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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 ...
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 ...
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iv MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 26 Password Protecting the Drive 26 Unlocking the Drive 27 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 28 Unlocking ... 47 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 47 Checking Drive Status 48 Safely Dismounting the Drive 49 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 49 Using the My Passport Icon 50 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
iv MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 26 Password Protecting the Drive 26 Unlocking the Drive 27 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 28 Unlocking ... 47 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 47 Checking Drive Status 48 Safely Dismounting the Drive 49 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 49 Using the My Passport Icon 50 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
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...PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive 50 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 50 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 51 Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 52 9 Troubleshooting 54 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 54 Frequently Asked Questions 54 A Installing the SES... Driver 56 Installing on Windows XP Computers 56 Installing the Driver Automatically 56 Installing the Driver Manually 58 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 60 Installing the...
...PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive 50 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 50 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 51 Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 52 9 Troubleshooting 54 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 54 Frequently Asked Questions 54 A Installing the SES... Driver 56 Installing on Windows XP Computers 56 Installing the Driver Automatically 56 Installing the Driver Manually 58 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 60 Installing the...
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...simple connection that backs up to save energy. Your data is believing. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Passport™ Essential™ or Essential SE ultra-portable hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all ... smaller, high-quality integrated USB hard drive inside a stylish package in a variety of your digital life. WD's best-selling My Passport Essential and Essential SE USB ultra-portable hard drives feature WD SmartWare software that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers...
...simple connection that backs up to save energy. Your data is believing. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Passport™ Essential™ or Essential SE ultra-portable hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all ... smaller, high-quality integrated USB hard drive inside a stylish package in a variety of your digital life. WD's best-selling My Passport Essential and Essential SE USB ultra-portable hard drives feature WD SmartWare software that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers...
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to http://products.wdc.com/updates. Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. Kit Contents As shown in your My Passport Essential or Essential SE disk drive kit includes the following accessories with the...
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Planet friendly-We designed a small box from recycled materials to http://products.wdc.com/updates. Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. Kit Contents As shown in your My Passport Essential or Essential SE disk drive kit includes the following accessories with the...
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...Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Compatibility can vary, depending on page 54. Disk Drive Format Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive is preformatted as follows: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Slow flashing, approximately...highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with a Mac computer, see "Reformatting ...
...Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Compatibility can vary, depending on page 54. Disk Drive Format Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive is preformatted as follows: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Slow flashing, approximately...highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with a Mac computer, see "Reformatting ...
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... described in "Registering the Drive" on page 35. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing 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. Handling ... rough handling, shock, or vibration. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 Another way is backwardcompatible with care during activity. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE 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 external...
... described in "Registering the Drive" on page 35. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing 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. Handling ... rough handling, shock, or vibration. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 Another way is backwardcompatible with care during activity. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE 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 external...
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...Cancel to your Windows computer: 1. The WD SmartWare software that the My Passport drive appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. Skip to step 8 on the drive installs the proper driver for your My Passport drive. 4. Figure 3. Verify that is . . . Windows XP Windows... might also appear, depending on page 6. THEN . . . Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Turn on your computer. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for...
...Cancel to your Windows computer: 1. The WD SmartWare software that the My Passport drive appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. Skip to step 8 on the drive installs the proper driver for your My Passport drive. 4. Figure 3. Verify that is . . . Windows XP Windows... might also appear, depending on page 6. THEN . . . Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Turn on your computer. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for...
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...IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, open Computer, click to open the My Passport drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare application file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays (see... the Welcome to "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on page 7). CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6. For Windows XP, one or two screens might appear, depending on page 7). 7. Enabled Disabled Proceed to step b. a. Continue...
...IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, open Computer, click to open the My Passport drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare application file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays (see... the Welcome to "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on page 7). CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6. For Windows XP, one or two screens might appear, depending on page 7). 7. Enabled Disabled Proceed to step b. a. Continue...
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... WD SmartWare screen provides three options for the software installation to do? CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note: If a Flash Player is animated. The full version of the WD SmartWare software and retrieve files that you like...another computer, Retrieve a backup link. 2. Welcome to install . . . Read the license agreement and click Accept to your My Passport drive on your drive Install WD SmartWare button. Wait for getting started with WD SmartWare software: 1. This could take several minutes. ...
