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WD SmartWare User Manual - Page 2
... can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at http://support.wdc.com and choose from these topics: • Downloads-Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product. • Registration-Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers. • Warranty & RMA Services-Get warranty, product replacement (RMA), RMA status, and data recovery...
WD SmartWare User Manual - Page 3
... of Contents
WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL
WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii
1 About the WD SmartWare Software 1
Operating System Compatibility 1 Hard Drive Support 1 Functional Overview 2
Home Tab Display 3 Backup Tab Displays 8 Retrieve Tab Displays 11 Settings Tab Displays 14 Help Tab Display 17
2 Installing the Software...
WD SmartWare User Manual - Page 5
For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). My Passport Essential SE - Go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. Hard Drive Support
The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems:
• Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware ...
WD SmartWare User Manual - Page 7
... making your software and drive setup selections
• WD Customer Support and software update services
See "Help Tab Display" on the type and model of your computer has more .... . . See "Settings Tab Displays" on page 5 for a brief functional description of My Passport drives, the Settings tab display provides only the Software Settings screen. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL
The . . . ...
WD SmartWare User Manual - Page 12
Home Tab Functional Description (Continued)
Display Component Description
External device content gauge
After installing the WD SmartWare software-before running a backup or copying files to the external device, the external device content gauge...drive
See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 9 for a description of the Backup tab displays. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL
Table 1.
WD SmartWare User Manual - Page 18
... ID of 0748. To determine the model of the Settings tab displays. The three My Passport drive models that support the WD Security™ and WD Drive Utilities™ software-the WD SmartWare software displays only the Software Settings screen. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 14 Software Settings screen -
Drive Settings screen
• For three models of My Passport drives-the ones that...
WD SmartWare User Manual - Page 21
.... Help Tab Display
Table 5. Learning Center Topic Buttons
Update Software Button
Contact Us Link
WD Store Link
Support Link
Online User Manuals Link
Figure 5.
Help Tab Functional Description
Display Component Description
Contact Us link
Uses your Web browser to connect to online support services. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL
Help Tab Display
The Help tab display provides...
WD SmartWare User Manual - Page 22
... most-recent available versions.
WD Store link
If updated software or firmware is available, the WD SmartWare software prompts you can select and open the online version of your external device. Support link Update Software button
There, you do download and install it.
Help Tab Functional Description (Continued)
Display Component Description
Online User Manuals link Uses your Web...
WD SmartWare User Manual - Page 25
... your external device,
Create a password to online support services,
THEN click the . . . To confirm a successful installation:
a. Back up the files on your computer's internal hard drive to your external device,
Retrieve backed up files from your external device,
Customize the settings of the Windows taskbar:
WD Quick View Icon
b.
"Help Tab Display" on page 28.
"Backing...
WD SmartWare User Manual - Page 36
...the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store
website. b. Click the Help tab. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to complete the backup.
Click the WD Store link to longterm ...hard drive, repeat the backup procedure for other things during the backup. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL
9. Appearance of the files and the reasons they were not backed up files ...
WD SmartWare User Manual - Page 41
... Drive Health Erasing the Drive Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image
Using the WD Quick View Icon
After you can start automatically, you have installed the WD SmartWare software, the WD Quick View icon displays in the taskbar and selecting WD SmartWare:
• Clicking: Start > (All) Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE...
WD SmartWare User Manual - Page 42
...60 minutes. Power down the device and let it back up, and if the problem persists, contact WD Support.
Power it cool for your external device:
• Right-clicking the drive icon ...Right-clicking the WD Quick View icon in a Windows environment). WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL
Checking Drive Status
You can safely disconnect the drive by hovering the pointer over the WD Quick View icon...
WD SmartWare User Manual - Page 53
...: 1) the source code for a nominal charge from http:// support.wdc.com/download/gpl or obtained on CD for the GPL Software may include third party copyrighted software licensed under the GPL or Lesser General Public License ("LGPL") (collectively, "GPL Software") and not Western Digital's End User License Agreement. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL
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WD SmartWare User Manual - Page 55
... toggle button
13 Run Diagnostics screen 42
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Security button 16 Service and Support, WD ii Set
file history dialog 46
WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL
preferences dialog 47 retrieve folder dialog 47
sleep timer dialog 39, 40
Set Up Drive button 16 Set Up Software button 16 Settings tab displays 16
description 14 Drive Erase button 16 File History...
WD SmartWare User Manual - Page 57
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