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iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Storage Device 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional ... Device 4 Handling Precautions 4 2 Connecting the Device and Getting Started 5 Connecting the Device 5 Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software 7 3 Managing and Customizing Your My Passport Pro Device 9 Checking Device Health 9 Managing the RAID Configuration 11 Checking the Device Status 11 Changing the Device Configuration 12 Erasing the Device Drives 16 Registering...
iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Storage Device 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional ... Device 4 Handling Precautions 4 2 Connecting the Device and Getting Started 5 Connecting the Device 5 Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software 7 3 Managing and Customizing Your My Passport Pro Device 9 Checking Device Health 9 Managing the RAID Configuration 11 Checking the Device Status 11 Changing the Device Configuration 12 Erasing the Device Drives 16 Registering...
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... in speed, flexibility and convenience. Massive capacity in a portable enclosure-With 2-TB and 4-TB options, My Passport Pro offers the capacity you to your My Passport® Pro portable RAID storage. Quick and easy backup with Time Machine-Compatibility with amazing transfer speeds up and protect your ...may vary based on this drive and use it easier than ever to use the RAID setting that suits your needs. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Storage Device Welcome to use the drives independently. This chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents...
... in speed, flexibility and convenience. Massive capacity in a portable enclosure-With 2-TB and 4-TB options, My Passport Pro offers the capacity you to your My Passport® Pro portable RAID storage. Quick and easy backup with Time Machine-Compatibility with amazing transfer speeds up and protect your ...may vary based on this drive and use it easier than ever to use the RAID setting that suits your needs. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Storage Device Welcome to use the drives independently. This chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents...
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...integrated Thunderbolt cable and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the device) Quick Install Guide My Passport Pro Portable RAID Storage Device Figure 1. My Passport Pro Portable RAID Storage Kit Components Quick Install Guide Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for this .... For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to http://support.wd.com/downloads. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL WD Drive Utilities™ software-Keep your device performing at http://www.westerndigital.com. Important: For the latest WD product...
...integrated Thunderbolt cable and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the device) Quick Install Guide My Passport Pro Portable RAID Storage Device Figure 1. My Passport Pro Portable RAID Storage Kit Components Quick Install Guide Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for this .... For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to http://support.wd.com/downloads. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL WD Drive Utilities™ software-Keep your device performing at http://www.westerndigital.com. Important: For the latest WD product...
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...For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest software update. My Passport Pro Portable RAID Storage Device Parts ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE - 3 Disk Drive Formats Your My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device is formatted with a single HFS+J partition for... power/activity LED indicator An integrated Thunderbolt cable Power/Activity LED Integrated Thunderbolt Cable Figure 2. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device and the WD Drive Utilities software are compatible with the following Mac OS ...
...For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest software update. My Passport Pro Portable RAID Storage Device Parts ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE - 3 Disk Drive Formats Your My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device is formatted with a single HFS+J partition for... power/activity LED indicator An integrated Thunderbolt cable Power/Activity LED Integrated Thunderbolt Cable Figure 2. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device and the WD Drive Utilities software are compatible with the following Mac OS ...
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... and installation. ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE - 4 Make sure the device is to get the latest updates and special offers. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the device power state as described in Figure 2 on page 3, the My... Passport Pro portable RAID storage device has an integrated single-channel Thunderbolt cable that supports Thunderbolt technology. Thunderbolt technology supports data transfer rates up...
... and installation. ABOUT YOUR WD STORAGE DEVICE - 4 Make sure the device is to get the latest updates and special offers. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the device power state as described in Figure 2 on page 3, the My... Passport Pro portable RAID storage device has an integrated single-channel Thunderbolt cable that supports Thunderbolt technology. Thunderbolt technology supports data transfer rates up...
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Turn on your Finder display: CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Connecting the My Passport Pro Device 3. Figure 3. Verify that the My Passport Pro appears under DEVICES in Figure 3. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Device and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for: Connecting the Device Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software Connecting the Device...
Turn on your Finder display: CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 Connecting the My Passport Pro Device 3. Figure 3. Verify that the My Passport Pro appears under DEVICES in Figure 3. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Device and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for: Connecting the Device Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software Connecting the Device...
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... Disk check box does not appear on page 12. If you can either: Use it to individual drives and use one of your My Passport Pro device are software configured, and the backup disk encryption feature is selected on your Finder Preferences dialog, the My...Backup Disk and complete the Time Machine setup: CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 DO NOT select this check box on your desktop: 5. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Note: If the External disks check box is not compatible with software-configured RAID devices. Convert it in the default striped RAID configuration without backup...
