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...Limited Warranty WD warrants that interference will be returned to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, CA 92630 U.S.A. and WD, the WD logo, WD Passport, and WD Sync are in an approved shipping container, prepaid and insured, to disable this...systems. The FAT32 file system has a maximum file transfer of 4 GB. For Windows 98SE, you must be rectified because of damage occurring before connecting the external drive. For proper download and driver installation instructions, visit support.wdc.com, click Knowledge Base, and search for answer ID...
...Limited Warranty WD warrants that interference will be returned to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, CA 92630 U.S.A. and WD, the WD logo, WD Passport, and WD Sync are in an approved shipping container, prepaid and insured, to disable this...systems. The FAT32 file system has a maximum file transfer of 4 GB. For Windows 98SE, you must be rectified because of damage occurring before connecting the external drive. For proper download and driver installation instructions, visit support.wdc.com, click Knowledge Base, and search for answer ID...
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iv MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Changing Your Password 41 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 42 7 Managing and Customizing the Drive 43 Using the WD Quick View Icon ... 55 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 55 Frequently Asked Questions 55 A Installing an SES Driver 57 Installing on Windows XP Computers 57 Installing the Driver Automatically 57 Installing the Driver Manually 59 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 61 Installing the Driver Automatically 61 Installing the Driver Manually 62 Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers 64 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
iv MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Changing Your Password 41 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 42 7 Managing and Customizing the Drive 43 Using the WD Quick View Icon ... 55 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 55 Frequently Asked Questions 55 A Installing an SES Driver 57 Installing on Windows XP Computers 57 Installing the Driver Automatically 57 Installing the Driver Manually 59 Installing on Windows Vista Computers 61 Installing the Driver Automatically 61 Installing the Driver Manually 62 Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers 64 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
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...with the WD Software" on page 6. Verify that is now ready to close it. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 The WD software installs the proper driver for connecting the drive and installing the WD Drive Utilities, WD Security, and WD SmartWare software on your... that the drive appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to use as shown in Windows Explorer. 4. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for your drive.
...with the WD Software" on page 6. Verify that is now ready to close it. Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 The WD software installs the proper driver for connecting the drive and installing the WD Drive Utilities, WD Security, and WD SmartWare software on your... that the drive appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to use as shown in Windows Explorer. 4. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 12 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for your drive.
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110 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using either the Windows Disk Management utility or similar third-party software. A: If your ...party software documentation or support organization Frequently Asked Questions Q: Why is the data transfer rate slow? Refer to an incorrect driver installation of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External...
110 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using either the Windows Disk Management utility or similar third-party software. A: If your ...party software documentation or support organization Frequently Asked Questions Q: Why is the data transfer rate slow? Refer to an incorrect driver installation of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External...
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...shown in Figure 3 on Windows computers to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer Note: The SES Driver is connected to the Internet or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer is ...Internet • Manually, whether your computer is connected to the Internet. 2. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you do not install the WD software, you need an SES driver installed on page 5, the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays. On the Found New...
...shown in Figure 3 on Windows computers to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer Note: The SES Driver is connected to the Internet or not Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer is ...Internet • Manually, whether your computer is connected to the Internet. 2. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 1A Installing an SES Driver If you do not install the WD software, you need an SES driver installed on page 5, the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays. On the Found New...
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Click Next to My Computer and: a. Double-click the Extras folder. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 59 Browse to continue. 3. c. Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next: 4. b. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to Windows Update: 2. Double-click the My Passport drive. Select WD SES Device Driver. On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No, not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1.
Click Next to My Computer and: a. Double-click the Extras folder. INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 59 Browse to continue. 3. c. Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next: 4. b. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to Windows Update: 2. Double-click the My Passport drive. Select WD SES Device Driver. On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No, not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to the Internet, install the driver manually: 1.
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...PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing on page 5, the Found New Hardware screen displays. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Yes, search online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista automatically: • Connects to the Internet. 2. Verify that your computer is connected to the Internet or not Installing the Driver... Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer is connected to Windows Update • Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 61 On the Found...
...PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing on page 5, the Found New Hardware screen displays. WD SES Device wizard screen, click Yes, search online this time only to allow Windows Vista to connect to Windows Update: Windows Vista automatically: • Connects to the Internet. 2. Verify that your computer is connected to the Internet or not Installing the Driver... Automatically To install the SES driver automatically, your computer is connected to Windows Update • Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 61 On the Found...
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MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5, use the Windows Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: 1. Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 64
MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5, use the Windows Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: 1. Open All Programs and click Computer > Manage: 2. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER - 64