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Western Digital WDBPGC5000ABK Hard Drive manuals available for free PDF download: User Manual, Quick Start Manual, Specifications
Western Digital WDBPGC5000ABK User Manual (87 pages)
Portable Hard Drive
Brand:
Western Digital
| Category:
Storage
| Size: 2 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
6
Features
6
Kit Contents
7
Optional Accessories
7
Operating System Compatibility
8
Disk Drive Format
8
Physical Description
8
Power/Activity LED
9
USB 3.0 Interface
9
Registering Your Drive
9
Handling Precautions
9
2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
10
Connecting the Drive
10
Getting Started with the WD Software
11
3 WD Smartware Software Functional Overview
20
Home Tab Display
21
Backup Tab Displays
28
Retrieve Tab Displays
30
Settings Tab Display
33
Help Tab Display
34
4 Backing up Files
36
How the Backup Function Works
36
5 Retrieving Files
44
How the Retrieve Function Works
44
6 Locking and Unlocking the Drive
49
Password Protecting the Drive
49
Unlocking the Drive
50
Unlocking the Drive with the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software
51
Unlocking the Drive with the WD Smartware Software
52
Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility
53
Changing Your Password
54
Turning off the Drive Lock Feature
55
7 Managing and Customizing the Drive
56
Using the WD Quick View Icon
56
Opening the WD Smartware Software
56
Checking Drive Status
57
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
57
Monitoring Icon Alerts
57
Setting the Drive Sleep Timer
58
Registering the Drive
58
Checking Drive Health
59
Erasing the Drive
61
Using the Drive Erase Function
61
Using the WD Drive Unlock Utility
62
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image
64
8 Managing and Customizing the Software
65
Specifying the Number of Backup Versions
65
Specifying a Different Retrieved Content Folder
65
Checking for Software Updates
66
Configuring a Remote Dropbox Account
66
Uninstalling the WD Software
68
Uninstalling on Windows XP
68
Uninstalling on Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
68
9 Using the Drive with a Mac
69
Reformatting the Drive
69
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image
69
10 Troubleshooting
70
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive
70
Frequently Asked Questions
70
Installing the SES Driver
72
Installing on Windows XP Computers
72
Installing the Driver Automatically
72
Installing the Driver Manually
74
Installing on Windows Vista Computers
76
Installing the Driver Automatically
76
Installing the Driver Manually
77
Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers
79
B Compliance and Warranty Information
81
Regulatory Compliance
81
FCC Class B Information
81
ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement
81
Safety Compliance
81
CE Compliance for Europe
82
KC Notice (Republic of Korea Only)
82
Environmental Compliance (China)
82
Warranty Information
82
Obtaining Service
82
Limited Warranty
83
GNU General Public License ("GPL")
83
Index
84
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Western Digital WDBPGC5000ABK User Manual (57 pages)
Version 1.6.x
Brand:
Western Digital
| Category:
Software
| Size: 1.2 MB
Table of Contents
WD Service and Support
2
Accessing Online Support
2
Contacting WD Technical Support
2
Table of Contents
3
1 About the WD Smartware Software
5
Operating System Compatibility
5
Hard Drive Support
5
Functional Overview
6
Home Tab Display
7
Backup Tab Displays
12
Retrieve Tab Displays
15
Settings Tab Displays
18
Help Tab Display
21
2 Installing the Software and Getting Started
23
3 Securing the Drive
26
Password Protecting the Drive
26
Unlocking the Drive
27
Unlocking the Drive with the WD Smartware Software
28
Unlocking the Drive Without the WD Smartware Software
29
Changing Your Password
30
Turning off the Drive Lock Feature
31
4 Backing up Your Computer Files
32
How the Backup Function Works
32
Backing up Files
32
5 Retrieving Backed up Files
37
How the Retrieve Function Works
37
Retrieving Files
37
6 Managing and Customizing the Drive
41
Using the WD Quick View Icon
41
Opening the WD Smartware Software
41
Checking Drive Status
42
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
42
Monitoring Icon Alerts
42
Naming the Drive
43
Setting the Drive Sleep Timer
43
Registering the Drive
44
Checking Drive Health
45
Erasing the Drive
47
Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function
47
Using the Drive Unlock Utility
48
Restoring the WD Smartware Software and Disk Image
49
7 Managing and Customizing the Software
50
Specifying the Number of Backup Versions
50
Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder
50
Checking for Software Updates
51
Uninstalling the WD Smartware Software
52
A Warranty Information
53
GNU General Public License ("GPL")
53
Index
54
Western Digital WDBPGC5000ABK Quick Start Manual (5 pages)
Western Digital My Passport Ultra Portable Storage
Brand:
Western Digital
| Category:
Storage
| Size: 0.34 MB
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Western Digital WDBPGC5000ABK Specifications (2 pages)
Western Digital My Passport Ultra Portable Storage
Brand:
Western Digital
| Category:
Storage
| Size: 0.34 MB
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