Western Digital My Passport (Unencrypted drives) User Manual - Manual (Page 5)

MY PASSPORT
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 1
About Your WD Drive
Welcome to your My Passport ® portable hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage
solution for all the chapters of your digital life. Our latest edition features visual, easy-to-
use, automatic, continuous backup software.
My Passport offers high capacity in a sleek portable drive. It features ultra-fast USB 3.0
connectivity and automatic backup software, with plenty of room to store all your files.
This introductory chapter includes the following topics:
Features
Kit Contents
Optional Accessories
Operating System Compatibility
Disk Drive Format
Physical Description
Registering Your Drive
Handling Precautions
Features
Major features of the My Passport drive include:
Ultra-fast transfer rates—When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport lets you
access and save files in blazing speed. Reduce transfer time by up to 3 times when
compared to USB 2.0 transfer rates.*
*Performance may vary based on your hardware and system configuration.
USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility—With this single drive you get compatibility with
your USB 2.0 devices today and the ultra-fast speed of USB 3.0 when you're ready to
step up to the next generation.
High-capacity, small design—Offering up to 2 TB capacity in a compact drive,
My Passport is the ideal companion for anyone with lots of videos, photos, music, and
files that they want to help protect and take on the road.
Automatic, continuous backup software—You're in control of your backup. Install all
the features, select just the components you need, or if you prefer, choose not to use the
software at all. The software works quietly in the background to help protect your data
using minimal PC resources. Whenever you add or change a file, it's instantly backed up.
WD Drive Utilities™—Register your drive, set drive timer, run diagnostics and more
using the WD Drive Utilities software.
USB-powered—Powered directly from the USB port on your PC. No separate power
supply is needed.
WD quality inside and out—We know your data is important to you. So we build the
drive inside to our demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and long-
term reliability. Then, we protect the drive with a durable enclosure designed for beauty
and protection
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