Western Digital WD SmartWare User Manual - Manual (Page 44)

WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE
USER MANUAL
SECURING THE DRIVE – 40
3. On the Drive Settings screen, click Security to display the Your Drive is Secure
dialog:
4. On the Your Drive is Secure dialog:
a. Type your current password in the Password box.
b. Select the Change password option.
c. Type your new password in the New password box, using up to 25 characters.
d. Retype your new password in the Verify password box.
e. Type a hint to help remember your new password in the Password hint box.
f. Select or clear the Remember my password on this computer check box to
signify whether you want the WD SmartWare software to remember your new
password on this computer.
Note: This function remembers the password for your currently logged on user
name. If you log on as a different user, you will have to type your
password and repeat this selection.
g. Click Update Security Settings.
Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature
1. On the Home screen, if you have more than one external drive connected to your
computer, select the icon for the one that you want to remove password protection
from.
2. Click the Settings tab and Set Up Drive to display the Drive Settings screen (see
Figure 4 on page 18).
Note: If you see the Software Settings screen instead of the WD SmartWare
Settings tab display with the Set Up Drive button, then you must use the
WD Security software to remove password protection from the selected
drive.