Operating System Compatibility; Disk Drive Format; Physical Description; Usb 3.0 Interface - Western Digital My Passport Ultra User Manual

Operating System Compatibility

Your My Passport Ultra drive and the WD Drive Utilities and WD Security software are
compatible with the following operating systems:
Windows
®
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
The WD Backup software is compatible with the following operating systems:
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system.
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 Ultra drive is formatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility
with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to use the drive with a Mac
computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 38 and "Troubleshooting" on page 39.

Physical Description

As shown in Figure 2 on page 4, the My Passport Ultra drive has:
A USB 3.0 interface port
A power/activity LED indicator

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.
Mac OS X
Snow Leopard
Lion
Mountain Lion
Mavericks
Yosemite
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