Mac OS® X, Tiger®, Leopard®, Snow Leopard™ Western Digital’s portable ‘Passport drive’ Failure to perform these precautions may cause data corruption/loss and/or drive failure.ANY and ALL programs that would require drive access during the update MUST be disabled.All Anti-Spyware software MUST be disabled.All AntiVirus software MUST be disabled.The following precautions must be performed before installing the firmware update: Mac instructions will come first, and Windows users look further down the page. This update is recommended for Mac OS X 10.4.11, Mac OS X 10.5.8 and any version of Mac OS X 10.6. Disconnect all other external drives from the computer except for the My Book or My Passport hard drive you want to update.Ensure that the My Book or My Passport drive is connected to a USB port on your computer. ![]() Unzip the Firmware Updater and double click WD Essential and Elite Firmware Updater for Mac.Verify the attached drive’s serial number located on the back of the drive.WD SMARTWARE VIRTUAL CD MANAGER UTILITY SERIAL NUMBER WD SMARTWARE VIRTUAL CD MANAGER UTILITY FOR MACĭownload VCD Manager VirtualCDManager_v1003.zip for Mac to your desktop.Mac STEP 2:Download and run the VCD Manager Turn off the drive – For My Passport, disconnect the USB cable.Once the updater is finished, click Exit.Click Accept the End User’s License Agreement (EULA).Drag both My Book Drive and WD SmartWare Virtual CD icons to Trash bin. Power cycle the drive – For My Passport, disconnect the USB cable.Once the Virtual CD setting is finished, click Exit.Once the utility has found your drive, click Configure Drive.Click Drive to configure and select your drive.Unzip the utility and double click to open. ![]() WD SMARTWARE VIRTUAL CD MANAGER UTILITY SERIAL NUMBERįor My Book disconnect both USB and power cables.WD SMARTWARE VIRTUAL CD MANAGER UTILITY FOR MAC. ![]()
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