Western Digital WDMT3200 - My Passport Studio User manual

Portable Hard Drives
My Passport™Studio™
Portable Hard Drives
FireWire®800
Illuminated Capacity Gauge
5-year Limited Warranty
I can’t picture keeping my data
on anything but a WD Mac-
formatted hard drive.
–Danny Mitchell
Professional Photographer
Ultra fast. Mac®-ready.
Designed for Mac users on the go, this sleek little portable drive
has FireWire 800/400 and USB 2.0 interfaces for ultra-fast
performance. Use it to pack up your office files and take them
home, carry thousands of songs or pictures and back up your
Macintosh®laptop using Apple®Time Machine™or your favorite
backup software.
FireWire 800 — Save and access data at top speeds with
the high-performance FireWire 800 interface. Also includes
FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interfaces for maximum flexibility.
Turbo powered — Includes high-speed turbo drivers for
maximum performance. (Mac only)
Illuminated capacity gauge — Connect My Passport
Studio to your computer and see at a glance how much
space is available on your drive.
5-year limited warranty
Compatible with Apple®Time Machine™— Use with
Apple Time Machine, or your favorite back up software.
FireWire or USB powered — No separate power supply
needed.*
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* A special cable is available for the few computers that limit USB power.

Portable Hard Drives
My Passport Studio Portable Hard Drives
Interface
FireWire 800
FireWire 400
USB 2.0
Dimensions
Height: 0.709 in (18 mm)
Length: 4.990 in (126.74 mm)
Width: 3.189 in (81 mm)
Weight: 0.40 lb (0.18 kg)
System Compatibility
Mac OS X 10.4.11+, 10.5.3+
Windows Vista®/XP/2000
Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware
configuration and operating system.
Capacities and Model Numbers
320 GB WDMT3200
400 GB WDMT4000
500 GB WDMT5000
Limited Warranty
5 years
Kit Contents
My Passport Studio portable hard drive
FireWire 800 cable
FireWire 800 to 400 cable
USB 2.0 cable
Drawstring bag
Quick Install Guide
Product Specifications
Data transfer rate:1Up to 480 Mb/sec
Operating temperature: 5°C to 40°C
41°F to 104°F
Non-op. temperature: –20°C to 65°C
–4°F to 149°F
1A USB 2.0 host and USB 2.0 certified cable are required to obtain
Hi-Speed USB performance.
Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and Put Your Life On It are registered trademarks in the U.S. and other countries; My Passport and Studio are trademarks of
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. Pictures shown may vary from actual product. Not all
products may be available in all regions of the world. All product and packaging specifications subject to change without notice.
As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on
operating environment. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one
billion bits per second.
© 2008 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4178-705010-A02 Oct 2008
Examples of the number of photos, songs, videos, and any other files that can be stored on a hard drive are provided for
illustrative purposes only. Your results will vary based on file size and format, settings, features, software, and other factors.
What it Holds
320GB 91,000 or 140 or 80,000
400GB 114,000 or 170 or 100,000
500GB 142,000 or 220 or 125,000
Photos
up to
Hours
up to
Songs
up to
30 MB/s 60 MB/s 90 MB/s
FireWire 800
FireWire 400
USB 2.0
+ TURBO
+ TURBO
+ TURBO
Performance Comparison
FireWire Plus Turbo software is Mac OS only. Your results will vary based on file size and format,
settings, features, software and other factors.
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