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My Passport Portable Hard Drives Product Features Ultra-fast transfer rates When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport portable hard drives let you access and save files with blazing speed. Reduce transfer time by up to 3 times when compared to USB 2.0 transfer rates. Performance may vary based on user's hardware and system configuration. USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility With this single drive you get compatibility with your USB 2.0 devices today and the ultra-fast speed of USB 3.0 when you're ready to step up to the next generation. High capacity, small design Offering up to 2 TB capacity in a compact drive, My Passport is the ideal companion for anyone with lots of videos, photos, music and files that they want to help protect and take on the road. Automatic, continuous backup WD's automatic backup software works quietly in the background to help protect your data using minimal PC resources. Whenever you add or change a file, it's instantly backed up. WD Security™ WD Security utility allows you to set password protection and hardware encryption for your drive to help protect your files from unauthorized use or access. WD Drive Utilities™ Register your drive, set drive timer, run diagnostics and more using WD Drive Utilities. USB 3.0 transfers files up to 3x faster than USB 2.0* 500 Photos With USB 3.0 With USB 2.0 54 seconds 2 minutes 2 seconds 2000 Songs With USB 3.0 With USB 2.0 4 minutes 8 minutes 27 seconds 2-hour HD Movie With USB 3.0 With USB 2.0 4 minutes 50 seconds 14 minutes 27 seconds *When connected to a USB 2.0 interface data transfers will occur at USB 2.0 speeds. USB-powered Powered directly from the USB port on your PC. No separate power supply is needed. Product Specifications Capacities and models 500 GB, 750 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB Midnight Black WDBY8L0020BBK (2 TB only) Midnight Black WDBKXHxxxxxBK / WBBBEPxxxxxBK Metallic Blue WDBKXHxxxxxBL / WBBBEPxxxxxBL Metallic Red WDBKXHxxxxxRD / WBBBEPxxxxxRD Cool Silver WDBKXHxxxxxSL / WBBBEPxxxxxSL Arctic White WDBKXHxxxxxWT / WBBBEPxxxxxWT Interface USB 3.0 (backward compatible with USB 2.0) Package Contents Portable hard drive USB cable Backup software WD Security software WD Drive Utilities software Quick Install Guide 500 GB Height: Depth: Width: Weight: Dimensions 750 GB and 1 TB 0.60 in (15 mm) Height: 0.70 in (19 mm) 4.37 in (111 mm) Depth: 4.37 in (111 mm) 3.24 in (82 mm) Width: 3.24 in (82 mm) 0.30 lb (0.14 kg) Weight: 0.43 lb (0.19 kg) Operating Specifications Up to 5 Gb/s in USB 3.0 mode and up to 480 Mb/s in USB 2.0 mode Data transfer rate:1 Up to 5 Gb/s Operating temperature: 5°C to 35°C Non-op. temperature: -20°C to 65°C 1A USB 3.0 host and USB 3.0 certified cable are required to obtain USB 3.0 performance rate. System Compatibility Formatted NTFS for Windows® XP, Windows Vista® and Windows 7 Requires reformatting for Mac OS® X Leopard®, Snow Leopard® or Lion™ 2 TB Height: Depth: Width: Weight: 0.82 in (21 mm) 4.37 in (111 mm) 3.24 in (82 mm) 0.51 lb (0.23 kg) LIMITED WARRANTY 2 years Americas/EMEA 3 years APAC/Japan Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Passport, and Put Your Life On It are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. WD Security and WD Drive Utilities are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. Not all products may be available in all regions of the world. All product and packaging specifications subject to change without notice. The term of your limited warranty depends on the country in which your product was purchased. Please visit our web site at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of our limited warranty and for a list of the specific countries in these regions. © 2012 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. As used for storage capacity, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabit per second (Mb/s) = one million bits per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second. 4178-705230-A01 Feb 2012

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My Passport
Portable Hard Drives
Product Features
Product Specifications
Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Passport, and Put Your Life On It are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
WD Security and WD Drive Utilities are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other
companies. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. Not all products may be available in all regions of the world. All product and packaging specifications subject to change without notice. The term of your limited warranty depends on the country in which your product was
purchased. Please visit our web site at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of our limited warranty and for a list of the specific countries in these regions.
