Western Digital WDBAAF5000EBK User Manual - Page 9

MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Power Button USB 3.0 Kensington® Security Slot Power Connector Figure 3. Back of the My Book Essential Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state and activity 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 Power Button Use the power button to safely power down the drive and avoid data loss or damage to the drive. The power button only works when the WD SmartWare software is installed on your computer. Note: If you disconnect the drive after using the power button to turn it off, when you reconnect it to your running computer, the drive automatically powers on. If you leave the drive connected to your computer after using the power button to turn it off, you must press the power button again to turn it back on. USB 3.0 Interface Super-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 5 Gb/s. USB 3.0 is backwardcompatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. Connection to a USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port transfers data at the port speed: • USB 2.0-up to 480 Mb/s • USB 1.1-up to 12 Mb/s ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4