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..., 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, the WD logo, and My Passport are registered trademarks in the U.S. All rights reserved. Technical Support Services http://support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems...
..., 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, the WD logo, and My Passport are registered trademarks in the U.S. All rights reserved. Technical Support Services http://support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems...
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iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT 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 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 USER MANUAL 6 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 34 Password Protecting the Drive 34 Unlocking the Drive 35 Unlocking the Drive with WD Security or WD ...
iv MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 6 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 34 Password Protecting the Drive 34 Unlocking the Drive 35 Unlocking the Drive with WD Security or WD ...
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MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL A Installing an SES Driver 57 Installing on Windows XP Computers 57 Installing the Driver Automatically 57 Installing the Driver Manually 59 Installing on ...
MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL A Installing an SES Driver 57 Installing on Windows XP Computers 57 Installing the Driver Automatically 57 Installing the Driver Manually 59 Installing on ...
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... Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering Your Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of the My Passport drive include: Ultra-fast transfer rates-When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport lets you are ready to step up to three times when compared to USB 2.0 transfer ... MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Passport® portable hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your files. WD Drive Utilities™-Register your digital life. It features ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity, automatic backup software, and password ...
... Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering Your Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of the My Passport drive include: Ultra-fast transfer rates-When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport lets you are ready to step up to three times when compared to USB 2.0 transfer ... MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Passport® portable hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your files. WD Drive Utilities™-Register your digital life. It features ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity, automatic backup software, and password ...
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... cable • Quick Install Guide • WD SmartWare, WD Security, and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the drive) USB 3.0 Cable My Passport Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Figure 1. Then, we build the drive inside and out-We know your data is important to http://products.wdc....com/updates. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL WD quality inside to our demanding requirements for beauty and protection. For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc....
... cable • Quick Install Guide • WD SmartWare, WD Security, and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the drive) USB 3.0 Cable My Passport Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Figure 1. Then, we build the drive inside and out-We know your data is important to http://products.wdc....com/updates. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL WD quality inside to our demanding requirements for beauty and protection. For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit support.wdc....
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... pack (SP). Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport drive has: • A power/activity LED indicator • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity LED Figure 2. Disk Drive Format Your My Passport drive is compatible with a Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive"...ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 For Windows computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport drive and the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software are compatible with the following operating systems: Windows®...
... pack (SP). Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport drive has: • A power/activity LED indicator • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity LED Figure 2. Disk Drive Format Your My Passport drive is compatible with a Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive"...ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 For Windows computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport drive and the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software are compatible with the following operating systems: Windows®...
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.... • Do not move the drive during unpacking and installation. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can easily register your My Passport drive to 12 Mb/s Registering Your Drive Always register your drive using the WD Drive Utilities software, as follows: LED Appearance On... steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Slow flashing, approximately every 2.5 seconds Power State/Activity Idle Activity System standby MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL USB 3.0 Interface USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to get the latest updates and special offers. Power/Activity LED The...
.... • Do not move the drive during unpacking and installation. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can easily register your My Passport drive to 12 Mb/s Registering Your Drive Always register your drive using the WD Drive Utilities software, as follows: LED Appearance On... steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Slow flashing, approximately every 2.5 seconds Power State/Activity Idle Activity System standby MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL USB 3.0 Interface USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to get the latest updates and special offers. Power/Activity LED The...
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...device. You can enhance its performance by installing the WD software that the drive appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. Figure 3. Your My Passport drive is on the drive: • WD Security • WD Drive Utilities • WD SmartWare See "Getting Started with the WD Software ... Drive on Mac Computers" on your computer. 2. The WD software installs the proper driver for your Windows computer: 1. To connect the My Passport drive to close it. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Getting Started with the WD Software" on your computer. If a Found...
...device. You can enhance its performance by installing the WD software that the drive appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. Figure 3. Your My Passport drive is on the drive: • WD Security • WD Drive Utilities • WD SmartWare See "Getting Started with the WD Software ... Drive on Mac Computers" on your computer. 2. The WD software installs the proper driver for your Windows computer: 1. To connect the My Passport drive to close it. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Getting Started with the WD Software" on your computer. If a Found...
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... you started with the WD software: 1. Click Next to display the End User License Agreement. 3. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Getting Started with the WD Software After you have connected the drive to your My Passport drive in the License Agreement check box to see a brief description of the application: • WD Drive...
... you started with the WD software: 1. Click Next to display the End User License Agreement. 3. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Getting Started with the WD Software After you have connected the drive to your My Passport drive in the License Agreement check box to see a brief description of the application: • WD Drive...
