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... view the label when the drive is available for Mac computer users. USB 2.0-For maximum flexibility, you organize your digital life. Note: An optional cable is unplugged. WD's best-selling My Passport Studio FireWire external hard drive features WD SmartWare™ software that limit power from the USB port. You can also connect your...
... view the label when the drive is available for Mac computer users. USB 2.0-For maximum flexibility, you organize your digital life. Note: An optional cable is unplugged. WD's best-selling My Passport Studio FireWire external hard drive features WD SmartWare™ software that limit power from the USB port. You can also connect your...
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...in the WD Knowledge Base at www.westerndigital.com. Kit Contents • My Passport Studio ultra-portable hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on the drive) • FireWire 800 cable • FireWire 800 to 400 adapter • USB micro cable • Quick Install Guide... Quick Install Guide USB Micro Cable FireWire 800 to 400 Adapter My Passport Studio Ultra-portable Hard Drive FireWire 800 Cable Optional Accessories You can use the following accessories with password protection and 256-bit hardware...
...in the WD Knowledge Base at www.westerndigital.com. Kit Contents • My Passport Studio ultra-portable hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on the drive) • FireWire 800 cable • FireWire 800 to 400 adapter • USB micro cable • Quick Install Guide... Quick Install Guide USB Micro Cable FireWire 800 to 400 Adapter My Passport Studio Ultra-portable Hard Drive FireWire 800 Cable Optional Accessories You can use the following accessories with password protection and 256-bit hardware...
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...FireWire Port Indicators Power/Activity LED. For Mac, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. For Windows, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. Each section represents approximately 10 percent of space available. Drive Format Your My Passport Studio...8226; Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Windows® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Important: For highest performance and reliability, install the latest updates and service pack (SP). The numerical display shows the amount of drive ...
...FireWire Port Indicators Power/Activity LED. For Mac, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. For Windows, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. Each section represents approximately 10 percent of space available. Drive Format Your My Passport Studio...8226; Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Windows® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Important: For highest performance and reliability, install the latest updates and service pack (SP). The numerical display shows the amount of drive ...
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... on your computer. Connection to a FireWire 400 port transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to 12 Mb/s). Segment 1 2 3 4 5 % Filled Segment (space used less than 5% does not display) 5 to 9 6 10 to 19 7 20 to 29 8 30 to 39 9 40 to 49 10 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL % Filled 50 to 59... transfer rate of 800 Mb/s and is turned off only when you have set a password on page 42. Drives may be handled with FireWire 400 using the WD SmartWare software, as the included FireWire 800 to 400 Mb/s). ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 Connection to a USB 1.1 port transfers data at...
... on your computer. Connection to a FireWire 400 port transfers data at USB 1.1 speed (up to 12 Mb/s). Segment 1 2 3 4 5 % Filled Segment (space used less than 5% does not display) 5 to 9 6 10 to 19 7 20 to 29 8 30 to 39 9 40 to 49 10 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL % Filled 50 to 59... transfer rate of 800 Mb/s and is turned off only when you have set a password on page 42. Drives may be handled with FireWire 400 using the WD SmartWare software, as the included FireWire 800 to 400 Mb/s). ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 Connection to a USB 1.1 port transfers data at...
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... cable as shown in Figure 1. Using a USB Micro Cable Figure 1. Turn on your computer. Connecting the My Passport Drive Using a FireWire 800 Cable CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting and installing the drive on...
... cable as shown in Figure 1. Using a USB Micro Cable Figure 1. Turn on your computer. Connecting the My Passport Drive Using a FireWire 800 Cable CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting and installing the drive on...
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...support.wdc.com. Wait ten seconds. Reconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable to show (enable) the VCD on page 44). If you... it is the file that you copied to download the utility Virtual CD (VCD) Manager for your My Passport drive, and the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility displays its current and target VCD settings: 7. If...and check your desktop display to confirm the change to continue and, as prompted, for Mac from your My Passport drive: a. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 6. Click Configure Drive to take effect, you must power cycle your drive. b. Select your ...
