Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto My Passport Mac del fabbricante Western Digital
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MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL T ABL E OF CO NTEN TS – iii T able of Contents WD Servic e and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Accessing O nline Su pport . . . . . . . . . . .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL T ABLE OF CONTENTS – iv Changing Yo ur Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Turning Off the Driv e Lock Fe ature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S – v B Compli ance and W arranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Regulato ry Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL ABOUT Y OUR WD DRIVE – 1 About Y our WD Dr ive W elcome to your My Passp ort ® port able hard drive, an elegant, high-c apacity storage solution for all the chapters of y our digital l i fe. Our latest edition featur es visual, easy-to- use, automatic, continuous backup software, and dri ve lock security protection.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL ABOUT Y OUR WD DRIVE – 2 WD quality inside and out —W e kn ow your d ata is imp ortant to yo u. So w e build the dri ve ins ide t o our de mand ing r equir eme nts for durability , shoc k toleran ce, and long- term reliability .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL ABOUT Y OUR WD DRIVE – 3 The WD SmartW are software is compatible with the follo wing operating system s: Compatibili ty can vary , depending on har dware configuration and operatin g system. For highest p erformance and reliability , al ways install the latest updates and service pack (SP) .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL ABOUT Y OUR WD DRIVE – 4 Regi stering Y our D rive Always r egister your My Passport drive to get the latest updates and special offers. Y ou can eas ily register your dr ive using the WD Drive U tilities s oftware, as des cribed in “Registering t he Drive” on page 45.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL CONNE CTING THE DRIVE AND GETT ING STARTED – 5 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This cha pter provides instructions for conn ecting the drive and installing the WD Drive Utilities, W D Security , and WD SmartWar e so ftware on your computer .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL CONNE CTING THE DRIVE AND GETT ING STARTED – 6 Getti ng Sta rted with th e WD So ftware After you have connected the drive to your computer , an installation wizard quickly gets you started with the WD software that is on the drive: • WD Se curity • WD Drive U tilities • WD S martW a r e 1.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL CONNE CTING THE DRIVE AND GETT ING STARTED – 7 3. Read the license agreement, select the I acce pt the te rms of the Lic ense Agree ment check box, and click Next to continue: 4.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL CONNE CTING THE DRIVE AND GETT ING STARTED – 8 5. W ait for the installation to complete: 6. When the installation comp letes, click Finish to close the W D Apps Se tup Wizard: 7.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL CONNE CTING THE DRIVE AND GETT ING STARTED – 9 8. Depending on your s elections: • Inst alling t he W D Drive U tilitie s softw are with the La unch Applicat ion op tion display s the WD Drive Utilities screen (se e Figure 4 a nd “Manag ing and Custom izing th e Drive” on page 43 ).
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 10 Figure 4. WD Drive Util ities Scre en Figure 5. W D Security Sc ree n.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 11 Figure 6. Initial Backup Screens Initial File Backup Screen Initial Category Backup Screen Note : Th e initi al Backup s cr eens onl y app ear one tim e—whe n y ou instal l the WD SmartW are softwar e on you r comput er .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 12 Figure 7. WD SmartW are Home Screens Before first backup After first backup.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 13 WD SmartW are Softwa r e Functiona l Over view This chapter provides a brief functional overview of the WD SmartW are software.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 14 Note: In a ddition to t he deta iled Help tab info rmation, eac h WD SmartW are displa y pr ovid es easy a ccess to ab br eviated online help to q uickl y guide you t hrough your back up, retrieve, a nd setting s tasks.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 15 Fig ure 8. Home T ab Display My Passp ort Drive Icon Your Computer I con Your Computer Content Gauge My Passp ort Drive Conte.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 16 T able 1. Home T ab Functional Description Display Component Description Y ou r comput er icon Prov ides a grap hic r epre se.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 17 Drive d ispl ay scr oll pointe rs (Not shown i n Figur e 8 on page 15.) One inst allati on of the WD Smart W ar e so ftwar e support s as many My Passpo rt driv es as you system can handle .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 18 Backup T ab D isplays The WD SmartW are software pr ovides one of two differ ent Backup tab displays, depending on how you wa.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 19 Figur e 9. Backup T ab Displays T able 2. Backup T ab Functional Description Display Component Description Y our com pute r c onte nt gau ge Same as the con tent gaug e for your comp uter’ s hard driv e on the Home tab di splay .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 20 Advanc ed backup are a In cat egory mode, the initi al/defau lt conf igurati on of the WD SmartW are sof tware is to back up al l of your fi les. In this configu rati on, the ad vanc ed backup are a is bl ank.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 21 Ret rie ve T ab Disp lays Three WD SmartW are softwar e Retrieve tab displ ays guide you thr ough the tasks for finding ba ck.