MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 3
Optional Accessories
You can use the following accessories with the WD My Passport drive:
• A special cable that may be needed for computers with limited bus power
• Replacement or additional micro cables
• The My Passport Dock, which holds, charges, and can connect the My Passport
drive to your computer
For information on optional accessories for this product, visit:
Compatibility
Drive Format
Your My Passport Essential 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 42 and “Troubleshooting” on
page 51.
US www.shopwd.com or www.wdstore.com
Canada www.shopwd.ca or www.wdstore.ca
Europe www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu
All others Contact WD Technical Support in your region. For a
list of Technical Support contacts, visit
support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer
ID 1048.
Windows
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Mac
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OS X
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• Windows XP
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• Windows Vista
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• Windows 7
• Tiger
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• Leopard
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• Snow Leopard
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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.
