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    External P ortable My Passport ® Portab le Hard Drive User Manual My Passport User Manual[...]

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    ii WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us a n o pp o rtu n it y t o a dd res s i t b ef o re re tur ni ng this product. Most technical sup port questions can be answered thr ough our know ledge base or email supp ort service at http ://su ppor t.wd c.com . If the answer is not availa ble or if you prefer , please co[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL T ABL E OF CO NTEN TS – iii T able of Contents WD Servic e and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Accessing O nline Su pport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Contacting [...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL T ABLE OF CONTENTS – iv Changing Yo ur Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Turning Off the Driv e Lock Fe ature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 7 Managing an d Customizi ng the Drive . . . . [...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S – v B Compli ance and W arranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Regulato ry Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 FCC Class B Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL ABOUT Y OUR WD DRIVE – 1 About Y our WD Dr ive W elcome to your My Passp ort ® port able hard drive, an elegant, high-c apacity storage solution for all the chapters of y our digital l i fe. Our latest edition featur es visual, easy-to- use, automatic, continuous backup software, and dri ve lock security protection. My P[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL ABOUT Y OUR WD DRIVE – 2 WD quality inside and out —W e kn ow your d ata is imp ortant to yo u. So w e build the dri ve ins ide t o our de mand ing r equir eme nts for durability , shoc k toleran ce, and long- term reliability . Then, we protect the drive with a durable enclosure designed for beauty and protection. Kit [...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL ABOUT Y OUR WD DRIVE – 3 The WD SmartW are software is compatible with the follo wing operating system s: Compatibili ty can vary , depending on har dware configuration and operatin g system. For highest p erformance and reliability , al ways install the latest updates and service pack (SP) . For Window s computers, go to[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL ABOUT Y OUR WD DRIVE – 4 Regi stering Y our D rive Always r egister your My Passport drive to get the latest updates and special offers. Y ou can eas ily register your dr ive using the WD Drive U tilities s oftware, as des cribed in “Registering t he Drive” on page 45. Anoth er way is to r egis ter online at http:/ / [...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL CONNE CTING THE DRIVE AND GETT ING STARTED – 5 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This cha pter provides instructions for conn ecting the drive and installing the WD Drive Utilities, W D Security , and WD SmartWar e so ftware on your computer . It includes the follow ing topics : Connecting the Drive Getting Started[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL CONNE CTING THE DRIVE AND GETT ING STARTED – 6 Getti ng Sta rted with th e WD So ftware After you have connected the drive to your computer , an installation wizard quickly gets you started with the WD software that is on the drive: • WD Se curity • WD Drive U tilities • WD S martW a r e 1. Use your co mputer’ s f[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL CONNE CTING THE DRIVE AND GETT ING STARTED – 7 3. Read the license agreement, select the I acce pt the te rms of the Lic ense Agree ment check box, and click Next to continue: 4. On the Cus tom Setup dialog: a. Select an applicatio n name to see a brief description of the application: • WD Drive Util itie s •W D S e c[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL CONNE CTING THE DRIVE AND GETT ING STARTED – 8 5. W ait for the installation to complete: 6. When the installation comp letes, click Finish to close the W D Apps Se tup Wizard: 7. If you see a message that a software update is available, clic k Update Softwar e and follow the on- screen instruct ions for downloadin g and [...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL CONNE CTING THE DRIVE AND GETT ING STARTED – 9 8. Depending on your s elections: • Inst alling t he W D Drive U tilitie s softw are with the La unch Applicat ion op tion display s the WD Drive Utilities screen (se e Figure 4 a nd “Manag ing and Custom izing th e Drive” on page 43 ). • Installing the WD Security so[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 10 Figure 4. WD Drive Util ities Scre en Figure 5. W D Security Sc ree n[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 11 Figure 6. Initial Backup Screens Initial File Backup Screen Initial Category Backup Screen Note : Th e initi al Backup s cr eens onl y app ear one tim e—whe n y ou instal l the WD SmartW are softwar e on you r comput er . After that , launchin g the softw are disp lays t he [...