Disk Drive Format; Physical Description; Usb 3.0 Interface; Power/Activity Led - Western Digital My Passport User Manual

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 for Mac drive is formatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility
with Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to use the drive with a Windows
computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 26 and "Troubleshooting" on page 24.

Physical Description

As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport for Mac drive has:
A USB 3.0 interface port
A power/activity LED indicator
USB 3.0 Interface Port

Power/Activity LED

Figure 2. My Passport for Mac Drive

USB 3.0 Interface

USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 5 Gb/s.
USB 3.0 is backward compatible with USB 2.0. Connection to a USB 2.0 port transfers
data at the port speed—up to 480 Mb/s.
Power/Activity LED
The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state as follows:
LED Appearance
On steady
Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second
Slow flashing, approximately every 2.5 seconds
MY PASSPORT FOR MAC
Power State/Activity
Idle
Activity
System standby
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