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Страница 1: ...External Portable My Passport Studio User Manual placeholder My Passport Studio User Manual...
Страница 2: ...our WD product to get the latest updates and special offers Warranty RMA Services Get Warranty Product Replacement RMA RMA Sta tus and Data Recovery Information Knowledge Base Search by keyword phrase...
Страница 3: ...Installing on a Mac OS X Tiger Leopard Snow Leopard 6 Enhancing Performance With WD TURBO 7 Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software 9 WD SmartWare Overview 11 WD SmartWare Home Screen 11 Viewing th...
Страница 4: ...r Exits Sleep Mode 38 Customizing Your Software Settings 39 Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder 39 Setting the Preferences Options 40 Customizing Your Drive Settings 40 Specifying a Name For Your D...
Страница 5: ...ng the Driver Manually 59 Windows Vista 60 Installing the Driver Automatically 60 Installing the Driver Manually 61 Windows 7 63 B Compliance and Warranty Information 66 Regulatory Compliance 66 FCC C...
Страница 6: ...ve You can even view the label when the drive is unplugged The display also includes available capacity and security status Our smallest portable drive ever We re experts in portable storage so we des...
Страница 7: ...ive FireWire 800 cable FireWire 800 to 400 adapter USB micro cable Quick Install Guide Optional Accessories You can use the following accessories with the My Passport drive Replacement or additional F...
Страница 8: ...to indicate space used on the drive during the power on state Each section represents approximately 10 percent of drive capacity The numerical display shows the amount of space available Mac OS X Win...
Страница 9: ...reWire 800 to 400 adapter Connection to a FireWire 400 port transfers data at FireWire 400 speed up to 400 Mb s Registering Your WD Product Register your WD product to get the latest updates and speci...
Страница 10: ...Leopard Snow Leopard Enhancing Performance With WD TURBO Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare Home Screen Viewing the Info Online Help Topics Hiding the WD Sm...
Страница 11: ...ive The VCD displays on your desktop and behaves just like a physical CD The My Passport icon also displays on the desktop 1 Double click the WD SmartWare virtual CD and then double click the WD Smart...
Страница 12: ...in the next section optional and then Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software on page 9 Enhancing Performance With WD TURBO WD TURBO is a utility on the WD SmartWare VCD that improves the performan...
Страница 13: ...e license agreement and click Accept to continue 6 A message informs you that installing the WD TURBO drivers requires you to restart your computer to make them active Click Yes to continue 7 In the P...
Страница 14: ...ally alerts you if a newer version of software is available Always use the latest version of software especially on a new installation After the installation completes the WD SmartWare software will e...
Страница 15: ...MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 10 Figure 3 Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 4 Home Screen...
Страница 16: ...provides four tab selected options Home screen Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity of each hard drive in or connected to your computer see Figure 4 on page 10 Backup screen Manages existing bac...
Страница 17: ...s easy access to online help information to quickly guide you through your backup retrieve and settings tasks Whenever you are uncertain about what to do just click the info online help icon in the up...
Страница 18: ...2 Use the copy paste or drag drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager file from the VCD file listing to the desktop of your computer 3 Double click the Virtual CD Manager file on your desktop to...
Страница 19: ...are Virtual CD If you got started without installing the WD SmartWare software hid disabled the WD SmartWare virtual CD VCD and now want to move your My Passport drive to another computer or install t...
Страница 20: ...n Virtual CD Manager exe from the Virtual CD Manager folder Virtual_CD_Manager_vxxxx exe from the downloaded zip file 3 Click Continue 4 Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue The WD...
Страница 21: ...fect you must power cycle your My Passport drive a Disconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable from your drive b Wait ten seconds c Reconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable to your drive 8...
Страница 22: ...le that is created on your computer or copied to your hard drive Existing file that is changed in any way This protection is automatic the WD SmartWare software does it for you without any action on y...
Страница 23: ...the original files Dark blue background identifies categories of files that have been backed up In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive the Additional Files category includes all of the files...
Страница 24: ...of data that has been backed up The blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive changes to yellow amber for all of the files that have not yet been backed up The gray backgroun...
