WD WDBLUZ0010BSL - Manuals

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 2 Kit Contents As shown in Figure 1, your My Passport for Mac portable hard drive drive kit includes the following: • My Passport for Mac portable hard drive • USB 3.0 cable • Quick Install Guide • WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software (inc...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 3 Disk Drive Format Your My Passport for Mac drive is formatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to use the drive with a Windows computer, see “Reformatting the Drive” on page 27 and “Trou...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 4 Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during unpacking and installation. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can damaged drives. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and inst...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 5 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive to your computer and installing the WD software. It includes the following topics: Connecting the DriveEnhancing Performan...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 7 a. If you want to create a password to secure your backup files, select the Encrypt Backup Disk check box. b. Click Use as Backup Disk. c. If you selected the Encrypt Backup Disk check box at step a, complete the backup pas...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 8 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 t...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 9 7. Type the password that you normally 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 ico...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 10 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 Accep...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 11 Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software To install 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 Security applicat...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 12 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.

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE – 13 Locking and Unlocking the Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting the DriveUnlocking the DriveChanging Your PasswordTurning Off the Drive Lock Feature Password Protecting the Drive You should password ...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE – 14 6. Select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box if you want WD Security to remember your password for the selected drive on this computer. Important: If you select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box, the first time you...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE – 15 The WD Unlocker 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 application to unlock the drive. Unlocking the Drive with WD Security or...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE – 16 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 Drive Unlock util...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE – 17 Changing Your Password To change your password: 1. Click Go > Applications > WD Security to display the WD Security screen, Change Security dialog: 2. If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your co...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE – 18 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature To remove password protection from your drive: 1. Click Go > Applications > WD Security to display the WD Security screen, Change Security dialog: 2. If you have more than one supported My P...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE – 19 Managing and Customizing the Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Checking Drive HealthSetting the Drive Sleep TimerErasing the DriveRegistering the DriveSafely Dismounting the Drive The WD Drive Utilities software ...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE – 20 O n the WD Drive Utilities Drive Settings screen : Checking Drive Health The WD Drive Utilities software provides three diagnostic tools to help make sure that your drive is performing well. Run the following tests if you are co...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE – 21 3. Click Diagnostics to display the Diagnostics dialog: 4. On the Diagnostics dialog, click the button for the test that you want to run: • S.M.A.R.T. Status • Quick Drive Test • Complete Drive Test Setting the Drive Sleep Timer...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE – 22 Erasing the Drive Note: Erasing your drive also deletes the WD software and all of the support files, utilities, and user manual files. You can download these to restore your My Passport to its original configuration after erasi...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE – 23 Using the WD Drive Unlock Utility To erase your My Passport when the drive is locked and you have forgotten or lost your password: 1. Double-click the WD Unlocker virtual CD icon on your desktop: 2. Double-click the WD Drive Unl...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE – 24 4. The fifth invalid password attempt displays the too many password attempts prompt: 5. Click Erase Drive to display a warning about erasing all of the data on the drive: 6. Read the warning and select the I understand check bo...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE – 26 Safely Dismounting the Drive Use the My Passport icon to safely dismount the drive: 1. Right- or control-click the My Passport icon on the desktop and select Eject “MY PASSPORT ”: You might hear the drive power down. 2. Wait for...

MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 27 Using the Drive with Windows The My Passport drive is formatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems. To use the drive on Windows computers, you must reformat it to a single NTFS partition. This...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING – 28 Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the DriveFrequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing or using this product, refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our supp...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING – 29 Q: Why is the data transfer rate slow? A: Your system may be operating at USB 1.1 speeds due to an incorrect driver installation of the USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 adapter card or a system that does not support USB 3,0 or USB 2.0. Q: How do I determine whe...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 30 Compliance and Warranty Information This appendix includes the following topics: Regulatory ComplianceEnvironmental Compliance (China)Warranty Information (All Regions Except Australia/New Zealand)Warranty Information (Australi...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 31 GS Mark (Germany only) Machine noise - regulation 3. GPSGV: Unless declared otherwise, the highest level of sound pressure from this product is 70db(A) or less, per EN ISO 7779. Maschinenlärminformations-Verordnung 3. GPSGV: De...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 32 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. The term of your...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 33 Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service. Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this Product. Most technical ...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 34 product is on the list of limited user-serviceable products and the specific alteration is within the scope of the applicable instructions, as found at http://support.wdc.com ), accident or mishandling while in the possession o...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL INDEX – 35 Index A Accessories, optional 2 B Box contents, My Passport for Mac 2 C CAUTION about erasing the drive 22 about lost passwords 13 about preventing data loss when dis- connecting 26 about your unlocked drive 14 , 17 China RoHS compliance 31 Compatibility wi...

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL INDEX – 36 W Warranty information 31 , 32 , 33 WD service 31 , 33 WD technical support, contacting ii

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