Western Digital My Book/My Book Essential (USB 3.0) User Manual - Manual (Page 50)

MY BOOK
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE – 45
4. On the Drive Settings screen), click Registration to display the Register Drive dialog:
5. On the Register Drive dialog:
a. Type your first name in the First name box.
b. Type your last name in the Last name box.
c. Type your email address in the E-mail address box.
d. Select your language in the Preferred language box.
e. Select or clear the Yes, I want to receive communication... check box to
specify whether or not you want to receive notifications about software updates,
product enhancements, and price discount opportunities.
f. Click Register Drive.
Checking Drive Health
The WD SmartWare software has several built-in diagnostic tools to help make sure that
your drive is performing well. Run the following tests if you are concerned that your drive
is not operating properly:
• Quick SMART Status
SMART is a failure-prediction function that continuously monitors key internal
performance attributes of the drive. A detected increase in drive temperature,
noise, or read/write errors, for example, can provide an indication that the drive is
approaching a serious failure condition. With advanced warning, you could take
precautionary measures, like moving your data to another drive, before a failure
occurs.
The result of a quick SMART status check is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive's
condition.
The quick SMART status check completes within a second or two.
• Quick Drive Test
Your My Book drive has a built-in Data Lifeguard™ diagnostic utility that tests the
drive for error conditions. The quick drive test checks the drive for major
performance problems.
The result of a quick drive test is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive's condition.
The quick drive test can take several minutes to complete.