Drive Format; Optional Accessories; About Your Wd Drive - Western Digital Passport WDXML1000UE User Manual

About Your WD Drive

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Drive Format

This WD device is preformatted as a single FAT32 partition for compatibility with all
updated Windows and Macintosh operating systems. The FAT32 file system has a
maximum individual file size limit of 4 GB.
This WD device cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows 2000/XP.
Windows 2000 and XP users can overcome these file size limitations by reformatting
the drive to NTFS using the Disk Management utility. See answer ID 1287 at
support.wdc.com and article IDs 314463 and 184006 at support.microsoft.com for
further details.
Reformatting the Drive
Important: Reformatting the drive erases all its contents. If you have already saved
files on the drive, be sure to back them up before reformatting.
1. Go to support.wdc.com.
2. See Knowledge Base Answer ID 207 for formatting instructions.
After formatting, go to Downloads, find your product, download the WD Passport
utility, and follow instructions as prompted.

Optional Accessories

A special cable may be needed for computers with limited bus power. For more
information in the U.S., visit our Web site at store.westerndigital.com. Outside the
U.S., contact WD Technical Support in your region. For a list of Technical Support
contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048.
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