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Western Digital My Passport Slim manual available for free PDF download: User Manual
Western Digital My Passport Slim User Manual (75 pages)
Portable Hard Drive
Brand:
Western Digital
| Category:
Storage
| Size: 1.81 MB
Table of Contents
WD Service and Support
2
Accessing Online Support
2
Contacting WD Technical Support
2
Table of Contents
3
1 About Your WD Drive
5
Features
5
Kit Contents
6
Optional Accessories
6
Operating System Compatibility
6
Disk Drive Format
7
Physical Description
7
Power/Activity LED
7
USB 3.0 Interface
8
Registering Your Drive
8
Handling Precautions
8
2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
9
Connecting the Drive
9
Getting Started with the WD Software
10
3 WD Smartware Software Functional Overview
19
Home Tab Display
20
Backup Tab Displays
27
Retrieve Tab Displays
29
Settings Tab Display
32
Help Tab Display
33
4 Backing up Files
34
How the Backup Function Works
34
5 Retrieving Files
42
How the Retrieve Function Works
42
6 Managing and Customizing the Drive
47
Using the WD Quick View Icon
47
Opening the WD Smartware Software
47
Checking Drive Status
48
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
48
Monitoring Icon Alerts
48
Setting the Drive Sleep Timer
49
Registering the Drive
49
Checking Drive Health
50
Erasing the Drive
52
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image
52
7 Managing and Customizing the Software
53
Specifying the Number of Backup Versions
53
Specifying a Different Retrieved Content Folder
53
Checking for Software Updates
54
Configuring a Remote Dropbox Account
54
Uninstalling the WD Software
56
Uninstalling on Windows XP
56
Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7
56
Uninstalling on Windows 8
56
8 Using the Drive with a Mac
57
Reformatting the Drive
57
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image
57
9 Troubleshooting
58
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive
58
Frequently Asked Questions
58
Installing the SES Driver
60
Installing on Windows XP Computers
60
Installing the Driver Automatically
60
Installing the Driver Manually
62
Installing on Windows Vista Computers
64
Installing the Driver Automatically
64
Installing the Driver Manually
65
Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers
67
B Compliance and Warranty Information
69
Regulatory Compliance
69
FCC Class B Information
69
ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement
69
Safety Compliance
69
CE Compliance for Europe
70
KC Notice (Republic of Korea Only)
70
Environmental Compliance (China)
70
Warranty Information
70
Obtaining Service
70
Limited Warranty
71
GNU General Public License ("GPL")
71
Index
72
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