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and My Passport Essential is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705061-800 Jul 2010 My Passport® Essential™ and Essential SE Technical Support Services http://support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with this product, please contact WD Technical Support. and other companies. North America English Spanish 800.ASK.4WDC (800.275.4932) 800...
and My Passport Essential is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705061-800 Jul 2010 My Passport® Essential™ and Essential SE Technical Support Services http://support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with this product, please contact WD Technical Support. and other companies. North America English Spanish 800.ASK.4WDC (800.275.4932) 800...
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... MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional Accessories 2 Operating System Compatibility 3 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Power/Activity LED 3 USB 3.0 Interface 4 Registering the Drive 4 Handling Precautions 4 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 5 Connecting the Drive 5 Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software 7 WD SmartWare Software Overview 11 WD SmartWare Home Screen 11 Drive Management Home...
... MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional Accessories 2 Operating System Compatibility 3 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Power/Activity LED 3 USB 3.0 Interface 4 Registering the Drive 4 Handling Precautions 4 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 5 Connecting the Drive 5 Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software 7 WD SmartWare Software Overview 11 WD SmartWare Home Screen 11 Drive Management Home...
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 25 Password Protecting the Drive 25 Unlocking the Drive 26 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 27 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 27 Changing Your Password 28 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 29 6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive 30 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 30 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 30 Checking Drive Status 30 Monitoring Icon Alerts 31 Safely Disconnecting the Drive 31 Customizing Your Software Settings 31...
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 25 Password Protecting the Drive 25 Unlocking the Drive 26 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 27 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 27 Changing Your Password 28 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 29 6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive 30 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 30 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 30 Checking Drive Status 30 Monitoring Icon Alerts 31 Safely Disconnecting the Drive 31 Customizing Your Software Settings 31...
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 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 Computers 56 Installing the Driver Automatically 56 Installing the Driver Manually 58 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 60 Installing the Driver Automatically 60 Installing the Driver Manually...
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 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 Computers 56 Installing the Driver Automatically 56 Installing the Driver Manually 58 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 60 Installing the Driver Automatically 60 Installing the Driver Manually...
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...; or Essential SE ultra-portable hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for your drive that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers. Our latest edition features visual, easy-to-use backup solution for all your data, deleted a file, or just overwritten an important file. • Take 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...
...; or Essential SE ultra-portable hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for your drive that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers. Our latest edition features visual, easy-to-use backup solution for all your data, deleted a file, or just overwritten an important file. • Take 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...
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... and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport Essential and Essential SE drives have: • A power/activity LED indicator • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity LED USB 3.0 Interface Port Figure 2. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND 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 reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport Essential and Essential SE drives have: • A power/activity LED indicator • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity LED USB 3.0 Interface Port Figure 2. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND 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...
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... operating system is on the drive installs the proper driver for connecting the drive and installing the WD SmartWare software on your computer. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Turn on page 41 instead. The WD SmartWare software that the new My Passport drive appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for your My Passport drive...
... operating system is on the drive installs the proper driver for connecting the drive and installing the WD SmartWare software on your computer. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Turn on page 41 instead. The WD SmartWare software that the new My Passport drive appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for your My Passport drive...
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... WD SmartWare software, with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled: Click Open folder to view files on another computer, Retrieve a backup link. 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 b. For Windows Vista or Windows 7 with WD SmartWare software: 1. Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software To get started with the WD SmartWare Software" in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to install . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. Only the WD SmartWare software drive lock password Install Drive Settings button...
... WD SmartWare software, with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled: Click Open folder to view files on another computer, Retrieve a backup link. 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 b. For Windows Vista or Windows 7 with WD SmartWare software: 1. Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software To get started with the WD SmartWare Software" in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to install . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. Only the WD SmartWare software drive lock password Install Drive Settings button...
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... the getting started procedure after selecting Install Drive Settings. Note: In this case, however: • Opening the WD SmartWare software displays the drive management Home screen (see Figure 8 on page 10) with a Preferences button that , launching the software displays the Home screen so you install the WD SmartWare software on page 21. Skip to close the initial Drive Settings screen. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. See: • "Password Protecting the Drive" on page...
... the getting started procedure after selecting Install Drive Settings. Note: In this case, however: • Opening the WD SmartWare software displays the drive management Home screen (see Figure 8 on page 10) with a Preferences button that , launching the software displays the Home screen so you install the WD SmartWare software on page 21. Skip to close the initial Drive Settings screen. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. See: • "Password Protecting the Drive" on page...
