Western Digital WDBBLW5000AAL user manual

External Portable

My Passport® Air™

Portable Hard Drive

User Manual

My Passport Air User Manual

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 Locking and Unlocking the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4 Managing and Customizing the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 5 Using the Drive with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 A Compliance and Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 About Your WD Drive Features Important: Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Power/Activity LED USB 3.0 Interface Registering the Drive Handling Precautions Connecting the Drive and Getting Started Connecting the Drive 1. Page Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO Page Installing the WD Security Software Page Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software Page Locking and Unlocking the Drive Password Protecting the Drive 1. Important: Unlocking the Drive Unlocking the Drive with the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software 1. Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility 1. Changing Your Password 1. Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature Managing and Customizing the Drive Checking Drive Health Setting the Drive Sleep Timer Erasing the Drive Using the Drive Erase Function Page Using the WD Drive Unlock Utility 1. Page Registering the Drive 1. Safely Dismounting the Drive 1. Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image Using the Drive with Windows Reformatting the Drive Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image Troubleshooting Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions Page Compliance and Warranty Information A Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information ICES/NMB-003 Compliance Safety Compliance Environmental Compliance (China) Warranty Information (All Regions Except Australia/ New Zealand) Obtaining Service Limited Warranty Warranty Information (Australia/New Zealand) Obtaining Service Warranty GNU General Public License (GPL) Page Index