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...; Elite™ and other companies. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and My Passport and My Passport Elite are registered trademarks in the U.S. Specifications subject to other countries; All rights reserved. Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.... Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom Europe (non toll free) +31.880062100 Middle East +31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are trademarks of...
...; Elite™ and other companies. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and My Passport and My Passport Elite are registered trademarks in the U.S. Specifications subject to other countries; All rights reserved. Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.... Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom Europe (non toll free) +31.880062100 Middle East +31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are trademarks of...
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Table of Contents MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Major Features of the ...
Table of Contents MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Major Features of the ...
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iv MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Unlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare Software 30 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 31 Turning Off the Drive ... Computer Exits Sleep Mode 51 Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software 52 9 Troubleshooting 54 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 54 Frequently Asked Questions 54 A Installing an SES Driver 56 Windows XP 56 Installing the Driver Automatically 56 Installing the Driver Manually 57 Windows Vista 59 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
iv MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Unlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare Software 30 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 31 Turning Off the Drive ... Computer Exits Sleep Mode 51 Uninstalling WD SmartWare Software 52 9 Troubleshooting 54 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 54 Frequently Asked Questions 54 A Installing an SES Driver 56 Windows XP 56 Installing the Driver Automatically 56 Installing the Driver Manually 57 Windows Vista 59 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
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MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Automatically 59 Installing the Driver Manually 59 Windows 7 61 B Compliance and Warranty Information 64 Regulatory Compliance 64 FCC Class B Information 64 ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement 64 Safety Compliance 64 CE Compliance For Europe 64 KCC Notice (Republic of Korea only 65 Environmental Compliance (China 65 Warranty Information 65 Obtaining Service 65 Limited Warranty 65 Index 67 TABLE OF CONTENTS - v
MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Automatically 59 Installing the Driver Manually 59 Windows 7 61 B Compliance and Warranty Information 64 Regulatory Compliance 64 FCC Class B Information 64 ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement 64 Safety Compliance 64 CE Compliance For Europe 64 KCC Notice (Republic of Korea only 65 Environmental Compliance (China 65 Warranty Information 65 Obtaining Service 65 Limited Warranty 65 Index 67 TABLE OF CONTENTS - v
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... compatibility with all the chapters of mind knowing that gives you add or change a file. • See your My Passport™ Elite™ ultra-portable hard drive, an elegant, high- Our latest edition is protected from the USB port...drive. Seeing is secure. WD SmartWare™ software - Grab-and-go USB dock. Your data is believing. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your backup as it happens - This introductory chapter includes the ...see at a glance how much space is available for your drive that your digital life. Relax!
... compatibility with all the chapters of mind knowing that gives you add or change a file. • See your My Passport™ Elite™ ultra-portable hard drive, an elegant, high- Our latest edition is protected from the USB port...drive. Seeing is secure. WD SmartWare™ software - Grab-and-go USB dock. Your data is believing. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your backup as it happens - This introductory chapter includes the ...see at a glance how much space is available for your drive that your digital life. Relax!
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... Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. Kit Contents • My Passport Elite Ultra-portable Hard Drive • WD SmartWare software (included on drive) • USB micro cable • Quick Install Guide • My... www.wdstore.com www.shopwd.ca or www.wdstore.ca www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in your region. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Planet friendly - ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 We designed a small box from recycled materials to minimize waste.
... Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. Kit Contents • My Passport Elite Ultra-portable Hard Drive • WD SmartWare software (included on drive) • USB micro cable • Quick Install Guide • My... www.wdstore.com www.shopwd.ca or www.wdstore.ca www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in your region. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Planet friendly - ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 We designed a small box from recycled materials to minimize waste.
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...used only if the WD SmartWare software is installed and running on the spine of drive capacity. Capacity Gauge. Drive Format Your My Passport Elite drive is vertical) to the Start menu and select Windows Update. Each section represents approximately 25 percent of the device. The...the drive during the power-on page 54. Compatibility Windows® • Windows XP® • Windows Vista® • Windows 7® MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Mac® OS X® • Tiger® • Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Important: For highest performance and ...
