Western Digital My Passport™ for Mac 500GB User Manual download pdf (Page 5)

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC PORTABLE HARD DRIVE

USER MANUAL

ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 3

About Your WD Drive

Features

LED

The power/activity LED is located on the bottom panel of the device.

USB 2.0 Interface

USB is the industry standard interface for most Windows-based computers.

Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) supports data transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s. USB 2.0 is

backward-compatible with USB 1.1. Connection to a USB 1.1 port transfers data at

USB 1.1 speed (up to 12 Mbps).

Drive Format

This WD device is preformatted to HFS+ (Journaled) for compatibility with Macintosh

operating systems. To reformat the device to Windows, visit support.wdc.com and

search our knowledge base for answer ID# 1550.

Optional Power Booster Cable

For USB connectivity, a special USB cable may be needed for computers with limited

bus power. For more information in the U.S., visit shopwd.com. Outside the U.S.,

contact WD Technical Support in your region. For a list of Technical Support

contacts, visit support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048.

File Backup—Apple

Time Machine

™

Mac OS 10.5 users can manage automatic file backup and recovery using

Time Machine. Visit Apple’s support website at support.apple.com and search for

article HT1427 for more information.

Important: Reformatting the drive erases all its contents. If you have already saved

files on the My Passport drive, be sure to back them up before reformatting.

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