Safely dismounting the drive, Using the wd smartware icon – Western Digital My Book Elite User Manual User Manual

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MY BOOK ELITE

USER MANUAL

USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC

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a. Click Unlock Drive on the submenu to display the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock

screen:

b. Type your Password in the Password box.

c. Click Exit at the Your drive is now unlocked prompt to close the WD SmartWare

Drive Unlock screen.

3.

Repeat step 1 to see the drive status.

Safely Dismounting the Drive

You can safely dismount the drive from a Mac using either the:

• WD SmartWare icon

• My Book icon

• Drive power button

Using the WD SmartWare Icon

To safely dismount the drive using the WD SmartWare icon:

1.

Click the WD SmartWare icon

to display a list of drives.

2.

Select the My Book drive, and then on the submenu, select Unmount Volumes:

If the drive has more than one volume, a prompt asks you to select the volume.

You might hear the drive power down.

3.

Before you disconnect the drive from the computer, dismount the WD SmartWare

virtual CD:

a. Click the WD SmartWare icon again to display a list of drives.

CAUTION!

To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before

shutting down or removing the drive.

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