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External Portable
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My Passport
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My Passport Studio User Manual
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WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or email support service at http://support.wdc.com. If the answer is not available or if you prefer, ® please contact WD at the best telephone number shown below. Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period. This 30- day period starts on the date of
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Table of Contents WD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Accessing Online Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Contacting WD Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii 1 About Your WD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL A Compliance and Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Regulatory Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 FCC Class B Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL About Your WD Drive 1 1 ® ™ Welcome to your My Passport Studio portable hard drive. My Passport Studio comes standard with two super-fast FireWire 800 ports, massive capacity, password protection, and a MacBook-inspired metal enclosure that make this drive the ideal companion for Mac professionals. This chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Register
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at http:// www.westerndigital.com. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to http://support.wdc.com/downloads. Kit Contents As shown in Figure 1, your My Passport Studio drive kit includes the following: • My Passport Studio portable hard drive • FireWire 800 cable • USB Micro B cable • Quick Install Guide • WD Security and WD Drive Util
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport Studio drive and the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software are compatible with the following operating systems: ® Mac OS X Windows • Leopard • Windows XP ® • Snow Leopard • Windows Vista • Lion • Windows 7 • Mountain Lion • Windows 8 Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system. For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest software update
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive’s power state and activity: LED Appearance Power State/Activity On steady Idle Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Activity Slow flashing, approximately every 2.5 seconds System standby FireWire 800 Interface The FireWire 800 interface supports data transfer rates of up to 800 Mb/s and is backward-compatible with FireWire 400. Connection to a FireWire 400 port transfers data at FireWire 400 spe
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 2 1 This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive to your computer and installing the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO Installing the WD Security Software Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software Connecting the Drive 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Connect the My Passport drive using either the USB micro
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Note: If the External disks check box is selected on your Finder Preferences dialog, the My Passport icon displays on your desktop: 4. The first time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer, a message asks if you want to use the drive to back up with Time Machine: On Leopard and Snow Leopard On Lion and Mountain Lion Note: Currently the Encrypt Backup Disk check box only appears on computers using the Lion or Mountain Lion operating system. Dep
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL c. If you selected the Encrypt Backup Disk check box at step a, complete the backup password dialog that displays: d. Click Encrypt Disk and complete the Time Machine setup procedure. 7. The My Passport icon now displays as: 8. Your My Passport drive is now ready to use as an external storage device. You can enhance its performance by installing the WD +TURBO utility that is on the drive. Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is a utility on the My P
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2. Double-click the Extras folder on the screen that displays: 3. Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer application: 4. Click Install on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 5. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. 6. A message informs you that installing the drivers requires you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 8
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 7. Type the password that you use to access the computer in the Password box and click OK: 8. When the installation completes, click Yes to restart the computer: 9. After the computer restarts, the My Passport icon on the desktop looks like this: Your My Passport drive is now ready to use as an enhanced-performance external storage device. You can enhance its capabilities by installing the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software that is also on the dri
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2. Drag the WD Security application to the alias Applications folder on the screen that displays: 3. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Security application. 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue and display the WD Security screen: 5. See “Locking and Unlocking the Drive” on page 13. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 10
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software 1. Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that displays: 2. Drag the WD Drive Utilities application to the alias Applications folder on the screen that displays: 3. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 11
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue and display the WD Drive Utilities screen: 5. See “Managing and Customizing the Drive” on page 19. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 12
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Locking and Unlocking the Drive 3 1 This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Changing Your Password Removing Password Protection Password Protecting the Drive You should password protect your drive if you are worried that someone else will gain access to your drive and you do not want them to see your files on the drive. CAUTION! The WD Security software uses your password to electronically lock and unlock yo
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 5. Type a hint to help remember your password in the Password hint box. 6. Select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box if you want the WD Security software to remember your user name and password for the selected drive and automatically unlock the drive for you on this computer. Important: If you select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box, the first time you restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the drive after creating a password,
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL The WD Unlocker virtual VCD provides the WD Drive Unlock utility that you can use to unlock the drive. Or you can use either the WD Security or the WD Drive Utilities software to unlock the drive. Unlocking the Drive with the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, starting either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software displays an Unlock Drive d
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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2. If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your computer, select the one that is locked to display the Unlock Drive dialog. 3. On the Unlock Drive dialog: a. Type your password in the Password box. b. Click Unlock Drive. Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software installed, you can use the WD D
