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Compatibility Windows® • Windows XP® • Windows Vista® • Windows 7® MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Mac® OS X® • Tiger® • Leopard® • Snow Leopard™ Important: For highest performance and reliability, install the latest updates and service pack (SP). For Windows, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. For Mac, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. Drive Format Your My Passport Elite drive is preformatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. If you wish to use this drive with a Mac system, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 43, and "Troubleshooting" on page 54. Physical Description Capacity Gauge Lock Indicator Power/Activity LED USB Indicators Indicators are located on the spine of the device. Capacity Gauge. The capacity gauge consists of four sections that fill from right to left (if the drive is horizontal) or bottom to top (if the drive is vertical) to indicate space used on the drive during the power-on state. Each section represents approximately 25 percent of drive capacity. The numerical display indicates the percentage of capacity available. Segment 1 2 3 4 % Filled 0-24.99 25-49.99 50-74.99 75 > The gauge displays the capacity used only if the WD SmartWare software is installed and running on your computer. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3

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MY PASSPORT ELITE
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 3
Compatibility
Drive Format
Your My Passport Elite drive is preformatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility
with all updated Windows operating systems. If you wish to use this drive with a Mac
system, see “Reformatting the Drive” on page 43, and “Troubleshooting” on page 54.
Physical Description
Indicators
Indicators are located on the spine of the device.
Capacity Gauge.
The capacity gauge consists of four sections that fill from right to left
(if the drive is horizontal) or bottom to top (if the drive is vertical) to indicate space used
on the drive during the power-on state. Each section represents approximately 25
percent of drive capacity. The numerical display indicates the percentage of capacity
available.
The gauge displays the capacity used only if the WD SmartWare software is installed and
running on your computer.
Windows
®
Mac
®
OS X
®
•
Windows XP
®
•
Windows Vista
®
•
Windows 7
®
•
Tiger
®
•
Leopard
®
•
Snow Leopard
™
Important:
For highest performance and reliability, install the latest updates and
service pack (SP). For Windows, go to the
Start
menu and select
Windows Update
.
For Mac, go to the
Apple
menu and select
Software Update
.
Segment
% Filled
1
0-24.99
2
25-49.99
3
50-74.99
4
75 >
USB
Capacity Gauge
Lock Indicator
Power/Activity LED