© 2012 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
As used for storage capacity, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabit per second (Mb/s) = one million bits per second, and
gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second.
4178-705230-A01 Feb 2012
Ultra-fast transfer rates
When connected to a USB 3.0 port,
My Passport portable hard drives let
you access and save files with blazing
speed. Reduce transfer time by up to
3 times when compared to USB 2.0
transfer rates.
Performance may vary based on user’s
hardware and system configuration.
USB 3.0 and USB 2.0
compatibility
With this single drive you get compatibility
with your USB 2.0 devices today and the
ultra-fast speed of USB 3.0 when you’re
ready to step up to the next generation.
High capacity, small design
Offering up to 2 TB capacity in a
compact drive, My Passport is the
ideal companion for anyone with lots
of videos, photos, music and files that
they want to help protect and take on
the road.
USB-powered
Powered directly from the USB port on
your PC. No separate power supply is
needed.
Automatic, continuous backup
WD’s automatic backup software works
quietly in the background to help protect
your data using minimal PC resources.
Whenever you add or change a file, it’s
instantly backed up.
WD Security
WD Security utility allows you to set
password protection and hardware
encryption for your drive to help protect
your files from unauthorized use or
access.
WD Drive Utilities
Register your drive, set drive timer,
run diagnostics and more using
WD Drive Utilities.
USB 3.0 transfers files up to 3x faster than USB 2.0*
*When connected to a USB 2.0 interface data transfers will occur at USB 2.0 speeds.
With USB 3.0
54 seconds
500 Photos
With USB 2.0
2 minutes 2 seconds
With USB 3.0
4 minutes
2000 Songs
With USB 2.0
8 minutes 27 seconds
With USB 3.0
4 minutes 50 seconds
2-hour HD Movie
With USB 2.0
14 minutes 27 seconds
CAPACITIES AND MODELS
DIMENSIONS
500 GB, 750 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB
500 GB
750 GB and 1 TB
2 TB
Midnight Black
Midnight Black
Metallic Blue
Metallic Red
Cool Silver
Arctic White
WDBY8L0020BBK
(2 TB only)
WDBKXHxxxxxBK / WBBBEPxxxxxBK
WDBKXHxxxxxBL / WBBBEPxxxxxBL
WDBKXHxxxxxRD / WBBBEPxxxxxRD
WDBKXHxxxxxSL / WBBBEPxxxxxSL
WDBKXHxxxxxWT / WBBBEPxxxxxWT
Height:
Depth:
Width:
Weight:
0.60 in (15 mm)
4.37 in (111 mm)
3.24 in (82 mm)
0.30 lb (0.14 kg)
Height:
Depth:
Width:
Weight:
0.70 in (19 mm)
4.37 in (111 mm)
3.24 in (82 mm)
0.43 lb (0.19 kg)
Height:
Depth:
Width:
Weight:
0.82 in (21 mm)
4.37 in (111 mm)
3.24 in (82 mm)
0.51 lb (0.23 kg)
INTERFACE
OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS
SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY
LIMITED WARRANTY
USB 3.0 (backward compatible with USB 2.0)
Up to 5 Gb/s in USB 3.0 mode and
up to 480 Mb/s in USB 2.0 mode
Data transfer rate:
1
Up to 5 Gb/s
Operating temperature: 5°C to 35°C
Non-op. temperature: –20°C to 65°C
1
A USB 3.0 host and USB 3.0 certified cable are
required to obtain USB 3.0 performance rate.
Formatted NTFS for Windows
®
XP, Windows Vista
®
and
Windows 7
Requires reformatting for
Mac OS
®
X Leopard
®
, Snow
Leopard
®
or Lion
2 years
3 years
Americas/EMEA
APAC/Japan
PACKAGE CONTENTS
Portable hard drive
USB cable
Backup software
WD Security software
WD Drive Utilities software
Quick Install Guide