MY PASSPORT STUDIO
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 3
Operating System Compatibility
Your My Passport Studio drive and the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities 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 software update and
service pack (SP). For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software
Update. For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update.
Disk Drive Format
Your My Passport Studio drive is formatted as a single HFS+J partition for Mac OS X
operating systems. If you want to use the drive with a Windows computer, see
“Reformatting the Drive” on page 28 and “Troubleshooting” on page 29.
Physical Description
As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport Studio drive has:
• A power/activity LED
• Two FireWire 800 interface ports
• A USB 2.0 interface port
Mac OS X
Windows
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• Leopard
• Snow Leopard
• Lion
• Mountain Lion
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
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• Windows 7
• Windows 8
Figure 2. My Passport Studio Drive
USB 2.0 Interface Port
FireWire 800 Interface Ports
Power/Activity LED
