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WESTERN DIGITAL MY PASSPORT 500GB WDBKXH5000ABK NOT WORKING DRIVERS
WESTERN DIGITAL MY PASSPORT 500GB WDBKXH5000ABK NOT WORKING DRIVER
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No significant problem but you will end up with two taskbar icons but everything works fine.

WESTERN DIGITAL MY PASSPORT 500GB WDBKXH5000ABK NOT WORKING DRIVER

Nothing inside packaging gives you a heads up to cancel Win7 initial driver installation. Unfortunately if your like me ,I was unaware of recommendation to cancel Win7 driver installation until after it already happened and I accessed the drive and printed and read the manual.

WESTERN DIGITAL MY PASSPORT 500GB WDBKXH5000ABK NOT WORKING DRIVERS

Manual recommends CANCELING Windows 7 driver installation in lieu of their own SES drivers installation.

WESTERN DIGITAL MY PASSPORT 500GB WDBKXH5000ABK NOT WORKING SOFTWARE

Manual, backup software and drivers come already ON the drive. WD Smartware driver taskbar icon will tell you how much (%) drive is occupied, whether or not Passport is locked and most importantly if drive is too hot.Ĭons: Small quibbles. Comes with backup software if you don't already own any outside of Windows backup programs. USB 3.0 support and backwards compatible to USB 2.0 + 1.0. Pros: Small, compact, sleek appearance with WD quality. If you want to shop for better prices on these 3 items, you can sometimes find better deals on one or all of them on the Brazilian river and/or in the Bay I've assembled and use several of these as external backup and data drives for various PC's and laptops and they work great and the extra R/W speed is great. If speed matters to you (and why wouldn't it?!) then you'll be glad you did to get the 20-22 Mbps increase in R/W speed. Newegg Item#: N82E16817998108.the cable is longer than the commercial drive and is a marginally snugger fit). Overall Review: BUT, if you ARE a DIY person (and this is REALLY simple to do.so you only need to be a 'diy' person and not even a full-blown 'DIY' person), I'd really very highly recommend that you pick up one of these (Newegg Item#: N82E16822136835) and pop it into one of these (Newegg Item#: N82E16817366041) and build yourself a FANTASTIC little 750Gb 7200rpm external USB3 2.5" HDD that benches on ATTO at 95/97 Mbps R/W (and store it in one of these. The cable is an ideal length and stores easy with the srive in a small CaseLogic semi-hardshell case.perfect for a laptop backup drive you can carry anywhere.Ĭons: If you need more than 500 Gb storage capacity, get the 1 Tb version. On ATTO, it tests R/W at 73/77 mbps when hooked up to a USB3 port. Pros: If you're not a DIY person, this drive is perfect as an external backup drive or an additional external file data drive hooked up to a USB3 port on a laptop.

They advise disconnect before booting, and say the drive or WD does not support booting a machine with it connected. They also know about the slow boot if left connected. They know about Win 7 not seeing the image using a 3.0 port. My system is Gigabyte 970 Mobo, 115GB SSD, and Two 60GB SSD. Win 7 won't see the system image during recovery except using a 2.0 port.

WESTERN DIGITAL MY PASSPORT 500GB WDBKXH5000ABK NOT WORKING FULL

(You do this if you do not want the full software install)Ĭons: Very slow boot time with my system if left connected to my USB port. This loads just the minimal USB 3.0 drivers on your OS. Luckily I read the documentation files that appeared on the drive about starting The WD software installation then canceling it. Overall I'm really happy and very impressed with the speed when in the windows environment. It is quite fast in Win 8 and 7 for making the image (Around 3 minutes.) Recovery in Win 8 two minutes 40 seconds (using 3.0 port) and 9 minutes recovery for Win 7 (because only USB 2.0 port works) Ubuntu was fast for both image making and recovery. Both Linux and Win 8 recognized USB 3.O during recovery, but not Win 7. I tried it for system recovery in Windows 8, Linux Ubuntu (using Clonezilla), and Windows 7. Compared to the Kingston DT Ultimate USB 3.0 flash drive which took 38 seconds and 2 minutes respectively. It pasted 2 GB from it to desktop in 45 seconds and from desktop to it took only 1 minute 15 seconds.

USB PoweredLightweight, stylish and easy to carry, the Western Digital My Passport Essential is powered directly from the USB port on your PC.

WESTERN DIGITAL MY PASSPORT 500GB WDBKXH5000ABK NOT WORKING PASSWORD

Password ProtectionThe Western Digital My Passport Essential provides password protection and encryption for securing your data from unauthorized access or theft.

And if you prefer, you can choose not to use the software at all. In addition, the software lets you customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings and more.

WD SmartWare SoftwareThe Western Digital My Passport Essential offers the WD SmartWare software that provides automatic, continuous backup and data retrieve through a visual control center.

When connected to a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port, the drive lets you access and save files up to 3 times faster than USB 2.0.

USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 CompatibilityWestern Digital’s My Passport Essential features universal compatibility with widely-used USB 2.0 and next-generation SuperSpeed USB 3.0.