Western-digital My Passport Essential SE User Manual Manuel d'utilisateur

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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 5Connecting the Drive and Getting StartedThis chapter prov

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 66. For Windows XP, one or two screens might appear, dep

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 7Getting Started with the WD SmartWare SoftwareTo get star

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 84. After the software installation completes:Note: The

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 9and skipping the backup.7. After password protecting or

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 10 Figure 6. Initial Drive Settings Screens Figure 7. WD

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 11WD SmartWare Software OverviewThe WD SmartWare software

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 12WD SmartWare Home ScreenThe WD SmartWare Home screen has

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 13In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive, the Add

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALCONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 14Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare SoftwareIf you

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 ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 15Backing Up Your Computer FilesThis chapter includes the following

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 16In the Content Gauges for your computer’s disk drives, the categor

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 17Note that:• The System category, shown against a dark gray backg

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 186. If you clicked Stop Backup at step 4, the Stop backup? confir

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 192. In the backup files content box:• Select the check boxes for

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 20Specifying the Number of Backup Versions. The WD SmartWare softwar

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALBACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 21Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle. A large backup can ta

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 22Retrieving Backed Up FilesThis chapter includes the following topics:

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 23 Figure 12. Retrieve Screen Figure 13. Select a Destination for Retr

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 244. On the Select content to retrieve... screen, select Retrieve Some

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALTABLE OF CONTENTS – iiiTable of ContentsWD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALRETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 257. During the retrieve:• The Retrieve screen displays a progress bar

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE – 26Locking and Unlocking the DriveThis chapter includes the followin

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE – 273. On either screen, click Security to display the Set Security

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE – 28Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare SoftwareWhenever you sh

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE – 29To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed:1

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALLOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE – 30Turning Off the Drive Lock FeatureTo remove password protection f

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 31Managing and Customizing Your DriveThis chapter includes the

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 32Monitoring Icon AlertsThe WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar fl

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 33Specifying a Different Retrieve FolderWhen you start a retrie

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 34Customizing Your Drive SettingsThe WD SmartWare software make

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALTABLE OF CONTENTS – iv5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 35Registering the DriveThe WD SmartWare software uses your comp

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 362. In the Tu r n off Driv e box, select the inactivity tim

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 37Using the Drive Unlock Utility. To erase your My Passport whe

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 38After the drive erase operation completes, go to support.wdc.

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALMANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 39Uninstalling on Windows XPTo uninstall the WD SmartWare softw

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALCHECKING DRIVE HEALTH – 40Checking Drive HealthThe data files on your My Passport drive are important

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 41Using the Drive with a MacThe My Passport drive is preformatted as a s

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 423. Verify that the My Passport icon displays on your desktop, where

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 43To install WD +TURBO:1. Double-click the My Passport icon, and then d

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 446. Type the password that you normally use to access the computer in

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALTABLE OF CONTENTS – vUnlocking the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 452. The WD SmartWare Software Installer screen displays:3. Click Co

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 46The WD SmartWare Home ScreenOn the Home screen, you can change the dri

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 47Note that:• The System category, shown against a dark gray backgroun

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 48• Double-clicking WD SmartWare in the Applications list:Checking Dri

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 49b. Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock.c. Click Ex

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 50Using the My Passport IconTo safely dismount the drive using the My Pa

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 51To unlock your drive:1. Type your password in the Password box.2. C

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 52To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed:1. Do

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALUSING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 532. Double-click the WD SmartWare Uninstaller icon:3. Click Uninsta

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALTROUBLESHOOTING – 54TroubleshootingThis chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioni

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 1About Your WD DriveWelcome to your My Passport™ Essential™ or Essential SE ult

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALTROUBLESHOOTING – 55Q: How do I determine whether or not my system supports USB 3.0 or USB 2.0?A: Ref

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALINSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 56Installing the SES DriverThis appendix includes the following topics:In

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALINSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 574. Select Install the software automatically and click Next:5. When

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALINSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 58Installing the Driver ManuallyIf your computer is not connected to the

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALINSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 59d. Click Next:5. When the installation completes, click Finish:

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALINSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 60Installing on Windows Vista ComputersAfter you physically connect the d

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALINSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 61Installing the Driver ManuallyIf your computer is not connected to the

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALINSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 624. Browse to Computer and:a. Double-click the My Passport drive.b. Do

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALINSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 63Installing on Windows 7 ComputersAfter you physically connect the drive

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALINSTALLING THE SES DRIVER – 643. Click Browse my computer for driver software.4. Browse to Comput

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 2Planet friendly—We designed a small box from recycled materials to minimize wa

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALCOMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 65Compliance and Warranty InformationThis appendix includes the

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALCOMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 66KCC Notice (Republic of Korea only)Class B Device 1 Please no

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALCOMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 67Limited WarrantyWD warrants that the Product, in the course o

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALINDEX – 68IndexAAccessories, optional 2BBackupabout backing up files 15files content box 18procedure

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALINDEX – 69PPassword protecting your drive 26CAUTION about lost passwords 26Performance enhancement 47

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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 3Operating System CompatibilityYour My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SEUSER MANUALABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 4USB 3.0 InterfaceSuper-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 5 Gb/s