Compatibility; Drive Format; Physical Description; Indicators - Western Digital WDBACX7500Axx - My Passport Essential SE User Manual

Compatibility

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Windows
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• Windows XP
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• Windows Vista
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• Windows 7
Important:
For highest performance and reliability, install the latest updates and
service pack (SP). For Windows, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update.
For Mac, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update.

Drive Format

Your My Passport Elite drive is preformatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility
with all updated Windows operating systems. If you wish to use this drive with a Mac
system, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 43, and "Troubleshooting" on page 54.

Physical Description

Capacity Gauge
Lock Indicator
Power/Activity LED

Indicators

Indicators are located on the spine of the device.
Capacity Gauge. The capacity gauge consists of four sections that fill from right to left
(if the drive is horizontal) or bottom to top (if the drive is vertical) to indicate space used
on the drive during the power-on state. Each section represents approximately 25
percent of drive capacity. The numerical display indicates the percentage of capacity
available.
The gauge displays the capacity used only if the WD SmartWare software is installed and
running on your computer.
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Mac
• Tiger
• Leopard
• Snow Leopard
Segment % Filled
1 0-24.99
2 25-49.99
3 50-74.99
4 75 >
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