Product Features; Product Specifications; Package Contents - Western Digital My Passport Specification

My Passport
Portable Hard Drives

Product Features

Ultra-fast transfer rates
When connected to a USB 3.0 port,
My Passport portable hard drives let
you access and save files with blazing
speed. Reduce transfer time by up to
3 times when compared to USB 2.0
transfer rates.
Performance may vary based on user's
hardware and system configuration.
USB 3.0 and USB 2.0
compatibility
With this single drive you get compatibility
with your USB 2.0 devices today and the
ultra-fast speed of USB 3.0 when you're
ready to step up to the next generation.
High capacity, small design
Offering up to 2 TB capacity in a
compact drive, My Passport is the
ideal companion for anyone with lots
of videos, photos, music and files that
they want to help protect and take on
the road.

Product Specifications

CAPACitieS AnD MoDelS
500 GB, 750 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB
Midnight Black WDBKXHxxxxxBK / WBBBEPxxxxxBK/
WDBY8LxxxxBBK
Metallic Blue WDBKXHxxxxxBL / WBBBEPxxxxxBL/
WDBY8LxxxxBBL
Metallic Red WDBKXHxxxxxRD / WBBBEPxxxxxRD/
WDBY8LxxxxBRD
Cool Silver WDBKXHxxxxxSL / WBBBEPxxxxxSL /
WDBY8LxxxxBSL
Arctic White WDBKXHxxxxxWT / WBBBEPxxxxxWT
interFACe
USB 3.0 (backward compatible with USB 2.0)

PACkAGe ContentS

Portable hard drive
USB cable
WD SmartWare backup software
Quick Install Guide
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As used for storage capacity, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabit per second (Mb/s) = one million bits per second, and
gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second.
USB-powered
Powered directly from the USB port on
your PC. No separate power supply is
needed.
Automatic, continuous backup
WD SmartWare automatic backup
software works quietly in the background
to help protect your data using minimal
PC resources. Whenever you add or
change a file, it's instantly backed up.
WD Security
™
WD Security allows you to set password
protection and hardware encryption for
your drive to help protect your files from
unauthorized use or access.
WD Drive Utilities
™
Register your drive, set drive timer,
run diagnostics and more using
WD Drive Utilities.
500 GB
Height:
Depth:
Width:
Weight:
oPerAtinG SPeCiFiCAtionS
Data transfer rate:
in USB 3.0 mode and up to 480
Mb/s in USB 2.0 mode
Operating temperature: 5°C to 35°C
Non-op. temperature: –20°C to 65°C
1 A USB 3.0 host and USB 3.0 certified cable are
required to obtain USB 3.0 performance rate.
USB 3.0 transfers files up to 3x faster than USB 2.0*
500 Photos
With USB 3.0
54 seconds
With USB 2.0 2 minutes 2 seconds
2000 Songs
With USB 3.0 4 minutes
With USB 2.0
2-hour HD Movie
With USB 3.0
With USB 2.0
*When connected to a USB 2.0 interface data transfers will occur at USB 2.0 speeds.
DiMenSionS
750 GB and 1 tB
0.60 in (15 mm) Height:
4.37 in (111 mm) Depth:
3.24 in (82 mm) Width:
0.30 lb (0.14 kg) Weight:
SySteM CoMPAtiBility
Up to 5 Gb/s Formatted NTFS for Windows
1
XP, Windows Vista
and Windows 8
Requires reformatting for
Mac OS ® X
8 minutes 27 seconds
4 minutes 50 seconds
14 minutes 27 seconds
2 tB
0.70 in (19 mm) Height: 0.82 in (21 mm)
4.37 in (111 mm) Depth: 4.37 in (111 mm)
3.24 in (82 mm) Width: 3.24 in (82 mm)
0.43 lb (0.19 kg) Weight: 0.51 lb (0.23 kg)
liMiteD WArrAnty
2 years Americas/EMEA
®
, Windows 7 3 years APAC/Japan
®
4178-705230-A03 Nov 2012