Western Digital My Book/My Book Essential (USB 3.0) User Manual - Manual (Page 69)

MY BOOK
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 64
Using the Drive Power Button
1. Press the power button on the back of the My Book drive.
You might hear the drive power down.
2. Wait until the drive icon to disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the
drive from the computer.
Unlocking the Drive
After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive,
you will have to type your password to unlock the drive whenever:
• You shut down and restart your computer
• You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer
• Your computer exits the sleep mode
You will have to do this even if you do not have the WD SmartWare software installed on
your computer.
Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software
The procedure for unlocking your drive with the WD SmartWare software can be
automatic or manual, depending on whether the Please provide your password prompt
appears or not.
Automatically
Whenever the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen appears:
1. Type your password in the Password box.
2. Click Unlock to unlock your drive and enable the WD SmartWare software.
Manually
If your computer goes into sleep mode, an unlock screen might not display when you
reactivate it. To unlock the drive, you can use either the:
• WD Unlocker VCD as described in “Unlocking the Drive Without the
WD SmartWare Software” on page 65
• WD Quick View icon
To unlock the drive manually using the WD Quick View icon:
1. Click the WD SmartWare icon in the bar at the top-right corner of the screen.