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 12 Figure 7. WD SmartW are Home Screens Before first backup After first backup[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 13 WD SmartW are Softwa r e Functiona l Over view This chapter provides a brief functional overview of the WD SmartW are software. It includes the follo wing topics: Home T ab Display Backup T ab Displays Retr ieve T ab Di splays Settings T ab Display Help T ab Display All oper[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 14 Note: In a ddition to t he deta iled Help tab info rmation, eac h WD SmartW are displa y pr ovid es easy a ccess to ab br eviated online help to q uickl y guide you t hrough your back up, retrieve, a nd setting s tasks. Whenev er you are uncertain about what to do, just clic[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 15 Fig ure 8. Home T ab Display My Passp ort Drive Icon Your Computer I con Your Computer Content Gauge My Passp ort Drive Content Gauge[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 16 T able 1. Home T ab Functional Description Display Component Description Y ou r comput er icon Prov ides a grap hic r epre sentation and name of t he internal har d drive or drive parti tion on your comp uter that t he WD SmartW ar e softwar e will access for bac kup and r e[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 17 Drive d ispl ay scr oll pointe rs (Not shown i n Figur e 8 on page 15.) One inst allati on of the WD Smart W ar e so ftwar e support s as many My Passpo rt driv es as you system can handle . When the nu mber of conn ected dri ves excee ds the d isplay ca pacit y , the WD Sma[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 18 Backup T ab D isplays The WD SmartW are software pr ovides one of two differ ent Backup tab displays, depending on how you want to select files to back up: • By category—As shown in the content gauges • By file—As shown in the folder structure of your computer’ s i[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 19 Figur e 9. Backup T ab Displays T able 2. Backup T ab Functional Description Display Component Description Y our com pute r c onte nt gau ge Same as the con tent gaug e for your comp uter’ s hard driv e on the Home tab di splay . (See “ Y our c ompu ter conten t ga uge?[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 20 Advanc ed backup are a In cat egory mode, the initi al/defau lt conf igurati on of the WD SmartW are sof tware is to back up al l of your fi les. In this configu rati on, the ad vanc ed backup are a is bl ank. Clicking Advanced V iew di splays a backu p files select ion box [...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 21 Ret rie ve T ab Disp lays Three WD SmartW are softwar e Retrieve tab displ ays guide you thr ough the tasks for finding ba ckup files and co pying them to your c omputer’ s internal hard drive: • Sel ecting the back up volume to retrieve from • Selecting the destin ati[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 22 Fig ure 10 . Ret rieve T ab Displays T able 3. Retri eve T ab Functional Description Display Component Description Backed Up V olumes sele ction box Lists th e backed up volumes tha t are ava ilab le to ret riev e files fr om on the sel ected My Pa ssport d rive. Yo u must s[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 23 Retr ieve destin ati on option bu ttons Specify the locati on on your computer’ s internal har d drive wh er e you want to cop y the files retrieved from the se lected My Passport drive : • T o the Origin al Places copies the retrieved fi les to th e same locatio n th at[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 24 Setting s T ab Display See Figu re 11 and T abl e 4 for a bri ef functional de scription of the Settings tab display . Figur e 11. Settings T ab Display T able 4. Settings T ab Functional Description Display Component Description File Hist ory but ton Displ ays the Set File [...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 25 Help T ab Display The WD SmartW are Help tab display pr ovides quick access to Lear ning Center topics and li nks to online support services. See Figu re 12 and T abl e 5 for a bri ef functional de scription of the Help tab display . Figur e 12. Help T ab Display T able 5. H[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 26 Support l ink Uses your W eb browser t o connect to the WD Service & Su pport Home page at http://suppo rt.wdc.c om . Update Softwar e button Uses yo ur W eb browse r to compar e the versions of your WD SmartW are softwar e and t he firmware of the select ed My Passp ort[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 27 Backing Up Files This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: How the B ackup Function W orks Backing Up Fi les How th e Backup F unction W orks The WD SmartW ar e software automatically and continuousl y backs up all of your important data files to your My Passport drive—music, movies, photos, [...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 28 3. On the B ackup screen: 4. T o back u p all of th e cate gori es of files on t he in ter nal hard driv e: a. V erify that the backup mode i s category and that Ready to perform category backup appears at the upper -left cor ner of the Backup screen. If the backup mo de is file and Ready to perform [...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 29 b. C lick Advanced View to open the backup by categories selection box: c. In the backup by categories selection box: • C lear the check boxes for the categories o f files that you w ant to exclude from the backup. • A s requir ed, select the check boxes fo r the categories of files that yo u wan[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 30 7. T o backup selected file s or fold ers: a. V erify that the backup mo de is file a nd that R eady to perform f ile back up appears at the upper -left cor ner of the Backup screen. If the backup mode is category and Ready to perform category backup appears there, then click the Switc h to File Back[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 31 9. Appear ance of a backup successfully fini shed message means that the b ackup comple ted no rmally . If any files could not be backed up, the WD SmartW are softwar e displays a: • Cautio n message indicating the number o f files involved • View link that you can click to see a li st of the fil[...]

