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Table of Contents MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Major Features of the Drive 1 Kit Contents 2 ...
Table of Contents MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Major Features of the Drive 1 Kit Contents 2 ...
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iv MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 28 Password Protecting Your Drive 28 Unlocking Your Drive 29 Unlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare Software 30 Unlocking ... Software 33 Dismounting the Virtual CD 35 Safely Dismounting the Drive 35 Displaying the Status and Serial Number of the Drive 36 Unlocking the Drive Manually 37 The WD SmartWare Software is Not Available 37 Your Computer Exits Sleep Mode 38 Customizing Your Software Settings 39 Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder 39...
iv MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 5 Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 28 Password Protecting Your Drive 28 Unlocking Your Drive 29 Unlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare Software 30 Unlocking ... Software 33 Dismounting the Virtual CD 35 Safely Dismounting the Drive 35 Displaying the Status and Serial Number of the Drive 36 Unlocking the Drive Manually 37 The WD SmartWare Software is Not Available 37 Your Computer Exits Sleep Mode 38 Customizing Your Software Settings 39 Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder 39...
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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...
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...
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... organize your own personalized drive label to remind you of the Drive WD's ultra-portable, Mac®-ready My Passport Studio drive is unplugged. Smart display-Create your digital life. The display also includes available capacity and security status. Designed for use , automatic, continuous backup software, ...data to -use with Mac computers-Formatted for Mac and compatible with the high-performance FireWire 800 interface. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your data automatically-Relax. No separate power supply is secure. WD's best-selling My...
... organize your own personalized drive label to remind you of the Drive WD's ultra-portable, Mac®-ready My Passport Studio drive is unplugged. Smart display-Create your digital life. The display also includes available capacity and security status. Designed for use , automatic, continuous backup software, ...data to -use with Mac computers-Formatted for Mac and compatible with the high-performance FireWire 800 interface. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your data automatically-Relax. No separate power supply is secure. WD's best-selling My...
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... select Software Update. The numerical display shows the amount of the drive. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 Drive Format Your My Passport Studio drive is on page 56. Appearance On steady Fast flashing (approximately 3 times per second) Slow flashing (once every 2.5 seconds)...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 power/activity LED is preformatted as a single HFS+J ...
... select Software Update. The numerical display shows the amount of the drive. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 Drive Format Your My Passport Studio drive is on page 56. Appearance On steady Fast flashing (approximately 3 times per second) Slow flashing (once every 2.5 seconds)...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 power/activity LED is preformatted as a single HFS+J ...
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... 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 60 to 69 70 to 79 80 to 89 90 to 480 Mb/s. Drive Interfaces Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0). USB 2.0 is...
... 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 60 to 69 70 to 79 80 to 89 90 to 480 Mb/s. Drive Interfaces Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0). USB 2.0 is...
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... - 5 It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Installing on your computer. Turn on your My Passport drive using either the USB micro cable or the FireWire 800 cable as shown in Figure 1. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting and...
... - 5 It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Installing on your computer. Turn on your My Passport drive using either the USB micro cable or the FireWire 800 cable as shown in Figure 1. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting and...
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...: If you physically connect the drive as . After you have reformatted the drive for use the My Passport drive to use the Time Machine backup software, click Cancel. The My Passport icon now displays as shown in Figure 1 on page 5, the WD SmartWare virtual CD mounts on the... the form of a virtual CD (VCD) drive on page 56. If you do want to back up with Apple's Time Machine software. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing on a Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard This section provides directions on the screen that displays: 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED...
...: If you physically connect the drive as . After you have reformatted the drive for use the My Passport drive to use the Time Machine backup software, click Cancel. The My Passport icon now displays as shown in Figure 1 on page 5, the WD SmartWare virtual CD mounts on the... the form of a virtual CD (VCD) drive on page 56. If you do want to back up with Apple's Time Machine software. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing on a Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard This section provides directions on the screen that displays: 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED...
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... SmartWare Software" on your computer, the screen is animated. 4. Continue to WD SmartWare screen displays: MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL If a Flash Player is a utility on the WD SmartWare VCD that improves the performance of the My Passport drive on the desktop. 2. 3. Double-click the WD SmartWare icon on Mac computers. Enhancing Performance With...
... SmartWare Software" on your computer, the screen is animated. 4. Continue to WD SmartWare screen displays: MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL If a Flash Player is a utility on the WD SmartWare VCD that improves the performance of the My Passport drive on the desktop. 2. 3. Double-click the WD SmartWare icon on Mac computers. Enhancing Performance With...
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... Password box, type the password that installing the WD +TURBO drivers requires you normally use to continue. 7. The computer restarts when the installation completes. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 4. The My Passport icon on the desktop now looks like this: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8
... Password box, type the password that installing the WD +TURBO drivers requires you normally use to continue. 7. The computer restarts when the installation completes. 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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... Your Computer Files" on page 10 and "Password Pro- Always use the latest version of software is available. Setting up your computer. Figure 2. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software Note: For the best visual presentation, all WD SmartWare software screens are displayed in the WD Knowledge Base at...