... WD SmartWare screen provides three options for the software installation to do? CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note: If a Flash Player is animated. The full version of the WD SmartWare software and retrieve files that you like...another computer, Retrieve a backup link. 2. Welcome to install . . . Read the license agreement and click Accept to your My Passport drive on your drive Install WD SmartWare button. Wait for getting started with WD SmartWare software: 1. This could take several minutes. ...
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... the initial Backup screen. Retrieve a backup The WD SmartWare Home screen for returning to display the WD SmartWare Home screen (Figure 7 on page 9). MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. See "Password Protecting the Drive" on page 26 and "Registering the Drive" on page 10). This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install...
... the initial Backup screen. Retrieve a backup The WD SmartWare Home screen for returning to display the WD SmartWare Home screen (Figure 7 on page 9). MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. See "Password Protecting the Drive" on page 26 and "Registering the Drive" on page 10). This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install...
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL and skipping the backup. 7. Initial Backup Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install Drive Settings. Figure 5. ...
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL and skipping the backup. 7. Initial Backup Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install Drive Settings. Figure 5. ...
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Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 7. WD SmartWare Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 6.
Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 7. WD SmartWare Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 6.
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... shows the progress of your backup. • Retrieve lost files effortlessly-Bring back your valuable data to your computer. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 8. Drive Management Home Screen WD SmartWare Software Overview The WD SmartWare software is connected to its original location whether you ... protection is continuous for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before. • See your backup as your My Passport drive is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power to: • Secure your drive-In drive settings, create a password...
... shows the progress of your backup. • Retrieve lost files effortlessly-Bring back your valuable data to your computer. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 8. Drive Management Home Screen WD SmartWare Software Overview The WD SmartWare software is connected to its original location whether you ... protection is continuous for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before. • See your backup as your My Passport drive is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power to: • Secure your drive-In drive settings, create a password...
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...Then click the: • Backup tab to back up files from a prior backup. Files that are not backed up files from your My Passport drive to retrieve backed up include system files, program files, applications, working files like .tmp and .log files, and any location on that...of files on your computer In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all included file extensions, search for backup. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen has four tab-selected screen options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge with ...
...Then click the: • Backup tab to back up files from a prior backup. Files that are not backed up files from your My Passport drive to retrieve backed up include system files, program files, applications, working files like .tmp and .log files, and any location on that...of files on your computer In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all included file extensions, search for backup. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen has four tab-selected screen options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge with ...
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...your first backup-represents the system and hidden files that your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your ... screen options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge showing the capacity and contents of files that are uncertain about what to your My Passport drive (see Figure 8 on page 11) • Settings-Manages the same security, diagnostics, and power settings as the WD SmartWare Drive...
...your first backup-represents the system and hidden files that your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your ... screen options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge showing the capacity and contents of files that are uncertain about what to your My Passport drive (see Figure 8 on page 11) • Settings-Manages the same security, diagnostics, and power settings as the WD SmartWare Drive...
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... AND GETTING STARTED - 14 prompt to display the Continue without Install if you still do not want to install the WD SmartWare software. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you like to do? In this case, go...
... AND GETTING STARTED - 14 prompt to display the Continue without Install if you still do not want to install the WD SmartWare software. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you like to do? In this case, go...
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...software rescans your computer for you without any way This protection is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your My Passport drive is created on the selected hard drive, simply clicking the Start Backup button backs all of your important data files to...the WD SmartWare software supports up to three backup drives that is connected to the My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 13 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up Your...
...software rescans your computer for you without any way This protection is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your My Passport drive is created on the selected hard drive, simply clicking the Start Backup button backs all of your important data files to...the WD SmartWare software supports up to three backup drives that is connected to the My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 13 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up Your...
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This space is not available for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties. In the Content Gauges and ... identifies categories of files that are available for backup • Gray background in the five main categories BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 16 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 9. Backup Screen In the Content Gauges for your computer's disk drives, the categories of files that would be included in the backup if...
This space is not available for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties. In the Content Gauges and ... identifies categories of files that are available for backup • Gray background in the five main categories BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 16 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 9. Backup Screen In the Content Gauges for your computer's disk drives, the categories of files that would be included in the backup if...
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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 backed up. • The gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive changes to blue for each category as the backup completes. • You can continue...
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 backed up. • The gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive changes to blue for each category as the backup completes. • You can continue...