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...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.wd.com If you encounter ...problems with this product, please contact WD Technical Support. and My Passport Edge is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2012...
...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.wd.com If you encounter ...problems with this product, please contact WD Technical Support. and My Passport Edge is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2012...
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iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT EDGE 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 ...
iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT EDGE 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 ...
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iv MY PASSPORT EDGE 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 EDGE 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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... Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering the Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of the My Passport Edge for Mac drive include: Ultra-slim, all -metal enclosure designed for your important digital content. Reduce transfer time by up your files with your data is the perfect complement for...speed of capacity for durability, shock tolerance, and long-term reliability. So we protect the drive with your drive to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport Edge for Mac-HFS+ Journaled so it works right out of the box with a robust, all -metal design-At just 11 mm, this ...
... Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering the Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of the My Passport Edge for Mac drive include: Ultra-slim, all -metal enclosure designed for your important digital content. Reduce transfer time by up your files with your data is the perfect complement for...speed of capacity for durability, shock tolerance, and long-term reliability. So we protect the drive with your drive to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport Edge for Mac-HFS+ Journaled so it works right out of the box with a robust, all -metal design-At just 11 mm, this ...
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... cable • Quick Install Guide • WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the drive) USB 3.0 Cable My Passport Edge for Mac drive and the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software are compatible with the following operating systems: Mac OS X ...8226; Windows 7 • Windows 8 Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 My Passport Edge for Mac Drive Kit Contents Quick Install Guide Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit: US Canada Europe All...
... cable • Quick Install Guide • WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the drive) USB 3.0 Cable My Passport Edge for Mac drive and the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software are compatible with the following operating systems: Mac OS X ...8226; Windows 7 • Windows 8 Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 My Passport Edge for Mac Drive Kit Contents Quick Install Guide Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit: US Canada Europe All...
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... Start menu and select Windows Update. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 On Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. My Passport Edge for Mac Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state as a single HFS+J partition for Mac drive is backward... compatible with Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to 480 Mb/s. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). Disk Drive Format Your My...
... Start menu and select Windows Update. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 On Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. My Passport Edge for Mac Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state as a single HFS+J partition for Mac drive is backward... compatible with Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to 480 Mb/s. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). Disk Drive Format Your My...
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MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during activity. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can damaged drives. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and using your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the drive. • Do not move the drive during unpacking and installation. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4
MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during activity. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can damaged drives. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and using your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the drive. • Do not move the drive during unpacking and installation. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4
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... the WD Drive Utilities Software Connecting the Drive To connect the My Passport drive to your computer. 2. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Connect the My Passport drive to your computer and installing the WD software. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting...
... the WD Drive Utilities Software Connecting the Drive To connect the My Passport drive to your computer. 2. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Connect the My Passport drive to your computer and installing the WD software. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting...
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... displays on computers using the Lion or Mountain Lion operating system. The first time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer, a message asks if you want to use the drive to back up with Time Machine: On Leopard and Snow Leopard On ... use the drive with the Time Machine software, Do not Do THEN . . . On Lion or Mountain Lion: IF you . . . Proceed to step 7 on page 7. 6. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. Use as Backup Disk and skip to step a on your desktop: 4.
... displays on computers using the Lion or Mountain Lion operating system. The first time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer, a message asks if you want to use the drive to back up with Time Machine: On Leopard and Snow Leopard On ... use the drive with the Time Machine software, Do not Do THEN . . . On Lion or Mountain Lion: IF you . . . Proceed to step 7 on page 7. 6. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. Use as Backup Disk and skip to step a on your desktop: 4.
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... is a utility on the drive. Click Use as an external storage device. b. Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on a Mac computer. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL a. c. You can install to secure your backup files, select the Encrypt Backup Disk check box. ...The My Passport icon now displays as: 8. If you want to create a password to improve the performance of the drive on the screen that displays: d. Click Encrypt Disk. ...
... is a utility on the drive. Click Use as an external storage device. b. Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on a Mac computer. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL a. c. You can install to secure your backup files, select the Encrypt Backup Disk check box. ...The My Passport icon now displays as: 8. If you want to create a password to improve the performance of the drive on the screen that displays: d. Click Encrypt Disk. ...
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Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer application: 4. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. A message informs you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. 6. Click Install on the screen that installing the drivers requires you that displays: 3. Double-click the Extras folder on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 5.
Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer application: 4. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. A message informs you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. 6. Click Install on the screen that installing the drivers requires you that displays: 3. Double-click the Extras folder on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 5.
