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... problems with this product, please contact WD Technical Support. Specifications subject to other countries; Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705061-800 Jul 2010 My Passport® Essential™ and Essential SE and My Passport Essential is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and other companies. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to...
... problems with this product, please contact WD Technical Support. Specifications subject to other countries; Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705061-800 Jul 2010 My Passport® Essential™ and Essential SE and My Passport Essential is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and other companies. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to...
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If the answer is not available or if you informed of new features and services, remember to address it before returning this product. WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us keep you prefer, please contact WD® at support.wdc.com. Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at support.wdc.com and choose from these topics: • Downloads-Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product. • Registration-Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers. • Warranty & RMA Services-Get ...
If the answer is not available or if you informed of new features and services, remember to address it before returning this product. WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us keep you prefer, please contact WD® at support.wdc.com. Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at support.wdc.com and choose from these topics: • Downloads-Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product. • Registration-Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers. • Warranty & RMA Services-Get ...
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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 Kit Contents 2 Optional Accessories 2 ...
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 Kit Contents 2 Optional Accessories 2 ...
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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 Software ... 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 Software ... 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 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...
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 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...
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... and compatibility among multiple computers. Your data is protected from the WD SmartWare control center. • Drive lock-Gain peace of your digital life. WD's best-selling My Passport Essential and Essential SE USB ultra-portable hard drives feature WD SmartWare software that gives you the power to its original location whether you add or...
... and compatibility among multiple computers. Your data is protected from the WD SmartWare control center. • Drive lock-Gain peace of your digital life. WD's best-selling My Passport Essential and Essential SE USB ultra-portable hard drives feature WD SmartWare software that gives you the power to its original location whether you add or...
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... (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. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to http://products.wdc.com/....wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. Kit Contents As shown in your My Passport Essential or Essential SE disk drive kit includes the following accessories with the My Passport drive: • A special USB cable that might be needed for computers with all Windows...
... (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. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to http://products.wdc.com/....wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. Kit Contents As shown in your My Passport Essential or Essential SE disk drive kit includes the following accessories with the My Passport drive: • A special USB cable that might be needed for computers with all Windows...
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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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.../s. Connection to a USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port transfers data at register.wdc.com. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 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...
.../s. Connection to a USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port transfers data at register.wdc.com. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 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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Connect the My Passport drive to your computer. 2. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to step 6. Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to close it. Figure 3. ... appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. THEN . . . Verify that is . . . To connect the My Passport drive to step 8. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting the drive and...
Connect the My Passport drive to your computer. 2. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to step 6. Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to close it. Figure 3. ... appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. THEN . . . Verify that is . . . To connect the My Passport drive to step 8. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting the drive and...
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...install the WD SmartWare software, go to WD SmartWare Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 on page 13 instead. 8. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6. Welcome to "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on your computer, THEN . . . 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 ...
...install the WD SmartWare software, go to WD SmartWare Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 on page 13 instead. 8. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6. Welcome to "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on your computer, THEN . . . 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 ...
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...lock password protection, and drive management features and: • Run your first backup • Password protect or register your My Passport drive on page 6). 9. Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software To get started with the WD SmartWare Software" in Windows ...SmartWare software drive lock password Install Drive Settings button. Read the license agreement and click Accept to install . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. The full version of the WD SmartWare software and retrieve files that you like to do not want to continue. 3. ...
...lock password protection, and drive management features and: • Run your first backup • Password protect or register your My Passport drive on page 6). 9. Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software To get started with the WD SmartWare Software" in Windows ...SmartWare software drive lock password Install Drive Settings button. Read the license agreement and click Accept to install . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. The full version of the WD SmartWare software and retrieve files that you like to do not want to continue. 3. ...
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... Backup button for securing and registering your drive security selections or registering the drive, click Finish to step 6. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4.
... Backup button for securing and registering your drive security selections or registering the drive, click Finish to step 6. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 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 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. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 7.
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... changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before. • See your backup as your My Passport drive is available after selecting Install WD SmartWare or Retrieve a backup and installing the software. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Software Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives...
... changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before. • See your backup as your My Passport drive is available after selecting Install WD SmartWare or Retrieve a backup and installing the software. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Software Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives...
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...Backup and Retrieve functions (see Figure 16 on page 25) CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the category. It has two tab-selected screen options: • Home-... backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category shows the number of files in the used space portion of your drive properties. 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 ...
...Backup and Retrieve functions (see Figure 16 on page 25) CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the category. It has two tab-selected screen options: • Home-... backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category shows the number of files in the used space portion of your drive properties. 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 ...
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.../Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online help , click the X icon in the upperright corner of the file categories. 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 • Music ...software, 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. Note: The small number of files that are uncertain about what to do, just click the info/online help ...
.../Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online help , click the X icon in the upperright corner of the file categories. 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 • Music ...software, 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. Note: The small number of files that are uncertain about what to do, just click the info/online help ...
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... or copied to your hard drive • Existing file that is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your My Passport drive is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does it for you without any way This protection is connected to your computer. After ... the drive to your selections • Start Backup and Stop Backup buttons for implementing your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 13 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up...
... or copied to your hard drive • Existing file that is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your My Passport drive is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does it for you without any way This protection is connected to your computer. After ... the drive to your selections • Start Backup and Stop Backup buttons for implementing your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 13 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up...
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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 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 five main categories BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 15 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 9. This space is...
...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 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 five main categories BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 15 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 9. This space is...