  • Page 37

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL RETRI EVING FILES – 32 Retrieving Files This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: How the Retrieve Function W orks Retrievi ng Files How the Retri eve Fu nction W ork s The WD SmartW ar e software makes it easy for you to retrieve backed up files fr om your My Passp ort drive and co py them to either: • Their orig[...]

  • Page 38

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL RETRI EVING FILES – 33 IF y ou have . . . THE N the W D Smar tW ar e s oftware disp lays t he . . . Create d a single back up o n the sele cted My Passpor t dri ve from your computer , Select a de stinat ion fo r r etrieved files dialo g: Pro ceed to step 3 on page 34. Created multip le back up volumes on the selec ted My[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL RETRI EVING FILES – 34 3. On the S elect a d estinatio n for retrieved files dialo g: 4. Click Next to display th e Select cont ent to retrieve... d ialog. IF y ou want to co py yo ur retriev ed fi les to . . . THEN selec t the . . . option . Their o rigin al loca tions on your comp uter’ s inter nal hard drive , T o th[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL RETRI EVING FILES – 35 5. In the Retrieve Some Files sel ection box, na vigate thro ugh the fol der structure to find the files you want. Y ou can also use the search box by typing the name (or partial nam e) of the file or folde r: • Select the Sh ow older files check box to display the differ ent backed up vers ions o[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 36 Locking and Unlocking the Driv e This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: Passwor d Pr otecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Changing Y our Password T ur ning Off the Drive Lock Featur e Passwor d Pr otecting the Dr ive Y ou should password protect your drive if you are worrie[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 37 2. On the S et Security dialog: a. If you have more than one suppo rted My Passp ort drive connected to your computer , select the one that you want to create a password for . b. T ype your passwor d in the Choose a password box, using up to 25 char acters. c. Retype your passwo r d i[...]

  • Page 43

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 38 Unlocking the Driv e with the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer , starting either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software displays the Unlo ck Drive dialog: This hap[...]

  • Page 44

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 39 Unlocking the Driv e with the WD SmartW ar e Software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer , or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer , unle ss you select ed the Enable auto unlock for user: check box when you cr eated you r passwor d, the WD S martW are soft[...]

  • Page 45

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 40 Unlocking the Driv e with the WD Drive Unlock Util ity Whenever you connect your p asswor d-protected d riv e to a c omp ute r t hat d oes no t have the WD Sm artW ar e, WD Security, or WD Driv e Util ities software installed, you can use the WD D rive Unlo ck utility to u nlock the d[...]

  • Page 46

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 41 Chan ging Y our Pas swo r d To change your passwor d : 1. Open the Change Securi ty dialog b y clicking either: • The WD Security desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you install ed the applicatio n • Star t > All Pr ograms > Wes t e r n D i g i t a l > WD Apps &[...]

  • Page 47

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 42 T urning O f f the D rive Lock Fe ature To remove pass word protection from your drive: 1. Open the Change Securi ty dialog b y clicking either: • The WD Security desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you install ed the applicatio n • Star t > (All ) Progr ams > We s[...]

  • Page 48

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 43 Managing a nd Custom izing the Drive This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: Using the WD Quick View Icon Opening the WD SmartWar e Software Checking D rive Status Safely Disco nnecting the Drive Monitoring Icon Alerts Setting the Drive Sleep Ti mer Register ing t he Dr[...]