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...; Installing WD Security with the Launch Application option displays the WD Security screen (see Figure 5 and "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on page 34). MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL c.
...; Installing WD Security with the Launch Application option displays the WD Security screen (see Figure 5 and "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on page 34). MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL c.
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... Computer Files" on page 25 before clicking Start Backup. On the initial Backup screen you can either: • Run your computer's internal hard drive. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL • Installing WD SmartWare displays the Backup Plan Selection screen for the type of backup that you select from a folder view of the...
... Computer Files" on page 25 before clicking Start Backup. On the initial Backup screen you can either: • Run your computer's internal hard drive. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL • Installing WD SmartWare displays the Backup Plan Selection screen for the type of backup that you select from a folder view of the...
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After that, launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose what you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer. Initial File Backup Screen Figure 6. Initial Backup Screens CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Initial Category Backup Screen Note: The initial Backup screens only appear one time-when you want to do.
After that, launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose what you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer. Initial File Backup Screen Figure 6. Initial Backup Screens CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Initial Category Backup Screen Note: The initial Backup screens only appear one time-when you want to do.
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WD SmartWare Home Screens CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Before first backup After first backup Figure 7.
WD SmartWare Home Screens CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Before first backup After first backup Figure 7.
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MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 13 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview This chapter provides a brief functional overview of the WD SmartWare software are working with. • The by-...
MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 13 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview This chapter provides a brief functional overview of the WD SmartWare software are working with. • The by-...
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... 1 on page 14 for WD SmartWare software updates Help See "Settings Tab Display" on page 23. Whenever you have more than one • The My Passport drive that you want to keep for opening dialogs to view hard drive content gauges and select: • The internal hard drive or hard drive... back up files from when you are uncertain about what to back up and retrieving files and making your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL The . . .
... 1 on page 14 for WD SmartWare software updates Help See "Settings Tab Display" on page 23. Whenever you have more than one • The My Passport drive that you want to keep for opening dialogs to view hard drive content gauges and select: • The internal hard drive or hard drive... back up files from when you are uncertain about what to back up and retrieving files and making your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL The . . .
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MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Your Computer Icon Your Computer Content Gauge My Passport Drive Icon My Passport Drive Content Gauge Figure 8. Home Tab Display WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 13
MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Your Computer Icon Your Computer Content Gauge My Passport Drive Icon My Passport Drive Content Gauge Figure 8. Home Tab Display WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 13
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...your computer has more than one that you want to disconnect the drive (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 14 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. Right-clicking the icon and clicking Properties displays the Windows System Properties dialog: Internal drive selector box (Not ...or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your computer. If you have more than one My Passport drive connected to use for backup and retrieve functions. Home Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Your computer icon Provides a graphic...
...your computer has more than one that you want to disconnect the drive (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 14 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. Right-clicking the icon and clicking Properties displays the Windows System Properties dialog: Internal drive selector box (Not ...or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your computer. If you have more than one My Passport drive connected to use for backup and retrieve functions. Home Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Your computer icon Provides a graphic...
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... gauge for your files that do not belong in the WD Knowledge Base at support.wdc.com. (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 15 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Drive display scroll pointers (Not shown in Figure 8 on page 13.) One installation of... Others that are available for answer ID 3644 in the five main categories For a complete list of the WD SmartWare software supports as many My Passport drives as you system can handle.
... gauge for your files that do not belong in the WD Knowledge Base at support.wdc.com. (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 15 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Drive display scroll pointers (Not shown in Figure 8 on page 13.) One installation of... Others that are available for answer ID 3644 in the five main categories For a complete list of the WD SmartWare software supports as many My Passport drives as you system can handle.
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...8226; By category-As shown in the content gauges • By file-As shown in the same categories as the content gauge for your My Passport drive shows only a small number of the Backup tab displays. See Figure 9 and Table 2 on page 15). WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW... - 16 Backup Tab Displays The WD SmartWare software provides one of files in the Additional Files category. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. After running your first backup or copying any files that you installed the drive. They, too, are the system ...
...8226; By category-As shown in the content gauges • By file-As shown in the same categories as the content gauge for your My Passport drive shows only a small number of the Backup tab displays. See Figure 9 and Table 2 on page 15). WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW... - 16 Backup Tab Displays The WD SmartWare software provides one of files in the Additional Files category. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. After running your first backup or copying any files that you installed the drive. They, too, are the system ...