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...http://support.wdc.com. ii This 30day period starts on the date of your WD product serial number, system hardware, and system software versions available. Email support is available 24/ 7. Contacting WD Technical Support When contacting WD for the entire warranty period and our extensive...period. Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website 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. • ...
...http://support.wdc.com. ii This 30day period starts on the date of your WD product serial number, system hardware, and system software versions available. Email support is available 24/ 7. Contacting WD Technical Support When contacting WD for the entire warranty period and our extensive...period. Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website 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. • ...
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... How the Retrieve Function Works 32 Retrieving Files 32 6 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 36 Password Protecting the Drive 36 Unlocking the Drive 37 Unlocking the Drive with the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software 38 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 39 Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility 40 TABLE OF CONTENTS - iii
... How the Retrieve Function Works 32 Retrieving Files 32 6 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 36 Password Protecting the Drive 36 Unlocking the Drive 37 Unlocking the Drive with the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software 38 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 39 Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility 40 TABLE OF CONTENTS - iii
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MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Changing Your Password 41 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 42 7 Managing and Customizing the Drive 43 Using the WD Quick View Icon 43 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 43 Checking Drive Status 44 Safely Disconnecting the Drive 44 Monitoring Icon Alerts 44 Setting the Drive Sleep Timer 45 Registering the Drive 45 Checking Drive Health...
MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Changing Your Password 41 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 42 7 Managing and Customizing the Drive 43 Using the WD Quick View Icon 43 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 43 Checking Drive Status 44 Safely Disconnecting the Drive 44 Monitoring Icon Alerts 44 Setting the Drive Sleep Timer 45 Registering the Drive 45 Checking Drive Health...
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...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 your files. Reduce transfer time by up to your My Passport® portable hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for ... drive to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport lets you get compatibility with plenty of the My Passport drive include: Ultra-fast transfer rates-When connected to help protect your digital life. Our latest edition features visual, easy-to protect and take on your drive, set the drive ...
...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 your files. Reduce transfer time by up to your My Passport® portable hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for ... drive to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport lets you get compatibility with plenty of the My Passport drive include: Ultra-fast transfer rates-When connected to help protect your digital life. Our latest edition features visual, easy-to protect and take on your drive, set the drive ...
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... for beauty and protection. So we protect the drive with the following : • My Passport portable hard drive • USB 3.0 cable • Quick Install Guide • WD SmartWare, WD Security, and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the drive) USB 3.0 Cable My Passport Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Figure 1. My Passport Drive Kit Components Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories...
... for beauty and protection. So we protect the drive with the following : • My Passport portable hard drive • USB 3.0 cable • Quick Install Guide • WD SmartWare, WD Security, and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the drive) USB 3.0 Cable My Passport Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Figure 1. My Passport Drive Kit Components Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories...
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For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. My Passport Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state as follows: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, ... a USB 2.0 port transfers data at up to 5 Gb/s and is formatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to 480 Mb/s. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL The WD SmartWare software is compatible with the following operating systems: Windows •...
For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. My Passport Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state as follows: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, ... a USB 2.0 port transfers data at up to 5 Gb/s and is formatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to 480 Mb/s. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL The WD SmartWare software is compatible with the following operating systems: Windows •...
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...precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the drive. • Do not move the drive during unpacking and installation. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can easily register your My Passport drive to register online at http://...offers. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during activity. You can damage drives. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Registering Your Drive Always register your drive using the WD Drive Utilities software, as described in "Registering...
...precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the drive. • Do not move the drive during unpacking and installation. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can easily register your My Passport drive to register online at http://...offers. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during activity. You can damage drives. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Registering Your Drive Always register your drive using the WD Drive Utilities software, as described in "Registering...
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... topics: Connecting the Drive Getting Started with the WD Software" on page 6. Connect the drive to your computer as an external storage device. 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. Figure 3. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED...
... topics: Connecting the Drive Getting Started with the WD Software" on page 6. Connect the drive to your computer as an external storage device. 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. Figure 3. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED...
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MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Getting Started with the WD software that is on the WD Apps Setup Wizard: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 Click Next on the drive: • WD Security • WD Drive Utilities • WD SmartWare 1. Use your computer, an installation wizard quickly gets you started with the WD Software After you have connected the drive to your computer's file management utility to open the My Passport drive listing and double-click the WD Apps Setup file: 2.
MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Getting Started with the WD software that is on the WD Apps Setup Wizard: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 Click Next on the drive: • WD Security • WD Drive Utilities • WD SmartWare 1. Use your computer, an installation wizard quickly gets you started with the WD Software After you have connected the drive to your computer's file management utility to open the My Passport drive listing and double-click the WD Apps Setup file: 2.
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Wait for downloading and installing the software update: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 If you see a message that a software update is available, click Update Software and follow the on-screen instructions for the installation to close the WD Apps Setup Wizard: 7. When the installation completes, click Finish to complete: MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 6. 5.
Wait for downloading and installing the software update: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 If you see a message that a software update is available, click Update Software and follow the on-screen instructions for the installation to close the WD Apps Setup Wizard: 7. When the installation completes, click Finish to complete: MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 6. 5.
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On the initial Backup screen you select from a folder view of your computer's internal hard drive. After the backup completes, click Continue to display the WD SmartWare Home screen (Figure 7 on page 12). • Skip the backup...page 27 before clicking Start Backup. b. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 8. Depending on your selections: • Installing the WD Drive Utilities software with the Launch Application option displays the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 and "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 43). • Installing the WD ...
On the initial Backup screen you select from a folder view of your computer's internal hard drive. After the backup completes, click Continue to display the WD SmartWare Home screen (Figure 7 on page 12). • Skip the backup...page 27 before clicking Start Backup. b. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 8. Depending on your selections: • Installing the WD Drive Utilities software with the Launch Application option displays the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 and "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 43). • Installing the WD ...
