Western Digital My Passport Ultra User Manual - Manual (Page 8)

MY PASSPORT ULTRA
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 3
Operating System Compatibility
Your My Passport Ultra drive and the WD Drive Utilities and WD Security software are
compatible with the following operating systems:
The WD SmartWare software is 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 Ultra drive is formatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility
with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to use the drive with a Mac
computer, see “Reformatting the Drive” on page 64 and “Troubleshooting” on page 65.
Physical Description
As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport Ultra drive has:
• A power/activity LED indicator
• A USB 3.0 interface port
Windows ® Mac OS X
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista ®
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• Leopard
• Snow Leopard
• Lion
• Mountain Lion
Windows
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
Figure 2. My Passport Ultra Drive
USB 3.0 Interface Port
Power/Activity LED