My Passport™ Essential™ Portable Hard Drive is an external portable hard drive that provides high-performance storage for your PC and Mac® and comes with included backup and encryption (for PC only).
This manual introduces the My Passport Essential portable hard drive, its contents, and how to register the product for warranty support. It covers the included accessories, compatibility with Windows and Mac operating systems, and basic safety handling.
Detailed sections guide users through connecting the USB cable, installing drivers, using the WD Sync software, formatting the drive, safely removing the device, troubleshooting common issues, and understanding the warranty and regulatory compliance. This manual is written in Chinese.
| File system | Single FAT32 partition |
|---|---|
| LED indicator | Power / Activity LED on bottom of device |
| Warranty support | 30 days free technical support |
Connect the USB cable; the driver installs automatically. If a security prompt appears, click “Accept” or “Continue”.
It will operate at USB 1.1 speed (up to 1.5 Mb/s) because USB 2.0 is backward compatible.