Getting Started Thank you for purchasing this WD product. For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. Kit Contents • My Passport Studio Portable Hard Drive ® • FireWire 800 cable • FireWire 800-to-400 cable •...
WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during unpacking and installation. Drives may be damaged by rough handling, shock, or vibration. Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the device.
0-24 percent MY PASSPORT STUDIO PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USB 2.0 FireWire 800 Drive State Power-on state or power-save mode Drive standby Drive in use Storage Used 50-74 percent 25-49 percent USER MANUAL LEDs 75-100 percent ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 3...
Drive Interfaces FireWire 800 FireWire 800 has a maximum data transfer rate of 800 Mb/s and is backward- compatible with FireWire 400 using the special FireWire 800-to-400 cable included in this kit. Note: Connection to a FireWire 400 device transfers data at FireWire 400 speed (up to 400 Mb/s). FireWire 400 FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394a) is the serial bus interface standard for personal computers and digital audio/digital video.
Connecting the Device FireWire 800 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Use the FireWire or USB cable* supplied in the kit to connect the drive to the computer as shown. 3. Double-click the My Passport icon that mounts to the desktop. 4.
MY PASSPORT STUDIO PORTABLE HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device 4 4 4 4 Windows Right-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in your system tray and select Safely Remove Hardware. You may hear the drive power down before the Power LED turns off.
U.S., contact WD Technical Support in your region. If your system has a USB 2.0 PCI adapter card, be sure that its drivers are installed before connecting your WD USB 2.0 external storage product. The drive is not recognized correctly unless USB 2.0 root hub and host controller drivers are installed. Contact the adapter card manufacturer for installation procedures.
Marking by the CE symbol indicates compliance of this system to the applicable Council Directives of the European Union, including the EMC Directive (2004/108/EC) and the Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC). A “Declaration of Conformity” in accordance with the applicable directives has been made and is on file at Western Digital Europe. GS Mark (Germany only) Machine noise - regulation 3.
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