Wd my passport firmware update

Should I install WD discovery? What is WD discovery for Windows? Connect mobile device to the My Passport Wireless Wi-Fi network. From the App, go to the My Passport Wireless Settings.

Select More in the upper corner. After the My Passport Wireless Pro boot up, the disk LED will start flashing while the update is happening. Once the update is complete, the My Passport Wireless Pro will automatically reboot and the LED will return to the normal ON state. WD my passport with smartware and its asked me to update the firmware and backup software. Once the WD external storage is visible in the firmware updater utility, you can click on the Update Firmware button to proceed and start the update.

In a few minutes, the firmware shall be updated after which you can click on the Exit button and close the firmware updater utility. Download the firmware to your desktop. Unzip the file and you will find the actual firmware in this format: MyPassportWireless_x. Format an SD card FAT-32. Create a folder on the SD card named “ update”.

Under the section Manual Update , click the Update From File button and a window will open. Browse to where you saved the My_Cloud_BZVM_2. You will see a pop up confirming to upgrade your firmware , click Ok. From there, you will be able to update to the current available 02. Fixed issue of drive dropping off of the list after system wakes up from standby mode.

WD Universal FW Updater 3. Fixes an issue where the drive is not mounted after the computer exits sleep mode for some users. Wait until the update is complete. Now, the drive starts to reboot.

When the drive disconnects, try to connect the drive and open the dashboard in the browser window. Verify the firmware version of the drive. How do I know if “ My Passport Ultra” needs a firmware update ? Where do I look on the portable drive to know what is the current version? I don’t have anything backed up yet. Here is how you can update the firmware of the WD external storage disk drives (they are sold under the label “ My Passport ” or “ My Book”): First of all, create a backup of all the data stored on your external hard disk for which you want to update the firmware.

Connect the target WD external drive to your computer using the USB data. If you are using an obsolete firmware version of the connected WD external hard drive, update it first. Open the default browser and navigate to the official WD site. I was trying to get the latest update , v1. Anyway, I’ve submitted a support case to WD and am waiting for a response.

Almost every time there is an update in Windows it causes some kind of issue with my WD Passport software. The November update totally corrupted my WD Passport and I had to get a new one (which thankfully was under warranty). Thew last couple of updates have caused my WD icons to disappear. Doing so will cause the manual update to fail and can corrupt the system.

Updating the firmware on your My Cloud Mirror.