Western Digital My Passport Pro User Manual
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- Page 1 ® My Passport Portable RAID Storage User Manual My Passport Pro User Manual...
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Page 2: 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.wd.com. If the answer is not available or if you prefer, ®... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contacting WD Technical Support..........ii About Your WD Storage Device ....... 1 Features . -
Page 4: About Your Wd Storage Device
Powered through the Thunderbolt port—Powered directly through the Thunderbolt port on your MacBook, My Passport Pro masters mobility by eliminating the need for an AC adapter. And with the cable integrated into the drive, you will never lose your Thunderbolt cable in the field. -
Page 5: Kit Contents
For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to http://support.wd.com/downloads. Kit Contents As shown in Figure 1, your My Passport Pro portable RAID storage kit includes the following: My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device with the integrated Thunderbolt cable... -
Page 6: Operating System Compatibility
MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device and the WD Drive Utilities software are compatible with the following Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later operating systems on Thunderbolt technology-enabled computers: Snow Leopard... -
Page 7: Power/Activity Led
System standby Integrated Thunderbolt Cable As shown in Figure 2 on page 3, the My Passport Pro portable RAID storage device has an integrated single-channel Thunderbolt cable that provides a fast, flexible, high- performance interface for unprecedented data transfer rates. Thunderbolt technology supports data transfer rates up to 10 Gb/s. -
Page 8: Connecting The Device And Getting Started
Figure 3. Connecting the My Passport Pro Device 3. The device automatically powers up and mounts to your computer. 4. Verify that the My Passport Pro appears under DEVICES in the Sidebar area of your Finder display: CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED – 5... - Page 9 Mountain Lion, or Mavericks systems. Your My Passport Pro device leverages the operating system to enable RAID configurations. The RAID modes of your My Passport Pro device are software configured, and the backup disk encryption feature is not compatible with software-configured RAID devices.
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Page 10: Installing The Wd Drive Utilities Software
Double-click either the My Passport Pro Finder listing or its desktop icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that displays: 2. Drag the icon for the WD Drive Utilities software to the alias Applications folder on the screen that displays: 3. - Page 11 MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Figure 4. WD Drive Utilities Screen CONNECTING THE DEVICE AND GETTING STARTED – 8...
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Page 12: Managing And Customizing Your My Passport Pro Device
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image Safely Dismounting the Device Drives The WD Drive Utilities software (see Figure 4 on page 8) makes it easy for you to manage and customize your storage device for the best possible performance: Diagnostics—Run diagnostics and status checks to make sure your device drives... - Page 13 Then, run all three whenever you encounter disk error conditions when writing or accessing files. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 on page 8). 2. If you have more than one supported drive or storage device connected to your computer, select the one that you want to check.
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Page 14: Managing The Raid Configuration
MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Managing the RAID Configuration The initial/default configuration of your My Passport Pro device is as a striped RAID 0 disk array for high-speed/maximum-storage performance. You can reconfigure the device as either: A mirrored RAID 1 disk array for maximum-protection/reduced-storage performance... -
Page 15: Changing The Device Configuration
WD software and disk image. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 on page 8). 2. If you have more than one supported storage device connected to your computer, select the one that you want to configure. - Page 16 7. During the configuration change, the WD Drive Utilities software: Displays a status bar to show the progress of the conversion Clears and then redisplays the Finder listing and desktop icon display to support the new device mode MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE – 13...
- Page 17 Mountain Lion, or Mavericks systems. Your My Passport Pro device leverages the operating system to enable RAID configurations. The RAID modes of your My Passport Pro device are software configured, and the backup disk encryption feature is not compatible with software-configured RAID devices.
- Page 18 11. After the configuration change completes, click OK to close the completion message display: 12. Go to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE – 15...
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Page 19: Erasing The Device Drives
CAUTION! Erasing a drive permanently deletes all of the data on the drive. Always back up the data on the drive before erasing it. Note: Erasing your device drives also deletes the WD software and all of the support files, utilities, and user manual files. You can download these to restore your device to its original configuration after erasing the drives. - Page 20 6. After the drive erase operation completes, click OK to close the completion message display: 7. Go to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE – 17...
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Page 21: Registering The Device
Type your last name in the Last name box. c. Type your email address in the E-mail address box. d. Type the serial number of your My Passport Pro device in the Device serial number box. e. Select your language in the Preferred language box. -
Page 22: Restoring The Wd Software And Disk Image
WD Drive Utilities software and all of the support files, utilities, and user manual files. If you ever need to remove and reinstall the WD software on your computer, or move the device to another computer and install the software there, you will need to restore the WD software and disk image on your device drives. -
Page 23: Compliance And Warranty Information
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by WD could void your authority to operate this device. ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à... -
Page 24: Ce Compliance For Europe
MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL CE Compliance For Europe Marking by the CE symbol indicates compliance of this system to the applicable Council Directives of the European Union, including the EMC Directive (2004/108/EC) and the Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC). A “Declaration of Conformity” in accordance with the applicable directives has been made and is on file at Western Digital Europe. -
Page 25: Warranty Information
Product placed in its possession. Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product, in the course of its normal use, will for the term defined below, be free from defects in material and workmanship and will conform to WD’s specification therefor. -
Page 26: Gnu General Public License ("Gpl")
MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL GNU General Public License (“GPL”) Firmware incorporated into this product may include third party copyrighted software licensed under the GPL or Lesser General Public License (“LGPL”) (collectively, “GPL Software”) and not Western Digital’s End User License Agreement. In accordance with... -
Page 27: Index
MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Index GPL software 23 Handling precautions 4 Accessories, optional 2 ICES-003/NMB-003 compliance 20 Box contents 2 Kit contents 2 CAUTION about changing the device configuration 12 Limited warranty 22 disconnecting the device drives 19 erasing the device drives 16... - Page 28 Information furnished by WD is believed to be accurate and reliable; however, no responsibility is assumed by WD for its use nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of WD.
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