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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Operating System Compatibility Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with the following operating systems: Windows® • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows 7 Mac® OS X® • Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ 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. Disk Drive Format Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive is preformatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to use this drive with a Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 41 and "Troubleshooting" on page 54. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport Essential and Essential SE drives have: • A power/activity LED indicator • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity LED USB 3.0 Interface Port Figure 2. My Passport Essential and Essential SE Drive 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

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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE
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Operating System Compatibility
Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive and the WD SmartWare software are
compatible with the following operating systems:
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
.
Disk Drive Format
Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive is preformatted as a single NTFS
partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to
use this drive with a Mac computer, see “Reformatting the Drive” on page 41 and
“Troubleshooting” on page 54.
Physical Description
As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport Essential and Essential SE drives have:
•
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:
Windows
®
Mac
®
OS X
®
•
Windows XP
•
Windows Vista
®
•
Windows 7
•
Leopard
®
•
Snow Leopard
™
Figure 2.
My Passport Essential and Essential SE Drive
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
USB 3.0 Interface Port
Power/Activity LED