Showing or hiding the virtual cd icon – Western Digital My Book Elite User Manual User Manual

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MY BOOK ELITE

USER MANUAL

MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE

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Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon

Each WD SmartWare drive that you connect to your computer adds its own virtual CD
icon to your Windows Explorer and My Computer Devices with Removable Storage
listings. Use the Virtual CD Settings dialog to enable (show) or disable (hide) the virtual
CD icon for your drive.

Note: Hiding the virtual CD icon also disables password protection for your

drive. If you disable (hide) the VCD, you will not be able to create a
password to protect your drive. Or, if you have already created a
password, you will not be able to disable (hide) the VCD until you remove
password protection (see “Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature” on
page 34
).

1.

On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 32), click Virtual CD to
display the Virtual CD Settings dialog:

2. Click:

Enable VCD if you want to show the virtual CD icon

Disable VCD if you want to hide the virtual CD icon

3. Click Apply VCD Settings to implement your selection.

4. As prompted, for your change to take effect, you must power cycle your My Passport

drive:

a. Disconnect the USB micro cable from your drive.

b. Either disconnect the AC power adapter cable or press the power button to off.

c. Wait ten seconds.

d. Either reconnect the AC power adapter cable or press the power button to on.

e. Reconnect the USB micro cable to your drive.

5. Check your Windows Explorer and My Computer Devices with Removable Storage

listings to confirm the change.

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