Western Digital My Passport for Mac User Manual - Page 7

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL 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. 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 26 and "Troubleshooting" on page 24. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport for Mac drive has: A USB 3.0 interface port A power/activity LED indicator USB 3.0 Interface Port Power/Activity LED Figure 2. My Passport for Mac Drive 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. 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