Страница 25: ...ent to back up Changing the backup software settings Choosing the number of backup versions to keep Pausing the backup until your computer is idle Selecting Specific Content to Back Up To back up some...
Страница 26: ...nd Revert buttons 3 Click Apply to refresh the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive 4 Click Run Backup to back up the selected categories of files Changing the Backup Software Settings To optimize...
Страница 27: ...MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 22 Figure 6 Settings Screen Figure 7 Software Settings Screen...
Страница 28: ...lick Set File History to display the Set File History dialog 2 Specify the number of file versions that you want to keep from 1 to 25 in the Enter the number of backup versions to keep for each file b...
Страница 29: ...selecting the drive on the Home screen you can retrieve files or complete folders from your My Passport drive To retrieve a file or folder from your drive 1 Click the Retrieve tab to display the Retr...
Страница 30: ...MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 25 Figure 8 Retrieve Screen Figure 9 Select a Destination for Retrieved Files Screen...
Страница 31: ...artial name of the file or folder you are looking for Click the appropriate file category button to list the files by category Pictures Music Movies Documents Other Mail Select the view icon to list i...
Страница 32: ...and a link to a failed to retrieve information screen Click the View files link to see the list of files and the reasons they were not retrieved Destination is full message means that your computer do...
Страница 33: ...Settings tab and the Drive Settings screen within the WD SmartWare application On the Security dialogs you can Create a password Change a password Eliminate the need for a password To create a passwor...
Страница 34: ...to keep others from accessing the files on your drive you will have to type your password to unlock the drive whenever You shut down and restart your computer You disconnect and reconnect the drive t...
Страница 35: ...eaves the drive locked and inhibits access to the Backup and Retrieve functions Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you connect your password protected drive to a computer...
Страница 36: ...prompt click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen Changing Your Password To change your password 1 Click Security on the Drive Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 29 to displa...
Страница 37: ...ion from your drive 1 Click Security on the Drive Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 29 to display the Your Drive is Secure dialog 2 Type your password in the Password box 3 Select the Remove secur...
Страница 38: ...Icon After you have installed the WD SmartWare software the WD SmartWare icon displays in the bar at the top right corner of the screen Clicking the icon enables you to Open the WD SmartWare software...
Страница 39: ...MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 34 Double click WD SmartWare in the Applications list Either way displays the WD SmartWare Home screen...
Страница 40: ...splay on your desktop To clean up your desktop you can dismount duplicate VCDs 1 Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives 2 Select the My Passport whose VCD you want to dismount and the...
Страница 41: ...cting the drive from the computer Displaying the Status and Serial Number of the Drive You can use the WD SmartWare icon to find out if the drive is locked how full it is and its serial number 1 Click...
Страница 42: ...it without installing the software To unlock the drive using the virtual CD 1 Double click the WD SmartWare virtual CD on the desktop 2 Double click the DriveUnlock icon The WD SmartWare Drive Unlock...
Страница 43: ...Software is Not Available on page 37 or you can use the WD SmartWare icon To unlock the drive using the WD SmartWare icon 1 Click the WD SmartWare icon 2 Select the drive and then Unlock Drive 3 The...
Страница 44: ...nt to store the retrieved files in either Their original locations on your computer A Retrieved Content folder By default the WD SmartWare software creates and uses a Retrieved Content subfolder in yo...
Страница 45: ...ct or clear the check boxes to enable or disable the Preferences options Open WD SmartWare when drive is connected Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates Customizing Your Drive Settings...
Страница 46: ...om accessing the files on your drive Security Password Protecting Your Drive on page 28 Change your password Security Changing Your Password on page 31 Remove password protection from your drive Secur...
Страница 47: ...and be kept up to date on the latest WD products 1 Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet 2 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 29 click Registration to display the...
Страница 48: ...to save and implement your sleep timer selection Erasing Your Drive To erase your drive 1 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 29 click Drive Erase to display the Erase Drive dialog 2 Re...
Страница 49: ...r if you have already created a password you will not be able to disable hide the VCD until you remove password protection 1 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 29 click Virtual CD to d...
Страница 50: ...Double click the WD SmartWare virtual CD on the desktop or WD SmartWare in the Applications list to display the following screen 2 Click the Extras folder and then the WD SmartWare Uninstaller folder...