...used only if the WD SmartWare software is installed and running on the spine of drive capacity. Capacity Gauge. Drive Format Your My Passport Elite drive is vertical) to the Start menu and select Windows Update. Each section represents approximately 25 percent of the device. The...the drive during the power-on page 54. Compatibility Windows® • Windows XP® • Windows Vista® • Windows 7® MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Mac® OS X® • Tiger® • Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Important: For highest performance and ...
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... your WD product to 480 Mb/s. Connection to a USB 1.1 port transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to get the latest updates and special offers. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Power/Activity LED. The lock Indicator indicates whether the user has set a password on page 38.
... your WD product to 480 Mb/s. Connection to a USB 1.1 port transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to get the latest updates and special offers. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Power/Activity LED. The lock Indicator indicates whether the user has set a password on page 38.
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Figure 1. Connecting the My Passport Drive with USB Micro Cable CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting and installing the drive on your My Passport drive as described below. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Installing the Drive Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare Home Screen Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Connecting the Drive Connect your computer.
Figure 1. Connecting the My Passport Drive with USB Micro Cable CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting and installing the drive on your My Passport drive as described below. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Installing the Drive Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare Home Screen Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Connecting the Drive Connect your computer.
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...Installing the Drive The following topics provide directions on page 5. 3. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 To connect directly to your computer using a My Passport Dock, connect the USB cable of the dock to your operating system: • "Installing on Windows XP" on page 7 • "Installing on Windows Vista... on a Mac, see "Using the Drive with the section below that applies to the computer, as shown in Figure 2. Using the My Passport Dock to your computer, connect the USB cable as shown in Figure 1 on installing the drive for the first time. To connect to Connect...
...Installing the Drive The following topics provide directions on page 5. 3. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 To connect directly to your computer using a My Passport Dock, connect the USB cable of the dock to your operating system: • "Installing on Windows XP" on page 7 • "Installing on Windows Vista... on a Mac, see "Using the Drive with the section below that applies to the computer, as shown in Figure 2. Using the My Passport Dock to your computer, connect the USB cable as shown in Figure 1 on installing the drive for the first time. To connect to Connect...
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Click Cancel to step 4. Found New Hardware Wizard 2. If a Flash Player is installed on your computer, the screen is enabled on your computer, the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays. Continue to bypass the wizard. Figure 3. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 If Autorun (AutoPlay) is animated. Note: The WD SmartWare software will install the appropriate driver for this drive. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows XP 1. After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3, the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays.
Click Cancel to step 4. Found New Hardware Wizard 2. If a Flash Player is installed on your computer, the screen is enabled on your computer, the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays. Continue to bypass the wizard. Figure 3. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 If Autorun (AutoPlay) is animated. Note: The WD SmartWare software will install the appropriate driver for this drive. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows XP 1. After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3, the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays.
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... Removable Storage. The Welcome to "Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software" on your computer, install the software manually: a. Continue to WD SmartWare screen displays. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL 3. To view the contents of a virtual CD (VCD) drive on your computer, the screen is installed on your My... Passport drive. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD, which is disabled on page 56 instead. Note: If you do not want to install the WD ...
... Removable Storage. The Welcome to "Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software" on your computer, install the software manually: a. Continue to WD SmartWare screen displays. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL 3. To view the contents of a virtual CD (VCD) drive on your computer, the screen is installed on your My... Passport drive. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD, which is disabled on page 56 instead. Note: If you do not want to install the WD ...
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MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista/Windows 7 After the drive is enabled on your computer: a. Found New Hardware Screen b. Figure 4. AutoPlay Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 On the AutoPlay screen, click the Run WDSmartWare.exe button: Figure 5. If Autorun (AutoPlay) is physically connected, depending on your computer setup, two or three screens may pop up. 1. On the Found New Hardware screen, click Cancel.
MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista/Windows 7 After the drive is enabled on your computer: a. Found New Hardware Screen b. Figure 4. AutoPlay Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 On the AutoPlay screen, click the Run WDSmartWare.exe button: Figure 5. If Autorun (AutoPlay) is physically connected, depending on your computer setup, two or three screens may pop up. 1. On the Found New Hardware screen, click Cancel.