... Disk check box does not appear on page 12. If you can either: Use it to individual drives and use one of your My Passport Pro device are software configured, and the backup disk encryption feature is selected on your Finder Preferences dialog, the My...Backup Disk and complete the Time Machine setup: CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 DO NOT select this check box on your desktop: 5. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Note: If the External disks check box is not compatible with software-configured RAID devices. Convert it in the default striped RAID configuration without backup...
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...display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 on page 8 and "Managing and Customizing Your My Passport Pro Device" on Snow Leopard computers Either way, your device. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL If you do not want to change the drive configuration and then set up Time Machine backups, click...Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application. 4. Don't Use on the screen that displays: 2. Double-click either the My Passport Pro Finder listing or its desktop icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that displays: 3. Installing the WD Drive Utilities ...
...display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 on page 8 and "Managing and Customizing Your My Passport Pro Device" on Snow Leopard computers Either way, your device. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL If you do not want to change the drive configuration and then set up Time Machine backups, click...Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application. 4. Don't Use on the screen that displays: 2. Double-click either the My Passport Pro Finder listing or its desktop icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that displays: 3. Installing the WD Drive Utilities ...
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WD Drive Utilities Screen CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Figure 4.
WD Drive Utilities Screen CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Figure 4.
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..., Check the RAID status or change the device drive configuration. The result of the drives' condition. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 9 "Registering the Device" on page 8) makes it easy for you to manage and customize your storage device for example... precautionary measures, like moving your device to another device, before a failure occurs. 13 Managing and Customizing Your My Passport Pro Device MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL This chapter includes the following tests if you are working properly. RAID Management-Check the operational status or change the ...
..., Check the RAID status or change the device drive configuration. The result of the drives' condition. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 9 "Registering the Device" on page 8) makes it easy for you to manage and customize your storage device for example... precautionary measures, like moving your device to another device, before a failure occurs. 13 Managing and Customizing Your My Passport Pro Device MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL This chapter includes the following tests if you are working properly. RAID Management-Check the operational status or change the ...
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...run the drive diagnostics and status checks is on page 8). 2. Status Quick Drive Test Complete Drive Test MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 10 Complete Drive Test The most comprehensive drive diagnostic is a pass or fail evaluation of the drives' condition. And, because ... to your drives. The quick drive test checks the drives for error conditions, and inserts bad sector markers as required. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Quick Drive Test Each device drive has a built-in Data Lifeguard™ diagnostic utility that you encounter disk error conditions when ...
...run the drive diagnostics and status checks is on page 8). 2. Status Quick Drive Test Complete Drive Test MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 10 Complete Drive Test The most comprehensive drive diagnostic is a pass or fail evaluation of the drives' condition. And, because ... to your drives. The quick drive test checks the drives for error conditions, and inserts bad sector markers as required. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Quick Drive Test Each device drive has a built-in Data Lifeguard™ diagnostic utility that you encounter disk error conditions when ...
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...Drive Utilities to display the device status: 4. Online - Offline - Degraded - Standby-The drive is online and available - MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Managing the RAID Configuration The initial/default configuration of the device configuration and each device drive. 1. The status display shows: Current ...that can be rebuilt - Unknown-The drive has some other undetermined status MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 11 If you want to your My Passport Pro device is being rebuilt - Stripe - Rebuilding-The drive is as either : A mirrored RAID ...
...Drive Utilities to display the device status: 4. Online - Offline - Degraded - Standby-The drive is online and available - MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Managing the RAID Configuration The initial/default configuration of the device configuration and each device drive. 1. The status display shows: Current ...that can be rebuilt - Unknown-The drive has some other undetermined status MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 11 If you want to your My Passport Pro device is being rebuilt - Stripe - Rebuilding-The drive is as either : A mirrored RAID ...
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... Selecting the . . . Note: Changing the device configuration also deletes the WD software and all of the support files, utilities, and user manual files. If you have been using the device in one that you want to switch to a different mode, back up your files to configure... Base answer ID 7 at http://support.wd.com for each drive: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 12 Maximum Capacity and Performance (RAID 0) Mirror - MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Changing the Device Configuration CAUTION! Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to its original configuration ...
... Selecting the . . . Note: Changing the device configuration also deletes the WD software and all of the support files, utilities, and user manual files. If you have been using the device in one that you want to switch to a different mode, back up your files to configure... Base answer ID 7 at http://support.wd.com for each drive: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 12 Maximum Capacity and Performance (RAID 0) Mirror - MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Changing the Device Configuration CAUTION! Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to its original configuration ...