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MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Initial Category Backup Screen Note: The initial Backup screens only appear one time-when you want to do. After that, launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose what you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer. Initial Backup Screens CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 Initial File Backup Screen Figure 6.
MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Initial Category Backup Screen Note: The initial Backup screens only appear one time-when you want to do. After that, launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose what you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer. Initial Backup Screens CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 Initial File Backup Screen Figure 6.
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...Display All operational features and capabilities of the WD SmartWare software are working with. • The by-file dialog provides a folder view of your computer's internal hard drive, and each supported external drive connected to work with See "Home Tab Display" on... the total capacity and category structure of the WD SmartWare software. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 13 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview This chapter provides a brief functional overview of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external drive that you are presented in five tab-selected screen displays where...
...Display All operational features and capabilities of the WD SmartWare software are working with. • The by-file dialog provides a folder view of your computer's internal hard drive, and each supported external drive connected to work with See "Home Tab Display" on... the total capacity and category structure of the WD SmartWare software. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 13 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview This chapter provides a brief functional overview of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external drive that you are presented in five tab-selected screen displays where...
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...: In addition to the detailed Help tab information, each display, the WD SmartWare software changes the names and graphic images to when your software setup selections • WD Customer Support and software update services See "Help Tab Display" on page 16 for opening dialogs to: ... to view hard drive content gauges and select: • The internal hard drive or hard drive partition that you through your computer See Figure 8 on page 15 and Table 1 on page 25. Home Tab Display Use the WD SmartWare Home tab display to abbreviated online help screen. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL The...
...: In addition to the detailed Help tab information, each display, the WD SmartWare software changes the names and graphic images to when your software setup selections • WD Customer Support and software update services See "Help Tab Display" on page 16 for opening dialogs to: ... to view hard drive content gauges and select: • The internal hard drive or hard drive partition that you through your computer See Figure 8 on page 15 and Table 1 on page 25. Home Tab Display Use the WD SmartWare Home tab display to abbreviated online help screen. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL The...
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Home Tab Display WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 15 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Your Computer Icon Your Computer Content Gauge My Passport Drive Icon My Passport Drive Content Gauge Figure 8.
Home Tab Display WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 15 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Your Computer Icon Your Computer Content Gauge My Passport Drive Icon My Passport Drive Content Gauge Figure 8.
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... Provides a graphic representation and name of the internal hard drive or drive partition on page 15.) If your computer has more than one My Passport drive connected to your computer. If you want to disconnect the drive (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 16 The WD SmartWare software highlights your selection with a light-blue shadow background: Selected My...
... Provides a graphic representation and name of the internal hard drive or drive partition on page 15.) If your computer has more than one My Passport drive connected to your computer. If you want to disconnect the drive (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 16 The WD SmartWare software highlights your selection with a light-blue shadow background: Selected My...
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... the WD SmartWare software supports as many My Passport drives as you system can handle. When the number of connected drives exceeds the display capacity, the WD SmartWare software displays left/right drive display scroll pointers for viewing all of them: Your computer content gauge Scroll Pointers The content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive shows all...
... the WD SmartWare software supports as many My Passport drives as you system can handle. When the number of connected drives exceeds the display capacity, the WD SmartWare software displays left/right drive display scroll pointers for viewing all of them: Your computer content gauge Scroll Pointers The content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive shows all...
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..., includes all of your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer content gauge" on page 19 for your operating system files that are only backed up and control the backup operation. Backup Tab Displays The WD SmartWare software provides one of the Backup tab displays....files in a Temp folder. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 18 After running your computer's internal hard drive Use the WD SmartWare Backup tab displays to back up once every 24 hours. See Figure 9 and Table 2 on page 17). MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. Home Tab Functional Description...
..., includes all of your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer content gauge" on page 19 for your operating system files that are only backed up and control the backup operation. Backup Tab Displays The WD SmartWare software provides one of the Backup tab displays....files in a Temp folder. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 18 After running your computer's internal hard drive Use the WD SmartWare Backup tab displays to back up once every 24 hours. See Figure 9 and Table 2 on page 17). MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. Home Tab Functional Description...
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...Content Gauge Backup by Files Display My Passport Drive Content Gauge Category/File Backup Toggle Button Figure 9. Backup Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Your computer content gauge Same as the content gauge for your computer's hard drive on the Home tab display. (See... "Your computer content gauge" on page 17.) My Passport drive content Same as the content gauge for your My Passport drive on the gauges Home tab display. (See "My Passport drive content gauge" on page 18.) (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL...
...Content Gauge Backup by Files Display My Passport Drive Content Gauge Category/File Backup Toggle Button Figure 9. Backup Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Your computer content gauge Same as the content gauge for your computer's hard drive on the Home tab display. (See... "Your computer content gauge" on page 17.) My Passport drive content Same as the content gauge for your My Passport drive on the gauges Home tab display. (See "My Passport drive content gauge" on page 18.) (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL...
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... that you want to back up : Clicking Apply Changes in the backup files selection box updates the content gauge for your My Passport drive. • Revert clears your files. Backup Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Advanced backup area In category mode, the... initial/default configuration of the WD SmartWare software is to back up all of the files/folders selected for your My Passport drive. In file mode, the initial/default configuration of the WD SmartWare...
... that you want to back up : Clicking Apply Changes in the backup files selection box updates the content gauge for your My Passport drive. • Revert clears your files. Backup Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Advanced backup area In category mode, the... initial/default configuration of the WD SmartWare software is to back up all of the files/folders selected for your My Passport drive. In file mode, the initial/default configuration of the WD SmartWare...