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Question posted by davelacefield on November 2nd, 2011

What Is The Product Id (pid) And The Vendor Id (vid) For The Wd800u017?

I need the PID and VID in order to attempt a fix of the EEPROM which is preventing access to the drive.

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Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 1

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Product Specifications (pdf) - Page 1

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Product Specifications (pdf) - Page 2

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User Manual - Page 6

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User Manual - Page 7

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User Manual - Page 14

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User Manual - Page 18

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 selecting... dialog provides a folder view of your computer has more than one: • Internal hard drive or multiple hard drive partitions, then the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box that you are presented in ...

User Manual - Page 19

... 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. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 14 Whenever you have more than one • The My Passport drive that you through your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks...

User Manual - Page 21

... in Figure 8 on your computer that the WD SmartWare software will access 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 internal hard drive or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your...

User Manual - Page 22

...of them: Your computer content gauge Scroll Pointers The content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive shows all of your files that are available for a category-type backup against a ...list of 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. MY...

User Manual - Page 23

... change so frequently, Outlook .pst files are the system files and hidden files that your computer's internal hard drive Use the WD SmartWare Backup tab displays to the drive, the content gauge for your My Passport drive shows only a small number of files in the same categories as the content gauge for your operating system...

User Manual - Page 24

... 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 - Page 26

... retrieve from • Selecting the destination for your computer and your My Passport drive. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 2. Retrieve Tab Displays Three WD SmartWare software Retrieve tab displays...folder structure on your My Passport drive See Figure 10 and Table 3 on page 22 for finding backup files and copying them to your computer's internal hard drive: • Selecting the ...

User Manual - Page 28

... Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on the selected My Passport drive in a folder structure with check boxes for selecting individual files or folders:... on your computer's internal hard drive where you want to copy the files retrieved from the selected backup volume on the selected My Passport drive. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - ...

User Manual - Page 32

... select specific files, folders, or categories of your important data files to your internal hard drive • Existing file that is continuous for you disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. Then, whenever you without any : •...

User Manual - Page 33

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User Manual - Page 34

... and skip to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your computer has more than one internal hard drive, select the check box for your computer's internal hard drive: If your My Passport drive. In the backup by files selection box, select the check box for each one. To back up the selected...

User Manual - Page 35

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User Manual - Page 51

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User Manual - Page 60

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