Страница 51: ...function that continuously monitors key internal performance attributes of the drive A detected increase in drive temperature noise or read write errors for example can provide an indication that the...
Страница 52: ...MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL CHECKING DRIVE HEALTH 47 2 Click the button for the test that you want to run Quick SMART Status Quick Drive Test Complete Drive Test...
Страница 53: ...con Alerts Disconnecting the Drive Safely Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software Reformatting the Drive Go to support wdc com and Note See Troubleshooting...
Страница 54: ...e drive 2 If Autorun AutoPlay is disabled on your computer install the software manually a Open My Computer b Double click the WD SmartWare virtual CD which is listed under Devices with Removable Stor...
Страница 55: ...on page 9 Note If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software go to Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software on page 55 instead Installing on Windows Vista Windows 7 After the drive is p...
Страница 56: ...installed on your computer the screen is animated c Continue to Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software on page 9 Note If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software go to Getting Started...
Страница 57: ...e to WD SmartWare screen displays If a Flash Player is installed on your computer the screen is animated c Continue to Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software on page 9 Note If you do not want to i...
Страница 58: ...You can also right click or left click the WD SmartWare icon in the task bar and select WD SmartWare The WD SmartWare Home screen displays In the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive all of y...
Страница 59: ...he drive and let it cool for 60 minutes Power it back on and if the problem persists contact WD Support Disconnecting the Drive Safely 1 Right click the WD SmartWare icon in the system tray and then c...
Страница 60: ...ving Backed Up Files on page 24 Secure you drive and all of the files on it with a password see Locking and Unlocking Your Drive on page 28 Customize your software and drive settings for the best poss...
Страница 61: ...t my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to the computer before booting A Depending on your system configuration your computer may attempt to boot from your WD portable USB drive Refer to your...
Страница 62: ...o WD SmartWare screen see Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software on page 55 The following topics are included in this appendix Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows XP After you physically...
Страница 63: ...MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 58 3 Select Install the software automatically and click Next 4 When installation is complete click Finish...
Страница 64: ...Internet you can install the driver manually 1 On the Found New Hardware Wizard select No not this time and click Next 2 On the next screen select Install from a list or specific location and click Ne...
Страница 65: ...drive as shown in Figure 1 on page 5 two or three screens might pop up depending on your computer setup Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically your computer must...
Страница 66: ...nstalling the Driver Manually You might want to install the SES driver manually for example if you computer is not connected to the Internet Note If Autoplay is enabled two extra screens might display...
Страница 67: ...New Hardware WD SES Device wizard screen click Don t search online 3 On the next screen click I don t have the disc Show me other options 4 Browse to Computer a Double click the WD SmartWare VCD driv...
Страница 68: ...NSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 63 5 When the installation is complete click Close Windows 7 After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 1 on page 5 you can install the SES driver 1 Open All Pro...
Страница 69: ...PORT STUDIO USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 64 2 Under Computer Management Local click Device Manager Unknown Device and right click Update driver software 3 Click Browse my computer for driver s...
Страница 70: ...USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 65 4 Browse to Computer double click the WD SmartWare VCD drive double click the Extras folder and select WD SES Device Driver Click Next 5 When installation is co...
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Страница 72: ...rials should be kept for storing or shipping your WD product To conclusively establish the period of warranty check the warranty expiration serial number required via support wdc com WD shall have no...
Страница 73: ...ly to products sold as new The remedies provided herein are in lieu of a any and all other remedies and warranties whether expressed implied or statutory including but not limited to any implied warra...
Страница 74: ...iance China 67 Erase Drive screen 43 44 Erasing the drive 43 CAUTION about erasing the drive 43 F FCC Class B information 66 File categories defined 53 history drive setting 39 history screen 23 Forma...
Страница 75: ...nces 39 40 retrieve folder 39 system throttling 39 Space available 36 Status check 36 System file category defined 12 19 throttling software setting 39 System compatibility 3 U Unlocking manually Mac...
Страница 76: ...reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Western Digital WD and the WD logo are registered trademarks and My Passport WD SmartWare and Data Lifeguard are trademarks of W...
