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...California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705061-800 Jul 2010 My Passport® Essential™ and Essential SE Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and other companies. North America English...Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Passport are registered trademarks in the U.S. All rights reserved. Technical Support Services http://support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with this product, please contact WD Technical Support. and My Passport Essential is a trademark of Western Digital...
...California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705061-800 Jul 2010 My Passport® Essential™ and Essential SE Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and other companies. North America English...Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Passport are registered trademarks in the U.S. All rights reserved. Technical Support Services http://support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with this product, please contact WD Technical Support. and My Passport Essential is a trademark of Western Digital...
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...encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period. North America English Spanish Europe (toll free)* Europe Middle East Africa 800.ASK.4WDC (800.275.4932) ... +800 6008 6008/+800 608 6008/+65 62430496 +800 6008 6008/+65 62430496 * Toll free number is available 24/ 7. Contacting WD Technical Support When contacting WD for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is available in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, ...
...encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period. North America English Spanish Europe (toll free)* Europe Middle East Africa 800.ASK.4WDC (800.275.4932) ... +800 6008 6008/+800 608 6008/+65 62430496 +800 6008 6008/+65 62430496 * Toll free number is available 24/ 7. Contacting WD Technical Support When contacting WD for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is available in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, ...
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iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional Accessories 2 Operating System Compatibility 3 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Power/Activity LED 3 USB 3.0 Interface 4 Registering the ...
iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional Accessories 2 Operating System Compatibility 3 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Power/Activity LED 3 USB 3.0 Interface 4 Registering the ...
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... encourage you to http://products.wdc.com/updates. For a list of the software supports up to minimize waste. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to three WD drives (My Passport or My Book drives with limited bus power • Replacement or additional USB cables...
... encourage you to http://products.wdc.com/updates. For a list of the software supports up to minimize waste. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to three WD drives (My Passport or My Book drives with limited bus power • Replacement or additional USB cables...
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... USER MANUAL USB 3.0 Interface Super-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 12 Mb/s Registering the Drive Always register your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive to get the latest updates and special offers. You can be handled with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 Connection to 5 Gb/s. ...
... USER MANUAL USB 3.0 Interface Super-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 12 Mb/s Registering the Drive Always register your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive to get the latest updates and special offers. You can be handled with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 Connection to 5 Gb/s. ...
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...Retrieved category, also shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your operating system files that are not available for backup. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all of your files that are available for backup are shown ...-Provides a Content Gauge showing the capacity and contents of files that are shown in the WD Knowledge Base at support.wdc.com. Note: The small number of your My Passport drive (see Figure 8 on page 10) • Settings-Manages the same security, diagnostics, and power settings as...
...Retrieved category, also shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your operating system files that are not available for backup. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all of your files that are available for backup are shown ...-Provides a Content Gauge showing the capacity and contents of files that are shown in the WD Knowledge Base at support.wdc.com. Note: The small number of your My Passport drive (see Figure 8 on page 10) • Settings-Manages the same security, diagnostics, and power settings as...
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...content you can select specific types of the content on your part-just make sure to leave your My Passport drive connected to your files by backing up . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 13 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up... you without any : • New file that is created on your computer or copied to select specific categories of the WD SmartWare software supports up , with WD SmartWare software. Note: One installation of files or folders to back up to three backup drives that is changed files ...
...content you can select specific types of the content on your part-just make sure to leave your My Passport drive connected to your files by backing up . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 13 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up... you without any : • New file that is created on your computer or copied to select specific categories of the WD SmartWare software supports up , with WD SmartWare software. Note: One installation of files or folders to back up to three backup drives that is changed files ...
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... Gauge for your computer's hard drive changes to yellow/amber for all of files involved • View link that the backup completed normally. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes the files that you have not yet been... in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive changes to blue for each category as the WD SmartWare software backs up your files in the background. • A Stop Backup button is available for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at support.wdc.com. To back up , their...
