Disk Drive Format; Physical Description; Power/Activity Led; Usb 3.0 Interface - Western Digital WDBGJA0010BBK User Manual

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 27 and "Troubleshooting" on page 28.

Physical Description

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

Power/Activity LED

Figure 2. My Passport for Mac Drive
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

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 and USB 1.1. Connection to a USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port transfers data at the
port speed:
• USB 2.0—up to 480 Mb/s
• USB 1.1—up to 12 Mb/s

Registering the Drive

Always register your My Passport drive to get the latest updates and special offers. You
can easily register your My Passport drive using the WD Drive Utilities software, as
described in "Registering the Drive" on page 25. Another way is to register online at
http://register.wdc.com.
MY PASSPORT FOR MAC
USB 3.0 Interface Port
Power State/Activity
Idle
Activity
System standby
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