Western Digital My Passport User Manual - Page 9

Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive and installing the WD software on your computer. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Getting Started with the WD Software Connecting the Drive 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Connect the drive to your computer as shown in figure 3. 3. Verify that the drive appears in your computer's file management utility listing. 4. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it. The WD software installs the proper driver for your drive. Your My Passport drive is now ready to use as an external storage device. You can enhance its capabilities by installing the WD software that is on the drive: ▪ WD Backup ▪ WD Security ▪ WD Drive Utilities Figure 3: Connecting the My Passport Drive Getting Started with the WD Software 1. Double-click the WD Apps Setup file that appears in the listing for the drive in your computer's file management utility to display the WD Apps Setup wizard, Software Installer dialog. My Passport™ 5 User Manual