you can keep (from a longer back-in the Enter the number of ...
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... My Passport drive to display the Set Retrieve Folder dialog:
3. On the Software Settings screen (see Figure 11 on page 25), click Preferences to save and implement the new retrieve folder. Click Browse and use the browse function to store the retrieved files in your computer, the Preferences option checks for WD SmartWare software updates...
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Customizing Your Drive Settings
The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize the settings of backups,
Change the option that checks for software updates whenever you reconnect your WD SmartWare drive to WD SmartWare screen. prompt on the Welcome to your drive to receive free technical support during...
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... Windows XP to connect to the Internet.
2. Note: The SES Driver is connected to Windows Update:
3.
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 56 Click Next to WD SmartWare screen (see "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on Windows XP Computers
After you connect your My Passport drive to your computer is enabled, two additional screens might appear...
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4. When the installation completes, click Finish:
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 57 Select Install the software automatically and click Next: 5.
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d. Click Next:
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5. When the installation completes, click Finish:
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 59
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... not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually:
1. Show me other options:
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 61 On the Found New Hardware - On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver
software:
2. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online:
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Installing the Driver Manually
If your WD SES Device...
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Browse to Computer and: a. b. Select WD SES Device Driver. c. Click Next:
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5. Double-click the Extras folder. d. 4. When the installation completes, click Close:
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 62 Double-click the My Passport drive.
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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. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software:
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 63 Open All Programs ...
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3. When the installation completes, click Close:
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 64 Click Next. 6. Click Browse my computer for driver software.
4. Browse to Computer, double-click the My Passport drive, double-click the Extras folder, and select WD SES Device Driver:
5.
Product Specifications - Page 2
...Kit Contents Portable hard drive USB cable WD SmartWare software Quick Install Guide
Operating Specifications Data transfer rate:1...specific countries in (83 mm)
Weight: 0.31 lb (0.14 kg)
System Compatibility Formatted NTFS for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7,
Requires reformatting for a list of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. My Passport Essential
Portable Hard Drives...
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