Western Digital WDBMWV0020BBK, WDBMWV0020BBL, WDBMWV0020BRD, WDBMWV0020BTT, WDBPGC5000ABL, WDBPGC5000ARD, WDBPGC5000ATT, WDBZFP0010BBK, WDBZFP0010BTT user manual

External Portable

My Passport® Ultra™

Portable Hard Drive

User Manual

My Passport Ultra 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 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 6 Locking and Unlocking the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 7 Managing and Customizing the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 8 Managing and Customizing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 B Compliance and Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 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 Your Drive Handling Precautions Connecting the Drive and Getting Started Connecting the Drive 1. Getting Started with the WD Software 1. Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview Home Tab Display Page Page Page Page Page Page Backup Tab Displays 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 Page Page Page - Important: Retrieving Files How the Retrieve Function Works 1. Retrieving Files 1. Page Page 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 Retrieved Content Folder 1. Checking for Software Updates 1. Configuring a Remote Dropbox Account 1. Page Uninstalling the WD Software Uninstalling on Windows XP 1. Uninstalling on Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 1. Using the Drive with a Mac Reformatting the Drive Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image Troubleshooting Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions Page Installing the 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

Western Digital user manual

Models: WDBMWV0020BBK WDBMWV0020BBL WDBMWV0020BRD WDBMWV0020BTT WDBPGC5000ABL WDBPGC5000ARD WDBPGC5000ATT WDBZFP0010BBK WDBZFP0010BTT