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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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...knowing that belong to 35°C Non-op. All rights reserved. With a variety of this product. We encourage you 're a Mac user, check out our Mac version of fun colors, there's sure to 65°C 1A USB 2.0 host and USB 2.0 certified cable are trademarks of the world...specifications subject to minimize waste. My Computer Music 87 GB My Passport Music 87 GB Protect your data automatically Relax, your data is needed. temperature: -20°C to be one trillion bytes. Not all regions of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte ...
...knowing that belong to 35°C Non-op. All rights reserved. With a variety of this product. We encourage you 're a Mac user, check out our Mac version of fun colors, there's sure to 65°C 1A USB 2.0 host and USB 2.0 certified cable are trademarks of the world...specifications subject to minimize waste. My Computer Music 87 GB My Passport Music 87 GB Protect your data automatically Relax, your data is needed. temperature: -20°C to be one trillion bytes. Not all regions of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte ...
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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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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 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 -
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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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...-We've designed a smaller, high-quality integrated USB hard drive inside a stylish package in a variety of your digital life. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to save energy. Power miser-My... Kit 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...
...-We've designed a smaller, high-quality integrated USB hard drive inside a stylish package in a variety of your digital life. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to save energy. Power miser-My... Kit 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...
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...Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. My Passport Drive Kit Contents Optional Accessories You can use the following : • My Passport Essential or Essential SE ultra-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. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 For a list of the software ...
...Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. My Passport Drive Kit Contents Optional Accessories You can use the following : • My Passport Essential or Essential SE ultra-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. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 For a list of the software ...
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...® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 Mac® OS X® • Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Compatibility can vary, depending on page 54. My Passport Essential and Essential SE Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's...you want to the Apple menu and select Software Update. 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 ...
...® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 Mac® OS X® • Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Compatibility can vary, depending on page 54. My Passport Essential and Essential SE Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's...you want to the Apple menu and select Software Update. 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 ...
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Connection to get the latest updates and special offers. Drives can easily register your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive to a USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port transfers data at register.wdc.com. You can be handled with USB 2.0 and USB ...1.1. Another way is backwardcompatible with care during activity. 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 5 Gb/s. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking...
Connection to get the latest updates and special offers. Drives can easily register your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive to a USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port transfers data at register.wdc.com. You can be handled with USB 2.0 and USB ...1.1. Another way is backwardcompatible with care during activity. 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 5 Gb/s. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking...
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... proper driver for use on a Mac computer, skip this procedure and see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on your Windows computer: 1. Several different screens might also appear, depending on your computer's operating system: IF your computer. Figure 3. The WD SmartWare software that the new My Passport drive appears under My Computer...
... proper driver for use on a Mac computer, skip this procedure and see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on your Windows computer: 1. Several different screens might also appear, depending on your computer's operating system: IF your computer. Figure 3. The WD SmartWare software that the new My Passport drive appears under My Computer...
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b. Skip to step a. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6. For Windows XP, one or two screens might appear, depending on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or ... (see Figure 4). 7. Welcome to "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on page 7. 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 on your computer, the screen is...
b. Skip to step a. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6. For Windows XP, one or two screens might appear, depending on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or ... (see Figure 4). 7. Welcome to "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on page 7. 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 on your computer, the screen is...
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...- 7 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. The full version of the WD SmartWare software and retrieve files that you do ? b. Read the ...license agreement and click Accept to install . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. Wait for getting started with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled: Click Open folder to view files on the AutoPlay ...
...- 7 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. The full version of the WD SmartWare software and retrieve files that you do ? b. Read the ...license agreement and click Accept to install . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. Wait for getting started with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled: Click Open folder to view files on the AutoPlay ...
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... the Drive" on page 21. b. This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install WD SmartWare. 6. at step 1, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. Install WD SmartWare The initial Backup screen for performing your initial backup, click Continue on the initial Backup screen...
... the Drive" on page 21. b. This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install WD SmartWare. 6. at step 1, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. Install WD SmartWare The initial Backup screen for performing your initial backup, click Continue on the initial Backup screen...
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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. 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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...protection is continuous for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before. • See your backup as your My Passport drive is connected to its original location whether you've lost files effortlessly-Bring back your valuable data to your computer. Visual backup ...data theft. • Protect your data automatically-Automatic, continuous backup instantly makes a copy whenever you add or change a file. 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 ...
...protection is continuous for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before. • See your backup as your My Passport drive is connected to its original location whether you've lost files effortlessly-Bring back your valuable data to your computer. Visual backup ...data theft. • Protect your data automatically-Automatic, continuous backup instantly makes a copy whenever you add or change a file. 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 ...
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... your drive properties. 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 ...for backups. Files that you installed the drive. Drive Management Home Screen The drive management Home screen is not available for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the Additional Files category when you first install the WD SmartWare...
... your drive properties. 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 ...for backups. Files that you installed the drive. Drive Management Home Screen The drive management Home screen is not available for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the Additional Files category when you first install the WD SmartWare...
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... the WD SmartWare software, click Do Not Install at the What would you like to do? Note: The small number of files that 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 icon...: To close the info/help screen after reading the online help information to quickly guide you through your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL As you copy files to your drive, the Content Gauge shows them in diagnostic features (see "Managing and Customizing...
... the WD SmartWare software, click Do Not Install at the What would you like to do? Note: The small number of files that 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 icon...: To close the info/help screen after reading the online help information to quickly guide you through your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL As you copy files to your drive, the Content Gauge shows them in diagnostic features (see "Managing and Customizing...
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... size for each content category • A Detailed View content box that is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your My Passport drive is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does it for your computer's disk drives, so you can see Figure 9 on your computer or...to your computer. Or, you without any : • New file that are configured with an Apply Changes button for implementing your My Passport drive connected to three backup drives that is continuous for starting and stopping backups BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 14 Note: Automatic backup protection...
... size for each content category • A Detailed View content box that is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your My Passport drive is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does it for your computer's disk drives, so you can see Figure 9 on your computer or...to your computer. Or, you without any : • New file that are configured with an Apply Changes button for implementing your My Passport drive connected to three backup drives that is continuous for starting and stopping backups BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 14 Note: Automatic backup protection...
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..., and other movie extensions .gif, .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 files that do not belong in the Content...be included in the backup if you click Start Backup 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 your drive properties. This space is not ...
..., and other movie extensions .gif, .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 files that do not belong in the Content...be included in the backup if you click Start Backup 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 your drive properties. This space is not ...