Western Digital My Passport for Mac 500GB Manuel d'utilisateur

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MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 5Connecting the Drive and Getting StartedThis chapter provides step-by-step i

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 61. Turn on your computer.2. To connect directly to your computer, connec

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 73. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD.4. Mac OS X Leopard and Snow

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 8Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBOWD +TURBO is a utility available on the

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 97. In the Password box, enter the password you normally enter to access th

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 10 Figure 3. Initial Backup Screen Figure 4. Initial Drive Settings Screen

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 11 Figure 5. Home ScreenWD SmartWare OverviewWD SmartWare software is an eas

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 12• Retrieve screen—Brings back valuable data that has been lost or overwri

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 13Backing Up Your Computer FilesThis chapter includes the following topics: About Backi

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 14 Figure 6. Backup ScreenIn the Content Gauges for your computer’s disk drives, the c

WD Service and SupportShould you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Most technical supp

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 15Note that:• The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 165. If you clicked Pause Backup at step 3, the Stop backup? confirmation prompt remi

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 17Selecting Specific Content to Back UpTo back up some of your computer files:1. On the

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 18Changing the Backup Software SettingsTo optimize your backup, you can:• Specify the

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 19 Figure 8. Software Settings ScreenSpecifying the Number of Backup Versions. The WD

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 202. Specify the number of file versions that you want to keep (from 1 to 25) in the

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 21Retrieving Backed Up FilesThis chapter includes the following topics: About Retrieving Fi

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 22 Figure 9. Retrieve Screen Figure 10. Select a Destination for Retrieved Files Screen

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 234. On the Select content to retrieve... screen, select Retrieve Some Files to display t

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 245. Navigate through the folder structure to find the content of interest. Also, you can

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALTABLE OF CONTENTS– iiiTable of ContentsWD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 25Retrieving Files Directly from the DriveUsing the WD SmartWare Retrieve feature is the be

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 26Locking and Unlocking Your DriveThis chapter includes the following topics: Passwor

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 27 Figure 13. Drive Settings Screen3. Click Security to display the Set Security d

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 289. Click Save Security Settings to save your password and enable password protect

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 29Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare SoftwareWhenever you connect your pas

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 30Turning Off the Drive Lock FeatureTo remove password protection from your drive:1.

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 31Managing and Customizing Your DriveThis chapter includes the following topics: L

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 32• Double-click WD SmartWare in the Applications list.The WD SmartWare Home scre

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 33Safely Dismounting the Drive1. You can safely dismount the drive from a Mac in

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 341. Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives. 2. Select the M

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALTABLE OF CONTENTS– ivUnlocking Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 35Unlocking the Drive ManuallyYou may need to unlock the drive manually in cases s

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 36Your Computer Is Woken From Sleep ModeIf your computer goes into sleep mode, an

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 37To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for the best possible performan

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 38Setting the Preferences OptionsWhen enabled, each time you reconnect your My Pas

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 39Customizing Your Drive SettingsThe WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you t

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 40Registering Your DriveThe WD SmartWare software uses your computer’s Internet co

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 41Setting the Drive Sleep TimerThe drive sleep timer turns off the power to your d

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 42Updating Your SoftwareClicking the Update Software button on the WD SmartWare Ho

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALCHECKING DRIVE HEALTH – 43Checking Drive HealthThe data files on your My Passport drive are important to you. The WD Sma

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALCHECKING DRIVE HEALTH – 442. Click the button for the test that you want to run:• Quick SMART Status• Quick Drive Test

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALTA B L E O F C O NT E N T S – vFCC Class B Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 45Using the Drive with WindowsThe My Passport drive that you purchased is preformatted as

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 46Installing on Windows XP1. After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 1

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 47The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays. If a Flash Player is installed on your com

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 48b. In the AutoPlay screen, click the Run WDSmartWare.exe button:The Welcome to WD Smart

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 49b. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD. Note: WD SmartWare software is provided i

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 50The sections below describe how to use the icon and alternative methods to perform thes

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 51Monitoring Icon Alerts• If the WD SmartWare icon flashes green and white, the drive

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALTROUBLESHOOTING – 52TroubleshootingIf you have problems installing or using this product, refer to this troubleshooting

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALAPPENDIX – 53AppendixThis appendix includes the following topics:Regulatory ComplianceEnvironmental Compliance (China)Wa

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALAPPENDIX – 54Environmental Compliance (China)

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 1About Your WD DriveWelcome to your My Passport™ for Mac® ultra-portable hard drive, an elegant, h

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALAPPENDIX – 55Warranty InformationObtaining ServiceWD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very be

MY BOOK FOR MACUSER MANUALINDEX – 56IndexAAccessories, optional 2BBackupabout backing up files 13files content box 17procedure 15, 16screen 14Box cont

MY BOOK FOR MACUSER MANUALINDEX – 57Regulatory compliance 53Restarting WD SmartWare software 31Retrieveabout retrieving files 21folder, software setti

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MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 2Planet friendly - We designed a small box from recycled materials to minimize waste. We encourage

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 3For information on optional accessories for this product, visit: Compatibility Drive FormatYour M

MY PASSPORT FOR MACUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 4USB 2.0 InterfaceHi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) supports data transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s. USB 2.0 is b