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... Technical Support When contacting WD for your WD product. • Registration - To help for support, have your first telephone contact with WD Technical Support. Download drivers, software, and updates for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is not available or if you informed of free telephone support during...
... Technical Support When contacting WD for your WD product. • Registration - To help for support, have your first telephone contact with WD Technical Support. Download drivers, software, and updates for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is not available or if you informed of free telephone support during...
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 9 Troubleshooting 56 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 56 Frequently Asked Questions 56 A Installing an SES Driver 57 Windows XP 57 Installing the Driver Automatically 57 Installing the Driver Manually 59 Windows Vista 60 Installing the Driver Automatically 60 Installing the Driver Manually 61 Windows 7 63 B Compliance and Warranty Information 66 Regulatory Compliance...
MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 9 Troubleshooting 56 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 56 Frequently Asked Questions 56 A Installing an SES Driver 57 Windows XP 57 Installing the Driver Automatically 57 Installing the Driver Manually 59 Windows Vista 60 Installing the Driver Automatically 60 Installing the Driver Manually 61 Windows 7 63 B Compliance and Warranty Information 66 Regulatory Compliance...
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... +TURBO is animated. 4. The Welcome to display the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer icon to WD SmartWare screen displays: MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL If a Flash Player is installed on your computer, the ...screen is a utility on the WD SmartWare VCD that improves the performance of the My Passport drive on Mac computers. 3.
... +TURBO is animated. 4. The Welcome to display the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7 Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer icon to WD SmartWare screen displays: MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL If a Flash Player is installed on your computer, the ...screen is a utility on the WD SmartWare VCD that improves the performance of the My Passport drive on Mac computers. 3.
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... drivers requires you normally use to access your computer to make them active: Click Yes to restart your computer: 8. The computer restarts when the installation completes. Read the license agreement and click Accept to display the License Agreement and Warranty Disclaimer: 5. Click OK. MY PASSPORT STUDIO ...USER MANUAL 4. The My Passport icon on the desktop now looks like this: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8
... drivers requires you normally use to access your computer to make them active: Click Yes to restart your computer: 8. The computer restarts when the installation completes. Read the license agreement and click Accept to display the License Agreement and Warranty Disclaimer: 5. Click OK. MY PASSPORT STUDIO ...USER MANUAL 4. The My Passport icon on the desktop now looks like this: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8
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The VCD displays on your computer, install the software manually: a. Figure 13. The WD SmartWare software will install the appropriate driver for the drive. 2. Open My Computer. USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS - 49 To view the contents of the VCD, such as shown in the form ... Wizard screen displays (see Figure 13). After you physically connect the drive as the documentation and some extra programs, right-click and select Open. b. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing on your My Passport drive. Found New Hardware Wizard Click Cancel to bypass the wizard.
The VCD displays on your computer, install the software manually: a. Figure 13. The WD SmartWare software will install the appropriate driver for the drive. 2. Open My Computer. USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS - 49 To view the contents of the VCD, such as shown in the form ... Wizard screen displays (see Figure 13). After you physically connect the drive as the documentation and some extra programs, right-click and select Open. b. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing on your My Passport drive. Found New Hardware Wizard Click Cancel to bypass the wizard.
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...contact your WD portable USB drive. Note: If your motherboard. A special cable might be operating at USB 1.1 speeds due to an incorrect driver installation of up ? A: Depending on the computer desktop? Q: How do I connect my USB drive to NTFS using this product, refer to... or on your system configuration, your computer may be needed for further details. Contact the card manufacturer for more help. 19 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Troubleshooting If you can overcome these file size limitations by installing a USB 2.0 PCI adapter card. Q: Why is plugged in...
...contact your WD portable USB drive. Note: If your motherboard. A special cable might be operating at USB 1.1 speeds due to an incorrect driver installation of up ? A: Depending on the computer desktop? Q: How do I connect my USB drive to NTFS using this product, refer to... or on your system configuration, your computer may be needed for further details. Contact the card manufacturer for more help. 19 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Troubleshooting If you can overcome these file size limitations by installing a USB 2.0 PCI adapter card. Q: Why is plugged in...
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..., your computer. Click Next. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 57 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver Should you decide not to install the WD SmartWare software, you must be connected to the Internet. Note: If Autoplay is installed automatically if you ...
..., your computer. Click Next. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 57 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver Should you decide not to install the WD SmartWare software, you must be connected to the Internet. Note: If Autoplay is installed automatically if you ...
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Select Install the software automatically and click Next. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 58 3. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 4. When installation is complete, click Finish.
Select Install the software automatically and click Next. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 58 3. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 4. When installation is complete, click Finish.
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Browse to the Internet, you can install the driver manually. 1. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 59 Double-click the WD SmartWare VCD drive. Select WD SES Device Driver. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to My Computer: a. On the next screen, select Install from a list or specific location and click Next. 3. b. Double-click the Extras folder. c. On the Found New Hardware Wizard, select No, not this time and click Next. 2.
Browse to the Internet, you can install the driver manually. 1. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 59 Double-click the WD SmartWare VCD drive. Select WD SES Device Driver. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to My Computer: a. On the next screen, select Install from a list or specific location and click Next. 3. b. Double-click the Extras folder. c. On the Found New Hardware Wizard, select No, not this time and click Next. 2.
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Close those two screens. Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer setup. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 4. Note: If Autoplay is complete, click Close. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 60 When installation is enabled, two extra screens might pop up, depending on your computer must be connected to the Internet. d. Windows Vista After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 1 on page 5, two or three screens might display at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen. Click Next.
Close those two screens. Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer setup. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 4. Note: If Autoplay is complete, click Close. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 60 When installation is enabled, two extra screens might pop up, depending on your computer must be connected to the Internet. d. Windows Vista After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 1 on page 5, two or three screens might display at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen. Click Next.
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Installing the Driver Manually You might want to install the SES driver manually, for example, if you computer is enabled, two extra screens might display at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen. Note: If Autoplay is not connected to the Internet. On the New Found Hardware - MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 1. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 61 The driver is automatically installed. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software. Close those two screens. 1. On the Found New Hardware screen, click Yes, search online this time only.
Installing the Driver Manually You might want to install the SES driver manually, for example, if you computer is enabled, two extra screens might display at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen. Note: If Autoplay is not connected to the Internet. On the New Found Hardware - MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 1. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 61 The driver is automatically installed. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software. Close those two screens. 1. On the Found New Hardware screen, click Yes, search online this time only.
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WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online. 3. Double-click the WD SmartWare VCD drive b. Click Next. d. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 62 Show me other options. 4. Browse to Computer: a. Double-click the Extras folder c. On the next screen, click I don't have the disc. Select WD SES Device Driver. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2. On the next Found New Hardware -
WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don't search online. 3. Double-click the WD SmartWare VCD drive b. Click Next. d. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 62 Show me other options. 4. Browse to Computer: a. Double-click the Extras folder c. On the next screen, click I don't have the disc. Select WD SES Device Driver. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2. On the next Found New Hardware -
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INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 63 Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage. When the installation is complete, click Close. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Windows 7 After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 1 on page 5, you can install the SES driver. 1. 5.
INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 63 Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage. When the installation is complete, click Close. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Windows 7 After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 1 on page 5, you can install the SES driver. 1. 5.