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WD SmartWare Home Screen Figure 8. Drive Management Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 7.
WD SmartWare Home Screen Figure 8. Drive Management Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 7.
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... box under the name of your computer. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Software Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power to: • Secure your drive-In drive settings, create a password to your computer (see Figure 7 on page 10) • Backup-Manages existing backups or creates new backups of your important data, including movies, music, documents, e-mail, and photos (see Figure 10 on...
... box under the name of your computer. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Software Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power to: • Secure your drive-In drive settings, create a password to your computer (see Figure 7 on page 10) • Backup-Manages existing backups or creates new backups of your important data, including movies, music, documents, e-mail, and photos (see Figure 10 on...
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... the WD Knowledge Base at support.wdc.com. Drive Management Home Screen The drive management Home screen is not available for backups. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all of your files that are available for backup are shown against a blue background in six categories where: This file category Documents Mail Music Movies Pictures Other Includes files with these extensions .doc...
... the WD Knowledge Base at support.wdc.com. Drive Management Home Screen The drive management Home screen is not available for backups. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all of your files that are available for backup are shown against a blue background in six categories where: This file category Documents Mail Music Movies Pictures Other Includes files with these extensions .doc...
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... through with your stop the backup before it completes, the WD SmartWare software removes all of the backup files that were just copied to your My Passport drive. If you stop request and remove the newly created backup files Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include: • Selecting specific content to back up some of your future requirements. 5. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message...
... through with your stop the backup before it completes, the WD SmartWare software removes all of the backup files that were just copied to your My Passport drive. If you stop request and remove the newly created backup files Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include: • Selecting specific content to back up some of your future requirements. 5. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message...
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.... Use a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive, Change your password, Remove password protection from accessing the files on your drive. • Registration-Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities. • Diagnostics-Run diagnostics and status checks to make sure your drive is working properly. • Sleep Timer-Turn your drive off your drive, Erase your drive...
.... Use a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive, Change your password, Remove password protection from accessing the files on your drive. • Registration-Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities. • Diagnostics-Run diagnostics and status checks to make sure your drive is working properly. • Sleep Timer-Turn your drive off your drive, Erase your drive...
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... at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for installation procedures. For more help. however, Windows users can overcome these file size limitations by formatting the drive to the computer before connecting your region. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using the Disk Management utility. The drive is the data transfer rate slow? TROUBLESHOOTING - 54...
... at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for installation procedures. For more help. however, Windows users can overcome these file size limitations by formatting the drive to the computer before connecting your region. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using the Disk Management utility. The drive is the data transfer rate slow? TROUBLESHOOTING - 54...
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 1A Installing the SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must be connected to the Internet: 1. On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select Yes this time only to allow Windows XP to connect to the Internet. 2. Verify that your computer is connected to WD SmartWare screen (see "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on page...
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 1A Installing the SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must be connected to the Internet: 1. On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select Yes this time only to allow Windows XP to connect to the Internet. 2. Verify that your computer is connected to WD SmartWare screen (see "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on page...
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When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 57 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. Select Install the software automatically and click Next: 5.
When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 57 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. Select Install the software automatically and click Next: 5.
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... your computer must be connected to the Internet. 2. On the Found New Hardware - MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Installing on page 5, the Found New Hardware screen displays. 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 or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer is...
... your computer must be connected to the Internet. 2. On the Found New Hardware - MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Installing on page 5, the Found New Hardware screen displays. 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 or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer is...
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. On the Found New Hardware - At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. Show me other options: INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 61
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. On the Found New Hardware - At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. Show me other options: INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 61
Product Specifications
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... Portable hard drive USB cable WD SmartWare software Quick Install Guide Operating Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 65°C 1A USB 3.0 host and USB 3.0 certified cable are successful because we understand the importance of the specific countries in USB 3.0 mode Operating temperature: 5°C to other companies. Total accessible capacity varies depending on user's hardware and system configuration. Up to 3x faster transfer rates When connected to a USB 3.0 port, this drive lets you to obtain USB 3.0 performance rate. We are required...
... Portable hard drive USB cable WD SmartWare software Quick Install Guide Operating Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 65°C 1A USB 3.0 host and USB 3.0 certified cable are successful because we understand the importance of the specific countries in USB 3.0 mode Operating temperature: 5°C to other companies. Total accessible capacity varies depending on user's hardware and system configuration. Up to 3x faster transfer rates When connected to a USB 3.0 port, this drive lets you to obtain USB 3.0 performance rate. We are required...