User manual WESTERN DIGITAL MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL

[. . . ] External Portable My Passport Essential TM TM Portable Hard Drive User Manual placeholder 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 e-mail support service at support. wdc. com. If the answer is not available or if you prefer, please contact WD at the best telephone number shown below. Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period. [. . . ] To create a password and keep others from accessing the files on your drive, as an example from the Settings tab: 1. Click the Settings tab to display the Settings screen (see Figure 10 on page 19). 2. Click Set Up Drive to display the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 16 on page 28). LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE ­ 27 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 16. Click Security to display the Set Security dialog: 4. Type your password in the Choose a password box. Retype your password in the Verify password box. Type a hint to help remind yourself of your password in the Password hint box. Read the warning about the possibility of data loss if you forget your password. Click the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE ­ 28 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 9. Click Save Security Settings to save your password and enable password protection for your drive. After creating a password, the drive remains unlocked for as long as you continue your current work session. Then, the WD SmartWare software: · Locks the drive when you shut down your computer or disconnect your drive · Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your computer or reconnect your drive Unlocking Your Drive After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive, you will have to type your password to unlock the drive whenever you: · Shut down and restart your computer · Disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer You will have to do this even if you do not have the WD SmartWare software installed on your computer. Unlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer, or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, the WD SmartWare software displays the Unlock My Passport prompt: To unlock your drive: 1. If you provided a password hint when you created your password, click the Password hint pointer to see the hint. Click Unlock to unlock your drive and enable the WD SmartWare software. Clicking Cancel leaves the drive locked and inhibits access to the Backup and Retrieve functions. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE ­ 29 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD SmartWare software installed, you can still access the virtual CD partition on your drive, and install the WD SmartWare software as usual. You will not be able to access the data portion of your drive. To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed: 1. Start the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility by either: · · Using your computer's file management utility to open the WD SmartWare virtual CD and double-clicking the Unlock. exe file Clicking Start > My Computer and double-clicking the WD SmartWare icon under Devices with Removable Storage 2. If you provided a password hint when you created your password, click the Password hint pointer to see the hint. If you click Exit, you will not be able to access the files on your drive. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt, click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE ­ 30 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature To remove password protection from your drive: 1. Click Security on the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 16 on page 28) to display the Your Drive is Secure dialog: 2. [. . . ] 60950-1, UL 60950-1: Sûreté d'équipement de technologie de l'information. 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. KCC Notice (Republic of Korea only) ( B ) Class B Device 1 Please note that this device has been approved for non-business purposes and may be used in any environment, including residential areas. APPENDIX ­ 52 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Environmental Compliance (China) (Pb) (4) (4 pcs) (4 pcs) (Hg) (Cd) (Cr (VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) PCBA X USB EMI O: SJ/T11363-2006 X ST/T11363-2006 "X" APPENDIX ­ 53 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Warranty Information Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service. If this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support website at support. wdc. com for information on how to obtain service or a Return Material Authorization (RMA). If it is determined that the Product may be defective, you will be given an RMA number and instructions for Product return. [. . . ]