Western Digital My Book for Mac User Manual - Manual (Page 59)

MY BOOK FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 54
Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software
Whenever you shut down and restart your computer, or disconnect and reconnect the
drive to your computer, the WD SmartWare software displays a Drive is locked
message in place of the Content Gauge for your My Book drive:
To unlock the drive using the WD SmartWare software:
1. Click the My Book image above the Drive is locked message to display the
WD SmartWare drive unlock screen:
2. Type your password in the Password box.
3. Click Unlock to unlock your drive and enable the WD SmartWare software.