Compatibility; Drive Format; Physical Description; Indicators - Western Digital WDBAAC2500ACH - My Passport Elite User Manual

Compatibility

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Mac OS X
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• Tiger
®
• Leopard
™
• Snow Leopard
Important:
For highest performance and reliability, install the latest updates and
service pack (SP). For Mac, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. For
Windows, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update.

Drive Format

Your My Passport Studio drive is preformatted as a single HFS+J partition for
compatibility with all Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to use this drive with a
Windows computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 48 and "Troubleshooting" on
page 56.

Physical Description

Customizable Label
Capacity Gauge
Power/Activity LED

Indicators

Power/Activity LED. The power/activity LED is on the spine of the drive.
Appearance
On steady
Fast flashing (approximately 3 times per
second)
Slow flashing (once every 2.5 seconds)
Capacity Gauge. The capacity gauge has ten sections that fill from left to right to
indicate space used on the drive during the power-on state. Each section represents
approximately 10 percent of drive capacity. The numerical display shows the amount of
space available.
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Windows
• Windows XP
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• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
Description
Idle
Active
System standby
MY PASSPORT STUDIO
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Lock Indicator
USB Port
FireWire Port
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