Western Digital My Passport Ultra Metal User Manual - Page 7

MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive and the WD Drive Utilities software are compatible with the following operating systems Windows Windows Vista® Mac OS X Snow Leopard Windows 7 Lion Windows 8 Mountain Lion Windows 8.1 Mavericks Yosemite The WD Backup software is compatible with the following operating systems: Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system. For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update or App Store. Disk Drive Format Your My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive is formatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to use the drive with a Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 29 and "Troubleshooting" on page 30. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2 on page 4, the My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive has: A power/activity LED indicator A USB 3.0 interface port 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 Power State/Activity Idle Activity System standby ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3