Setting the drive sleep timer – 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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3.

Type your first name in the First name box.

4.

Type your last name in the Last name box.

5.

Type your e-mail address in the E-mail address box.

6.

Select your language in the Preferred language box.

7.

Select or clear the Yes, I want to receive communication... check box to specify

whether or not you want to receive e-mail notifications about software updates,
product enhancements, and price discount opportunities.

8.

Click Register Drive to register your drive.

Setting the Drive Sleep Timer

The drive sleep timer turns off the power to your drive after a certain period of inactivity
to conserve power and minimize long-term wear on the drive.

To specify the inactivity period for the sleep timer:

1.

On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 13 on page 26), click Sleep Timer to display
the Set Sleep Timer dialog:

2.

In the Sleep Timer box, select the inactivity time interval at which you want to turn

off the drive.

3.

Click Set Timer to save and implement your sleep timer selection.

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