Western Digital Universal Firmware Updater 3.2.4.2B Download

Posted at June 24, 2025 by PCI-DB Team

Western Digital Universal Firmware Updater 3.2.4.2B Description

WD Universal FW Updater Fixes:

- Updated to meet the new Compliance requirement.
- Fixes an issue where the drive is not mounted after the computer exits sleep mode for some users.
- Reduced standby power consumption on desktop products.
- Fixes an issue on some systems where the drive would not mount after a cold boot.

Firmware 1.012 Fixes:

- Updated to meet the new Compliance requirement.

For the following drives with a P/N that ends with -05:
- My Passport Air
- My Passport Slim
- My Passport Essential
- WD Elements Portable

Firmware 1.065 Fixes:

- Fixes an issue where the drive is not mounted after the computer exits sleep mode for some users.
- Reduced standby power consumption on desktop products.
- Fixes an issue on some systems where the drive would not mount after a cold boot.

For the following drives with a P/N that ends with -04:
- My Book (USB 3.0 and USB 2.0)
- My Book Essential (USB 3.0 and USB 2.0)
- My Book for Mac (USB 3.0 and USB 2.0)
- WD Element
- My Passport
- My Passport Edge
- My Passport Edge for Mac
- My Passport Ultra
- My Passport Slim
- My Passport Air
- My Passport Enterprise
- WD Elements SE Portable

Firmware 1.016 Fixes:

- This firmware update fixes the drive’s handling of infrequent ECC errors which can cause data access issues.

For the following drives with a P/N that ends with -00:
- My Book Essential (USB 3.0 and USB 2.0)
- My Passport Essential (USB 3.0 and USB 2.0)
- My Passport Essential SE (USB 3.0 and USB 2.0)

Firmware 1.025 Fixes:

- Now works with My Passport Slim portable drives.

For the following drives with a P/N that ends with -01:
- My Book Essential (USB 3.0 and USB 2.0)
- My Book Studio (USB 3.0 and USB 2.0)
- My Book for Mac (USB 3.0 and USB 2.0)
- My Passport (USB 3.0 and USB 2.0)
- My Passport for Mac (USB 3.0 and USB 2.0)
- My Passport Essential (USB 3.0 and USB 2.0)
- My Passport Essential SE (USB 3.0 and USB 2.0)
- My Passport
- My Passport Ultra
- My Passport Slim
- My Passport Air
- My Passport Edge
- My Passport Enterprise
- WD Elements SE Portable

Firmware2.018/2.019 Fixes:

- This firmware version includes support for Mac OS-X Tiger.

Compatibility:
- My BookEssential (+ WD SmartWare)
- My Book for Mac (+ WD SmartWare)
- My Book Elite (+ WD SmartWare)
- My Passport Essential (+ WD SmartWare)
- My Passport Essential SE (+ WD SmartWare)
- My Passport for Mac (+ WD SmartWare)
- My Passport SE for Mac (+ WD SmartWare)
- My Passport Elite (+ WD SmartWare)
- My Passport

Firmware1.012 Fixes:

- Works better with some operating systems and disk utilities with regards to data cluster alignment on the disk.

Compatibility:
- My Book Studio (+ WD SmartWare)
- My Passport Studio (+ WD SmartWare)

Firmware1.014 Fixes:

- Initial Release

Compatibility:
- My Passport Studio LX (+ WD SmartWare)

Firmware1.041 Fixes:

- Initial Release

Compatibility:
- My Passport Studio

Firmware1.049 Fixes:

- VCD device does not always mount when connected via Firewire on Mac.

Compatibility:
- My Book Studio (+ WD SmartWare) without the Electronic Paper Display

Firmware1.017 Fixes:

- Initial Release

Compatibility:
- Studio Edition II

Firmware1.049 Fixes:

- Fixed drive occasionally failing to re-enumerate after a system warm reboot.

Compatibility:
- My Passport
- My Passport Edge
- My Passport Edge for Mac
- My Passport Ultra
- My Passport Slim
- My Passport Air
- WD Elements SE Portable

  It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.

Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.

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