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... If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software, see "Installing an SES Driver" on page 9) appears, click Cancel. If the Found New Hardware screen (...of the VCD, such as the documentation and some extra programs, right-click and select Open. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL The Welcome to "Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software" on your computer: a. CONNECTING ... AND GETTING STARTED - 10 To view the contents of a virtual CD (VCD) drive on your My Passport drive. Continue to WD SmartWare screen displays. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD. The WD SmartWare virtual...
... If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software, see "Installing an SES Driver" on page 9) appears, click Cancel. If the Found New Hardware screen (...of the VCD, such as the documentation and some extra programs, right-click and select Open. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL The Welcome to "Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software" on your computer: a. CONNECTING ... AND GETTING STARTED - 10 To view the contents of a virtual CD (VCD) drive on your My Passport drive. Continue to WD SmartWare screen displays. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD. The WD SmartWare virtual...
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... page 12 and "Backing Up Your Com- CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 Backing up your computer. Continue to WD SmartWare screen displays. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL The Welcome to "Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software" in the following section. If a Flash Player is complete, the WD SmartWare software..., the software will automatically alert you want to do not want to install the WD SmartWare software, see Figure 6 on your files (see "Installing an SES Driver" on page 56 instead.
... page 12 and "Backing Up Your Com- CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 Backing up your computer. Continue to WD SmartWare screen displays. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL The Welcome to "Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software" in the following section. If a Flash Player is complete, the WD SmartWare software..., the software will automatically alert you want to do not want to install the WD SmartWare software, see Figure 6 on your files (see "Installing an SES Driver" on page 56 instead.
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Initial Backup Screen Figure 7. Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Figure 6.
Initial Backup Screen Figure 7. Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Figure 6.
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... effortlessly-Bring back your valuable data to your computer (see Figure 9 on page 17) CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Figure 8. WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen (available after installation and the initial backup and security setup) ...ve lost all your data or just overwritten an important file. Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as your My Passport drive is connected to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous ...
... effortlessly-Bring back your valuable data to your computer (see Figure 9 on page 17) CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Figure 8. WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen (available after installation and the initial backup and security setup) ...ve lost all your data or just overwritten an important file. Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as your My Passport drive is connected to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous ...
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... for backup are shown against a blue background in the used space portion of your first backup- Files that are not available for backup. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL • Retrieve-Brings back valuable data that has been lost or overwritten (see Figure 12 on page 25) • Settings-...extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. This space is not available for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in six categories where: This file category Documents Mail Music Movies Pictures Other...
... for backup are shown against a blue background in the used space portion of your first backup- Files that are not available for backup. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL • Retrieve-Brings back valuable data that has been lost or overwritten (see Figure 12 on page 25) • Settings-...extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. This space is not available for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in six categories where: This file category Documents Mail Music Movies Pictures Other...
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Whenever you through your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online help information to quickly guide you are uncertain about what to do on any screen, just click the info/online help icon in the upper-right corner of any screen: To close the info/help screen after reading the online help, click the X icon in the upperright corner of the screen. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15
Whenever you through your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online help information to quickly guide you are uncertain about what to do on any screen, just click the info/online help icon in the upper-right corner of any screen: To close the info/help screen after reading the online help, click the X icon in the upperright corner of the screen. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15
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...16 Advanced users can see Figure 9 on your computer • A Detailed View content box that you disconnect and reconnect the drive to your My Passport drive. After performing a backup, the WD SmartWare software protects your files by backing up , with WD SmartWare software. Note: One installation of content...for new or changed in any way This protection is connected to your My Passport drive connected to three backup drives that is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your My Passport drive is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does it for you own, simply ...
...16 Advanced users can see Figure 9 on your computer • A Detailed View content box that you disconnect and reconnect the drive to your My Passport drive. After performing a backup, the WD SmartWare software protects your files by backing up , with WD SmartWare software. Note: One installation of content...for new or changed in any way This protection is connected to your My Passport drive connected to three backup drives that is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your My Passport drive is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does it for you own, simply ...