Western Digital WDBADB5000Axxx User Manual - Page 10

Connecting the Drive and Getting Started, Connecting the Drive

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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting and installing the drive on your computer. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Installing on a Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard Enhancing Performance With WD +TURBO Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare Home Screen Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Connecting the Drive 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Connect your My Passport drive using either the USB micro cable or the FireWire 800 cable as shown in Figure 1. Using a USB Micro Cable Figure 1. Connecting the My Passport Drive Using a FireWire 800 Cable CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5

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MY PASSPORT STUDIO
USER MANUAL
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 5
Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
2
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting and installing the drive on
your computer. It includes the following topics:
Connecting the Drive
Installing on a Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard
Enhancing Performance With WD +TURBO
Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software
WD SmartWare Overview
WD SmartWare Home Screen
Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics
Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD
Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD
Connecting the Drive
1.
Turn on your computer.
2.
Connect your My Passport drive using either the USB micro cable or the
FireWire 800 cable as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Connecting the My Passport Drive
Using a USB Micro Cable
Using a FireWire 800 Cable