...support.wdc.com. Wait ten seconds. Reconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable to show (enable) the VCD on page 44). If you... it is the file that you copied to download the utility Virtual CD (VCD) Manager for your My Passport drive, and the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility displays its current and target VCD settings: 7. If...and check your desktop display to confirm the change to continue and, as prompted, for Mac from your My Passport drive: a. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 6. Click Configure Drive to take effect, you must power cycle your drive. b. Select your ...
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b. c. Wait ten seconds. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 16 Disconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable from your My Passport drive: a. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 7. Click Exit to confirm the change to take effect, you must power cycle your drive. As prompted, for your change . Reconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable to your desktop display to close the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility. 9. Check your drive. 8.
b. c. Wait ten seconds. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 16 Disconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable from your My Passport drive: a. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 7. Click Exit to confirm the change to take effect, you must power cycle your drive. As prompted, for your change . Reconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable to your desktop display to close the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility. 9. Check your drive. 8.
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... CD Settings dialog to enable (show the virtual CD icon • Disable VCD if you want to take effect, you must power cycle your My Passport drive: a. Check your desktop display to confirm the change to show ) or disable (hide) the virtual CD icon for your drive. Click: •... 12 on page 29), click Virtual CD to your drive. 5. Reconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable to display the Virtual CD Settings dialog: 2. As prompted, for your change . MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon Each WD SmartWare drive that you connect to your...
... CD Settings dialog to enable (show the virtual CD icon • Disable VCD if you want to take effect, you must power cycle your My Passport drive: a. Check your desktop display to confirm the change to show ) or disable (hide) the virtual CD icon for your drive. Click: •... 12 on page 29), click Virtual CD to your drive. 5. Reconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable to display the Virtual CD Settings dialog: 2. As prompted, for your change . MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon Each WD SmartWare drive that you connect to your...
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...utility. Contact the card manufacturer for installation procedures and more information in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from support.wdc.com/download. See answer ID 1287 at support.wdc.com and article IDs 314463 and...Contact the adapter card manufacturer for further details. Q: What happens when a USB 2.0 device is the data transfer rate slow? 19 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Troubleshooting If you can overcome these file size limitations by installing a USB 2.0 PCI adapter card. To create partitions larger than...
...utility. Contact the card manufacturer for installation procedures and more information in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from support.wdc.com/download. See answer ID 1287 at support.wdc.com and article IDs 314463 and...Contact the adapter card manufacturer for further details. Q: What happens when a USB 2.0 device is the data transfer rate slow? 19 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Troubleshooting If you can overcome these file size limitations by installing a USB 2.0 PCI adapter card. To create partitions larger than...
Product Specifications
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My Passport™ Studio™ Portable Hard Drives Pure performance for Mac® Customizable e-label Automatic, continuous backup Hardware encryption, password protection The Mac®-ready My Passport Studio drive features super-fast performance, FireWire® 800 interface, a customizable e-label, visual backup software, and password protection to store and protect all your digital content.
My Passport™ Studio™ Portable Hard Drives Pure performance for Mac® Customizable e-label Automatic, continuous backup Hardware encryption, password protection The Mac®-ready My Passport Studio drive features super-fast performance, FireWire® 800 interface, a customizable e-label, visual backup software, and password protection to store and protect all your digital content.
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... Interface FireWire 800 USB 2.0 Dimensions Height: 0.73 in (18.5 mm) Depth: 4.88 in (124 mm) Width: 3.27 in (83 mm) Weight: 0.40 lb (0.18 kg) System Compatibility Formatted HFS for a list of mind knowing that your valuable data to other companies. My Passport, Studio, and... gigabit per second. 4178-705082-A00 Feb 2010 We encourage you what's stored on the country in these regions. © 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may vary from actual products. Pictures shown may be available in one billion bits per second (Gb/s) ...
... Interface FireWire 800 USB 2.0 Dimensions Height: 0.73 in (18.5 mm) Depth: 4.88 in (124 mm) Width: 3.27 in (83 mm) Weight: 0.40 lb (0.18 kg) System Compatibility Formatted HFS for a list of mind knowing that your valuable data to other companies. My Passport, Studio, and... gigabit per second. 4178-705082-A00 Feb 2010 We encourage you what's stored on the country in these regions. © 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may vary from actual products. Pictures shown may be available in one billion bits per second (Gb/s) ...