Western Digital WDBGJA0010BBK user manual

External Portable

My Passport®

Studio™

User Manual

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My Passport Studio 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 Kit Contents Optional Accessories Important: Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Power/Activity LED FireWire 800 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. Removing Password Protection 1. Managing and Customizing the Drive Checking Drive Health Setting the Drive Sleep Timer Erasing the Drive Using the Drive Erase Function Using the WD Drive Unlock Utility 1. Page Registering the Drive The WD Drive Utilities software uses your computers Internet connection to register your drive. 1. Page 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-003/NMB-003 Statement Safety Compliance Environmental Compliance (China) Warran ty In form ation Obtaining Service Limited Warranty GNU General Public License (GPL) Index