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...please contact WD Technical Support. and My Passport Essential is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2010 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 All rights reserved. and other companies. North...
...please contact WD Technical Support. and My Passport Essential is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2010 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 All rights reserved. and other companies. North...
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Table of Contents 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 ...
Table of Contents 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 ...
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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 ... 47 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 47 Checking Drive Status 48 Safely Dismounting the Drive 49 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 49 Using the My Passport Icon 50 TABLE OF CONTENTS - iv
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 ... 47 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 47 Checking Drive Status 48 Safely Dismounting the Drive 49 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 49 Using the My Passport Icon 50 TABLE OF CONTENTS - iv
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v 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 ...
v 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 ...
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... Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering the Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of the My Passport Essential and Essential SE drives include: Smaller, sleeker, more from unauthorized access or theft with your computer. Your data is believing.... latest edition features visual, easy-to its original location whether you add or change a file. • See your digital life. Power miser-My Passport portable drives are designed to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns ...
... Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering the Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of the My Passport Essential and Essential SE drives include: Smaller, sleeker, more from unauthorized access or theft with your computer. Your data is believing.... latest edition features visual, easy-to its original location whether you add or change a file. • See your digital life. Power miser-My Passport portable drives are designed to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns ...
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....eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1, your region. Kit Contents As shown in your My Passport Essential or Essential SE disk drive kit includes the following: • My Passport Essential or Essential SE ultra-portable hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on the drive) • USB...wdc.com/updates. Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to plug-and-play with Windows computers-NTFS-...
....eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1, your region. Kit Contents As shown in your My Passport Essential or Essential SE disk drive kit includes the following: • My Passport Essential or Essential SE ultra-portable hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on the drive) • USB...wdc.com/updates. Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to plug-and-play with Windows computers-NTFS-...
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... every 2.5 seconds Power State/Activity Idle Activity System standby ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 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 operating system. My Passport Essential and Essential SE Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state as a single NTFS partition for ...
... every 2.5 seconds Power State/Activity Idle Activity System standby ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 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 operating system. My Passport Essential and Essential SE Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state as a single NTFS partition for ...
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... DRIVE - 4 Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL USB 3.0 Interface Super-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 12 Mb/s Registering the Drive Always register ...your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive to get the latest updates and special offers. Connection to 5 Gb/s. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking...
... DRIVE - 4 Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL USB 3.0 Interface Super-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 12 Mb/s Registering the Drive Always register ...your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive to get the latest updates and special offers. Connection to 5 Gb/s. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking...
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... in Figure 3. 3. Verify that is . . . THEN . . . Skip to your Windows computer: 1. Figure 3. To connect the My Passport drive to step 8. Turn on your computer's operating system: IF your operating system is on the drive installs the proper driver for use on ...shown in Windows Explorer. 5. Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to your My Passport drive. 4. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step ...
... in Figure 3. 3. Verify that is . . . THEN . . . Skip to your Windows computer: 1. Figure 3. To connect the My Passport drive to step 8. Turn on your computer's operating system: IF your operating system is on the drive installs the proper driver for use on ...shown in Windows Explorer. 5. Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to your My Passport drive. 4. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step ...
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... or two screens might appear, depending on your computer, THEN . . . Welcome to step b. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, click to open the My Passport drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software... to "Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software" on page 7. a. on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6.
... or two screens might appear, depending on your computer, THEN . . . Welcome to step b. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, click to open the My Passport drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software... to "Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software" on page 7. a. on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6.
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Continue to your My Passport drive on page 6). protection and drive management features, and password protect or register your drive Install... . . Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software To get started with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, open Computer, click to open the My Passport drive listing in the next section. THEN click the . . . CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 The What would you want ...Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to continue. 3. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. b.
Continue to your My Passport drive on page 6). protection and drive management features, and password protect or register your drive Install... . . Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software To get started with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, open Computer, click to open the My Passport drive listing in the next section. THEN click the . . . CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 The What would you want ...Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to continue. 3. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. b.
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... Drive" on page 37). Install WD SmartWare The initial Backup screen for returning to display the WD SmartWare Home screen (Figure 7 on page 9). MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. Note: The initial Backup and Drive Settings screens only appear one time-the first time you can either: • Run your drive...
... Drive" on page 37). Install WD SmartWare The initial Backup screen for returning to display the WD SmartWare Home screen (Figure 7 on page 9). MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. Note: The initial Backup and Drive Settings screens only appear one time-the first time you can either: • Run your drive...
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Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 6. Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 5.
Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 6. Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 5.
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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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...new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before. • See your backup as it happens-Seeing is believing. 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: •..., create a password to your computer. Then click the: • Backup tab to back up files from the selected drive to your My Passport drive • Retrieve tab to retrieve backed up files from unauthorized access or data theft. • Protect your data automatically-Automatic, continuous backup...
...new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before. • See your backup as it happens-Seeing is believing. 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: •..., create a password to your computer. Then click the: • Backup tab to back up files from the selected drive to your My Passport drive • Retrieve tab to retrieve backed up files from unauthorized access or data theft. • Protect your data automatically-Automatic, continuous backup...
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...GETTING STARTED - 12 It has two tab-selected screen options: • Home-Provides a Content 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...backup-represents the system and hidden files that your computer's operating system put there when you have retrieved from a prior backup. 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 ...
...GETTING STARTED - 12 It has two tab-selected screen options: • Home-Provides a Content 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...backup-represents the system and hidden files that your computer's operating system put there when you have retrieved from a prior backup. 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 ...
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...for a description of the file categories. Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do ? CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL As you copy files to your drive, the Content Gauge shows them in six categories: • Documents • Mail •..., click Do Not Install at the What would you like to do not install the WD SmartWare software, you can still use your My Passport as an external hard drive. Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online help , click the X...
...for a description of the file categories. Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do ? CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL As you copy files to your drive, the Content Gauge shows them in six categories: • Documents • Mail •..., click Do Not Install at the What would you like to do not install the WD SmartWare software, you can still use your My Passport as an external hard drive. Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online help , click the X...
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...storage size for each content category • A Detailed View content box that are configured with an Apply Changes button for implementing your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of content you ...can select specific types of content to back up to back up, with WD SmartWare software. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 13 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up Your Computer Files Backing...
...storage size for each content category • A Detailed View content box that are configured with an Apply Changes button for implementing your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of content you ...can select specific types of content to back up to back up, with WD SmartWare software. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 13 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up Your Computer Files Backing...
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 9. In the Content Gauges and the Detailed View ....jpg, .png, and other picture extensions Others that have been backed up In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties. ...the original files that are shown where a: • Light blue background in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive identifies the potential backup copies of the original files • Dark blue background identifies categories of files that ...
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 9. In the Content Gauges and the Detailed View ....jpg, .png, and other picture extensions Others that have been backed up In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties. ...the original files that are shown where a: • Light blue background in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive identifies the potential backup copies of the original files • Dark blue background identifies categories of files that ...
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...yellow/amber for all of the files that have not yet been backed up. • The gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive changes to blue for each category as the backup completes. • You can continue to set up your files in the background. •...of files in the category. • For a complete list of all of files involved • View link that the backup completed normally. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes the files that you to stop the backup. 4....
...yellow/amber for all of the files that have not yet been backed up. • The gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive changes to blue for each category as the backup completes. • You can continue to set up your files in the background. •...of files in the category. • For a complete list of all of files involved • View link that the backup completed normally. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes the files that you to stop the backup. 4....