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Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Specifications subject to other countries; Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you ...non toll free) +31.880062100 Middle East +31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and My Passport and My Passport Studio are registered trademarks in the U.S. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705046-800 Dec 2009...
Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2009 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Specifications subject to other countries; Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you ...non toll free) +31.880062100 Middle East +31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and My Passport and My Passport Studio are registered trademarks in the U.S. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705046-800 Dec 2009...
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iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT STUDIO 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 ...
iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT STUDIO 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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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 28 Password Protecting Your Drive 28 Unlocking Your Drive 29 Unlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare ...
MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 28 Password Protecting Your Drive 28 Unlocking Your Drive 29 Unlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare ...
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 9 Troubleshooting 56 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 56 Frequently Asked Questions 56 A Installing an SES Driver 57 Windows XP 57 Installing ...
MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 9 Troubleshooting 56 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 56 Frequently Asked Questions 56 A Installing an SES Driver 57 Windows XP 57 Installing ...
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...drive, an elegant, high- Note: An optional cable is available for Mac computer users. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your digital life. This introductory chapter includes the following topics: Major Features of the Drive Kit Contents Optional ...content in portable storage, so we designed a smaller, high-quality hard drive inside a premium finished package. WD's best-selling My Passport Studio FireWire external hard drive features WD SmartWare™ software that limit power from the USB port. capacity storage solution for all your...
...drive, an elegant, high- Note: An optional cable is available for Mac computer users. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your digital life. This introductory chapter includes the following topics: Major Features of the Drive Kit Contents Optional ...content in portable storage, so we designed a smaller, high-quality hard drive inside a premium finished package. WD's best-selling My Passport Studio FireWire external hard drive features WD SmartWare™ software that limit power from the USB port. capacity storage solution for all your...
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Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at http://support.wdc.com. Kit Contents • My Passport Studio ultra-portable hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on the drive) • FireWire 800 cable • FireWire 800 to 400 adapter • USB ...password protection and 256-bit hardware-based encryption. For a list of mind knowing that your data is protected from recycled materials to 400 Adapter My Passport Studio Ultra-portable Hard Drive FireWire 800 Cable Optional Accessories You can use the following accessories with the My...
Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at http://support.wdc.com. Kit Contents • My Passport Studio ultra-portable hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on the drive) • FireWire 800 cable • FireWire 800 to 400 adapter • USB ...password protection and 256-bit hardware-based encryption. For a list of mind knowing that your data is protected from recycled materials to 400 Adapter My Passport Studio Ultra-portable Hard Drive FireWire 800 Cable Optional Accessories You can use the following accessories with the My...
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...a Windows computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 48 and "Troubleshooting" on the spine of drive capacity. Drive Format Your My Passport Studio drive is on page 56. Appearance On steady Fast flashing (approximately 3 times per second) Slow flashing (once every 2.5 seconds) ...• Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Windows® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Important: For highest performance and reliability, install the latest updates and service pack (SP). For Mac, go to the Apple menu and...
...a Windows computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 48 and "Troubleshooting" on the spine of drive capacity. Drive Format Your My Passport Studio drive is on page 56. Appearance On steady Fast flashing (approximately 3 times per second) Slow flashing (once every 2.5 seconds) ...• Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Windows® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Important: For highest performance and reliability, install the latest updates and service pack (SP). For Mac, go to the Apple menu and...
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.... Segment 1 2 3 4 5 % Filled Segment (space used less than 5% does not display) 5 to 9 6 10 to 19 7 20 to 29 8 30 to 39 9 40 to 49 10 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL % Filled 50 to 59 60 to 69 70 to 79 80 to 89 90 to 100 Note: The capacity gauge is visible...
.... Segment 1 2 3 4 5 % Filled Segment (space used less than 5% does not display) 5 to 9 6 10 to 19 7 20 to 29 8 30 to 39 9 40 to 49 10 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL % Filled 50 to 59 60 to 69 70 to 79 80 to 89 90 to 100 Note: The capacity gauge is visible...
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting and installing the drive on a Mac OS X ... CD Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Connecting the Drive 1. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Installing on your computer. Connecting the My Passport Drive Using a FireWire 800 Cable CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Connect your computer. 2. Using a USB Micro Cable Figure 1. Turn on your My...
MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting and installing the drive on a Mac OS X ... CD Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Connecting the Drive 1. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Installing on your computer. Connecting the My Passport Drive Using a FireWire 800 Cable CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Connect your computer. 2. Using a USB Micro Cable Figure 1. Turn on your My...
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... to use the Time Machine backup software, click Use as . The VCD displays on page 56. If you do not want to use the My Passport drive to back up with Apple's Time Machine software. Note: WD SmartWare software is provided in the form of a virtual CD (VCD) drive on ... Cancel. Note: If you want to use on Windows, see "Using the Drive With Windows" on page 48 or "Troubleshooting" on your My Passport drive. b. The My Passport icon also displays on the screen that displays: 2. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD, and then double-click the WD SmartWare icon on...
