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Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and My Passport Essential is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. North America English Spanish 800.ASK.4WDC (800.275.4932) 800.... +31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Passport are registered trademarks in the U.S. 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. Specifications subject...
Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and My Passport Essential is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. North America English Spanish 800.ASK.4WDC (800.275.4932) 800.... +31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Passport are registered trademarks in the U.S. 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. Specifications subject...
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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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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 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 -
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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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... design-We've designed a smaller, high-quality integrated USB hard drive inside a stylish package in a variety of your digital life. Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of mind knowing that your data is secure...Contents Optional 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 the WD SmartWare control center. • Drive lock-Gain peace of ...
... design-We've designed a smaller, high-quality integrated USB hard drive inside a stylish package in a variety of your digital life. Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of mind knowing that your data is secure...Contents Optional 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 the WD SmartWare control center. • Drive lock-Gain peace of ...
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....com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. 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 recycle it. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and...
....com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. 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 recycle it. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and...
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...; Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Compatibility can vary, depending on page 54. 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... For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. 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 ...
...; Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Compatibility can vary, depending on page 54. 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... For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. 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 ...
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... during unpacking and installation. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 Another way is backwardcompatible with care during activity. You can be handled with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. 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...
... during unpacking and installation. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 Another way is backwardcompatible with care during activity. You can be handled with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. 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...
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... Figure 3. Skip to your Windows computer: 1. Several different screens might also appear, depending on your computer's operating system: IF your My Passport drive. 4. Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to your computer using the USB micro cable as shown in Windows Explorer. 5. The...Getting Started" on page 41 instead. To connect the My Passport drive to step 6. Turn on your computer. 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...
... Figure 3. Skip to your Windows computer: 1. Several different screens might also appear, depending on your computer's operating system: IF your My Passport drive. 4. Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to your computer using the USB micro cable as shown in Windows Explorer. 5. The...Getting Started" on page 41 instead. To connect the My Passport drive to step 6. Turn on your computer. 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...
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... Proceed to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 4). a. 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 step a. Continue to step ...Enabled Disabled Proceed to "Getting Started with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled, the Welcome to step b on your computer, the screen is . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6. on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is animated. If you do not want to...
... Proceed to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 4). a. 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 step a. Continue to step ...Enabled Disabled Proceed to "Getting Started with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled, the Welcome to step b on your computer, the screen is . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6. on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled: IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is animated. If you do not want to...
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...WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 4 on page 6). Read the license agreement and click Accept to open the My Passport drive listing in the next section. If you want to install the WD SmartWare software, go to complete. THEN...The full version of the WD SmartWare software and retrieve files that you like to do not want to your My Passport drive on page 13 instead. The What would you have already backed up to install . . . For Windows ..., and password protect or register your drive Install WD SmartWare button. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a.
...WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 4 on page 6). Read the license agreement and click Accept to open the My Passport drive listing in the next section. If you want to install the WD SmartWare software, go to complete. THEN...The full version of the WD SmartWare software and retrieve files that you like to do not want to your My Passport drive on page 13 instead. The What would you have already backed up to install . . . For Windows ..., and password protect or register your drive Install WD SmartWare button. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a.
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. at step 1, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays . . . Note: In this case, however: • Opening the WD SmartWare software displays the drive ...
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. at step 1, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays . . . Note: In this case, however: • Opening the WD SmartWare software displays the drive ...
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 5. Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 6.
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 5. Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 6.
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 7. Drive Management Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 WD SmartWare Home Screen Figure 8.
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 7. Drive Management Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 WD SmartWare Home Screen Figure 8.
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Software Overview WD SmartWare software is available ...power to: • Secure your drive-In drive settings, create a password to protect your encrypted drive from your My Passport drive to your computer (see Figure 7 on page 10) • Backup-Manages existing backups or creates new backups of...: • Backup tab to back up files from unauthorized access or data theft. • Protect your My Passport drive is believing. Then, whenever you 've lost files effortlessly-Bring back your valuable data to its original location...
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Software Overview WD SmartWare software is available ...power to: • Secure your drive-In drive settings, create a password to protect your encrypted drive from your My Passport drive to your computer (see Figure 7 on page 10) • Backup-Manages existing backups or creates new backups of...: • Backup tab to back up files from unauthorized access or data theft. • Protect your My Passport drive is believing. Then, whenever you 've lost files effortlessly-Bring back your valuable data to its original location...
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard ... too, are not available for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category shows the number of your My Passport drive (see Figure 8 on page 10) • Settings-Manages the same security, diagnostics, and power settings as the...and provides a Preferences button for backups. Note: The small number of your drive properties. Files that your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all included file extensions, search for your computer's operating system put there when...
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard ... too, are not available for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category shows the number of your My Passport drive (see Figure 8 on page 10) • Settings-Manages the same security, diagnostics, and power settings as the...and provides a Preferences button for backups. Note: The small number of your drive properties. Files that your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all included file extensions, search for your computer's operating system put there when...
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... 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. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL As you copy files to your drive, the Content Gauge shows them in six categories: • Documents •...
... 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. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL As you copy files to your drive, the Content Gauge shows them in six categories: • Documents •...
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...SmartWare software does it for each content category • A Detailed View content box that is created on your computer to your My Passport drive is continuous for starting and stopping backups BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 14 Note: One installation of the WD SmartWare software... supports up all of files or folders 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 It...
...SmartWare software does it for each content category • A Detailed View content box that is created on your computer to your My Passport drive is continuous for starting and stopping backups BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 14 Note: One installation of the WD SmartWare software... supports up all of files or folders 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 It...
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...computer's hard drive identifies the original files that are available for backup • Gray 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 do not belong in...the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the five main categories BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 15 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 9. This space is not available for your drive properties. In the Content Gauges and the Detailed View content...
...computer's hard drive identifies the original files that are available for backup • Gray 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 do not belong in...the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the five main categories BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 15 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 9. This space is not available for your drive properties. In the Content Gauges and the Detailed View content...
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... of a backup successfully finished message means that are not available for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at support.wdc.com. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your operating system files that ... gray background, includes the files that you 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 WD SmartWare software backs up , try: • Saving and closing all of your open files...
... of a backup successfully finished message means that are not available for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at support.wdc.com. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your operating system files that ... gray background, includes the files that you 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 WD SmartWare software backs up , try: • Saving and closing all of your open files...