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WORL RIVES LLING EXTE My Passport™ Essential™ Portable Hard Drives Smaller, smarter backup and storage D'S BEST SE WD RNAL HARD D Automatic, continuous backup Visual backup control center Password protection and hardware-based encryption The world's most popular portable drive is now smaller and smarter than ever. WD SmartWare™ software automatically and continuously backs up your data and gives you a visual display of your backup as it happens.
WORL RIVES LLING EXTE My Passport™ Essential™ Portable Hard Drives Smaller, smarter backup and storage D'S BEST SE WD RNAL HARD D Automatic, continuous backup Visual backup control center Password protection and hardware-based encryption The world's most popular portable drive is now smaller and smarter than ever. WD SmartWare™ software automatically and continuously backs up your data and gives you a visual display of your backup as it happens.
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...designed a smaller, high-quality, integrated USB hard drive inside a stylish package. My Passport, Essential, and WD SmartWare are registered trademarks of the world. The term of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. With a variety of your content categories and confirms that limit power from... and Africa. Visual backup displays your product was purchased. System Compatibility Formatted NTFS for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Mac OS® X, Tiger®, Leopard®, Snow Leopard™ (requires reformatting) Limited Warranty 2 years Americas 2 years EMEA 3 years...
...designed a smaller, high-quality, integrated USB hard drive inside a stylish package. My Passport, Essential, and WD SmartWare are registered trademarks of the world. The term of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. With a variety of your content categories and confirms that limit power from... and Africa. Visual backup displays your product was purchased. System Compatibility Formatted NTFS for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Mac OS® X, Tiger®, Leopard®, Snow Leopard™ (requires reformatting) Limited Warranty 2 years Americas 2 years EMEA 3 years...
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iii 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 ...
iii 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 ...
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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 ...Vista or Windows 7 38 Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image 38 7 Checking Drive Health 39 8 Using the Drive with a Mac 41 Reformatting the Drive 41 Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image 41 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 41 Enhancing Performance with WD... 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 ...Vista or Windows 7 38 Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image 38 7 Checking Drive Health 39 8 Using the Drive with a Mac 41 Reformatting the Drive 41 Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image 41 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 41 Enhancing Performance with WD... 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 ...
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 ...
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... 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-...secure. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up your data automatically and continuously, shows your digital life. Power miser-My Passport portable drives are designed to -use backup solution for all your data, deleted a file, or just overwritten ...
... 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-...secure. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up your data automatically and continuously, shows your digital life. Power miser-My Passport portable drives are designed to -use backup solution for all your data, deleted a file, or just overwritten ...
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...-portable hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on the drive) • USB cable • Quick Install Guide USB Cable My Passport Essential or Essential SE Ultra-Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Figure 1. 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...
...-portable hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on the drive) • USB cable • Quick Install Guide USB Cable My Passport Essential or Essential SE Ultra-Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Figure 1. 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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...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. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport Essential and Essential SE drives have: • A ...activity LED indicator • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity LED USB 3.0 Interface Port Figure 2. Disk Drive Format Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive is preformatted as follows: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Slow flashing, ...
...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. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport Essential and Essential SE drives have: • A ...activity LED indicator • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity LED USB 3.0 Interface Port Figure 2. Disk Drive Format Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive is preformatted as follows: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Slow flashing, ...
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... the drive. • Do not move the drive during unpacking and installation. You can be handled with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 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...
... the drive. • Do not move the drive during unpacking and installation. You can be handled with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 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...
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...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 step 8. Skip to step 6. Figure 3. To connect the My Passport drive to close it. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Getting Started...Drive Note: If you have reformatted the drive for your operating system is on the drive installs the proper driver for use on a Mac computer, skip this procedure and see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on your Windows computer: 1. If a Found New Hardware ...
...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 step 8. Skip to step 6. Figure 3. To connect the My Passport drive to close it. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Getting Started...Drive Note: If you have reformatted the drive for your operating system is on the drive installs the proper driver for use on a Mac computer, skip this procedure and see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on your Windows computer: 1. If a Found New Hardware ...
