WD My Passport "turbo drivers"

[self]

Just got the 2TB WD My Passport and it's working fine, but I wanted to configure the sleep (the light keeps blinking even when my MacBook goes to sleep). The utility to configure the sleep is here:

http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=218&sid=157&lang=en

But there is also a link there for "TURBO Drivers". Has anyone tried installing these? I don't want to screw anything up.

 

[defektion]

Does that utility prevent my 1TB WD Passport USB 3.0 from going to sleep when my rMBP goes to sleep?

 

[theSeb]

But there is also a link there for "TURBO Drivers". Has anyone tried installing these? I don't want to screw anything up.

I generally would recommend to stay away from stuff like this, since it can often introduce unstable behaviour or compatibility issues in the future.

 

[Ifti]

I generally would recommend to stay from stuff like this, since it can often introduce unstable behaviour or compatibility issues in the future.

I'd completely agree with this statement.

 

[theSeb]

I'd completely agree with this statement.

Except that I left out the "away" part from the statement.

 

[dkl]

I know that is a relative old thread.... But I've only discovered this WD Turbo driver very recently. I've had my WD Passport for some years now, so I thought I'd just give it a go.

It's definitely not a OMG or "whole-world-of-a-difference" kind of experience, but definitely shows some speed improvements in the benchmarks! I'm happy leaving the drivers installed!

BTW, these are USB2.0 on a 2011MBA.

 

[nascarsc]

I know this is an old thread, but just wanted to say that it caused problems with a My Passport Ultra Metal Edition and OS X El Capitan. Also, it changes the icon.