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..., and then double-click the .dmg file on the desktop looks like this Your My Passport drive is also on the drive. After the computer restarts, the My Passport icon on the screen that displays: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 Installing the WD Security Software To install the WD Security software... that you normally use as an enhanced-performance external storage device. Type the password that is now ready to use to restart the computer: 9. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 7.
..., and then double-click the .dmg file on the desktop looks like this Your My Passport drive is also on the drive. After the computer restarts, the My Passport icon on the screen that displays: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 Installing the WD Security Software To install the WD Security software... that you normally use as an enhanced-performance external storage device. Type the password that is now ready to use to restart the computer: 9. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 7.
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See "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on the screen that displays: 3. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Security application. 4. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 Drag the WD Security application to continue and display the WD Security screen: 5. Read the license agreement and click Accept to the alias Applications folder on page 13. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2.
See "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on the screen that displays: 3. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Security application. 4. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 Drag the WD Security application to continue and display the WD Security screen: 5. Read the license agreement and click Accept to the alias Applications folder on page 13. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2.
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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. Drag the WD Drive Utilities application to the alias Applications folder on the screen that displays: 3. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software To install the WD Drive Utilities software: 1. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application.
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. Drag the WD Drive Utilities application to the alias Applications folder on the screen that displays: 3. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software To install the WD Drive Utilities software: 1. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application.
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See "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 19. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue and display the WD Drive Utilities screen: 5. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4.
See "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 19. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue and display the WD Drive Utilities screen: 5. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4.
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... erase the drive before you can use it . The WD Security software uses your password to display the WD Security screen, Set Security dialog: 2. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 13 Locking and Unlocking the Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Changing... Feature Password Protecting the Drive You should password protect your drive if you are worried that someone else will have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your computer, select the one that is on your drive or write new data to it again.
... erase the drive before you can use it . The WD Security software uses your password to display the WD Security screen, Set Security dialog: 2. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 13 Locking and Unlocking the Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Changing... Feature Password Protecting the Drive You should password protect your drive if you are worried that someone else will have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your computer, select the one that is on your drive or write new data to it again.
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... to allow the WD Security software to save your password and enable hardware encryption for user: check box, the first time you forget your My Passport drive with the WD Unlocker virtual CD (VCD) icon: LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 14 In each case, the WD Security software replaces the desktop... icon for as long as you accept the risk. 9. CAUTION! MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. After creating a password, the drive remains unlocked for your password. 8.
... to allow the WD Security software to save your password and enable hardware encryption for user: check box, the first time you forget your My Passport drive with the WD Unlocker virtual CD (VCD) icon: LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 14 In each case, the WD Security software replaces the desktop... icon for as long as you accept the risk. 9. CAUTION! MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. After creating a password, the drive remains unlocked for your password. 8.
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...if you do not see the Unlock Drive dialog, click either the WD Security or the WD Drive Utilities software to unlock the drive. MY PASSPORT EDGE 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 software displays the Unlock Drive dialog: This happens either: • Automatically if you only have more than one locked My Passport drive connected to your password in the Password box. On the Unlock Drive dialog: a. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 15 Or you can use...
...if you do not see the Unlock Drive dialog, click either the WD Security or the WD Drive Utilities software to unlock the drive. MY PASSPORT EDGE 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 software displays the Unlock Drive dialog: This happens either: • Automatically if you only have more than one locked My Passport drive connected to your password in the Password box. On the Unlock Drive dialog: a. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 15 Or you can use...
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... unlock the drive: 1. Double-click the WD Unlocker VCD icon on a virtual CD (VCD) drive that displays: The WD Drive Unlock utility screen displays: 3. b. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does...
... unlock the drive: 1. Double-click the WD Unlocker VCD icon on a virtual CD (VCD) drive that displays: The WD Drive Unlock utility screen displays: 3. b. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does...
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... long as you changed your new password in the Choose a password box, using up to display the WD Security screen, Change Security dialog: 2. CAUTION! MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL c. Type your computer, select the one with the password that you have more than one supported My... Passport drive connected to your new password in the Password hint box. 8. Click Update Security Settings. Click Go > Applications > WD Security to 25 characters. 6. If you ...
... long as you changed your new password in the Choose a password box, using up to display the WD Security screen, Change Security dialog: 2. CAUTION! MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL c. Type your computer, select the one with the password that you have more than one supported My... Passport drive connected to your new password in the Password hint box. 8. Click Update Security Settings. Click Go > Applications > WD Security to 25 characters. 6. If you ...