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... 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 Automatically 61 Installing the Driver Manually 62 Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers 64 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
... 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 Automatically 61 Installing the Driver Manually 62 Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers 64 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
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... 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 computer as an external storage device. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Getting Started with the WD ...Drive 1. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 You can enhance its capabilities by installing the WD software that the drive appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. The WD software installs the proper driver for connecting the drive and installing the WD Drive...
... 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 computer as an external storage device. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Getting Started with the WD ...Drive 1. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 You can enhance its capabilities by installing the WD software that the drive appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. The WD software installs the proper driver for connecting the drive and installing the WD Drive...
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... an incorrect driver installation of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows. Refer to the computer before connecting your WD portable USB drive. To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire ... Base answer ID 1201. 110 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using either the Windows Disk Management utility or similar third-party...
... an incorrect driver installation of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows. Refer to the computer before connecting your WD portable USB drive. To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire ... Base answer ID 1201. 110 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using either the Windows Disk Management utility or similar third-party...
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... popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Passport drive to the Internet: 1. If they appear, close them. Click Next to Windows Update: 3. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you do not install the WD software, you need an SES driver installed on page 5, the Found New Hardware Wizard screen...
... popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Passport drive to the Internet: 1. If they appear, close them. Click Next to Windows Update: 3. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you do not install the WD software, you need an SES driver installed on page 5, the Found New Hardware Wizard screen...
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On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No, not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to My Computer and: a. Double-click the My Passport drive. Double-click the Extras folder. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 59 Browse to Windows Update: 2. c. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to continue. 3. b. Click Next to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. Select WD SES Device Driver. Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next: 4.
On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No, not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to My Computer and: a. Double-click the My Passport drive. Double-click the Extras folder. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 59 Browse to Windows Update: 2. c. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to continue. 3. b. Click Next to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1. Select WD SES Device Driver. Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next: 4.
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...screen, click Locate and install driver software: 3. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing on page 5, the Found New Hardware screen displays. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Yes, search online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista automatically: • ... Internet or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer is enabled, two additional screens might appear at the same time as shown in Figure 3 on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen...
...screen, click Locate and install driver software: 3. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing on page 5, the Found New Hardware screen displays. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Yes, search online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista automatically: • ... Internet or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer is enabled, two additional screens might appear at the same time as shown in Figure 3 on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen...
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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. Open All Programs 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. Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2.