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v 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 the Driver Automatically 57 Installing the Driver Manually 59 Windows Vista 60 Installing the Driver Automatically 60 Installing the Driver Manually 61 Windows 7 63 B Compliance and Warranty Information 66 Regulatory Compliance 66 FCC Class B Information 66 ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement 66 Safety Compliance 66 CE Compliance For Europe 66...
v 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 the Driver Automatically 57 Installing the Driver Manually 59 Windows Vista 60 Installing the Driver Automatically 60 Installing the Driver Manually 61 Windows 7 63 B Compliance and Warranty Information 66 Regulatory Compliance 66 FCC Class B Information 66 ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement 66 Safety Compliance 66 CE Compliance For Europe 66...
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... users. FireWire® 800-Save and access data at top speeds with Apple® Time Machine™, this drive is plug-and-play ready for all your digital life. No separate power supply is secure. WD SmartWare™ software-See your backup as it happens-Seeing is unplugged. Smart display-Create your digital life. USB 2.0-For maximum flexibility, you of what's stored on your My Passport™ Studio™ ultra-portable hard drive...
... users. FireWire® 800-Save and access data at top speeds with Apple® Time Machine™, this drive is plug-and-play ready for all your digital life. No separate power supply is secure. WD SmartWare™ software-See your backup as it happens-Seeing is unplugged. Smart display-Create your digital life. USB 2.0-For maximum flexibility, you of what's stored on your My Passport™ Studio™ ultra-portable hard drive...
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... Description Customizable Label Capacity Gauge Power/Activity LED Lock Indicator USB Port FireWire Port Indicators Power/Activity LED. Compatibility Mac® OS X® • Tiger® • 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). Appearance On steady Fast flashing (approximately 3 times per second) Slow flashing (once every...
... Description Customizable Label Capacity Gauge Power/Activity LED Lock Indicator USB Port FireWire Port Indicators Power/Activity LED. Compatibility Mac® OS X® • Tiger® • 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). Appearance On steady Fast flashing (approximately 3 times per second) Slow flashing (once every...
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... and installing your computer. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 Drive Interfaces Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0). Supports data transfer rates up to 400 Mb/s). FireWire 800. Has a maximum data transfer rate of 800 Mb/s and is backwardcompatible with FireWire 400 using the WD SmartWare software, as the included FireWire 800 to 400 adapter. When illuminated, the lock indicator LED shows that you remove the password from the drive or the drive loses power. Connection to a USB 1.1 port transfers data at register.wdc.com...
... and installing your computer. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 Drive Interfaces Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0). Supports data transfer rates up to 400 Mb/s). FireWire 800. Has a maximum data transfer rate of 800 Mb/s and is backwardcompatible with FireWire 400 using the WD SmartWare software, as the included FireWire 800 to 400 adapter. When illuminated, the lock indicator LED shows that you remove the password from the drive or the drive loses power. Connection to a USB 1.1 port transfers data at register.wdc.com...
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... with Apple's Time Machine software. The My Passport icon now displays as Backup Disk. Note: If you have reformatted the drive for the first time. b. The My Passport icon also displays on the screen that displays: 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing on a Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard This section provides directions on installing the drive for use on Windows, see "Using the Drive With Windows" on page 48 or "Troubleshooting" on...
... with Apple's Time Machine software. The My Passport icon now displays as Backup Disk. Note: If you have reformatted the drive for the first time. b. The My Passport icon also displays on the screen that displays: 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing on a Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard This section provides directions on installing the drive for use on Windows, see "Using the Drive With Windows" on page 48 or "Troubleshooting" on...
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... requirements. 5. b. c. On the Backup screen (see Figure 5 on the drive to open the backup files content box: BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 20 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that there is idle Selecting Specific Content to display the Home screen. The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online...
... requirements. 5. b. c. On the Backup screen (see Figure 5 on the drive to open the backup files content box: BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 20 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that there is idle Selecting Specific Content to display the Home screen. The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online...
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... computer exits the sleep mode You will have the WD SmartWare software installed on your password in the Password hint box. 7. Retype your password. 8. Click the I understand check box to do this even if you forget your password in the Choose a password box. 5. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE - 29 CAUTION! Type a hint to save your current work session. Click Save Security Settings to help remind yourself of...
