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...California U.S.A. 92612 4079-705092-800 May 2012 and other companies. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2012 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. North America English Spanish 800.ASK.4WDC (800.275.4932) 800.832.4778 Asia Pacific Japan +800.6008.6008..., 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, the WD logo, and My Passport are registered trademarks in the U.S.
...California U.S.A. 92612 4079-705092-800 May 2012 and other companies. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2012 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. North America English Spanish 800.ASK.4WDC (800.275.4932) 800.832.4778 Asia Pacific Japan +800.6008.6008..., 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, the WD logo, and My Passport are registered trademarks in the U.S.
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iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT FOR MAC 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 ...
iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT FOR MAC 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 ...
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iv MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL A Compliance and Warranty Information 30 Regulatory Compliance 30 FCC Class B Information 30 ICES/NMB-003 Compliance 30 Safety Compliance 30 CE Compliance for Europe 30 GS Mark (Germany only 31 KC Notice (Republic of Korea only 31 Environmental Compliance (China 31 Warranty Information (All Regions Except Australia/New Zealand 31 Obtaining Service 31 Limited Warranty 32 Warranty Information (Australia/New Zealand 32 Obtaining Service 33 Warranty 33 GNU General Public License ("GPL 34 Index 35 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
iv MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL A Compliance and Warranty Information 30 Regulatory Compliance 30 FCC Class B Information 30 ICES/NMB-003 Compliance 30 Safety Compliance 30 CE Compliance for Europe 30 GS Mark (Germany only 31 KC Notice (Republic of Korea only 31 Environmental Compliance (China 31 Warranty Information (All Regions Except Australia/New Zealand 31 Obtaining Service 31 Limited Warranty 32 Warranty Information (Australia/New Zealand 32 Obtaining Service 33 Warranty 33 GNU General Public License ("GPL 34 Index 35 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
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...transfer rates.* *Performance may vary based on hardware and system configuration. Formatted for Mac-HFS+ Journaled so it works right out of your digital life. Reduce transfer time by up your files with Apple Time Machine. WD quality inside to http://support.wdc.com/downloads. Important: ... product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. Ultra-fast transfer rates-When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport lets you to set drive timer, run diagnostics and more using the WD Drive Utilities. WD Drive Utilities™-Register your drive, set password...
...transfer rates.* *Performance may vary based on hardware and system configuration. Formatted for Mac-HFS+ Journaled so it works right out of your digital life. Reduce transfer time by up your files with Apple Time Machine. WD quality inside to http://support.wdc.com/downloads. Important: ... product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. Ultra-fast transfer rates-When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport lets you to set drive timer, run diagnostics and more using the WD Drive Utilities. WD Drive Utilities™-Register your drive, set password...
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...Windows® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 Compatibility can vary, depending on the drive) USB 3.0 Cable My Passport for WD products, visit: US Canada Europe All others http://www.shopwd.com or http://www.wdstore.com http://www.shopwd.ca or http://www...Windows Update. For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1048. My Passport for Mac Drive Kit Contents Quick Install Guide Optional Accessories For information about replacement or additional USB cables and optional accessories for Mac ...
...Windows® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 Compatibility can vary, depending on the drive) USB 3.0 Cable My Passport for WD products, visit: US Canada Europe All others http://www.shopwd.com or http://www.wdstore.com http://www.shopwd.ca or http://www...Windows Update. For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1048. My Passport for Mac Drive Kit Contents Quick Install Guide Optional Accessories For information about replacement or additional USB cables and optional accessories for Mac ...
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...activity LED • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity LED USB 3.0 Interface Port Figure 2. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport for Mac Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state as follows: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times... using the WD Drive Utilities software, as described in "Registering the Drive" on page 28. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Disk Drive Format Your My Passport for Mac drive is formatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems. If ...
...activity LED • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity LED USB 3.0 Interface Port Figure 2. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport for Mac Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state as follows: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times... using the WD Drive Utilities software, as described in "Registering the Drive" on page 28. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Disk Drive Format Your My Passport for Mac drive is formatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems. If ...
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ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 Rough handling, shock, or vibration can damaged drives. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the drive. • Do not move the drive during unpacking and installation. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during activity.
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 Rough handling, shock, or vibration can damaged drives. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the drive. • Do not move the drive during unpacking and installation. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during activity.
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... Security Software Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software Connecting the Drive To connect the My Passport drive to your computer and installing the WD software. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions...
... Security Software Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software Connecting the Drive To connect the My Passport drive to your computer and installing the WD software. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions...
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... Backup Disk and skip to back up with the Time Machine software, THEN click . . . Proceed to step 6. 5. The first time you connect your My Passport drive to your operating system: • On Leopard or Snow Leopard, proceed to step 5. • On Lion or Mountain Lion, skip to step a on...Snow Leopard On Lion and Mountain Lion Note: Currently the Encrypt Backup Disk check box only appears on your desktop: 4. Verify that the My Passport drive appears under DEVICES in the Sidebar area of your Finder display: Note: If the External disks check box is selected on your Finder Preferences...
... Backup Disk and skip to back up with the Time Machine software, THEN click . . . Proceed to step 6. 5. The first time you connect your My Passport drive to your operating system: • On Leopard or Snow Leopard, proceed to step 5. • On Lion or Mountain Lion, skip to step a on...Snow Leopard On Lion and Mountain Lion Note: Currently the Encrypt Backup Disk check box only appears on your desktop: 4. Verify that the My Passport drive appears under DEVICES in the Sidebar area of your Finder display: Note: If the External disks check box is selected on your Finder Preferences...
