Western-digital My Passport Elite User Manual Manuel d'utilisateur

External PortableMy Passport™ Elite™Ultra-portable Hard Drive User ManualMy Passport Elite Portable Hard Drive

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 5Connecting the Drive and Getting Started12This chapter provides step-by-step

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

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 7Installing on Windows XP1. After you physically connect the drive as shown

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 83. If Autorun (AutoPlay) is disabled on your computer, install the software

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 9Installing on Windows Vista/Windows 7After the drive is physically connected,

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 10The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays. If a Flash Player is installed

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 11The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays. If a Flash Player is installed

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 12 Figure 6. Initial Backup Screen Figure 7. Initial Drive Settings Screen

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 13WD SmartWare OverviewWD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 14• Retrieve—Brings back valuable data that has been lost or overwritten (se

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

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 15Viewing the Info/Online Help TopicsEach WD SmartWare screen provides easy ac

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 16Backing Up Your Computer Files13This chapter includes the following topics: About Back

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 17In the Content Gauges for your computer’s disk drives, the categories of files that wo

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 18Note that:• The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 195. If you clicked Pause Backup at step 3, the Stop backup? confirmation prompt remin

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 20Selecting Specific Content to Back UpTo back up some of your computer files:1. On th

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 21Changing the Backup Software SettingsTo optimize your backup, you can:• Specify the

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 22Specifying the Number of Backup Versions. The WD SmartWare software enables you to kee

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 23Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle. A large backup can take a lot of time, an

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 24Retrieving Backed Up Files14This chapter includes the following topics: About Retrieving F

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALTABLE OF CONTENTS – iiiTable of ContentsWD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 25 Figure 12. Retrieve Screen Figure 13. Select a Destination for Retrieved Files Screen

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 264. On the Select content to retrieve... screen, select Retrieve Some Files to display th

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 275. Navigate through the folder structure to find the content of interest. Also, you can

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 28Locking and Unlocking Your Drive15This chapter includes the following topics: Passwo

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 293. Click Security to display the Set Security dialog:4. Type your password in th

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 309. Click Save Security Settings to save your password and enable password protecti

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 31Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare SoftwareWhenever you connect your pass

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 32Turning Off the Drive Lock FeatureTo remove password protection from your drive:1.

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 33Managing and Customizing Your Drive16This chapter includes the following topics:

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 34The WD SmartWare Home screen displays.Checking Status and TemperatureMouse over t

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALTABLE OF CONTENTS – ivUnlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 35Disconnecting the Drive Safely1. Right-click the WD SmartWare icon in the sys

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 362. On the Software Settings screen (see Figure 11 on page 22), click Retrieve F

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 372. Select or clear the check boxes to enable or disable the Preferences options

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 38Registering Your DriveThe WD SmartWare software uses your computer’s Internet con

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 39Setting the Drive Sleep TimerThe drive sleep timer turns off the power to your dr

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 40Uninstalling the WD SmartWare SoftwareYou can easily uninstall the software. Howe

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALCHECKING DRIVE HEALTH – 41Checking Drive Health17The data files on your My Passport drive are important to you. The WD Sm

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALCHECKING DRIVE HEALTH – 422. Click the button for the test that you want to run:• Quick SMART Status• Quick Drive Test•

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 43Using the Drive with a Mac18The My Passport Essential drive that you have purchased is pre

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 443. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD, and then double-click the WD SmartWare ico

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALTABLE OF CONTENTS – vInstalling the Driver Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 45The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays. If a Flash Player is installed on your comput

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 465. To accept the license agreement, click Accept. 6. A message informs you that instal

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 47Using the WD SmartWare IconAfter you have installed the WD SmartWare software, the WD Smar

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 48The WD SmartWare Home screen displays.On the Home screen, you can modify the primary drive

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 49In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes al

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 50• CTRL+click the My Passport icon on the desktop and select Eject “My Passport.” (“My Pass

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 51Unlocking the Drive ManuallyYou may need to unlock the drive manually in cases such as the

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 521. Click the WD SmartWare icon .2. Select the drive and then Unlock Drive.3. The WD

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 532. Click the extras folder and then double-click the WD Uninstaller icon to display a WD

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALTROUBLESHOOTING – 54Troubleshooting19This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 1About Your WD Drive11Welcome to your My Passport™ Elite™ ultra-portable hard drive, an elegant, hi

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALTROUBLESHOOTING – 55If your system includes a PCI slot, you can achieve Hi-Speed USB transfer rates by installing a USB 2

1AMY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 56Installing an SES DriverShould you decide not to install the WD SmartWare software, you mu

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 572. Select Install the software automatically and click Next.3. When installation is comp

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 582. On the next screen, select Install from a list or specific location and click Next.3.

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 59Windows VistaAfter you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 2 on page 6, two or t

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 602. On the next New Found Hardware - WD SES Device wizard screen, click Don’t search online

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 615. When the installation is complete, click Close.Windows 7After you physically connect th

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 622. Under Computer Management (Local), click Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-c

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALINSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 63d. Click Next. 5. When installation is complete, click Close.

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALCOMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 64Compliance and Warranty Information1BThis appendix includes the following topics:

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

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALCOMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 65KCC Notice (Republic of Korea only)Class B Device 1 Please note that this device

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALCOMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 66alteration is within the scope of the applicable instructions, as found at suppor

MY PASSPORT ELITEUSER MANUALINDEX – 67IndexAAccessories, optional 2Alerts, flashing icon 34BBackupabout backing up files 16files content box 20procedu

MY PASSPORT ELITEUSER MANUALINDEX – 68NNTFS format 43OOnline help, viewing 15Opening WD SmartWare software 33Operating systems 3Other file category, d

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MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 3Compatibility Drive FormatYour My Passport Elite drive is preformatted as a single NTFS partition

MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 4Power/Activity LED. The power/activity LED indicates the drive’s power state and activity. The LED