Western Digital WDBGMT0010BAL User Manual - Page 9

Power/Activity LED, USB 3.0 Interface, Registering Your Drive, Handling Precautions

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MY PASSPORT SLIM USER MANUAL Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state as follows: LED Appearance Power State/Activity On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Slow flashing, approximately every 2.5 seconds Idle Activity System standby 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. Registering Your Drive Always register your My Passport Slim drive to get the latest updates and special offers. You can easily register your drive using the WD Drive Utilities software, as described in "Registering the Drive" on page 52. Another way is to register online at http://register.wd.com. Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during unpacking and installation. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can damage drives. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the drive. • Do not move the drive during activity. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4

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MY PASSPORT SLIM
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE
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Power/Activity LED
The power/activity LED shows the drive’s power state as follows:
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.
Registering Your Drive
Always register your My Passport Slim drive to get the latest updates and special offers.
You can easily register your drive using the WD Drive Utilities software, as described in
“Registering the Drive” on page 52. Another way is to register online at
.
Handling Precautions
WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during unpacking
and installation. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can damage drives. Always observe
the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product:
Do not drop or jolt the drive.
Do not move the drive during activity.
LED Appearance
Power State/Activity
On steady
Idle
Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second
Activity
Slow flashing, approximately every 2.5 seconds
System standby