... computer exits the sleep mode You will have the WD SmartWare software installed on your password in the Password hint box. 7. Retype your password. 8. Click the I understand check box to do this even if you forget your password in the Choose a password box. 5. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE - 29 CAUTION! Type a hint to save your current work session. Click Save Security Settings to help remind yourself of...
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... remaining capacity of the drive • Display the serial number of the drive • Monitor drive status and temperature • Unlock the drive manually The following topics: WD SmartWare Icon Opening WD SmartWare Software Displaying the Status and Serial Number of the Drive Safely Dismounting the Drive Displaying the Status and Serial Number of the Drive Unlocking the Drive Manually Your Computer Exits Sleep Mode Customizing Your Drive Settings Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Icon After you have installed the WD SmartWare software...
... remaining capacity of the drive • Display the serial number of the drive • Monitor drive status and temperature • Unlock the drive manually The following topics: WD SmartWare Icon Opening WD SmartWare Software Displaying the Status and Serial Number of the Drive Safely Dismounting the Drive Displaying the Status and Serial Number of the Drive Unlocking the Drive Manually Your Computer Exits Sleep Mode Customizing Your Drive Settings Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Icon After you have installed the WD SmartWare software...
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... Folder When you start a retrieve, you can choose whether you want to use. 2. To specify a different folder: 1. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Customizing Your Software Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its own software settings for the best possible performance with your drive, on the Software Settings screen (see Figure 7 on page 22): IF you want to your computer - Change the number of Backup...
... Folder When you start a retrieve, you can choose whether you want to use. 2. To specify a different folder: 1. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Customizing Your Software Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its own software settings for the best possible performance with your drive, on the Software Settings screen (see Figure 7 on page 22): IF you want to your computer - Change the number of Backup...
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... from accessing the files on your drive. • Registration-Registering your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities. • Diagnostics-Performing diagnostics and status checks to make sure your drive is working properly. • Sleep Timer-Turning your desktop displays. Setting the Preferences Options When enabled, each day. Otherwise, you might want to disable...
... from accessing the files on your drive. • Registration-Registering your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities. • Diagnostics-Performing diagnostics and status checks to make sure your drive is working properly. • Sleep Timer-Turning your desktop displays. Setting the Preferences Options When enabled, each day. Otherwise, you might want to disable...
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... bypass the wizard. Open My Computer. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing on your desktop and behaves just like a physical CD. USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS - 49 b. To view the contents of a virtual CD (VCD) drive on your My Passport drive. If Autorun (AutoPlay) is provided in the form of the VCD, such as shown in Figure 1 on your computer, install the software manually: a. The VCD displays...
... bypass the wizard. Open My Computer. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing on your desktop and behaves just like a physical CD. USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS - 49 b. To view the contents of a virtual CD (VCD) drive on your My Passport drive. If Autorun (AutoPlay) is provided in the form of the VCD, such as shown in Figure 1 on your computer, install the software manually: a. The VCD displays...
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... USB drive to the computer before connecting your system's motherboard BIOS setting documentation to disable this feature or visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1201. For more information about booting from Mac GPT to Windows Vista NTFS format Obtain and reinstall the original software included with this troubleshooting section or visit our support Web site at the USB 1.1 full speed of 4 GB and cannot create partitions...
... USB drive to the computer before connecting your system's motherboard BIOS setting documentation to disable this feature or visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1201. For more information about booting from Mac GPT to Windows Vista NTFS format Obtain and reinstall the original software included with this troubleshooting section or visit our support Web site at the USB 1.1 full speed of 4 GB and cannot create partitions...
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When installation is complete, click Finish. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 4. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 58 3. Select Install the software automatically and click Next.
When installation is complete, click Finish. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 4. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 58 3. Select Install the software automatically and click Next.
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On the Found New Hardware screen, click Yes, search online this time only. Close those two screens. 1. On the New Found Hardware - Note: If Autoplay is enabled, two extra screens might want to install the SES driver manually, for example, if you computer is automatically installed. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 1. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 61 Installing the Driver Manually You might display at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen. The driver is not connected to the Internet.
