MY PASSPORT
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE
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Operating System Compatibility
Your My Passport drive and the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software are
compatible with the following operating systems:
The WD SmartWare software is compatible with the following operating systems:
Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system.
For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service
pack (SP). For Windows computers, go to the
Start
menu and select
Windows Update
.
For Mac computers, go to the
Apple
menu and select
Software Update
.
Disk Drive Format
Your My Passport drive is formatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all
updated Windows operating systems. If you want to use the drive with a Mac computer,
see “Reformatting the Drive” on page 54 and “Troubleshooting” on page 55.
Physical Description
As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport drive has:
• A power/activity LED indicator
• A USB 3.0 interface port
Windows
®
Mac
®
OS X
®
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
®
• Windows 7
• Leopard
®
• Snow Leopard
™
• Lion
Windows
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
Figure 2. My Passport Drive
Power/Activity LED
USB 3.0 Interface Port