Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... icon in this guide) Macintosh® ! USB bus-powered hub (in your computer. WD Passport Portable Hard Drive ! 22-inch USB 2.0 certified cable ! Available USB port ! Locate the Removable Drive(s) icon for this device. USING WD SYNC Go to the computer KIT CONTENTS ! Quick Install... Guide SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows® ! WD Passport™ Portable HARD DRIVE Quick Install Guide 1 Connect the USB cable to the drive 2 Connect the USB cable to My Computer and double-click the WD Passport drive icon. Available USB port ! WD's power supply is longer than...
... icon in this guide) Macintosh® ! USB bus-powered hub (in your computer. WD Passport Portable Hard Drive ! 22-inch USB 2.0 certified cable ! Available USB port ! Locate the Removable Drive(s) icon for this device. USING WD SYNC Go to the computer KIT CONTENTS ! Quick Install... Guide SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows® ! WD Passport™ Portable HARD DRIVE Quick Install Guide 1 Connect the USB cable to the drive 2 Connect the USB cable to My Computer and double-click the WD Passport drive icon. Available USB port ! WD's power supply is longer than...
Product Specifications (pdf)
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... with certification to meet all your digital life. WD Passport Portable USB Drive ! 22-inch USB 2.0 certified interface cable ! Elegant, energy-absorbing, soft-touch case provides easy handling. ! Applications ! Available USB port ! Easy to your own protected workspace with a rugged, protective case, and highly shock-tolerant WD 2.5-inch hard drive. ! Fast, 5400 RPM performance. ! Product...
... with certification to meet all your digital life. WD Passport Portable USB Drive ! 22-inch USB 2.0 certified interface cable ! Elegant, energy-absorbing, soft-touch case provides easy handling. ! Applications ! Available USB port ! Easy to your own protected workspace with a rugged, protective case, and highly shock-tolerant WD 2.5-inch hard drive. ! Fast, 5400 RPM performance. ! Product...
Product Specifications (pdf)
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...be mentioned herein that data with exceptionally reliable products, advanced data protection technology, and superior customer support. WD Passport Portable Hard Drives Performance Specifications Buffer Data transfer rate1 Rotational speed Read seek time 2 MB Up to 480 Mb/sec 5400...18037 11716 4 NO ONE UR DATA DOES MORE T SAFEGUARD YO O The WD Promise WD understands the importance of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California 92630 U.S.A. 2879-001126-A05 Jun 2006 All rights reserved. For service and literature: support.wdc....
...be mentioned herein that data with exceptionally reliable products, advanced data protection technology, and superior customer support. WD Passport Portable Hard Drives Performance Specifications Buffer Data transfer rate1 Rotational speed Read seek time 2 MB Up to 480 Mb/sec 5400...18037 11716 4 NO ONE UR DATA DOES MORE T SAFEGUARD YO O The WD Promise WD understands the importance of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California 92630 U.S.A. 2879-001126-A05 Jun 2006 All rights reserved. For service and literature: support.wdc....
User Manual
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...hardware and system configuration. High-capacity, small design-Offering up to the next generation. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Passport® portable hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your files. use or access. Reduce transfer..., easy-to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport lets you access and save files with your digital life. USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility-With this single drive you are ready to step up to 2 TB capacity in a sleek portable drive. This introductory chapter includes the following topics: ...
...hardware and system configuration. High-capacity, small design-Offering up to the next generation. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Passport® portable hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your files. use or access. Reduce transfer..., easy-to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport lets you access and save files with your digital life. USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility-With this single drive you are ready to step up to 2 TB capacity in a sleek portable drive. This introductory chapter includes the following topics: ...
User Manual
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...in Figure 1, your region. Then, we build the drive inside and out-We know your data is important to http://support.wdc.com/downloads. So we protect the drive with the following : • My Passport portable hard drive • USB 3.0 cable • Quick Install Guide ...• WD SmartWare, WD Security, and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the drive) USB 3.0 Cable My Passport Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Figure 1.
...in Figure 1, your region. Then, we build the drive inside and out-We know your data is important to http://support.wdc.com/downloads. So we protect the drive with the following : • My Passport portable hard drive • USB 3.0 cable • Quick Install Guide ...• WD SmartWare, WD Security, and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the drive) USB 3.0 Cable My Passport Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Figure 1.
User Manual
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On the initial Backup screen you can either: • Run your computer's internal hard drive. On the Backup Plan Selection screen: a. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 8. Select the option for selecting the type of your first backup-See "Backing Up Files" on page 11). ... Security software with the Launch Application option displays the WD Security screen (see Figure 5 on page 10 and "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on page 36). • Installing the WD SmartWare software displays the Backup Plan Selection screen for the type of backup that you ...