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... now displays as Backup Disk. You can install to improve the performance of the drive on the My Passport drive that you can enhance its performance by installing the WD +TURBO utility that is now ready to secure your backup files, select the Encrypt ... dialog that displays: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is a utility on a Mac computer. Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the drive. Click Use as : 8. Click Encrypt Disk. 7. MY...
... now displays as Backup Disk. You can install to improve the performance of the drive on the My Passport drive that you can enhance its performance by installing the WD +TURBO utility that is now ready to secure your backup files, select the Encrypt ... dialog that displays: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is a utility on a Mac computer. Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the drive. Click Use as : 8. Click Encrypt Disk. 7. MY...
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Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer application: 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. A message informs you that displays: MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 Click Install on the screen that installing the drivers requires you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. 6. Double-click the Extras folder on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 5.
Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer application: 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. A message informs you that displays: MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 Click Install on the screen that installing the drivers requires you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. 6. Double-click the Extras folder on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 5.
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... on the desktop looks like this Your My Passport drive is also on the screen that displays: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 Type the password that is now ready to restart the computer: 9. ... by installing the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software that you normally use as an enhanced-performance external storage device. Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the drive. When the installation completes, click Yes to use to access the computer in the...
... on the desktop looks like this Your My Passport drive is also on the screen that displays: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 Type the password that is now ready to restart the computer: 9. ... by installing the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software that you normally use as an enhanced-performance external storage device. Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the drive. When the installation completes, click Yes to use to access the computer in the...
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Read the license agreement and click Accept to the alias Applications folder on page 13. See "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on the screen that displays: 3. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2. Drag the WD Security application to continue and display the WD Security screen: 5. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Security application. 4. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10
Read the license agreement and click Accept to the alias Applications folder on page 13. See "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on the screen that displays: 3. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2. Drag the WD Security application to continue and display the WD Security screen: 5. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Security application. 4. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10
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Drag the WD Security application to the alias Applications folder on the screen that displays: 3. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that displays: 2. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software To install the WD Drive Utilities software: 1.
Drag the WD Security application to the alias Applications folder on the screen that displays: 3. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that displays: 2. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software To install the WD Drive Utilities software: 1.
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CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue and display the WD Drive Utilities screen: 5. See "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 19.
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue and display the WD Drive Utilities screen: 5. See "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 19.
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... or write new data to it again. Use the WD Security application to: • Create a password • Change a password • Eliminate the need for . 3. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL 13 Locking and Unlocking the Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Changing Your...
... or write new data to it again. Use the WD Security application to: • Create a password • Change a password • Eliminate the need for . 3. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL 13 Locking and Unlocking the Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Changing Your...
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... drive, or your computer goes into the sleep mode • Requires you to type your password to avoid this dialog in the future. 7. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL 6. Important: If you select the Enable auto unlock for your password: Click Always Allow to unlock the drive when you restart... You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer • Your computer exits the sleep mode You will have created a password to remember your My Passport drive with the WD Unlocker virtual CD (VCD) icon: LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 14 check box, you will have the WD Security software ...
... drive, or your computer goes into the sleep mode • Requires you to type your password to avoid this dialog in the future. 7. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL 6. Important: If you select the Enable auto unlock for your password: Click Always Allow to unlock the drive when you restart... You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer • Your computer exits the sleep mode You will have created a password to remember your My Passport drive with the WD Unlocker virtual CD (VCD) icon: LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 14 check box, you will have the WD Security software ...
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...Security or WD Drive Utilities application displays the Unlock Drive dialog: This happens either: • Automatically if you only have the one locked My Passport drive connected to your computer • When you select the locked drive on either the WD Security or the WD Drive Utilities application to unlock.... If you can use to unlock the drive. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 15 Click Unlock Drive. On the Unlock Drive dialog: a. b. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL The WD Unlocker VCD provides the WD Drive Unlock utility that is locked to display the Unlock Drive dialog. 3.
...Security or WD Drive Utilities application displays the Unlock Drive dialog: This happens either: • Automatically if you only have the one locked My Passport drive connected to your computer • When you select the locked drive on either the WD Security or the WD Drive Utilities application to unlock.... If you can use to unlock the drive. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 15 Click Unlock Drive. On the Unlock Drive dialog: a. b. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL The WD Unlocker VCD provides the WD Drive Unlock utility that is locked to display the Unlock Drive dialog. 3.
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MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that displays: The ...
MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that displays: The ...
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...Password hint box. 8. Click Update Security Settings. Type your new password in the Password box. 4. If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your current work session. Type a hint to remember your new password for user: check box when you continue your computer, ..., the drive remains unlocked for user: check box to signify whether you to type your new password in the Verify password box. 7. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Changing Your Password To change your new password in the Choose a password box, using up to change. 3. CAUTION! ...
...Password hint box. 8. Click Update Security Settings. Type your new password in the Password box. 4. If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your current work session. Type a hint to remember your new password for user: check box when you continue your computer, ..., the drive remains unlocked for user: check box to signify whether you to type your new password in the Verify password box. 7. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Changing Your Password To change your new password in the Choose a password box, using up to change. 3. CAUTION! ...