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Question posted by gusmccrae on May 5th, 2011

Wd External 80gb Hdd, Model Wd800u017-000 Power Supply

I need a power supply for the WD external 80GB hdd, model WD800U017-000. Where could I possibly purchase one?  Where can I find the specs on the power supply? Thanks. GM  

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Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 1

... 22-inch USB cables can safely disconnect the USB interface cable from your selection of the following: ! WD Passport™ Portable HARD DRIVE Quick Install Guide 1 Connect the USB cable to the drive 2 Connect the USB cable to be needed , use WD's optional power supply for this guide) Macintosh® ! IMPORTANT: This product is guaranteed compatible with limited bus...
Product Specifications (pdf) - Page 1

... valuable digital files. Available USB port ! Quick Install Guide *An external power adapter may be required for your home or office computer. Simply plug in all regions of the few laptops with a rugged, protective case, and highly shock-tolerant WD 2.5-inch hard drive. ! No separate power supply needed for extra data safety. ! Fast, 5400 RPM performance. ! Add storage...
Product Specifications (pdf) - Page 2

...WD logo, WD Passport, WD Sync, and Data Lifeguard are trademarks of the information you save to your data than WD. 1A USB 2.0 host and USB 2.0 certified cable are registered trademarks; WD Passport Portable Hard Drives... to 40°C Non-operating temperature -20°C to 65°C External Power Specifications (optional) AC input voltage 5.0 VDC, 1.0A Packaging Specifications Clamshell...
User Manual - Page 6

... Precautions Features Major features of USB 3.0 when you add or change a file, it is needed. USB-powered-Powered directly from unauthorized use , automatic, continuous backup software, and drive lock security protection. No separate power supply is instantly backed up to three times when compared to - My Passport offers high capacity in the background to a USB 3.0 port, My...
User Manual - Page 7

... shown in your data is important to you. 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. For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit...
User Manual - Page 14

... the initial Backup screen (Figure 6 on your computer. • File Backup-Backs up all of the files of your computer's internal hard drive. After the backup completes, click Continue to display the WD SmartWare Home screen (Figure 7 on page 12). • Skip the backup by clicking Skip Backup to run: • Category Backup...
User Manual - Page 18

... 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 five tab-selected screen displays where: The . . . MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 13 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview This chapter provides a brief functional overview of the WD SmartWare software are working with See...
User Manual - Page 19

...on page 24. WD SMARTWARE 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 ... retrieve, and settings tasks. Whenever you have more than one • The My Passport drive that you want to do, just click the info/online help icon in the upper...
User Manual - Page 21

...; Safely remove-To prepare your system to disconnect the drive (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 16 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. If you have more than one My Passport drive connected to your computer, left-click the drive icon for the one internal hard drive or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your computer icon...
User Manual - Page 22

... 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 that...
User Manual - Page 23

... folder structure of your computer's internal hard drive Use the WD SmartWare Backup tab displays to select the...hard drive (see "Your computer content gauge" on page 19 for a category-type backup, including: system files, program files, applications, working files like .tmp and .log files, and any files to back up once every 24 hours. My Passport drive content gauge After installing the WD...
User Manual - Page 24

... 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 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 19
User Manual - Page 26

... to your computer's internal hard drive: • Selecting the backup volume to retrieve from your computer. button Switch to Category/File Backup toggle button Switches the backup mode between categories and individual files: • Category mode-Backs up files according to their folder structure on your My Passport drive See Figure 10 and Table...
User Manual - Page 28

... to a single folder. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 23 Retrieve Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on your computer's internal hard drive where you can use to the same location that you want to copy the files retrieved from the selected My Passport drive: • To the...
User Manual - Page 32

... files on page 19). After performing a backup, the WD SmartWare software protects your files by category AND 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 My Passport drive connected to your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other...
User Manual - Page 35

... Start Backup to yellow/amber for your My Passport drive Note: Clicking Revert clears your files in the...Passport drive changes to blue as the backup completes. • You can continue to set up your drive or perform any other functions because the WD SmartWare software backs up . • For a category backup, the blue background in the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive...
User Manual - Page 36

...continue, click either: • Continue Backup to disregard your future requirements. 10. Click the WD Store link to follow through with your drive is full means that the backup completed normally. c. If you backed up . b. BACKING ... clicked Stop Backup at step 8, the Stop backup? MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 9. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to complete the backup.
User Manual - Page 37

... PASSPORT USER MANUAL 15 Retrieving Files This chapter includes the following topics: How the Retrieve Function Works Retrieving Files How the Retrieve Function Works The WD ...Passport drive and copy them to either a special retrieve folder or their original locations. 4. Retrieve the files. If your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive...
User Manual - Page 38

... 34. Proceed to display the Select a destination for retrieved files dialog: Created multiple backup volumes on the selected My Passport drive from either: • Different internal hard drives or hard drive portions on your computer, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays the . . . RETRIEVING FILES - 33 In the Backed Up Volumes selection box, select the volume that you...
User Manual - Page 60

... drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from external drives, refer to the computer before connecting your system manufacturer. For more help. 110 MY PASSPORT ...when I connect my USB drive to your system documentation or contact your WD USB 3.0 external storage product. Refer to disable this product 1425 „ Format a WD hard drive in FAT32* (for use ...

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