Registering the drive – Western Digital My Book for Mac User Manual User Manual
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MY BOOK FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE
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To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance with the
WD SmartWare software, on the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 13 on page 26):
Registering the Drive
The WD SmartWare software uses your computer’s Internet connection to register your
drive. To register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period
and be kept up-to-date on the latest WD products:
1.
Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet.
2.
On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 13 on page 26), click Registration to
display the Register Drive dialog:
IF you want to . . .
THEN click . . .
AND see . . .
Use a password to keep others from
accessing the files on your drive,
Security
“Password Protecting the Drive”
on page 25.
Change your password,
Security
“Changing Your Password” on
page 29.
Remove password protection from
your drive,
Security
“Turning Off the Drive Lock
Feature” on page 30.
Register your drive to receive free
technical support during the warranty
period and be kept up-to-date on the
latest WD products,
Registration
“Registering the Drive” on
page 36.
Run drive diagnostics and status
checks,
Diagnostics
“Checking Drive Health” on
page 42.
Specify an inactive time interval to
turn off your drive,
Sleep Timer
“Setting the Drive Sleep Timer”
on page 37.
Erase your drive so you can retrieve
the space and start over with a fresh
set of backups,
Drive Erase