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...: HFS+J ExFAT Note: If you want to save any of data when you want to support the new device mode MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 13 On the volume dialog: a. d. c. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL 5.
...: HFS+J ExFAT Note: If you want to save any of data when you want to support the new device mode MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 13 On the volume dialog: a. d. c. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL 5.
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...NOT select this check box on Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks systems. Your My Passport Pro device leverages the operating system to enable RAID configurations. An individual drive volume, proceed to use : My Passport Pro - A My Passport Pro - A RAID volume, click Use as a backup disk with Time Machine: New...Backup Disk and skip to use the Time Machine backup software, then for: - MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL 8. To use the Time Machine backup software, click: - B MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 14 Select the volume that you do not want to step 10 on ...
...NOT select this check box on Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks systems. Your My Passport Pro device leverages the operating system to enable RAID configurations. An individual drive volume, proceed to use : My Passport Pro - A My Passport Pro - A RAID volume, click Use as a backup disk with Time Machine: New...Backup Disk and skip to use the Time Machine backup software, then for: - MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL 8. To use the Time Machine backup software, click: - B MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 14 Select the volume that you do not want to step 10 on ...
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... WD software and disk image. Go to close the completion message display: 12. Click Use as Backup Disk and skip to step 10. 10. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL b. c. Complete the Time Machine setup: 11. If you do not want to create a password to secure your computer's operating system: Using Snow Leopard, click... your backup files, click Use as Backup Disk and skip to step c. - Click Encrypt Disk and proceed to step 10. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 15
... WD software and disk image. Go to close the completion message display: 12. Click Use as Backup Disk and skip to step 10. 10. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL b. c. Complete the Time Machine setup: 11. If you do not want to create a password to secure your computer's operating system: Using Snow Leopard, click... your backup files, click Use as Backup Disk and skip to step c. - Click Encrypt Disk and proceed to step 10. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 15
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... for each volume: HFS+J ExFAT Note that you want to display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 on the drive. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Erasing the Device Drives CAUTION! Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to erase: Erase Drive A Erase Drive B b. Click Drive Erase... to erase. 3. On the Drive Erase dialog: a. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 16 For individual drives, select the option to ...
... for each volume: HFS+J ExFAT Note that you want to display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 on the drive. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Erasing the Device Drives CAUTION! Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to erase: Erase Drive A Erase Drive B b. Click Drive Erase... to erase. 3. On the Drive Erase dialog: a. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 16 For individual drives, select the option to ...
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... the drive erase operation completes, click OK to continue: 6. This will be performed and the data might be recoverable using disk recovery software. e. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL d. Go to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about the loss of data when you erase the drive and...
... the drive erase operation completes, click OK to continue: 6. This will be performed and the data might be recoverable using disk recovery software. e. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL d. Go to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about the loss of data when you erase the drive and...
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...during the warranty period and keeps you want to the Internet. 2. Type your first name in the Last name box. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 18 b. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to -date on page 8). 3. f. On the Registration dialog: a. check ... 1. Type your last name in the First name box. Type the serial number of your My Passport Pro device in the Device serial number box. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Registering the Device The WD Drive Utilities software uses your computer's Internet connection to receive email notifications about...
...during the warranty period and keeps you want to the Internet. 2. Type your first name in the Last name box. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 18 b. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to -date on page 8). 3. f. On the Registration dialog: a. check ... 1. Type your last name in the First name box. Type the serial number of your My Passport Pro device in the Device serial number box. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Registering the Device The WD Drive Utilities software uses your computer's Internet connection to receive email notifications about...
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... data loss, close all active windows and applications before disconnecting the device. or control-click the My Passport Pro Finder listing or desktop icon and select Eject "My Passport Pro": Finder Listing Display Desktop Icon Display 2. If you ever need to remove and reinstall the WD software... the support files, utilities, and user manual files. Safely Dismounting the Device Drives CAUTION! Right- Wait for the Finder listing or desktop icon to disappear before shutting down or disconnecting the device drives. 1. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image ...
... data loss, close all active windows and applications before disconnecting the device. or control-click the My Passport Pro Finder listing or desktop icon and select Eject "My Passport Pro": Finder Listing Display Desktop Icon Display 2. If you ever need to remove and reinstall the WD software... the support files, utilities, and user manual files. Safely Dismounting the Device Drives CAUTION! Right- Wait for the Finder listing or desktop icon to disappear before shutting down or disconnecting the device drives. 1. MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image ...