Western Digital WDBLUZ5000ASL User Manual - Page 10

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MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. Verify that the My Passport drive appears under DEVICES in the Sidebar area of your Finder display: Note: If the External disks check box is selected on your Finder Preferences dialog, the My Passport icon displays on your desktop: 4. The first time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer, a message asks if you want to use the drive to back up with Time Machine: On Leopard and Snow Leopard On Lion and Mountain Lion Note: Currently the Encrypt Backup Disk check box only appears on computers using the Lion or Mountain Lion operating system. Depending on your operating system: • On Leopard or Snow Leopard, proceed to step 5. • On Lion or Mountain Lion, skip to step 6. 5. On Leopard or Snow Leopard: IF you . . . want to use the drive with the Time Machine software, THEN click . . . Do not Do Cancel and skip to step 8 on page 7. Use as Backup Disk and skip to step 7 on page 7. 6. On Lion or Mountain Lion: IF you . . . want to use the drive with the Time Machine software, Do not Do THEN . . . Click Don't Use and skip to step 8 on page 7. Proceed to step a on page 7. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6

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MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED
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3.
Verify that the My Passport drive appears under DEVICES in the Sidebar area of your
Finder display:
Note:
If the
External disks
check box is selected on your Finder Preferences dialog, the
My Passport icon displays on your desktop:
4.
The first time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer, a message asks
if you want to use the drive to back up with Time Machine:
Note:
Currently the
Encrypt Backup Disk
check box only appears on computers using
the Lion or Mountain Lion operating system.
Depending on your operating system:
•
On Leopard or Snow Leopard, proceed to step 5.
•
On Lion or Mountain Lion, skip to step 6.
5.
On Leopard or Snow Leopard:
6.
On Lion or Mountain Lion:
IF you . . . want to use the drive with
the Time Machine software,
THEN click . . .
Do not
Cancel
and skip to step 8 on page 7.
Do
Use as Backup Disk
and skip to step 7 on
page 7.
IF you . . . want to use the drive with
the Time Machine software,
THEN . . .
Do not
Click
Don’t Use
and skip to step 8 on
page 7.
Do
Proceed to step a on page 7.
On Leopard and Snow Leopard
On Lion and Mountain Lion