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Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive and installing the WD
software on your computer. It includes the following topics:
Connecting the Drive
Getting Started with the WD Software
Connecting the Drive
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Connect the drive to your computer as shown in figure 3.
3. Verify that the My Passport drive appears under DEVICES in the Sidebar area of
your Finder display:
Note:
Figure 3: Connecting the My Passport Drive
My Passport for Mac
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If the External disks check box is selected on your Finder Preferences dialog, the My
Passport icon displays on your desktop:
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