... Gauge for your computer's hard drive changes to yellow/amber for all of files involved • View link that the backup completed normally. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes the files that you have not yet been... in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive changes to blue for each category as the WD SmartWare software backs up your files in the background. • A Stop Backup button is available for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at support.wdc.com. To back up , their...
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...Change the number of Backup Versions" on page 19. "Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle" on , and if the problem persists, contact WD Support. Locked or in a format that you want to . . . Overheated. Power it back on page 20. "Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder" ...the WD SmartWare software does not understand (non-Windows format in the taskbar, and then click Safely remove My Passport Essential USB HDD: You might be . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar flashes to turn off before shutting ...
...Change the number of Backup Versions" on page 19. "Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle" on , and if the problem persists, contact WD Support. Locked or in a format that you want to . . . Overheated. Power it back on page 20. "Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder" ...the WD SmartWare software does not understand (non-Windows format in the taskbar, and then click Safely remove My Passport Essential USB HDD: You might be . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar flashes to turn off before shutting ...
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... your password, Remove password protection from accessing the files on your drive. • Registration-Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities. • Diagnostics-Run diagnostics and...34. "Registering the Drive" on page 29. "Erasing the Drive" on page 25): IF you want to . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Customizing Your Drive Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize the settings of your drive...
... your password, Remove password protection from accessing the files on your drive. • Registration-Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities. • Diagnostics-Run diagnostics and...34. "Registering the Drive" on page 29. "Erasing the Drive" on page 25): IF you want to . . . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Customizing Your Drive Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize the settings of your drive...
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Registering the Drive The WD SmartWare software uses your computer's Internet connection to -date on the latest WD products: 1. To register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and be kept up-to register your drive. Type your drive after a certain period of...
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Registering the Drive The WD SmartWare software uses your computer's Internet connection to -date on the latest WD products: 1. To register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and be kept up-to register your drive. Type your drive after a certain period of...
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 2. Erasing your drive permanently deletes all of the data on your password. Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function. After the drive erase operation completes, go to support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419 for information... provides two ways to protect your drive before erasing the drive. If you used a password to erase your drive, depending on whether your My Passport drive is . . . "Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function" in the following section. "Using the Drive Unlock Utility" on your drive...
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 2. Erasing your drive permanently deletes all of the data on your password. Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function. After the drive erase operation completes, go to support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419 for information... provides two ways to protect your drive before erasing the drive. If you used a password to erase your drive, depending on whether your My Passport drive is . . . "Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function" in the following section. "Using the Drive Unlock Utility" on your drive...
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...; Add the Set Up Software and Set Up Drive options to erase your computer. After the drive erase operation completes, go to support.wdc.com and see Figure 16 on your password. Click Format to the Settings screen • Remove the Preferences option from your ... your drive also removes your My Passport drive. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 37 Read the warning about downloading and restoring the WD SmartWare software and disk image on page 25), click Preferences to display the Set Preferences dialog: 2. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. Select the ...
...; Add the Set Up Software and Set Up Drive options to erase your computer. After the drive erase operation completes, go to support.wdc.com and see Figure 16 on your password. Click Format to the Settings screen • Remove the Preferences option from your ... your drive also removes your My Passport drive. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 37 Read the warning about downloading and restoring the WD SmartWare software and disk image on page 25), click Preferences to display the Set Preferences dialog: 2. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. Select the ...
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... reformatted the drive, go to restore the WD SmartWare software and disk image on your My Passport drive. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 38 If you ever need to support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419. Double-click Programs and Features. 3. ...Yes at the top of the support files, utilities, online help and user manual files. Select WD SmartWare and click Remove. 4. Click Start > Control Panel. 2. Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image In addition to proceed... prompt. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Uninstalling on Windows...
... reformatted the drive, go to restore the WD SmartWare software and disk image on your My Passport drive. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 38 If you ever need to support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419. Double-click Programs and Features. 3. ...Yes at the top of the support files, utilities, online help and user manual files. Select WD SmartWare and click Remove. 4. Click Start > Control Panel. 2. Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image In addition to proceed... prompt. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Uninstalling on Windows...