On the Found New Hardware screen, click Yes, search online this time only. Close those two screens. 1. On the New Found Hardware - Note: If Autoplay is enabled, two extra screens might want to install the SES driver manually, for example, if you computer is automatically installed. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 1. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 61 Installing the Driver Manually You might display at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen. The driver is not connected to the Internet.
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...-A00 Feb 2010 All rights reserved. As used for Mac OS® X, Tiger ®, Leopard ®, Snow Leopard™ Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7 (requires reformatting) Kit Contents Portable hard drive WD SmartWare software USB cable FireWire 800 cable FireWire 800 to 400 adapter AC adapter Quick Install Guide OPERATING Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 480 Mb/sec Operating temperature: 5°C to minimize waste. Photos 95 GB Photos Backup Complete 95 GB Movies O1th6er5s FGoldeBr 10...
...-A00 Feb 2010 All rights reserved. As used for Mac OS® X, Tiger ®, Leopard ®, Snow Leopard™ Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7 (requires reformatting) Kit Contents Portable hard drive WD SmartWare software USB cable FireWire 800 cable FireWire 800 to 400 adapter AC adapter Quick Install Guide OPERATING Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 480 Mb/sec Operating temperature: 5°C to minimize waste. Photos 95 GB Photos Backup Complete 95 GB Movies O1th6er5s FGoldeBr 10...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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...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 and Getting Started 19 3 Securing the Drive 22 Password Protecting the Drive 22 Unlocking the Drive 23 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 24 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 25 Changing...
...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 and Getting Started 19 3 Securing the Drive 22 Password Protecting the Drive 22 Unlocking the Drive 23 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 24 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 25 Changing...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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... Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to display the Home screen (see . . . tab Backup Retrieve Settings Settings Settings Help AND see Figure 1 on page 28. On the Home screen: IF you want to exit the Setup Wizard: 7. "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 17 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE AND GETTING STARTED - 21 "Help Tab Display" on page 33. "Securing the Drive" on your external device, Customize the settings of your external device, Create a password to online support services...
... Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to display the Home screen (see . . . tab Backup Retrieve Settings Settings Settings Help AND see Figure 1 on page 28. On the Home screen: IF you want to exit the Setup Wizard: 7. "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 17 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE AND GETTING STARTED - 21 "Help Tab Display" on page 33. "Securing the Drive" on your external device, Customize the settings of your external device, Create a password to online support services...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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... accessing the files on page 15). On the Drive Settings screen, click Security to electronically lock and unlock your drive. On the Set Security dialog: a. On the Home screen, if you have to erase the drive before you can use the WD Security software to create a password for the selected external device. 3. 3 Securing the Drive 1 This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Changing Your Password Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Password...
... accessing the files on page 15). On the Drive Settings screen, click Security to electronically lock and unlock your drive. On the Set Security dialog: a. On the Home screen, if you have to erase the drive before you can use the WD Security software to create a password for the selected external device. 3. 3 Securing the Drive 1 This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Changing Your Password Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Password...
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... Windows taskbar: WD Quick View Icon You can start it by: • Left- WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 6 Managing and Customizing the Drive 1 This chapter includes the following topics: Using the WD Quick View Icon Opening the WD SmartWare Software Checking Drive Status Safely Disconnecting the Drive Monitoring Icon Alerts Naming the Drive Setting the Drive Sleep Timer Registering the Drive Checking Drive Health Erasing the Drive Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image Using the WD Quick View Icon After you can use the icon to: • Open...
... Windows taskbar: WD Quick View Icon You can start it by: • Left- WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 6 Managing and Customizing the Drive 1 This chapter includes the following topics: Using the WD Quick View Icon Opening the WD SmartWare Software Checking Drive Status Safely Disconnecting the Drive Monitoring Icon Alerts Naming the Drive Setting the Drive Sleep Timer Registering the Drive Checking Drive Health Erasing the Drive Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image Using the WD Quick View Icon After you can use the icon to: • Open...
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...:// support.wdc.com/download/gpl or obtained on CD for any product in which you may re-use, re-distribute, and modify the GPL Software; 3) with the GPL, if applicable: 1) the source code 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...
...:// support.wdc.com/download/gpl or obtained on CD for any product in which you may re-use, re-distribute, and modify the GPL Software; 3) with the GPL, if applicable: 1) the source code 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...