On the initial Backup screen you can either: • Run your computer's internal hard drive. On the Backup Plan Selection screen: a. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 8. Select the option for selecting the type of your first backup-See "Backing Up Files" on page 11). ... Security software with the Launch Application option displays the WD Security screen (see Figure 5 on page 10 and "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on page 36). • Installing the WD SmartWare software displays the Backup Plan Selection screen for the type of backup that you ...
User Manual
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...want to back up. Five tabs and content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of your computer's internal hard drive, and each supported external drive connected to specify the one you are presented in five tab-selected screen displays where: The . . . If ...The by -file dialog provides a folder view of the WD SmartWare software. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 13 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview This chapter provides a brief functional overview of your computer's internal hard drive for controlling the backup See "Backup Tab Displays" on page 21. (Continued)...
...want to back up. Five tabs and content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of your computer's internal hard drive, and each supported external drive connected to specify the one you are presented in five tab-selected screen displays where: The . . . If ...The by -file dialog provides a folder view of the WD SmartWare software. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 13 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview This chapter provides a brief functional overview of your computer's internal hard drive for controlling the backup See "Backup Tab Displays" on page 21. (Continued)...
User Manual
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... SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 14 Home Tab Display Use the WD SmartWare Home tab display to view hard drive content gauges and select: • The internal hard drive or hard drive partition that you want to abbreviated online help screen. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL The . . . Note: In addition to the detailed Help tab information, each file • Specify...
... SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 14 Home Tab Display Use the WD SmartWare Home tab display to view hard drive content gauges and select: • The internal hard drive or hard drive partition that you want to abbreviated online help screen. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL The . . . Note: In addition to the detailed Help tab information, each file • Specify...
User Manual
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... Description Your computer icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the My Passport drive connected to your computer that you want to use for backup and retrieve functions: My Passport drive icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the internal hard drive or drive partition on page 15.) If your computer has more than one that the...
... Description Your computer icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the My Passport drive connected to your computer that you want to use for backup and retrieve functions: My Passport drive icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the internal hard drive or drive partition on page 15.) If your computer has more than one that the...
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... SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 17 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. When the number of connected drives exceeds the display capacity, the WD SmartWare software displays left/right drive display scroll pointers for viewing all of them: Your computer content gauge Scroll Pointers The content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive shows all of your files... all included file extensions, search for answer ID 3644 in Figure 8 on page 15.) One installation of the WD SmartWare software supports as many My Passport drives as you system can handle.
... SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 17 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. When the number of connected drives exceeds the display capacity, the WD SmartWare software displays left/right drive display scroll pointers for viewing all of them: Your computer content gauge Scroll Pointers The content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive shows all of your files... all included file extensions, search for answer ID 3644 in Figure 8 on page 15.) One installation of the WD SmartWare software supports as many My Passport drives as you system can handle.
User Manual
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...Passport drive content gauge After installing the WD SmartWare software-before running a backup or copying files to the drive, this content gauge shows all of your computer's internal hard drive Use the WD SmartWare Backup tab displays to select the files or categories of files that your computer's internal hard drive..., depending on how you want to Excluded and it then includes all of the files that you installed the drive. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Your computer content gauge (continued) Note...
...Passport drive content gauge After installing the WD SmartWare software-before running a backup or copying files to the drive, this content gauge shows all of your computer's internal hard drive Use the WD SmartWare Backup tab displays to select the files or categories of files that your computer's internal hard drive..., depending on how you want to Excluded and it then includes all of the files that you installed the drive. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Your computer content gauge (continued) Note...
User Manual
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... content gauge Same as the content gauge for your computer's hard drive on the Home tab display. (See "Your computer content gauge" on page 17.) My Passport drive content Same as the content gauge for your My Passport drive on the gauges Home tab display. (See "My Passport drive content gauge" on page 18.) (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE...
... content gauge Same as the content gauge for your computer's hard drive on the Home tab display. (See "Your computer content gauge" on page 17.) My Passport drive content Same as the content gauge for your My Passport drive on the gauges Home tab display. (See "My Passport drive content gauge" on page 18.) (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE...
User Manual
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... MANUAL Table 2. The button name is Switch to their folder structure on your My Passport drive See Figure 10 and Table 3 on page 22 for a brief functional description of the Retrieve tab displays. The button name is Switch to Category ...guide you through the tasks for finding backup files and copying them to your computer's internal hard drive: • Selecting the backup volume to retrieve from • Selecting the destination for your computer and your My Passport drive. button Switch to Category/File Backup toggle button Switches the backup mode between categories and ...
... MANUAL Table 2. The button name is Switch to their folder structure on your My Passport drive See Figure 10 and Table 3 on page 22 for a brief functional description of the Retrieve tab displays. The button name is Switch to Category ...guide you through the tasks for finding backup files and copying them to your computer's internal hard drive: • Selecting the backup volume to retrieve from • Selecting the destination for your computer and your My Passport drive. button Switch to Category/File Backup toggle button Switches the backup mode between categories and ...
