Connecting The Drive; Getting Started With The Wd Software - Western Digital WDBFKT0040BGY User Manual

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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 drive appears in your computer's file management utility listing.
4. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click
software installs the proper driver for your drive.
Your My Passport Ultra drive is now ready to use as an external storage device.
You can enhance its capabilities by installing the WD software that is on the
drive:
▪ WD Backup
▪ WD Security
▪ WD Drive Utilities
Figure 3: Connecting the My Passport Ultra Drive
Getting Started with the WD Software
1. Double-click the WD Apps Setup file that appears in the listing for the drive in
your computer's file management utility to display the WD Apps Setup wizard,
Software Installer dialog.
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to close it. The WD
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