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Posted April 01, 2011
Hey guys, I bought WD My Passport SE 1TB USB 3.0/2.0 external HDD...

Now, I updated the firmware to the latest version. And formatted the drive using the normal right-click -> format option in Windows 7. And now the drive is totally empty, it doesn't have ANY software on it.

I read lots of bitching about some must-have software to be able to use the drive normally, but hey, mine works just fine without it!

Have WD removed the requirements, and made the software optional? Or did I screw up somthing?

Testing the drive right now, will report back in few minutes.
Post edited April 01, 2011 by KavazovAngel
Posted April 01, 2011
I never needed to use My Passport trough some software or something like that. I always plug it in and that's that.
I guess it's like my iRiver where it installed some application which I thought was mandatory to use it, but it turned out you could use it just fine without it. Direct copy.
Posted April 01, 2011
I take it you mean 1TB, right? :P

News to me. I don't see why you'd need any specialist software. It should work like any other drive. I had a WD external and had no problems using it... save for when it died. But that wasn't a software issue.
Posted April 01, 2011
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KavazovAngel: Hey guys, I bought WD My Passport SE 1GB USB 3.0/2.0 external HDD...

Now, I updated the firmware to the latest version. And formatted the drive using the normal right-click -> format option in Windows 7. And now the drive is totally empty, it doesn't have ANY software on it.

I read lots of bitching about some must-have software to be able to use the drive normally, but hey, mine works just fine without it!

Have WD removed the requirements, and made the software optional? Or did I screw up somthing?

Testing the drive right now, will report back in few minutes.
1 GB external HDD?

Edit: Ninja'd
Post edited April 01, 2011 by reaver894
Posted April 01, 2011
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reaver894: 1 GB external HDD?
Bleeding edge tech!
Posted April 01, 2011
Hahhaha! 1TB! :D -fixeeeeeed.

It is strange though, I see a lot of reviews bashing WD for the mandatory software. I don't get it, as the drive FINE without it.

Normal copy-paste, just like with an USB memory stick.
Posted April 01, 2011
HEHEHE just saw this on Amazons deals of the week

Western Digital My Passport Essential 1TB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive - Black
by Western Digital
Was: £81.16
Price: £80.12
You Save: £1.04 (1%)


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Passport-Essential-Portable/dp/B002KQ1Z3I/ref=br_lf_m_590987031_1_13_ttl?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&s=computers&pf_rd_p=234906047&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=590987031&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=1JX1VTR4MFBF72356DH1


If your gonna put it on sale take more than £1.04 off FFS
Posted April 01, 2011
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reaver894: If your gonna put it on sale take more than £1.04 off FFS
It is a bug. The recommended price was 135 pounds. I checked it few hours ago.
Posted April 01, 2011
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KavazovAngel: Hahhaha! 1TB! :D -fixeeeeeed.

It is strange though, I see a lot of reviews bashing WD for the mandatory software. I don't get it, as the drive FINE without it.

Normal copy-paste, just like with an USB memory stick.
I had a drive like that and they used some proprietary commands to wake it up after it went to sleep. So, it would work fine outside of Windows until it went to sleep at which point it wouldn't wake up again.
Posted April 01, 2011
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reaver894: If your gonna put it on sale take more than £1.04 off FFS
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KavazovAngel: It is a bug. The recommended price was 135 pounds. I checked it few hours ago.
Looks like its full of mistakes like a 1GB usb stick for £45


Edit: incase your interested
Post edited April 01, 2011 by reaver894
Posted April 01, 2011
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hedwards:
I dunno, man. I formatted the drive, and now it is clean. There is absolutely nothing on it. Tested it with a one 11GB file, it copied on it, and I can copy it back from it.

I hope it is not like your case, as the drive so far has not fallen asleep. :D
Posted April 01, 2011
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hedwards:
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KavazovAngel: I dunno, man. I formatted the drive, and now it is clean. There is absolutely nothing on it. Tested it with a one 11GB file, it copied on it, and I can copy it back from it.

I hope it is not like your case, as the drive so far has not fallen asleep. :D
That was several years ago, so I'm not sure that they're still doing that. But it sucks that you can't count on a product to be actively incompatible with OSes not listed as compatible.
Posted April 01, 2011
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KavazovAngel: I read lots of bitching about some must-have software to be able to use the drive normally, but hey, mine works just fine without it!

Have WD removed the requirements, and made the software optional? Or did I screw up somthing?

Testing the drive right now, will report back in few minutes.
The software that comes with wd external drives is mainly used if you are Mac user to set up a backup plan and track data about the usage, essentially, all external drives work with windows, linux and os X operating systems out of the box :) Enjoy your new drive and report on performance
Posted April 01, 2011
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KavazovAngel: It is strange though, I see a lot of reviews bashing WD for the mandatory software. I don't get it, as the drive FINE without it.
TBH The WD s/ware is just for automatically backing up files and some stuff to work with Macs. Can't see there is any stuff you would actually need.
Posted April 01, 2011
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dr.zli: Enjoy your new drive and report on performance
Formatted as NTFS, it copies a 1.4GB file in 15-20 seconds. I like it.

It is perfect for my girl to use it. :D
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