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 22 Fig ure 10 . Ret rieve T ab Displays T able 3. Retri eve T ab Functional Description Display Component Description Backed Up V olumes sele ction box Lists th e backed up volumes tha t are ava ilab le to ret riev e files fr om on the sel ected My Pa ssport d rive.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 23 Retr ieve destin ati on option bu ttons Specify the locati on on your computer’ s internal har d drive wh er e you want to .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 24 Setting s T ab Display See Figu re 11 and T abl e 4 for a bri ef functional de scription of the Settings tab display .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 25 Help T ab Display The WD SmartW are Help tab display pr ovides quick access to Lear ning Center topics and li nks to online support services. See Figu re 12 and T abl e 5 for a bri ef functional de scription of the Help tab display .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL WD SMARTWARE SOFTWAR E FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 26 Support l ink Uses your W eb browser t o connect to the WD Service & Su pport Home page at http://suppo rt.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 27 Backing Up Files This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: How the B ackup Function W orks Backing Up Fi les How th e Backup F unction W orks The.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 28 3. On the B ackup screen: 4. T o back u p all of th e cate gori es of files on t he in ter nal hard driv e: a. V erify that the backup mode i s category and that Ready to perform category backup appears at the upper -left cor ner of the Backup screen.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 29 b. C lick Advanced View to open the backup by categories selection box: c. In the backup by categories selection box: • C lear the check boxes for the categories o f files that you w ant to exclude from the backup.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 30 7. T o backup selected file s or fold ers: a. V erify that the backup mo de is file a nd that R eady to perform f ile back up appears at the upper -left cor ner of the Backup screen.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL BACKING UP FILES – 31 9. Appear ance of a backup successfully fini shed message means that the b ackup comple ted no rmally .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL RETRI EVING FILES – 32 Retrieving Files This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: How the Retrieve Function W orks Retrievi ng Files How the Retri eve Fu nction W ork .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL RETRI EVING FILES – 33 IF y ou have . . . THE N the W D Smar tW ar e s oftware disp lays t he . . . Create d a single back up o n the sele cted My Passpor t dri ve from your computer , Select a de stinat ion fo r r etrieved files dialo g: Pro ceed to step 3 on page 34.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL RETRI EVING FILES – 34 3. On the S elect a d estinatio n for retrieved files dialo g: 4. Click Next to display th e Select cont ent to retrieve... d ialog. IF y ou want to co py yo ur retriev ed fi les to . . . THEN selec t the .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL RETRI EVING FILES – 35 5. In the Retrieve Some Files sel ection box, na vigate thro ugh the fol der structure to find the files you want.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 36 Locking and Unlocking the Driv e This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: Passwor d Pr otecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Ch.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 37 2. On the S et Security dialog: a. If you have more than one suppo rted My Passp ort drive connected to your computer , select the one that you want to create a password for . b. T ype your passwor d in the Choose a password box, using up to 25 char acters.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 38 Unlocking the Driv e with the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 39 Unlocking the Driv e with the WD SmartW ar e Software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer , or disconnect and reconnect th.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 40 Unlocking the Driv e with the WD Drive Unlock Util ity Whenever you connect your p asswor d-protected d riv e to a c omp ute r t hat d .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 41 Chan ging Y our Pas swo r d To change your passwor d : 1. Open the Change Securi ty dialog b y clicking either: • The WD Security des.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL LOCKING AND UN LOCKING THE DRIVE – 42 T urning O f f the D rive Lock Fe ature To remove pass word protection from your drive: 1.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 43 Managing a nd Custom izing the Drive This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: Using the WD Quick View Icon Opening the WD.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 44 Checkin g Drive St atus Y ou can see the drive capacity used and d riv e temperature status, and fi nd out if the drive is locke.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 45 Setting the Drive Sleep Time r The drive sleep timer tur ns off the power to yo ur drive after a certain period of inactivity to conserve power and minim ize long-term wear on the d rive.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 46 4. Click Registration to display the Registrati on dialog: 5. On the Registration dialog: a. T ype your first name in the First nam e box. b. T ype your last name in the Last name box.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 47 • Quick Drive T est Y our My Passport drive has a built-i n Data Lifeguar d TM diagnosti c utility that tests the drive for error conditio ns. The quic k drive test checks the drive for major per for manc e pr o blem s.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 48 Erasing the Drive Note: Erasi ng the dr ive als o deletes the WD soft ware and al l of the supp ort file s, utilities , and user man ual fil es. Y ou ca n download t hese to r estor e your My Passp ort to it s origin al conf igurati on after erasing t he drive.