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USER MANUAL

WD_BLACK™ D50 GAME DOCK 
NVMe™ SSD

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WD_BLACK™ D50 GAME DOCK

CONNECT, COMMAND, AND CONTROL 

Dock once, clear the clutter, and cut down on setup times with 
streamlined connectivity in a single Thunderbolt™ 3 cord, linking your 
laptop to an additional screen in up to 5K 60Hz and peripherals such as 
a mouse, keyboard, headset, and Ethernet for a fully immersive gaming 
experience. Never miss a moment of the action with up to 87W of pass-
through charging so your laptop stays at full power while you game. 

LEAVE LOAD TIMES BEHIND 

Accelerate your laptop, transfer data quickly, and get in the game fast 
with NVMe™ performance storage reaching up to 3000MB/s read speed 
and up to 2500MB/s write speed to leave load times behind.

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MORE CAPACITY, MORE VICTORIES

With up to 2TB

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 of capacity to hold up to 50 games

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, you have room to 

store not only old favorites, but also new titles. No more sacrifices to the 
digital boneyard. 

LIGHT UP YOUR STATION WITH RGB

Enhance your gaming station with fully customizable RGB lighting 
controlled through the WD_BLACK™ Dashboard (Windows® only), 
designed to match your style with various colors and thirteen different 
LED pattern effects to choose from. 

OPTIMIZED WITH THE WD_BLACK

TM

 DASHBOARD 

Take total control with the WD_BLACK™ Dashboard, allowing you to 
monitor the health of your drive and optimize performance using gaming 
mode to ensure you’re firing on all cylinders during intense gaming 
sessions.

CONNECT, COMMAND, AND CONTROL 

Dock once, clear the clutter, and cut down on setup times with 
streamlined connectivity in a single Thunderbolt™ 3 cord, linking your 
laptop to an additional screen in up to 5K 60Hz and peripherals such as 
a mouse, keyboard, headset, and Ethernet for a fully immersive gaming 
experience. Never miss a moment of the action with up to 87W of pass-
through charging so your laptop stays at full power while you game. 

LIGHT UP YOUR STATION WITH RGB

Enhance your gaming station with fully customizable RGB lighting 
controlled through the downloadable WD_BLACK™ Dashboard 
(Windows® only), designed to match your style with various colors and 
13 different LED pattern effects to choose from. 

OPTIMIZED WITH THE WD_BLACK™ DASHBOARD 

Take total control with the downloadable WD_BLACK™ Dashboard, 
allowing you to monitor the health of your drive and optimize 
performance using gaming mode to ensure you’re firing on all cylinders 
during intense gaming sessions.

Summary of Contents for D50

Page 1: ...e with various colors and thirteen different LED pattern effects to choose from OPTIMIZED WITH THE WD_BLACKTM DASHBOARD Take total control with the WD_BLACK Dashboard allowing you to monitor the health of your drive and optimize performance using gaming mode to ensure you re firing on all cylinders during intense gaming sessions CONNECT COMMAND AND CONTROL Dock once clear the clutter and cut down ...

Page 2: ...Gbps and up to 15 watts maximum power Power Connector for included 180 watt 19 5VDC 9 23ADC power supply USB Type A These ports support SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps and up to 7 5 watts maximum power WD_BLACK D50 GAME DOCK WD_BLACK D50 GAME DOCK WITH NVMe SSD STORAGE CONNECTORS USB Type CTM This port supports SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps and up to 15 watts maximum power USB Type A This port supports SuperSpeed U...

Page 3: ...table device Do not block any of the enclosure s air slots Always use this device with the specified power supply unit OPERATING SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY2 The WD_BLACK D50 Game Dock and WD_BLACK Game Dock with NVMe SSD Storage are compatible with Windows 10TM 64 bit and macOS 10 13 FRONT LED When active the front LED on the device will illuminate as a white light The LED is either on off or blinks wit...

Page 4: ... supported If the monitors do not have a DisplayPort or Thunderbolt 3 port always use active cables or connectors The following table highlights the display and resolution configurations supported by the WD_BLACK D50 Game Dock MONITOR CONFIGURATION RESOLUTION REFRESH RATE Single Monitor up to 5K 60Hz Dual Monitors up to 4K each 60Hz WD_BLACK DASHBOARD SOFTWARE RGB FEATURE2 The WD_BLACK Dashboard W...

Page 5: ...ly purchased the Product determines that your claim is valid WD or such dealer shall at its discretion either repair or replace the Product with an equivalent or better Product or refund the cost of the Product to you You are responsible for any expenses associated with a claim under this warranty The benefits provided to you under this warranty are in addition to other rights and remedies availab...

Page 6: ...repair or replace the Product with an equivalent or better Product or refund the cost of the Product to you You are responsible for any expenses associated with a claim under this warranty The benefits provided to you under this warranty are in addition to other rights and remedies available to you under the Australian Competition and Consumer Act or the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act Your or...

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