Western Digital WDBBEP0010BBLNESN

MY PASSPORT

USER MANUAL

INDEX – 71

Warranty 67

WDservice 67

SmartWare icon 43

Store link 26

technical support, contacting ii

Your computer

content gauge, Backup tab displays 19

content gauge, Home tab displays 17

icon, Home tab display 16

Contents

Main WD Service and Support Accessing Online Support Contacting WD Technical Support Table of Contents 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 6 Locking and Unlocking the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 7 Managing and Customizing the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 8 Managing and Customizing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 B Compliance and Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 About Your WD Drive Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Important: Disk Drive Format Physical Description Power/Activity LED USB 3.0 Interface Page Connecting the Drive and Getting Started Connecting the Drive 1. Getting Started with the WD Software 1. Page Page Page Page Page Page WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview Home Tab Display Page Page Page Backup Tab Displays Page Page Retrieve Tab Displays Page Page Settings Tab Display See Figure 11 and Table 4 for a brief functional description of the Settings tab display. Help Tab Display Page Backing Up Files How the Backup Function Works Backing Up Files 1. Page Page Page Important: Retrieving Files How the Retrieve Function Works 1. Retrieving Files 1. IF you have . . . THEN the WD SmartWare software displays the . . . drive My Passport b. Click Next to display the Select a destination for Page Page Locking and Unlocking the Drive Password Protecting the Drive 1. Unlocking the Drive Unlocking the Drive with the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software 1. Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 1. Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility 1. Changing Your Password 1. Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 1. Managing and Customizing the Drive Using the WD Quick View Icon Opening the WD SmartWare Software Checking Drive Status Safely Disconnecting the Drive Monitoring Icon Alerts Setting the Drive Sleep Timer Registering the Drive 1. Checking Drive Health Page Erasing the Drive Using the Drive Erase Function Using the WD Drive Unlock Utility 1. Page Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image Managing and Customizing the Software Specifying the Number of Backup Versions 1. Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder 1. Checking for Software Updates 1. Uninstalling the WD Software Important: Using the Drive with a Mac Reformatting the Drive Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image Installing the Drive on Mac Computers 1. Troubleshooting Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions Page Installing an SES Driver A Installing on Windows XP Computers Installing the Driver Automatically 1. Page Installing the Driver Manually 1. Page Installing on Windows Vista Computers Installing the Driver Automatically 1. Installing the Driver Manually 1. Page Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers 1. Page Compliance and Warranty Information B Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement Safety Compliance Environmental Compliance (China) Warran ty In form atio n Obtaining Service Limited Warranty GNU General Public License (GPL) Index