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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 WD SmartWare screen displays (see Figure 4). 7. Continue ... step b on your computer, THEN . . . on page 7. Welcome to step a. Enabled Disabled Proceed to WD SmartWare Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 Figure 4. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6.
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 WD SmartWare screen displays (see Figure 4). 7. Continue ... step b on your computer, THEN . . . on page 7. Welcome to step a. Enabled Disabled Proceed to WD SmartWare Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 Figure 4. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6.
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. The full version of the WD SmartWare software and retrieve files ...Software" in the next section. Wait for getting started with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, open Computer, click to open the My Passport drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen provides three... protection, and drive management features and: • Run your first backup • Password protect or register your My Passport drive on another computer, Retrieve a backup link. 2.
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. The full version of the WD SmartWare software and retrieve files ...Software" in the next section. Wait for getting started with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, open Computer, click to open the My Passport drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen provides three... protection, and drive management features and: • Run your first backup • Password protect or register your My Passport drive on another computer, Retrieve a backup link. 2.
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... after selecting Install Drive Settings. After the software installation completes: IF you can choose what you install the WD SmartWare software on page 21. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4.
... after selecting Install Drive Settings. After the software installation completes: IF you can choose what you install the WD SmartWare software on page 21. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4.
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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. Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 6.
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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. WD SmartWare Home Screen Figure 8.
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...STARTED - 11 Then click the: • Backup tab to back up files from unauthorized access or data theft. • Protect your My Passport drive is available after selecting Install WD SmartWare or Retrieve a backup and installing the software. By selecting a different drive, the system will ...that gives you the power to: • Secure your drive-In drive settings, create a password to protect your encrypted drive from your My Passport drive to -use tool that drive. Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as ...
...STARTED - 11 Then click the: • Backup tab to back up files from unauthorized access or data theft. • Protect your My Passport drive is available after selecting Install WD SmartWare or Retrieve a backup and installing the software. By selecting a different drive, the system will ...that gives you the power to: • Secure your drive-In drive settings, create a password to protect your encrypted drive from your My Passport drive to -use tool that drive. Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as ...
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... also shown against a dark gray background, shows the files that you have retrieved from a prior backup. In the Content Gauge for 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 screen...8226; The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of files in the Additional Files category when you installed the drive. Note that are not available...
... also shown against a dark gray background, shows the files that you have retrieved from a prior backup. In the Content Gauge for 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 screen...8226; The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of files in the Additional Files category when you installed the drive. Note that are not available...
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... 30) • Check the operational condition of the file categories. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL As you can still use your My Passport as an external hard drive. Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do ? Note: The small number...
... 30) • Check the operational condition of the file categories. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL As you can still use your My Passport as an external hard drive. Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do ? Note: The small number...
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...a backup, the WD SmartWare software protects your files by backing up any action on your part-just make sure to leave your My Passport drive connected to your computer to back up, with WD SmartWare software. Additionally, the Backup screen (see the number of files or ... backup protection is continuous for each content category • A Detailed View content box that is created on your computer or copied to your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of content you without any ...
...a backup, the WD SmartWare software protects your files by backing up any action on your part-just make sure to leave your My Passport drive connected to your computer to back up, with WD SmartWare software. Additionally, the Backup screen (see the number of files or ... backup protection is continuous for each content category • A Detailed View content box that is created on your computer or copied to your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of content you without any ...
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..., the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your My Passport drive identifies the potential backup copies of the original files • Dark blue background identifies categories of files that would be included in the backup ... In the Content Gauges for your computer's disk drives, the categories of files that have been backed up In the Content Gauge for backups. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 9. In the Content Gauges and the Detailed View content box: This file category Documents Mail Music Movies Pictures...
..., the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your My Passport drive identifies the potential backup copies of the original files • Dark blue background identifies categories of files that would be included in the backup ... In the Content Gauges for your computer's disk drives, the categories of files that have been backed up In the Content Gauge for backups. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 9. In the Content Gauges and the Detailed View content box: This file category Documents Mail Music Movies Pictures...