Western Digital WD SmartWare User Manual - Manual (Page 66)

WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE – 62
d. Either reconnect the AC power adapter cable or press the drive power button
to on.
e. Reconnect the USB cable to the drive.
7. Check your computer’s file management utility listings to confirm the change.
Using the WD Quick View Icon
After you have installed the WD SmartWare software, the WD Quick View icon displays in
the system tray portion of the Windows taskbar:
You can use the icon to:
Check the status of supported WD drives
Monitor icon alerts
Open the WD SmartWare software
Safely disconnect supported WD drives
The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things.
Checking Drive Status
For supported WD drives, you can see the drive capacity used and drive temperature
status, and find out if the drive is locked by hovering the pointer over the WD Quick View
icon in the taskbar:
Monitoring Icon Alerts
The WD Quick View icon in the taskbar flashes to indicate the status of supported WD
devices:
IF the WD Quick View icon flashes . . . THEN the device might be . . .
Green and white, Locked or in a format that the WD SmartWare
software does not understand (non-Windows
format in a Windows environment).
Red and white, Overheated.
Power down the device and let it cool for 60
minutes. Power it back up, and if the problem
persists, contact WD Support.
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WD Quick View Icon