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... Passport are registered trademarks in the U.S. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to other countries of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Technical Support Services http://support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with this product, please contact WD Technical Support. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2012...
... Passport are registered trademarks in the U.S. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to other countries of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Technical Support Services http://support.wdc.com www.westerndigital.com If you encounter problems with this product, please contact WD Technical Support. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2012...
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...Downloads-Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product or software. • WD Community-Share your product online at http://support.wdc.com. Your product includes 30 days of new features and services, remember to address it before returning this product. North America...available 24/ 7. If the answer is free for support, have your first telephone contact with other WD users. Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at the best telephone number shown below. Contacting WD Technical Support When contacting WD for the entire warranty period and...
...Downloads-Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product or software. • WD Community-Share your product online at http://support.wdc.com. Your product includes 30 days of new features and services, remember to address it before returning this product. North America...available 24/ 7. If the answer is free for support, have your first telephone contact with other WD users. Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at the best telephone number shown below. Contacting WD Technical Support When contacting WD for the entire warranty period and...
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iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional Accessories 2 Operating System Compatibility 2 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Power/Activity LED 3 USB 3.0 Interface 3 Registering the ...
iii Table of Contents MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 Kit Contents 2 Optional Accessories 2 Operating System Compatibility 2 Disk Drive Format 3 Physical Description 3 Power/Activity LED 3 USB 3.0 Interface 3 Registering the ...
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...Major features of the My Passport for Mac drive include: High capacity, compact design-Offering the high capacity in blazing speed. Compatible with your digital life. WD Security™-WD's security utility allows you 're ready to step up to our demanding requirements for the graphic professional, student,...today and the ultra-fast speed of the box with Apple® Time Machine®-Back up to 3 times when compared to http://support.wdc.com/downloads. WD Drive Utilities™-Register your files from unauthorized use or access. So we protect the drive with Apple Time Machine....
...Major features of the My Passport for Mac drive include: High capacity, compact design-Offering the high capacity in blazing speed. Compatible with your digital life. WD Security™-WD's security utility allows you 're ready to step up to our demanding requirements for the graphic professional, student,...today and the ultra-fast speed of the box with Apple® Time Machine®-Back up to 3 times when compared to http://support.wdc.com/downloads. WD Drive Utilities™-Register your files from unauthorized use or access. So we protect the drive with Apple Time Machine....
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... YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1048. On Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. My Passport for...http://www.wdstore.com http://www.shopwd.ca or http://www.wdstore.ca http://www.shopwd.eu or http://www.wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1, your region. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Kit Contents As shown in your My Passport for Mac portable hard drive...
... YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1048. On Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. My Passport for...http://www.wdstore.com http://www.shopwd.ca or http://www.wdstore.ca http://www.shopwd.eu or http://www.wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1, your region. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Kit Contents As shown in your My Passport for Mac portable hard drive...
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...: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Slow flashing, approximately every 2.5 seconds Power State/Activity Idle Activity System standby USB 3.0 Interface USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 12 Mb/s Registering the Drive Always register your My Passport drive to use the drive with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. My...
...: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Slow flashing, approximately every 2.5 seconds Power State/Activity Idle Activity System standby USB 3.0 Interface USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 12 Mb/s Registering the Drive Always register your My Passport drive to use the drive with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. My...
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... others from accessing the files on the drive. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 13 If you forget your password, you will have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your computer, select the one that you want them to see your drive or write new data to it again...
... others from accessing the files on the drive. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 13 If you forget your password, you will have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your computer, select the one that you want them to see your drive or write new data to it again...
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...; Automatically if you only have the one locked My Passport drive connected to your computer, select the one supported My Passport drive connected to unlock the drive. If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your password in the Password box. Type your computer To unlock the drive...
...; Automatically if you only have the one locked My Passport drive connected to your computer, select the one supported My Passport drive connected to unlock the drive. If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your password in the Password box. Type your computer To unlock the drive...
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Retype your computer, select the one supported My Passport drive connected to your new password in the Choose a password box, using up to change your current work session. If you have more ...
Retype your computer, select the one supported My Passport drive connected to your new password in the Choose a password box, using up to change your current work session. If you have more ...
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LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 18 If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your computer, select the one that you want to display the WD Security screen, Change Security dialog: 2. Type your drive: 1. Select the Remove security option. 5. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature To remove password protection from . 3. Click Update Security Settings. Click Go > Applications > WD Security to remove password protection from your password in the Password box. 4.
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 18 If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your computer, select the one that you want to display the WD Security screen, Change Security dialog: 2. Type your drive: 1. Select the Remove security option. 5. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature To remove password protection from . 3. Click Update Security Settings. Click Go > Applications > WD Security to remove password protection from your password in the Password box. 4.
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... Erase-Erase all of the data on the drive, including your password if you have one. • Registration-Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities. Figure 4.
... Erase-Erase all of the data on the drive, including your password if you have one. • Registration-Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities. Figure 4.
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.... Checking Drive Health The WD Drive Utilities software provides three diagnostic tools to help make sure that your computer, select the one supported My Passport drive connected to your drive is on page 25. It methodically tests every sector for major performance problems. The result ...a S.M.A.R.T. If you have more than one that continuously monitors key internal performance attributes of assurance with your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and keep up-todate on page 19). 2. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL On the WD Drive Utilities ...
