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Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 1

...new. My PassportEssential™ 1 USB 2.0 Technical Support Services support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com 800.ASK.4WDC 800.832.4778 +800.6008.6008 00800.27549338 +31.880062100 North America Spanish Asia Pacific Europe (toll free where available) Europe/Middle East/Africa 2 USB 2.0 1 2 WD Sync™ (Windows®) 1 2 3 Please see the user manual located on the drive for...
User Manual - Page 4

... the WD Software and Disk Image 54 Installing the Drive on Mac Computers 54 10 Troubleshooting 55 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 55 Frequently Asked Questions 55 A Installing an SES Driver 57 Installing on Windows XP Computers 57 Installing the Driver Automatically 57 Installing the Driver Manually 59 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 61 Installing the Driver...
User Manual - Page 6

.... No separate power supply is instantly backed up to the next generation. WD SmartWareTM-Automatic, continuous backup software works quietly in a sleek portable drive. It features ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity, automatic backup software, and password protection and hardware encryption to help protect your files from unauthorized use, with lots of the My Passport drive include...
User Manual - Page 10

... that is now ready to use as shown in Windows Explorer. 4. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for your drive. 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 as an external storage device. Connecting...
User Manual - Page 16

Initial Backup Screens CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 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. After that, launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose what you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer.
User Manual - Page 19

... the help to quickly guide you have more than one • The My Passport drive that you want to match the hardware configuration of the Home tab display. In each WD SmartWare display provides easy access to your software setup selections • WD Customer Support and software update services See "Help Tab Display" on page 24. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL The . . .
User Manual - Page 36

...8226; Continue Backup to disregard your drive is full means that there is not enough free space on the drive to complete the backup. Appearance of...software runs your files were not backed up . Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click the WD Store link to suit your computer has more than one . MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL...
User Manual - Page 42

... 25 characters. After creating a password, the drive remains unlocked for your current work session. e. Click the I understand check box to create a password for. Click Save Security Settings to save your password and enable hardware encryption for as long as you want to signify that you have the WD Security software installed on the software configuration of data loss if...
User Manual - Page 59

..., be sure to install the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software, see Knowledge Base answer ID 7. The WD SmartWare software is on the drive. See "Troubleshooting" on page 55 for more information about reformatting the drive. After you can download and install the Mac versions of the support files, utilities, online help, and user manual files. Connect the drive to a single HFS...
User Manual - Page 60

... 291 at http://support.wdc.com • Article IDs 314463 and # 184006 at USB 1.1 speeds due to Windows 7 or Vista NTFS format 3647 „ Obtain and reinstall the original software included with this product 1425 „ Format a WD hard drive in Windows. Q: Why is not recognized correctly unless USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 root hub and host controller drivers are installed before booting...
User Manual - Page 66

... New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 3. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Yes, search online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista automatically: • Connects to the Internet...
User Manual - Page 69

... and click Computer > Manage: 2. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 64 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5, use the Windows Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: 1.
User Manual - Page 70

MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 4. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 65 Browse to Computer, double-click the My Passport drive, double-click the Extras folder, and select WD SES Device Driver: 5. Click Next. 6. Click Browse my computer for driver software. 3.
User Manual - Page 73

....org, and may also have attempted to WD's specification therefor. Western Digital will conform to modify the Software supplied by law. GNU General Public License ("GPL") Firmware incorporated into this product may not apply to the limitations specified above, your sole and exclusive warranty shall be, during the period of warranty specified above may include third party copyrighted...
User Manual - Page 77

... may be accurate and reliable; All rights reserved. Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Book and My Passport are registered trademarks and My Passport Essential, WD SmartWare, and Data Lifeguard are trademarks of WD. Other marks may result from its use nor for its use. Western Digital 3355 Michelson Drive, Suite 100 Irvine, California 92612 U.S.A. 4779-705063...

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