... to use the Time Machine backup software, click Use as . The VCD displays on page 56. If you do not want to use the My Passport drive to back up with Apple's Time Machine software. Note: WD SmartWare software is provided in the form of a virtual CD (VCD) drive on ... Cancel. Note: If you want to use on Windows, see "Using the Drive With Windows" on page 48 or "Troubleshooting" on your My Passport drive. b. The My Passport icon also displays on the screen that displays: 2. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD, and then double-click the WD SmartWare icon on...
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... STARTED - 7 Enhancing Performance With WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is installed on page 9. Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer icon to WD SmartWare screen displays: MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL If a Flash Player is a utility on the WD SmartWare VCD that improves the performance of the My...
... STARTED - 7 Enhancing Performance With WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is installed on page 9. Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer icon to WD SmartWare screen displays: MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL If a Flash Player is a utility on the WD SmartWare VCD that improves the performance of the My...
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... the license agreement and click Accept to display the License Agreement and Warranty Disclaimer: 5. Click OK. The computer restarts when the installation completes. The My Passport icon on the desktop now looks like this: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 On the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen, click Install to continue...
... the license agreement and click Accept to display the License Agreement and Warranty Disclaimer: 5. Click OK. The computer restarts when the installation completes. The My Passport icon on the desktop now looks like this: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 On the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen, click Install to continue...
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... what you if a newer version of software, especially on page 17) - If your files (see the alternatives at Answer ID 3777 in a maximized configuration. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software Note: For the best visual presentation, all WD SmartWare software screens are displayed in the WD...
... what you if a newer version of software, especially on page 17) - If your files (see the alternatives at Answer ID 3777 in a maximized configuration. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software Note: For the best visual presentation, all WD SmartWare software screens are displayed in the WD...
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 3. Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 4.
MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 3. Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 4.
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...Figure 5 on your computer In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all your data or just overwritten an important file. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that are shown against a blue background in categories that ... long as it happens-Seeing is believing. Then click the: • Backup tab to back up files from the selected drive to your My Passport drive • Retrieve tab to retrieve backed up files from unauthorized access or data theft. • Protect your data automatically-Automatic, continuous backup...
...Figure 5 on your computer In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all your data or just overwritten an important file. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that are shown against a blue background in categories that ... long as it happens-Seeing is believing. Then click the: • Backup tab to back up files from the selected drive to your My Passport drive • Retrieve tab to retrieve backed up files from unauthorized access or data theft. • Protect your data automatically-Automatic, continuous backup...
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...copy the utility back to the drive or download another computer, the VCD remains hidden there too. Whenever you are not available for backups. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, shows the files that you have retrieved from a... system and hidden files that your operating system files that enables and disables the VCD. They, too, are not available for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of files that are shown in the category. Note: The small number of your computer's operating...
...copy the utility back to the drive or download another computer, the VCD remains hidden there too. Whenever you are not available for backups. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, shows the files that you have retrieved from a... system and hidden files that your operating system files that enables and disables the VCD. They, too, are not available for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of files that are shown in the category. Note: The small number of your computer's operating...
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... WD SmartWare software and want to configure: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your computer. 3. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL With those precautions in mind, if you want to hide the VCD: 1. Double-click the Virtual CD Manager file on your desktop...
... WD SmartWare software and want to configure: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your computer. 3. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL With those precautions in mind, if you want to hide the VCD: 1. Double-click the Virtual CD Manager file on your desktop...
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...USB micro cable or FireWire cable to show the VCD: 1. Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD If you might later want to move your My Passport drive to another computer, or install the WD SmartWare software, you got started without installing the WD SmartWare software, hid (disabled) the WD SmartWare...take effect, you have not installed the WD SmartWare software and have not installed the WD SmartWare software and want or need to your My Passport drive, and the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility displays its current and target VCD settings: 7. Use the copy/paste or drag/drop function...
...USB micro cable or FireWire cable to show the VCD: 1. Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD If you might later want to move your My Passport drive to another computer, or install the WD SmartWare software, you got started without installing the WD SmartWare software, hid (disabled) the WD SmartWare...take effect, you have not installed the WD SmartWare software and have not installed the WD SmartWare software and want or need to your My Passport drive, and the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility displays its current and target VCD settings: 7. Use the copy/paste or drag/drop function...
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CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15 Click Continue. 4. The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your My Passport drive, and the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility displays its current and target VCD settings: 6. Select your drives and asks you to select the ... downloaded utility .zip file (Virtual_CD_Manager_vxxxx.zip) and double-click the appropriate .exe file to continue. Read the license agreement and click Accept to configure: 5. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2.
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15 Click Continue. 4. The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your My Passport drive, and the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility displays its current and target VCD settings: 6. Select your drives and asks you to select the ... downloaded utility .zip file (Virtual_CD_Manager_vxxxx.zip) and double-click the appropriate .exe file to continue. Read the license agreement and click Accept to configure: 5. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2.
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Disconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable from your change to confirm the change. Click Exit to your My Passport drive: a. Reconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable to close the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility. 9. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 16 Wait ten seconds. Check your desktop display to take effect, you must power cycle your drive. 8. b. c. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 7. As prompted, for your drive.
Disconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable from your change to confirm the change. Click Exit to your My Passport drive: a. Reconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable to close the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility. 9. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 16 Wait ten seconds. Check your desktop display to take effect, you must power cycle your drive. 8. b. c. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 7. As prompted, for your drive.