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... free number is available 24/ 7. Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at support.wdc.com and choose from these topics: • Downloads-Download drivers, software, and updates for support, have your product online at support.wdc.com. To help us an opportunity to address it before returning this product...
... free number is available 24/ 7. Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at support.wdc.com and choose from these topics: • Downloads-Download drivers, software, and updates for support, have your product online at support.wdc.com. To help us an opportunity to address it before returning this product...
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... MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 9 Troubleshooting 55 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 55 Frequently Asked Questions 55 A Installing an SES Driver 57 Installing on Windows XP Computers 57 Installing the Driver Automatically 57 Installing the Driver Manually 59 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 61 Installing the Driver Automatically 61 Installing the Driver Manually...
... MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 9 Troubleshooting 55 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 55 Frequently Asked Questions 55 A Installing an SES Driver 57 Installing on Windows XP Computers 57 Installing the Driver Automatically 57 Installing the Driver Manually 59 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 61 Installing the Driver Automatically 61 Installing the Driver Manually...
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Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the Extras folder on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 4. Click Install on the screen that you can install to continue. To install WD +TURBO: 1. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 Read the license agreement and click Accept to improve the performance of the drive on a Mac computer. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is a utility on the My Passport drive that displays: 2. Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer icon: 3.
Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the Extras folder on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 4. Click Install on the screen that you can install to continue. To install WD +TURBO: 1. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 Read the license agreement and click Accept to improve the performance of the drive on a Mac computer. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is a utility on the My Passport drive that displays: 2. Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer icon: 3.
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A message informs you that you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. 6. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 As prompted, when the installation completes, click Yes to access ... box and click OK: 7. After the computer restarts, the My Passport icon on the desktop looks like this: Your My Passport drive is now ready to use to restart the computer: 8. Type the password that installing the drivers requires you normally use as an enhanced-performance external storage device.
A message informs you that you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. 6. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 As prompted, when the installation completes, click Yes to access ... box and click OK: 7. After the computer restarts, the My Passport icon on the desktop looks like this: Your My Passport drive is now ready to use to restart the computer: 8. Type the password that installing the drivers requires you normally use as an enhanced-performance external storage device.
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... drive for your computer. 2. Skip to close it: Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 The WD SmartWare software will install the proper driver for use on a Windows computer and downloaded and restored the Windows version of the WD SmartWare software and disk image: 1. THEN . . ....on page 6. 3. Turn on your computer using either: • The USB micro cable as shown in Figure 3 on page 5. • The optional My Passport dock as shown in Windows Explorer. 4. Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to your computer, THEN . . . Skip to step a. Enabled Disabled ...
... drive for your computer. 2. Skip to close it: Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 The WD SmartWare software will install the proper driver for use on a Windows computer and downloaded and restored the Windows version of the WD SmartWare software and disk image: 1. THEN . . ....on page 6. 3. Turn on your computer using either: • The USB micro cable as shown in Figure 3 on page 5. • The optional My Passport dock as shown in Windows Explorer. 4. Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to your computer, THEN . . . Skip to step a. Enabled Disabled ...
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... 1425 1364 291 *The FAT32 file system has a maximum individual file size of the USB 2.0 adapter card or a system that its drivers are installed. This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the... Install, partition, and format the drive in the U.S., visit our Web site at store.westerndigital.com. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting If you have problems installing or using the Disk Management utility. To create partitions...
... 1425 1364 291 *The FAT32 file system has a maximum individual file size of the USB 2.0 adapter card or a system that its drivers are installed. This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the... Install, partition, and format the drive in the U.S., visit our Web site at store.westerndigital.com. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting If you have problems installing or using the Disk Management utility. To create partitions...
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... running Windows to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must be connected to the...
... running Windows to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must be connected to the...
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Select Install the software automatically and click Next: 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 58 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4.
Select Install the software automatically and click Next: 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 58 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4.
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INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 59 Double-click the My Passport drive. Click Next to My Computer and: a. Browse to continue. 3. c. On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No, not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. Double-click the Extras folder. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to Windows Update: 2. Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next: 4. b. Select WD SES Device Driver.
INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 59 Double-click the My Passport drive. Click Next to My Computer and: a. Browse to continue. 3. c. On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No, not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. Double-click the Extras folder. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to Windows Update: 2. Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next: 4. b. Select WD SES Device Driver.
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d. Click Next: MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 60
d. Click Next: MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 60
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...the Found New Hardware screen to install the SES driver either: • Automatically, if your computer is connected to the Internet • Manually, whether your computer must be connected to the Internet: 1. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista... Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen. On the Found New Hardware - On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 3.
...the Found New Hardware screen to install the SES driver either: • Automatically, if your computer is connected to the Internet • Manually, whether your computer must be connected to the Internet: 1. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista... Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen. On the Found New Hardware - On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 3.
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WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. On the Found New Hardware - At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. Show me other options: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 62 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc.
WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online: 3. On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2. On the Found New Hardware - At the Install the disc that came with your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. Show me other options: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 62 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your WD SES Device prompt, click I don't have the disc.
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c. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 63 Double-click the My Passport drive. Double-click the Extras folder. Click Next: 5. d. Select WD SES Device Driver. Browse to Computer and: a. b. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4.
c. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 63 Double-click the My Passport drive. Double-click the Extras folder. Click Next: 5. d. Select WD SES Device Driver. Browse to Computer and: a. b. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4.
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Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 64 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5 or Figure 4 on page 6, use the Windows 7 Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: 1.
Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 64 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5 or Figure 4 on page 6, use the Windows 7 Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: 1.
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Click Next. 6. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 65 Browse to Computer, double-click the My Passport drive, double-click the Extras folder, and select WD SES Device Driver: 5. Click Browse my computer for driver software. 4. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3.
Click Next. 6. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 65 Browse to Computer, double-click the My Passport drive, double-click the Extras folder, and select WD SES Device Driver: 5. Click Browse my computer for driver software. 4. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3.