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 49 Using the WD Driv e Unlock Utility T o erase your M y Passport when the drive is locked and yo u have for gotten or lo st your pass wor d: 1.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 50 3. The fifth invalid passwor d attempt displays the too many passwor d attempts dialog: 4. Click Eras e Drive to display a w arning about erasin g all of the data on the dr ive: 5.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MAN AGING AN D CUSTO MIZING TH E D RIVE – 51 Restoring the WD Sof tware and Disk Image In a ddition to d eleting all of the da ta o n your My Pa sspor t drive, erasin g or reform atti ng the drive al so removes the WD software and a ll of the suppo rt files , utilities, online help and user manual files.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MANAGIN G AND CUSTOM IZING THE SOFTWARE – 52 Managing a nd Custom izing the Sof twar e This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: Specifying the Number of Ba ckup V ers.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL MANAGIN G AND CUSTOM IZING THE SOFTWARE – 53 3. On the So ftwa r e Set tin gs s cr een , cli ck Retrieve Folder to display the Set Retrieve Folder di alog: 4. On the S et Retrieve Folder dialog : a. Clic k Br owse and use the browse function to identify the new retr ieve folder .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL USING THE DRIVE WI TH A MAC – 54 Using the Drive with a Mac The My Pas sport dr ive is fo rmatted as a sing le NTFS partition for comp atibility with al l updated Windows o perating s ystems.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG – 55 T r oubleshooting This chapte r includ es the follow ing top ics: Installing, Partit ioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequentl y Asked Quest ions If you have pr oblems inst alling or using this pr oduct, r efer to th is tr oubleshooting se ction or visi t our su pport website at http://su pport .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG – 56 Q: How do I determine whether or not my system supports USB 3.0 o r USB 2.0? A: Refer to your USB card documentation or contact your USB card manufacturer .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 57 Installing an SES Driver If you do not install the WD software, you need an SES driver installed on Windows computers to keep the hardware popu.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 58 4. Select Inst all th e softw ar e automa tica lly and click Next : 5. When the installation comp letes, click Finish :.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 59 Installing t he Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manuall y: 1. On the Found New Hardware Wizar d screen, select No, not this time to inh ibit a connection attempt to Windows Update: 2.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 60 d. Click Next : 5. When the installation comp letes, click Finish :.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 61 Installing on Windows V ista Comput ers After you physi cally connect the dri ve as shown in Figur e 3 on page 5, the Found New Hardwar e scr een displays. Note: If Au toplay i s enabled, two additi onal scr eens might appear at t he same time as the Foun d New Hard war e scree n.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 62 Installing t he Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manuall y: 1. O n t h e F o un d N e w H ard wa re wi z ard sc ree n, cl i ck Locate a nd ins tall d river soft war e : 2.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 63 4. Brows e to Computer and: a. Doub le-clic k the M y Passpo rt driv e. b. Doub le-clic k the Ext ras folde r .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 64 Installing on Windows 7 and Win dows 8 Computers After you physi cally connect the dri ve as shown in Figur e 3 on page 5, use the Windows Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: 1.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 65 3. Click Browse my com puter for d river softw are . 4. Brows e to Computer , double-click the M y Passport dr ive, double-cli ck the Extras folder , and se lect WD SES Devi ce Driver : 5. Click Next .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND W ARRANTY INFORMATION – 66 Compliance and W arranty Information This a ppendix includes the foll owing topics: Regulatory Co mpliance Envir onmental Complianc.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND W ARRANTY INFORMATION – 67 KC Notice (Repub lic of Korea only) Envir onmental Compli ance (China) Wa r r a n t y I n f o r m a t i o n Obtaining Ser vice WD values your business and always attempts to pro vide you the very best of service.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL COMPLIANCE AND W ARRANTY INFORMATION – 68 Limited W arranty WD warrants that the Product, in the course of its normal use, will for the term defined below , be fr ee fr om defects in material and workmanship and will conform to WD’ s specific ation therefor .
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INDEX – 6 9 Index A Acces sories , optiona l 2 Advanced backup area, Backup tab dis- plays 20 Alerts, flashing icon 44 B Backed Up Volumes selection box 22 Backup about ba c.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INDEX – 7 0 your computer’s co ntent gauge 17 I ICES-003/NMB-003 compliance 66 Indicator light 3 Internal dri ve selector box, Home tab dis- plays 16 K Kit contents 2 L La.
MY P ASSPORT USER MANUAL INDEX – 7 1 W Warranty 67 WD service 67 SmartWare icon 43 Store link 26 technical support, contacting ii Y Your computer content gauge, Backup tab displays 19 content gauge,.
Information furnished by WD is believed to be accurate and reli able; however , no responsibility is assumed by WD for i ts use nor for any infrin gement of patents or other rights of thir d parties which may result from it s use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any pate nt or patent rights of WD.
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