Western Digital My Passport Elite User Manual - Manual (Page 16)

MY PASSPORT ELITE
USER MANUAL
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 11
The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays. If a Flash Player is installed on
your computer, the screen is animated.
c. Continue to “Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software” in the following
section.
Note: If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software, see “Installing
an SES Driver” on page 56 instead.
Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software
After you select either Back Up Files, Set Up Drive, or Retrieve a backup, the software
will guide you through a simple two-step WD SmartWare software installation process. If
a newer version of software is available the system will automatically alert you. WD
highly recommends using the latest version of software, especially on a new installation.
After the installation is complete, the WD SmartWare software will either:
• Guide you through:
- Backing up your files (see Figure 6 on page 12 and “Backing Up Your Com-
puter Files” on page 16)
- Setting up your drive security (see Figure 7 on page 12 and “Password Pro-
tecting Your Drive” on page 28)
• Display the Home screen (see Figure 8 and “WD SmartWare Overview” on
page 13):
Note: The initial Backup and Drive Settings screens only appear one time—the
first time you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer. After
that, launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose
what you want to do.