.... Checking Drive Health The WD Drive Utilities software provides three diagnostic tools to help make sure that your computer, select the one supported My Passport drive connected to your drive is on page 25. It methodically tests every sector for major performance problems. The result ...a S.M.A.R.T. If you have more than one that continuously monitors key internal performance attributes of assurance with your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and keep up-todate on page 19). 2. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL On the WD Drive Utilities ...
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... Drive Test • Complete Drive Test Setting the Drive Sleep Timer The drive sleep timer turns off the drive. If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your computer, select the one that you want to turn off the power to your drive after a certain period of...
... Drive Test • Complete Drive Test Setting the Drive Sleep Timer The drive sleep timer turns off the drive. If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your computer, select the one that you want to turn off the power to your drive after a certain period of...
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... disk image. (See "Password Protecting the Drive" on the drive. Not locked, Want to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about the loss of the support files, utilities, and user manual files. Using the Drive Erase Function To erase your password and must...Drive Erase to erase your drive, depending on page 23. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to erase. 3. If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to re-create it . You can download these to restore your drive permanently deletes all of data if you no longer...
... disk image. (See "Password Protecting the Drive" on the drive. Not locked, Want to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about the loss of the support files, utilities, and user manual files. Using the Drive Erase Function To erase your password and must...Drive Erase to erase your drive, depending on page 23. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to erase. 3. If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to re-create it . You can download these to restore your drive permanently deletes all of data if you no longer...
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Read the warning and select the I understand check box to signify that you will need to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about erasing all of the data on your password. Note: Erasing your drive also removes ...
Read the warning and select the I understand check box to signify that you will need to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about erasing all of the data on your password. Note: Erasing your drive also removes ...
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... name box. Select or clear the Yes, I want to display the Registration dialog: 5. Registering the drive provides free technical support during the warranty period and keeps you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to register your drive. f. b. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL the WD software and disk image...
... name box. Select or clear the Yes, I want to display the Registration dialog: 5. Registering the drive provides free technical support during the warranty period and keeps you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to register your drive. f. b. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL the WD software and disk image...
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Safely Dismounting the Drive MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all of the support files, utilities, and user manual files. If you ever need to remove and reinstall the WD software on your computer, or move the drive to ... the desktop and select Eject "MY PASSPORT": You might hear the drive power down or disconnecting the drive. Use the My Passport icon to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE - 26 Right-
Safely Dismounting the Drive MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all of the support files, utilities, and user manual files. If you ever need to remove and reinstall the WD software on your computer, or move the drive to ... the desktop and select Eject "MY PASSPORT": You might hear the drive power down or disconnecting the drive. Use the My Passport icon to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE - 26 Right-
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...Mac OS X operating systems. To use on Windows computers, you must reformat it . Reformatting the drive erases all its contents. Go to http://support.wdc.com and refer to back them up before reformatting it to a single NTFS partition. Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image After you have...about reformatting a drive. If you have already saved files on your My Passport drive for use the drive on Windows computers, go to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for more information about downloading and restoring the Windows versions of the WD Security and WD ...
...Mac OS X operating systems. To use on Windows computers, you must reformat it . Reformatting the drive erases all its contents. Go to http://support.wdc.com and refer to back them up before reformatting it to a single NTFS partition. Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image After you have...about reformatting a drive. If you have already saved files on your My Passport drive for use the drive on Windows computers, go to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for more information about downloading and restoring the Windows versions of the WD Security and WD ...
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... ID Partition, and format a WD drive on your system configuration, your WD USB 3.0 external storage product. For more information about booting from http://support.wdc.com/product/download. For further details, see Knowledge Base answer ID 1201. A: Depending on Windows (7, Vista, XP, 2000) and Mac OSX 3865 ... A: If your WD portable USB drive. Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to this troubleshooting section or visit our support Web site at http://support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for computers with this feature or visit http...
... ID Partition, and format a WD drive on your system configuration, your WD USB 3.0 external storage product. For more information about booting from http://support.wdc.com/product/download. For further details, see Knowledge Base answer ID 1201. A: Depending on Windows (7, Vista, XP, 2000) and Mac OSX 3865 ... A: If your WD portable USB drive. Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to this troubleshooting section or visit our support Web site at http://support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for computers with this feature or visit http...
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... built in to the system motherboard, be operating at the USB 1.1 full speed of the USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 adapter card or a system that does not support USB 3,0 or USB 2.0. TROUBLESHOOTING - 29 A: USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 are backward-compatible with USB 1.1. Note: If your system includes a PCI Express slot, you can ...achieve USB transfer rates by installing a PCI Express adapter card. A: Refer to install the appropriate chipset support for more information. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Q: Why is plugged into a USB 1.1 port or hub?
... built in to the system motherboard, be operating at the USB 1.1 full speed of the USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 adapter card or a system that does not support USB 3,0 or USB 2.0. TROUBLESHOOTING - 29 A: USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 are backward-compatible with USB 1.1. Note: If your system includes a PCI Express slot, you can ...achieve USB transfer rates by installing a PCI Express adapter card. A: Refer to install the appropriate chipset support for more information. MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Q: Why is plugged into a USB 1.1 port or hub?