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Go to support.wdc.com and refer to the appropriate Knowledge Base Answer ID for information about reformatting a Windows drive: •...or Snow Leopard operating systems, and to use on Mac computers, go to support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419 for information about reformatting a drive. Connect the My Passport drive to your Mac computer. 2. If you have already saved files on ...your computer using the USB cable as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all its contents. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 18 Using the Drive with a Mac The My...
Go to support.wdc.com and refer to the appropriate Knowledge Base Answer ID for information about reformatting a Windows drive: •...or Snow Leopard operating systems, and to use on Mac computers, go to support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419 for information about reformatting a drive. Connect the My Passport drive to your Mac computer. 2. If you have already saved files on ...your computer using the USB cable as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all its contents. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 18 Using the Drive with a Mac The My...
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... drivers are installed before booting? MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using the Disk Management utility. See answer ID 1287 at support.wdc.com and article IDs 314463 and...
... drivers are installed before booting? MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 19 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using the Disk Management utility. See answer ID 1287 at support.wdc.com and article IDs 314463 and...
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... controller is plugged into a USB 1.1 port or hub? Contact the card manufacturer for installation procedures and more information. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Q: How do I determine whether or not my system supports USB 3.0 or USB 2.0? Note: If your USB card manufacturer. A: USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 are backward-compatible with USB... slot, you can achieve Super-Speed USB transfer rates by installing a PCI Express adapter card. Refer to install the appropriate chipset support for more information. A: Refer to 12 Mbps. TROUBLESHOOTING - 55 If your motherboard.
... controller is plugged into a USB 1.1 port or hub? Contact the card manufacturer for installation procedures and more information. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Q: How do I determine whether or not my system supports USB 3.0 or USB 2.0? Note: If your USB card manufacturer. A: USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 are backward-compatible with USB... slot, you can achieve Super-Speed USB transfer rates by installing a PCI Express adapter card. Refer to install the appropriate chipset support for more information. A: Refer to 12 Mbps. TROUBLESHOOTING - 55 If your motherboard.
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...SJ/T11363-2006 X ST/T11363-2006 X PBDE) Warranty Information Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to you at support.wdc.com for information on your return paperwork. If it is determined that this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from ...shipping your expense. COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION - 66 Authorized returns must be shipped in any Product placed in its possession. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL KCC Notice (Republic of Korea only) Class B Device 1 Please note that the Product may be used ...
...SJ/T11363-2006 X ST/T11363-2006 X PBDE) Warranty Information Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to you at support.wdc.com for information on your return paperwork. If it is determined that this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from ...shipping your expense. COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION - 66 Authorized returns must be shipped in any Product placed in its possession. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL KCC Notice (Republic of Korea only) Class B Device 1 Please note that the Product may be used ...
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... not allow exclusion or limitations of incidental or consequential damages, so the limitations above and at support.wdc.com), accident or mishandling while in the Asia Pacific region, unless otherwise required by law. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Limited Warranty WD warrants that the asserted defect a) is not present, b) cannot reasonably...
... not allow exclusion or limitations of incidental or consequential damages, so the limitations above and at support.wdc.com), accident or mishandling while in the Asia Pacific region, unless otherwise required by law. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Limited Warranty WD warrants that the asserted defect a) is not present, b) cannot reasonably...
Product Specifications
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... to recycle it with disabled encryption is needed. Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Passport, and Put Your Life On It are required to a USB 2.0 interface data transfers will occur at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions... directly from actual products. Product Specifications Interface USB 3.0 (backward compatible with universal compatibility today and next-generation speed for tomorrow. My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drives Product Features Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility A single drive with USB 2.0) Dimensions Height: 0.60 in (15...
... to recycle it with disabled encryption is needed. Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Passport, and Put Your Life On It are required to a USB 2.0 interface data transfers will occur at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions... directly from actual products. Product Specifications Interface USB 3.0 (backward compatible with universal compatibility today and next-generation speed for tomorrow. My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drives Product Features Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility A single drive with USB 2.0) Dimensions Height: 0.60 in (15...