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Quick Install Guide - Page 1
Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630
4079-705061-800 Jul 2010
My Passport®
Essential™ and Essential SE Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice.
© 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Technical Support Services
http://support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com
If you encounter problems with this product...
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v MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
Unlocking the Drive 50 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 50 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 51
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 52
9 Troubleshooting 54
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 54 Frequently Asked Questions 54
A Installing the SES Driver 56
Installing on Windows XP ...
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... Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software
Connecting the Drive
Note: If you have reformatted the drive for your Windows computer:
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Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting the drive and installing
the WD SmartWare software on your computer.
2. To connect...
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Figure 11.
You always have the most-recent specified number of versions of backup versions. ... retrieves, and you want to see Figure 11), click File History to 25 older versions of each file:
1. Software Settings Screen
Specifying the Number of backup versions that you can keep (from a longer back-in the Enter the number of ...
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... My Passport drive to display the Set Retrieve Folder dialog:
3. On the Software Settings screen (see Figure 11 on page 25), click Preferences to save and implement the new retrieve folder. Click Browse and use the browse function to store the retrieved files in your computer, the Preferences option checks for WD SmartWare software updates...
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Customizing Your Drive Settings
The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize the settings of backups,
Change the option that checks for software updates whenever you reconnect your WD SmartWare drive to WD SmartWare screen. prompt on the Welcome to your drive to receive free technical support during...
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... Windows XP to connect to the Internet.
2. Note: The SES Driver is connected to Windows Update:
3.
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 56 Click Next to WD SmartWare screen (see "Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software" on Windows XP Computers
After you connect your My Passport drive to your computer is enabled, two additional screens might appear...
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4. When the installation completes, click Finish:
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 57 Select Install the software automatically and click Next: 5.
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... Double-click the Extras folder. Browse to continue. 3.
Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next:
4. c. Double-click the My Passport drive. b. INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 58 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
Installing the Driver Manually
If your computer is not connected to Windows Update:
2. On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No...
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d. Click Next:
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5. When the installation completes, click Finish:
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 59
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..., whether your computer is connected to Windows Update • Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver
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On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software:
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Installing on Windows Vista Computers
After you physically connect the drive as the Found New Hardware screen.
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Browse to Computer and: a. b. Select WD SES Device Driver. c. Click Next:
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5. Double-click the Extras folder. d. 4. When the installation completes, click Close:
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 62 Double-click the My Passport drive.
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Installing on Windows 7 Computers
After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5, use the Windows 7 Computer Management utility to install the SES driver:
1. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software:
INSTALLING THE SES DRIVER - 63 Open All Programs ...
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... herein that belong to change specifications at any time without notice. Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Book, and My Passport are registered trademarks and My Passport Essential, WD SmartWare, and Data Lifeguard are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may result from its use . Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California 92630 U.S.A.
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Product Specifications - Page 2
...Kit Contents Portable hard drive USB cable WD SmartWare software Quick Install Guide
Operating Specifications Data transfer rate:1...specific countries in (83 mm)
Weight: 0.31 lb (0.14 kg)
System Compatibility Formatted NTFS for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7,
Requires reformatting for a list of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. My Passport Essential
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