  • Page 49

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 44 Checkin g Drive St atus Y ou can see the drive capacity used and d riv e temperature status, and fi nd out if the drive is locked by h overing t he pointe r over the WD Qu ick V iew icon in the taskbar : Safely Disconnecting t he Drive Y ou can safely disconnect the drive by ei[...]

  • Page 50

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 45 Setting the Drive Sleep Time r The drive sleep timer tur ns off the power to yo ur drive after a certain period of inactivity to conserve power and minim ize long-term wear on the d rive. 1. Open the WD Drive Utiliti es application by clicking either: • The WD Drive Utilities[...]

  • Page 51

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 46 4. Click Registration to display the Registrati on dialog: 5. On the Registration dialog: a. T ype your first name in the First nam e box. b. T ype your last name in the Last name box. c. T ype your email address in the E-mail addr ess box. d. Select your la nguage in the Pr ef[...]

  • Page 52

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 47 • Quick Drive T est Y our My Passport drive has a built-i n Data Lifeguar d TM diagnosti c utility that tests the drive for error conditio ns. The quic k drive test checks the drive for major per for manc e pr o blem s. The result of a quick drive test is a pass-or -fail e va[...]

  • Page 53

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 48 Erasing the Drive Note: Erasi ng the dr ive als o deletes the WD soft ware and al l of the supp ort file s, utilities , and user man ual fil es. Y ou ca n download t hese to r estor e your My Passp ort to it s origin al conf igurati on after erasing t he drive. WD D rive U tili[...]

  • Page 54

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 49 Using the WD Driv e Unlock Utility T o erase your M y Passport when the drive is locked and yo u have for gotten or lo st your pass wor d: 1. Start the WD Driv e Unlock utility by either: • Using your computer’ s file management utility to open the WD Unlocker virtual CD an[...]

  • Page 55

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 50 3. The fifth invalid passwor d attempt displays the too many passwor d attempts dialog: 4. Click Eras e Drive to display a w arning about erasin g all of the data on the dr ive: 5. Read the war ning and select the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk. 6. C[...]

  • Page 56

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 51 Restoring the WD Sof tware and Disk Image In a ddition to d eleting all of the da ta o n your My Pa sspor t drive, erasin g or reform atti ng the drive al so removes the WD software and a ll of the suppo rt files , utilities, online help and user manual files. If you ever need [...]

  • Page 57

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MANAGIN G AND CUSTOM IZING THE SOFTWARE – 52 Managing a nd Custom izing the Sof twar e This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: Specifying the Number of Ba ckup V ersions Specifying a Differ ent Retrieve Folder Checking for Software Updates Uninstalling the WD Softw are Specifying the Numb er of Ba ckup V ersions T[...]

  • Page 58

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MANAGIN G AND CUSTOM IZING THE SOFTWARE – 53 3. On the So ftwa r e Set tin gs s cr een , cli ck Retrieve Folder to display the Set Retrieve Folder di alog: 4. On the S et Retrieve Folder dialog : a. Clic k Br owse and use the browse function to identify the new retr ieve folder . b. C lick Apply . Checki ng for So ftware [...]

  • Page 59

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL USING THE DRIVE WI TH A MAC – 54 Using the Drive with a Mac The My Pas sport dr ive is fo rmatted as a sing le NTFS partition for comp atibility with al l updated Windows o perating s ystems. T o use the drive on Mac OS X operating systems, and to use Time Machine, if you want, you must reformat the drive to a single HFS+[...]

  • Page 60

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG – 55 T r oubleshooting This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: Installing, Partit ioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequentl y Asked Quest ions If you have pr oblems inst alling or using this pr oduct, r efer to th is tr oubleshooting se ction or visi t our su pport website at http://su pport .w[...]

  • Page 61

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG – 56 Q: How do I determine whether or not my system supports USB 3.0 o r USB 2.0? A: Refer to your USB card documentation or contact your USB card manufacturer . Note: If your USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 contr oller is b uilt in to the sy stem motherb oar d, be sur e to i nstall the appr opri ate chi pset supp o[...]

  • Page 62

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 57 Installing an SES Driver If you do not install the WD software, you need an SES driver installed on Windows computers to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Passport drive to y our computer Note: The SES Driver is install ed auto matically whe n you i[...]