User Manual
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... (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on your computer's internal hard drive where you want to copy the files retrieved from the selected My Passport drive: • To the Original Places copies the retrieved files to the same location that you ...of the files from the selected backup volume on the selected My Passport drive. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 3. Displays all of the files from the selected backup volume on the selected My Passport drive in a folder structure with check boxes for selecting individual files or ...
... (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on your computer's internal hard drive where you want to copy the files retrieved from the selected My Passport drive: • To the Original Places copies the retrieved files to the same location that you ...of the files from the selected backup volume on the selected My Passport drive. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 3. Displays all of the files from the selected backup volume on the selected My Passport drive in a folder structure with check boxes for selecting individual files or ...
User Manual
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... category AND your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer for new or changed in any : • New file that is connected to your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other... to back up. Note: Automatic backup protection is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your My Passport drive is created on your computer's internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of your computer. Then, whenever you can select specific files, folders...
... category AND your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer for new or changed in any : • New file that is connected to your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other... to back up. Note: Automatic backup protection is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your My Passport drive is created on your computer's internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of your computer. Then, whenever you can select specific files, folders...
User Manual
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...screen. Verify that the backup mode is category and that the check boxes for your My Passport drive. Skip to open the backup by categories selection box and verify that Ready to step 8 on the internal hard drive and skip to perform category backup appears at the upper-left corner of files on page... of the Backup screen. BACKING UP FILES - 28 To back up all six categories are selected: c. Click Advanced View to step 7 on the internal hard drive, All of the categories of files Selected categories of files All of files: a. on page 30. 4. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 3.
...screen. Verify that the backup mode is category and that the check boxes for your My Passport drive. Skip to open the backup by categories selection box and verify that Ready to step 8 on the internal hard drive and skip to perform category backup appears at the upper-left corner of files on page... of the Backup screen. BACKING UP FILES - 28 To back up all six categories are selected: c. Click Advanced View to step 7 on the internal hard drive, All of the categories of files Selected categories of files All of files: a. on page 30. 4. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 3.
User Manual
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... backup mode is file and that you want to step 8 on the internal hard drive and skip to open the backup by files selection box, select the check box for your computer's internal hard drive: If your My Passport drive. To back up all of files and folders on page 30. 6. Click ...Advanced View to step 8 on the internal hard drive: a. d. Click Start Backup to begin backing up all of the files and...
... backup mode is file and that you want to step 8 on the internal hard drive and skip to open the backup by files selection box, select the check box for your computer's internal hard drive: If your My Passport drive. To back up all of files and folders on page 30. 6. Click ...Advanced View to step 8 on the internal hard drive: a. d. Click Start Backup to begin backing up all of the files and...
User Manual
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...button changes to perform file backup appears at the upper-left corner of the subfolders and files in the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive changes to yellow/amber for stopping the backup (see step 10 on the Switching Backup Plan dialog. b. BACKING UP FILES - 30 Select ... or folders that have not yet been backed up. • The gray background for categories or files in the content gauge for your My Passport drive changes to blue as the backup completes. • You can continue to set up your recent selections and redisplays the prior applied configuration. e....
...button changes to perform file backup appears at the upper-left corner of the subfolders and files in the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive changes to yellow/amber for stopping the backup (see step 10 on the Switching Backup Plan dialog. b. BACKING UP FILES - 30 Select ... or folders that have not yet been backed up. • The gray background for categories or files in the content gauge for your My Passport drive changes to blue as the backup completes. • You can continue to set up your recent selections and redisplays the prior applied configuration. e....
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... see a list of files involved • View link that the backup completed normally. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. b. confirmation message reminds you that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the background so you...your request and stop the backup 11. BACKING UP FILES - 31 If you clicked Stop Backup at step 8, the Stop backup? c. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 9. If you cannot determine why some of a backup successfully finished message means that you backed up files by category and your ...
... see a list of files involved • View link that the backup completed normally. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. b. confirmation message reminds you that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the background so you...your request and stop the backup 11. BACKING UP FILES - 31 If you clicked Stop Backup at step 8, the Stop backup? c. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 9. If you cannot determine why some of a backup successfully finished message means that you backed up files by category and your ...
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... files, folders, or everything. 5. If your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer icon to select the one that you want to copy retrieved files to: b. Select the My Passport drive to your computer • A special retrieve folder Retrieve is generally a five-step...
... files, folders, or everything. 5. If your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer icon to select the one that you want to copy retrieved files to: b. Select the My Passport drive to your computer • A special retrieve folder Retrieve is generally a five-step...