... Your Computer Files" on page 10 and "Password Pro- Always use the latest version of software is available. Setting up your computer. Figure 2. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software Note: For the best visual presentation, all WD SmartWare software screens are displayed in the WD Knowledge Base at...
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Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 4. Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 3.
Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 4. Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 3.
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... screen-Brings back valuable data that has been lost all other folders on page 22) On the Home screen, you can change a file. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power to: • Secure your drive-In drive settings..., create a password to your computer. Then click the: • Backup tab to back up files from the selected drive to your My Passport drive • ...
... screen-Brings back valuable data that has been lost all other folders on page 22) On the Home screen, you can change a file. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power to: • Secure your drive-In drive settings..., create a password to your computer. Then click the: • Backup tab to back up files from the selected drive to your My Passport drive • ...
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...Hiding the Virtual CD Icon" on page 44). CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 Whenever you are not available for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the following precautions: • Hiding the VCD inhibits access to the drive or download ... dark gray background, includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of files that are not available for backups. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, shows the files that are shown in the Additional Files ...
...Hiding the Virtual CD Icon" on page 44). CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 Whenever you are not available for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the following precautions: • Hiding the VCD inhibits access to the drive or download ... dark gray background, includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of files that are not available for backups. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, shows the files that are shown in the Additional Files ...
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... you to select the one you have not installed the WD SmartWare software and want to configure: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL With those precautions in mind, if you want to hide the VCD: 1. Use the copy/paste or drag/drop function to copy the Virtual...
... you to select the one you have not installed the WD SmartWare software and want to configure: CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL With those precautions in mind, if you want to hide the VCD: 1. Use the copy/paste or drag/drop function to copy the Virtual...
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...copy the Virtual CD Manager folder to your My Passport drive: a. Use the copy/paste or drag/drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager file from your change . 9. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 14 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 6. Reconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire ...cable to continue and, as prompted, for your My Passport drive to download the utility Virtual CD (VCD) Manager for Mac from the WD SmartWare...
...copy the Virtual CD Manager folder to your My Passport drive: a. Use the copy/paste or drag/drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager file from your change . 9. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 14 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 6. Reconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire ...cable to continue and, as prompted, for your My Passport drive to download the utility Virtual CD (VCD) Manager for Mac from the WD SmartWare...
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CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15 The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your My Passport drive, and the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility displays its current and target VCD settings: 6. Open the Virtual CD Manager folder or the downloaded ... downloaded .zip file 3. Click Continue. 4. Select your drives and asks you to select the one you want to continue. Click Configure Drive to configure: 5. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2.
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15 The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your My Passport drive, and the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility displays its current and target VCD settings: 6. Open the Virtual CD Manager folder or the downloaded ... downloaded .zip file 3. Click Continue. 4. Select your drives and asks you to select the one you want to continue. Click Configure Drive to configure: 5. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2.
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b. Disconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable from your drive. 8. As prompted, for your My Passport drive: a. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 16 Wait ten seconds. Check your desktop display to confirm the change to take effect, you must power cycle your change . MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 7. c. Click Exit to your drive. Reconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable to close the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility. 9.
b. Disconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable from your drive. 8. As prompted, for your My Passport drive: a. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 16 Wait ten seconds. Check your desktop display to confirm the change to take effect, you must power cycle your change . MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 7. c. Click Exit to your drive. Reconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable to close the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility. 9.
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...for each content category • A Refresh View button for you without any action on your part-just make sure to leave your My Passport drive connected to your computer. Then, whenever you can select specific types of content to your computer to back up, with WD SmartWare ... or copied to your hard drive • Existing file that is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your My Passport drive. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 3 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up Your Computer Files Backing It All Up ...
...for each content category • A Refresh View button for you without any action on your part-just make sure to leave your My Passport drive connected to your computer. Then, whenever you can select specific types of content to your computer to back up, with WD SmartWare ... or copied to your hard drive • Existing file that is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your My Passport drive. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 3 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up Your Computer Files Backing It All Up ...
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...that are based on the following folders on your drive properties. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 18 This space is not available for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all other folders on your computer: • Music • Movies • Pictures • Mail •... represents the potential backup copies of the original files • Dark blue background identifies categories of your computer. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 5. In the Content Gauges and the Detailed View content box, the file categories are available for backup • Gray...
...that are based on the following folders on your drive properties. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 18 This space is not available for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all other folders on your computer: • Music • Movies • Pictures • Mail •... represents the potential backup copies of the original files • Dark blue background identifies categories of your computer. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Figure 5. In the Content Gauges and the Detailed View content box, the file categories are available for backup • Gray...