  • Page 63

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 58 4. Select Inst all th e softw ar e automa tica lly and click Next : 5. When the installation comp letes, click Finish :[...]

  • Page 64

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 59 Installing t he Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manuall y: 1. On the Found New Hardware Wizar d screen, select No, not this time to inh ibit a connection attempt to Windows Update: 2. Click Next to continue. 3. Select Inst all fr om a li s[...]

  • Page 65

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 60 d. Click Next : 5. When the installation comp letes, click Finish :[...]

  • Page 66

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 61 Installing on Windows V ista Comput ers After you physi cally connect the dri ve as shown in Figur e 3 on page 5, the Found New Hardwar e scr een displays. Note: If Au toplay i s enabled, two additi onal scr eens might appear at t he same time as the Foun d New Hard war e scree n. If they app[...]

  • Page 67

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 62 Installing t he Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manuall y: 1. O n t h e F o un d N e w H ard wa re wi z ard sc ree n, cl i ck Locate a nd ins tall d river soft war e : 2. On the F ound New Hardware - WD S ES Device wi zard scr een, click D[...]

  • Page 68

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 63 4. Brows e to Computer and: a. Doub le-clic k the M y Passpo rt driv e. b. Doub le-clic k the Ext ras folde r . c. Sele ct WD SES Dev ice Dri ver . d. Click Next : 5. When the installation comp letes, click Close :[...]

  • Page 69

    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 64 Installing on Windows 7 and Win dows 8 Computers After you physi cally connect the dri ve as shown in Figur e 3 on page 5, use the Windows Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: 1. Open A ll Progra ms and click Com put er > Manage : 2. Under Computer Ma nagement (L ocal) , [...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 65 3. Click Browse my com puter for d river softw are . 4. Brows e to Computer , double-click the M y Passport dr ive, double-cli ck the Extras folder , and se lect WD SES Devi ce Driver : 5. Click Next . 6. When the installation comp letes, click Close :[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND W ARRANTY INFORMATION – 66 Compliance and W arranty Information This a ppendix includes the foll owing topics: Regulatory Co mpliance Envir onmental Compliance (China) W arranty Informatio n GNU General Public License (“GPL”) Regulator y Compliance FCC Class B Inform ation This device has been tested an[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND W ARRANTY INFORMATION – 67 KC Notice (Repub lic of Korea only) Envir onmental Compli ance (China) Wa r r a n t y I n f o r m a t i o n Obtaining Ser vice WD values your business and always attempts to pro vide you the very best of service. If this Pro duct re quires mai ntenance, either co ntact the dealer [...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND W ARRANTY INFORMATION – 68 Limited W arranty WD warrants that the Product, in the course of its normal use, will for the term defined below , be fr ee fr om defects in material and workmanship and will conform to WD’ s specific ation therefor . The term of your limi ted warranty depe nds on the country in[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INDEX – 6 9 Index A Acces sories , optiona l 2 Advanced backup area, Backup tab dis- plays 20 Alerts, flashing icon 44 B Backed Up Volumes selection box 22 Backup about ba cki ng up file s 27 files content box 28 , 29 , 30 procedure 27 Backup tab displays advanced backup area 20 description 18 drive content gauge 19 funct[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INDEX – 7 0 your computer’s co ntent gauge 17 I ICES-003/NMB-003 compliance 66 Indicator light 3 Internal dri ve selector box, Home tab dis- plays 16 K Kit contents 2 L Launching WD SmartW are software 43 Learning Center topic buttons 25 LED indicator 3 Limited warranty 68 O Online support, accessing ii Online User Manu[...]

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    MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INDEX – 7 1 W Warranty 67 WD service 67 SmartWare icon 43 Store link 26 technical support, contacting ii Y Your computer content gauge, Backup tab displays 19 content gauge, Home tab displays 17 icon, Home tab display 16[...]

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    Information furnished by WD is believed to be accurate and reli able; however , no responsibility is assumed by WD for i ts use nor for any infrin gement of patents or other rights of thir d parties which may result from it s use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any pate nt or patent rights of WD. WD reserves the right to ch[...]