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..., 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. Specifications subject to other countries of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Western Digital 3355 Michelson Drive, Suite 100 Irvine, California U.S.A. 92612 4079-705079-801 Nov 2011 and other companies...
..., 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. Specifications subject to other countries of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Western Digital 3355 Michelson Drive, Suite 100 Irvine, California U.S.A. 92612 4079-705079-801 Nov 2011 and other companies...
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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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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 ...
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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v 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 ...
v 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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.... High-capacity, small design-Offering up to three times when compared to the next generation. No separate power supply is needed. My Passport offers high capacity in a compact drive, My Passport is instantly backed up to USB 2.0 transfer time.* *Performance may vary based on the road. use, automatic, continuous backup software, and... Physical Description Registering Your Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of videos, photos, music, and files that they want to protect and take on your digital life. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1
.... High-capacity, small design-Offering up to three times when compared to the next generation. No separate power supply is needed. My Passport offers high capacity in a compact drive, My Passport is instantly backed up to USB 2.0 transfer time.* *Performance may vary based on the road. use, automatic, continuous backup software, and... Physical Description Registering Your Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of videos, photos, music, and files that they want to protect and take on your digital life. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1
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...• 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. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to our demanding requirements for ...www.wdstore.ca www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1, your My Passport drive kit includes the following accessories with the My Passport drive: • A special USB cable that might be needed for computers with a durable enclosure designed for...
...• 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. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to our demanding requirements for ...www.wdstore.ca www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1, your My Passport drive kit includes the following accessories with the My Passport drive: • A special USB cable that might be needed for computers with a durable enclosure designed for...
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...For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. My Passport Drive USB 3.0 Interface Port ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport drive and the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software are compatible with a... Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 54 and "Troubleshooting" on hardware configuration and operating system. Disk Drive Format Your My Passport drive is compatible with the following operating systems: Windows® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 Mac®...
...For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. My Passport Drive USB 3.0 Interface Port ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport drive and the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software are compatible with a... Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 54 and "Troubleshooting" on hardware configuration and operating system. Disk Drive Format Your My Passport drive is compatible with the following operating systems: Windows® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 Mac®...
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...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 12 Mb/s Registering Your Drive Always register your My... Passport drive to get the latest updates and special offers. Connection to a USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port transfers data at register.wdc.com. You can ...
...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 12 Mb/s Registering Your Drive Always register your My... Passport drive to get the latest updates and special offers. Connection to a USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port transfers data at register.wdc.com. You can ...
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...Computer in Figure 3. 3. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to your computer as an external storage device. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Connect the drive to close it. The WD software installs the proper driver for connecting the ...drive and installing the WD Drive Utilities, WD Security, and WD SmartWare software on your computer. To connect the My Passport drive to use on a Mac computer, skip this procedure and see "Installing the Drive on Mac Computers" on the drive: • WD...
...Computer in Figure 3. 3. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to your computer as an external storage device. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Connect the drive to close it. The WD software installs the proper driver for connecting the ...drive and installing the WD Drive Utilities, WD Security, and WD SmartWare software on your computer. To connect the My Passport drive to use on a Mac computer, skip this procedure and see "Installing the Drive on Mac Computers" on the drive: • WD...
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... the check box for your computer, an installation wizard quickly gets you started with the WD software that you do not want to install. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Getting Started with the WD Software After you have connected the drive to your My...
... the check box for your computer, an installation wizard quickly gets you started with the WD software that you do not want to install. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Getting Started with the WD Software After you have connected the drive to your My...
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... Application option displays the WD Security screen (see Figure 5 and "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on page 34). Figure 4. WD Drive Utilities Screen Figure 5. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL c. Click Next to implement: • Create Desktop Shortcut • Launch Application d.
... Application option displays the WD Security screen (see Figure 5 and "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on page 34). Figure 4. WD Drive Utilities Screen Figure 5. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL c. Click Next to implement: • Create Desktop Shortcut • Launch Application d.
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... backup-See "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on page 25 before clicking Start Backup. Click Next to perform: On the Backup Plan Selection screen: a. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL • Installing WD SmartWare displays the Backup Plan Selection screen for the type of backup that you can either: • Run your computer...
... backup-See "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on page 25 before clicking Start Backup. Click Next to perform: On the Backup Plan Selection screen: a. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL • Installing WD SmartWare displays the Backup Plan Selection screen for the type of backup that you can either: • Run your computer...
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MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Initial Category Backup Screen Note: The initial Backup screens only appear one time-when you want to do. Initial File Backup Screen Figure 6. Initial Backup Screens CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 After that, launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose what you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer.
MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Initial Category Backup Screen Note: The initial Backup screens only appear one time-when you want to do. Initial File Backup Screen Figure 6. Initial Backup Screens CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 After that, launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose what you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer.
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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 your computer's internal hard drive, and each supported external drive ...
MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 13 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview This chapter provides a brief functional overview of your computer's internal hard drive, and each supported external drive ...
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...the names and graphic images to match the hardware configuration of the help to quickly guide you have more than one • The My Passport drive that you want to keep for each file • Enable/disable the option to do, just click the info/online help icon in...: To close the info/online help screen after reading the online help, click the X icon in the upper-right corner of the connected drives. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL The . . . WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 12 tab display Settings Provides . . . Whenever you are uncertain about backing up files to ...
...the names and graphic images to match the hardware configuration of the help to quickly guide you have more than one • The My Passport drive that you want to keep for each file • Enable/disable the option to do, just click the info/online help icon in...: To close the info/online help screen after reading the online help, click the X icon in the upper-right corner of the connected drives. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL The . . . WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 12 tab display Settings Provides . . . Whenever you are uncertain about backing up files to ...
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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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...or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your selection with a light-blue shadow background: Selected My Passport Drive Right-clicking the drive icon displays a menu with options for backup and retrieve functions. Home Tab Functional Description Display Component Description... for : • Open-To display the drive listing in Figure 8 on your computer that you have more than one My Passport drive connected to disconnect the drive (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 14 Right-clicking the icon and clicking Properties displays ...
...or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your selection with a light-blue shadow background: Selected My Passport Drive Right-clicking the drive icon displays a menu with options for backup and retrieve functions. Home Tab Functional Description Display Component Description... for : • Open-To display the drive listing in Figure 8 on your computer that you have more than one My Passport drive connected to disconnect the drive (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 14 Right-clicking the icon and clicking Properties displays ...
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... all included file extensions, search for answer ID 3644 in Figure 8 on page 13.) One installation of the WD SmartWare software supports as many My Passport drives as you system can handle. MY...
... all included file extensions, search for answer ID 3644 in Figure 8 on page 13.) One installation of the WD SmartWare software supports as many My Passport drives as you system can handle. MY...
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... category, also shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your computer's operating system put there when you installed the drive. My Passport drive content gauge After installing the WD SmartWare software-before running a backup or copying files to the drive, this content gauge shows all of...have retrieved from a prior backup. See Figure 9 and Table 2 on page 15). MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. They, too, are only backed up once every 24 hours. After running your My Passport drive shows only a small number of files that were not included in the category. WD ...
... category, also shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your computer's operating system put there when you installed the drive. My Passport drive content gauge After installing the WD SmartWare software-before running a backup or copying files to the drive, this content gauge shows all of...have retrieved from a prior backup. See Figure 9 and Table 2 on page 15). MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. They, too, are only backed up once every 24 hours. After running your My Passport drive shows only a small number of files that were not included in the category. WD ...