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...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... Using the Drive with a Mac 54 Reformatting the Drive 54 Restoring 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 ...
...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... Using the Drive with a Mac 54 Reformatting the Drive 54 Restoring 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 ...
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...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. Then, we build the drive inside and out-We know your data is important to http://support.wdc.com/downloads. My Passport Drive Kit Components Optional Accessories ... • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 • Windows 8 Mac OS X • Leopard • Snow Leopard • Lion • Mountain Lion ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base...
...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. Then, we build the drive inside and out-We know your data is important to http://support.wdc.com/downloads. My Passport Drive Kit Components Optional Accessories ... • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 • Windows 8 Mac OS X • Leopard • Snow Leopard • Lion • Mountain Lion ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base...
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...Software Update. My Passport Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to 5 Gb/s and is compatible with a Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page ... Interface USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to the Start menu and select Windows Update. For Mac computers, go to 480 Mb/s. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport drive has: • A power/activity LED indicator • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity ...
...Software Update. My Passport Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to 5 Gb/s and is compatible with a Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page ... Interface USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to the Start menu and select Windows Update. For Mac computers, go to 480 Mb/s. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport drive has: • A power/activity LED indicator • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity ...
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...Windows operating systems. To use with a Mac The My Passport drive is formatted as shown in the My Passport for use Time Machine, if you want to use on your desktop. 4. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 19 Using the Drive with Mac computers for Mac computers, go to http://support.wdc.com... downloaded and are going to install the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software, see Knowledge Base answer ID 7. Installing the Drive on Mac Computers After you have already saved files on your My Passport drive, reformatting the drive also removes the WD software and all its contents. If you...
...Windows operating systems. To use with a Mac The My Passport drive is formatted as shown in the My Passport for use Time Machine, if you want to use on your desktop. 4. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 19 Using the Drive with Mac computers for Mac computers, go to http://support.wdc.com... downloaded and are going to install the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software, see Knowledge Base answer ID 7. Installing the Drive on Mac Computers After you have already saved files on your My Passport drive, reformatting the drive also removes the WD software and all its contents. If you...
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... hard drive in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from your WD USB 3.0 external storage product. Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive ...USB 3,0 or USB 2.0. 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... software. To create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows. Contact the adapter card manufacturer for use in both Windows and MAC OS X) 291 *The FAT32 file system ...
... hard drive in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from your WD USB 3.0 external storage product. Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive ...USB 3,0 or USB 2.0. 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... software. To create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows. Contact the adapter card manufacturer for use in both Windows and MAC OS X) 291 *The FAT32 file system ...
